leeward tremendously, sometimes dipping her fore and main yards half in the water. The mizen mast was cut away to ease the tremendous rolling of the ship, which was frequently buried beneath the seas. Most of the passengers and crew, with the exception of the mate, the captain's wife, and two children, who had previously been washed overboard, managed to reach the main and mizen chains. An eye-witness describes the scenes in the chains as heartrending. Of thirty-seven in the forward chains, only three got safely back again. A punt was eventually made, in which the remainder of the crew and passengers embarked and stood for land. Their sufferings in the boat are thus described by a survivor :"Now began our fearful scene; numbers dying every day for want of water, suffering from sores, boils, &c., from drinking sea water." We will pass over the sixteen days they were in the boat-suffice it to say that every day one, two, and often three deaths from sheer starvation occurred. About eight p.m. on the 17th of March, land was discovered on the starboard bow, and shortly afterwards (says the narrator) "we struck on some coral reef, off the island of Kordara (Fiji group). You can easily judge of the trouble we had to land from a coral reef. Six of the strongest of us jumped out and made for a light which we saw on the shore, and found it to be in the houses of the natives. We were greatly afraid of the natives, and at first doubted their friendliness to us; but we wronged them, for they treated us with great kindness the five days we remained with them. On the Saturday a Wesleyan missionary, who had heard from the natives of our condition, came to us and remained till Monday. He was the Rev. J. Nettleton, and left us on the Monday only to make arrangements with his brother minister, the Rev. William Fletcher, for our welfare. The next day two whale boats were sent for us, bringing presents to the chiefs for their kindness to us while there. Nine of us went to Mr. Nettleton's residence, and the remainder to Mr. Fletcher's, and all received the utmost comfort and care." The “All Serene” was a vessel of 1000 tons burthen, and was under the command of Captain Myers. She was owned in Melbourne.

24. CAPTURE OF THE "GEORGIA."--The Federal steam frigate "Niagara" brought up in Dover Roads this morning, having on board Captain Withycombe and thirty-three men belonging to the screw steamer "Georgia," the property of a British merchant resident in Liverpool, which was captured by the "Niagara," while sailing under the British flag, on the 15th of August, about twenty miles off Lisbon. The capture was made by the commodore in command of the "Niagara on the ground that the "Georgia" was formerly a belligerent ship, and in the service of the Confederate States, as the celebrated cruiser of the same

name.

The "Georgia," it appears, was under orders for Lisbon, having been chartered by the Portuguese Government for the purpose of conveying passengers between that place and the African coast

or the West Indies. She had been regularly fitted up for this traffic, having accommodation for thirty first-class and twenty second-class passengers. There is reason to believe that the American commodore was kept informed of the object of the destination of the vessel, and that she had been closely watched at Liverpool. This was her first voyage under her new ownership, and her crew had all received a month's pay in advance. Nothing unusual occurred till she arrived about twenty miles off Lisbon, when the "Niagara was seen apparently waiting for her. Captain Withycombe did not deviate from his course until brought to with a couple of shots across his bows. He was shortly afterwards boarded by an armed boat's crew, in command of an officer of the "Niagara," who requested his attendance before the commodore. He protested against the insult which had been offered to the flag under which he was sailing, and insisted that as the "Georgia was a British ship engaged in legitimate and peaceable traffic, no right could exist under which his course could be arrested. Upon getting on board the "Niagara," the commodore explained that it was his duty to seize the "Georgia," but that he desired to cause Captain Withycombe and his crew as little discomfort as possible. The ship's papers were then taken possession of, and the crew detained as prisoners till the "Niagara reached Dover, when they were landed and conveyed to the Dover Sailors' Home, where they were kindly received.

The "Niagara" a magnificent steamer, resembling a little our "Himalaya," saluted on bringing up in the bay, a compliment which was returned by the artillery from the Castle batteries. Soon after landing Captain Withycombe and his crew, she steamed off in the direction of the Downs.

