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bers rowed the boat to Appleby's Wharf. Renforth (who was quite insensible when he was landed) was then carried from the boat on the arms of his mates, put into a conveyance, and driven a mile and a half to Claremont House, their training-quarters. Here he was laid on his own bed. Kelley took him in his arms, while Percy and I rubbed his feet. We anxiously inquired for a medical man, and mounted messengers were despatched in every direction in search of one. It was quite half an hour before one was found-the most anxious half-hour I ever passed. Before the doctor arrived our poor friend had recovered consciousness, and the first words he uttered were, 'It is not a fit I have had-I will tell you all about it directly.' He then became cold and almost pulseless. He could scarcely bear to be touched, and his mouth now and then filled with froth. Kelley, Percy, William Blakeley, and I did the best we could to keep up the circulation in his limbs, but all our efforts were unavailing. Johnson, of St. John's, who had now arrived, made a careful examination of our patient, and ordered him a little brandy and water, and directed that hot bottles should be put to his feet. Dr. M'Laren also shortly came to us, and taking out his lancet he opened a vein in each arm; but for a considerable time the blood would scarcely flow, and it became obvious that poor Renforth was sinking fast. After a brief consultation the two doctors gave us all to understand that our countryman was dying. Kelley took Renforth's head between his hands and cried bitterly. Percy, Chambers, and Bright, the remaining members of our crew, along with William Blakey, John Adams, Robert Liddell, and myself, stood around the bed, and witnessed with ill-suppressed emotion the vigorous life of our poor friend gradually ebb away. At a quarter to nine o'clock, within two hours of the time when he had left the same house full of health and spirits, our dear comrade and England's greatest oarsman passed quietly to rest, without a struggle, and apparently without pain, in the arms of the most skilful competitor he ever had, and one of his truest friends-Harry Kelley. I have put the question of the cause of Renforth's death to Dr. M'Laren, and he informed me that in his opinion it was caused by congestion of the lungs, adding that he supposed that he was making tremendous exertions in the race when the fit seized him. An inquest will be held on the body. The melancholy news spread like wildfire, and caused tremendous sensation amongst the crowds who had congregated round Claremont House. It was thought at first that it was merely a fit, and that Renforth would soon recover from it. When the sad fact of his death became known great sorrow was expressed by all. I believe the feeling was as sincere as I am sure it was widespread. Flags in the town of St. John were hoisted half-mast high, bells were tolled, and every outward mark of mourning and respect was shown for the poor dead Tyne-man."

At the inquest subsequently held at St. John's, Canada, the special reporter of the Newcastle Chronicle was the first witness examined. His evidence was to the effect that he was with the

crew as soon as they rose on Wednesday morning, and they were all well, and in excellent spirits, Renforth especially so. Witness desired some persons to accompany Renforth to the boat-house, and they did so. He followed the racing-boats, and marked the sudden change that took place in Renforth, after he had rowed about two hundred yards. He was forcibly struck with Renforth's still and livid appearance when landed from the boat. Witness, however, thought Renforth died from natural causes. Harry Kelley, the next witness, was of the same opinion, though he thought that Renforth undoubtedly believed he had been tampered with. James Percy said he breakfasted with the crew on Wednesday morning. They all ate of the same food. He did not suspect foul play. He was certain, however, that Renforth was not over-exerting himself in the boat. Judge Hezen, at the close of Percy's evidence, said the evidence was strongly against the supposition of over-exertion as the cause of death. The only other hypothesis, poison, must be inquired into. The analysis of the stomach failed to discover any traces of poison, and the jury, after a careful investigation, came to the conclusion that death had resulted from natural causes. body was brought back to Newcastle-on-Tyne for interment.

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28. LORD SHAFTESBURY IN GLASGOW.-A large meeting was held in the Glasgow Corporation Galleries on the occasion of the presentation to Lord Shaftesbury of the freedom of the City. The Lord Provost presented to his Lordship the burgess-ticket, which was enclosed in a gold box, and the noble earl made a suitable reply. In the afternoon Lord Shaftesbury laid the foundation-stone of a new Convalescent Home for Glasgow at Lenzie junction. There was a large concourse of spectators, and amongst the speakers were Lord Lawrence, Lord Shaftesbury, the Hon. A. Kinnaird, and others. The home will accommodate sixty-two convalescent patients, and will cost about 50007. The Earl of Shaftesbury laid the foundation-stone of Stonefield Free Church on the 30th. After the ceremony his Lordship stepped to the front of the platform, and addressed between 6000 and 7000 persons, belonging chiefly to the working classes, who had assembled in the street below. The next day his Lordship addressed a meeting of working people, saying it was the first time he had met a large body of working Glasgow men "to thank God for the blessing upon our labours in the grant of the Ten Hours' Bill. You have turned it to good account for your own honour, your own character, and for the benefit of yourselves and children. Now let me tell you the consequence of that. See what you enabled us to do by the happy, honourable, and good way in which you received that large concession and the account to which you turned it. You remember there was a time when throughout England, Scotland, and Ireland, thousands of the tenderest years toiled year after year and day after day without any intermission. You were the first who received that great boon of limitation of labour. You used it so well, and the benefits were so great to the working man in his health, his happi