30. INAUGURATION OF THE PERTH ALBERT MEMORIAL.-The royal train arrived in the general station, Perth, at 8.38 a.m., and Her Majesty was received by the Earl of Mansfield, Viscount Strathmore, Viscount Dupplin, Hon. A. Kinnaird, M.P., Sir John Richardson, Sheriff Gordon, and the Rev. Dr. Duff, D.D., Lord Provost Moss of Perth, Lord Provost Lawson of Edinburgh, &c.

At 9.45 Her Majesty proceeded to inaugurate the statue of the late Prince Consort. The procession was led by the Lord Provost and magistrates, the sheriff of the county, the members of the Town Council and Convener Court, and the members of the Memorial Committee in carriages, &c. Then followed in carriages Her Most Gracious Majesty, the Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, the Princess Helena, the Princesses Louisa and Beatrice, Prince Leopold, and the Marchioness of Ely, Sir Charles Wood, and Sir Charles Phipps. Major-General the Hon. A. Wood, and Lieutenant-General C. Grey, Equerries in Waiting, were on horseback. Her Majesty was accompanied from the station to the Inch by a squadron of the 15th Hussars, and a guard of honour awaited her at the site of the Memorial. The

route was lined by infantry, and on the streets, as well as on the North Inch, was a large concourse of spectators. In front of the statue the royal stand was erected, which was profusely decorated with flowers and evergreens. A short prayer having been offered by the Rev. J. A. Bardon, the following address was presented to the Queen :

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May it please your Most Gracious Majesty: We, your Majesty's dutiful subjects, the Lord Provost, Magistrates, Town Council, as representing the community of the city of Perth, beg leave to approach your Majesty with the renewed assurance of attachment to your Majesty's person, family, and throne. At all times gratified by your Majesty's visit to our ancient city, we feel especially honoured by the kindness and condescension with which your Majesty has been pleased to grace by your Royal presence the interesting ceremonial which is now to take place. May the memorial this day to be inaugurated be an enduring testimony of gratitude, affection, and respect! May it stimulate the men of coming generations to the practice of those virtues which showed forth so conspicuously in the character of him whose name it commemorates! Assured that such will even no less command the praise and gratitude of the living than secure the admiration and applause of posterity, we feel that no inauguration of our city's memorial of Albert the Good' can be more appropriate or graceful than that which proceeds under the auspices of the equally good and gracious Sovereign to whom the lamented Prince stood connected by the nearest and dearest of human ties, and under whose just, beneficent, and exemplary rule her subjects have made unprecedented progress in every thing fitted to render a nation great, prosperous, and happy. That your Majesty may be long spared to sway the sceptre of these realms, and to be a blessing, a guide, and an example to a contented, loyal, and devoted people, is our sincere and earnest prayer."

The statue was then uncovered, and the Queen was pleased to express her admiration of it. Her Majesty then conferred the honour of knighthood on Lord Provost Ross. The band having played the National Anthem, a royal salute was fired from a battery of guns stationed on the north end of the Inch. Her Majesty then returned to the general station by a different route, and left Perth by the Scottish North-Eastern Railway for Balmoral. Her Majesty was welcomed during her progress through the city with the greatest enthusiasm. Her Majesty and the Royal family arrived at Balmoral at 4.30 p.m.

APPREHENSION OF FRANZ MÜLLER AT NEW YORK.-The "Victoria," on board which Müller, the suspected murderer of Mr. Briggs, had taken passage to America, reached New York on the 24th.

Müller was at once identified and arrested, and was brought the following day before the City Marshal. He denied the charge, stating he could prove he was not the murderer, and was

remanded until the next day, when the usual investigation under the Extradition Treaty was opened.

Inspectors Kerrissey and Tanner, and Mr. Death, the jeweller, were examined, and evidence was given of the finding in a box belonging to the prisoner of the hat and watch stated to be those of Mr. Briggs.

Commissioner Newton then delivered his decision, stating that under the circumstances he was constrained to grant a certificate and commit the prisoner.

Müller shortly afterwards was taken on board the "Etna," under the charge of Inspector Tanner, and was brought back to England'.

SEPTEMBER.

3. EMBARKATION OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES FOR DENMARK.-The Prince and Princess of Wales left Abergeldiehouse, Aberdeenshire, about nine o'clock, and, posting to Aboyne, took a special train there for the south. The train consisted of a saloon carriage of the London and North-Western Railway and three first-class carriages. The youthful Prince Albert Victor was in the saloon carriage with his parents and nurse. At Aberdeen the Royal train was taken charge of by the directors of the Scottish North-Eastern Railway. The train was timed to perform the distance from Aberdeen to Dundee in two hours, and it arrived at Broughty Ferry about eight minutes before three o'clock. Owing to the detention at Broughty, Dundee was not reached till about twenty minutes past three. A very cordial cheer greeted the Prince and Princess on their entering the arcade of the station,- all the more hearty, perhaps, that their coming had been scarcely hoped for. It was some time before the Royal pair could alight; for Lord Camperdown's carriages, which had been sent down to Broughty, though making a rapid return by the road, had not yet arrived. At length all was ready, and a procession, consisting of the carriages of the sheriff, magistrates, and council, and of the Royal party, emerged from the station amid the boisterous cheering of the multitude. The scene presented was one of the most singular that probably Royal eyes have witnessed. The populace, eager and loyal, were by no means en fête. The workpeople from the spinning mills, the manufactories, and the dockyards had just been released from labour, with all the smoke and dust of the day, and even of the week upon them. It was not a day of ceremonial display, and as regarded appearance the Royal party had just to take the people as they found them. The better classes were so far out

1 See Chronicle for July, ante, and for September, post.

numbered that their presence in the reserved places could scarcely be said to vary the character of the gathering. But rough as the multitude looked, their display of loyalty was strenuous and unstinted. It was a hard fight indeed for Lord Camperdown and Lord Duncan, who walked on either side of the Royal carriage, to ward off the crowds that encumbered and blocked the wheels; but there was very little of rude intrusion, the foremost of the crowd being impelled forward by a force from behind over which they had no control. Strange to say, the magistrates had placed no barriers, excepting in Dock-street and at the turning-points, and there being no military, only a small body of police and of special constables, the crowd were absolutely left to keep the front themselves. This omission was productive of no little alarm to those who weighed the possibilities of the moment, but to the infinite credit of the people there was almost no infraction of the lines, unless owing to the pressure from behind. The weather had threatened rain in the afternoon, and a heavy shower had fallen; but it became fair during the Royal passage throughout the town. The spectacle presented at every turn was animated in the extreme. The ample breadth of Dock-street, and the open place of the High-street were literally covered with the human swarm, and the narrower streets were totally blocked up. The carriage being open, every one had a good view or a fair chance for it, and as the Royal party advanced, a ringing cheer and a stream of people accompanied them. The square of streets marked out for the Royal route was passed through in about a quarter of an hour, and at a quarter to four the Royal carriage passed under the triumphal arch at the Queen's Quay, commemorative of the Royal visit of 1844. Within the archway and down the quay, which projects at a right angle from Dock-street, the Volunteers were ranged as a guard of honour, and at the jetty the band was stationed and received the Royal pair with the notes of the "National Anthem." At the jetty another delay took place, the barge of the "Osborne," which had gone down to Broughty, not having yet returned. At length, plying its ten oars vigorously and displaying the Royal standard, the barge came alongside. During nearly all this detention, there was a heavy fall of rain. As the barge moved away a cordial cheer was once more raised, uttered, no doubt, with best wishes for a safe and speedy return. About half an hour afterwards another barge came alongside for the youthful Prince, who, in charge of his nurse, had been driven quietly and unobservedly from the station; but, to the few who enjoyed it, the glimpse of the Royal baby, with its sweet face and healthy looks, was deemed not the least part of the day's gratifications. About half-past four o'clock an artillery salute betokened the fact of the safe arrival of the Prince and Princess on board the "Osborne," but nearly an hour elapsed before all the luggage was got on board. At length the "Osborne," with its companion vessels,