ness, and powers of education, and general condition, and the results were so beneficial to the employer, that the Legislature has risen to a sense of its great duty, and laws are now passed whereby the whole of industry is protected; and at this moment, as the result, in great measure, under God's blessing, of that good conduct, some two millions of human beings are enjoying limitation of labour, the exercise of their moral and spiritual rights, and rising in the scale of society as they deserve to do; and they show, by their good conduct, that they appreciate the good example you have set them. (Cheers.) Now, my good people, I look upon you all as my children, and I cannot express what I felt when I was asked to meet you this evening. Many of you whom I see here were not born when I began this work, and many of you were barely born when I terminated the work, and during the intervening period you laboured, or your fathers laboured, and suffered all those privations and all those afflictions of mind and body. It is now some thirty years ago since these limitations began. If I go into Yorkshire, into Lancashire, if I come into jolly old Scotland, the Land of Cakes (Cheers), I am received with as much kindness, affection, and gratitude as if all of you were the very persons who had been relieved from the intolerable toil that pressed on your energies. I feel deeply that expression of your gratitude, and, in all sincerity, I cannot tell you how deeply I respect and love you all." (Cheers.) He exhorted his audience to be careful to make the most of the opportunities now offered for the education both of themselves and of their children; impressed upon them carefully to abstain from drink; at any rate to be temperate, if not to become total abstainers, and to ensure to others, as far as lay in their power, the enjoyment of the Saturday half-holiday. In conclusion, he said, "I rejoice in the harmony that exists between employer and employed. (Hear, hear.) When we attained our great victory, I think the factory operatives of England, Ireland, and Scotland exhibited a magnanimousness of mind and greatness of heart that could not have been expected from any people whatever. There was no exultation, no over rejoicing. (Applause.) There was great and deep thankfulness, there was joyful acceptance of the great boon, but there was no attempt to triumph over the employers in saying, 'In this struggle we have gained the victory.' (Applause.) Both made concessions, both showed a desire for harmony, and see what is the result. Great was the opposition encountered in the work I undertook, but I do not believe that in the whole of the three kingdoms there will be found at this moment one employer, one occupier of a mill, who will not say that the Ten Hours Act was the greatest boon that ever was conferred, not only upon the operatives, but upon the proprietors and capitalists of the country. (Loud applause.) Now, my good friends, I see before me an enormous gathering; there is no distinction among you in my mind. (Cheers.) I see among you Scotchmen and Irishmen; I see Protestants and Roman Catholics, but there is no difference to my mind. In this

great conflict we are all in unanimity, whether we be Protestant or Roman Catholic, whether we be Scotchmen or Irishmen; we have a common Sovereign, we have a common hope, and let us, by the blessing of God, have one common prayer, and that shall be glory to God, and on earth peace and goodwill towards men. (Cheers.) Now, my good men, I take leave of you; I can give you no more than the hearty prayer to Almighty God, that every blessing may descend upon you and yours, your wives, your bairns, and every one you love to the very latest generation." (Prolonged applause.)

An address was then presented to Lord Shaftesbury by the factoryworkers, in which they expressed their feelings of gratitude to his Lordship for having promoted the Ten Hours' Bill.

SEPTEMBER.

1. CAMPAIGN IN HAMPSHIRE.-The troops began to assemble at Aldershot, for the campaign, which it had been arranged should take place this autumn. An unusual disaster marked the commencement of the proceedings. On the 29th of August about 300 horses, seized by sudden panic, and insecurely picketted, broke loose simultaneously, running in all directions, some dragging the cords and pins, and all wearing their saddle-cloths. Large numbers of men from the various regiments at Aldershot were soon in chase, under the command of Captain Hozier and several other officers, and, as almost every open route had been taken by the fugitives, the whole locality was scoured within a circuit of at least a dozen miles. About fifty horses galloped through the town of Farnham: of these fifteen were secured, the remainder running on towards Alton and Petersfield. At Willey, about two miles beyond Farnham, the troop dashed against the closed toll-gate and smashed it to pieces, while on the commons around Farnborough and Aldershot, in the opposite direction, many plunged against stakes or other obstructions, seriously injuring themselves; others dropped through sheer exhaustion, while some found an easy death in the canal. Another stampede occurred on the 2nd of this month when seventy-six horses of the 2nd Dragoon Guards, which had just arrived that day, suddenly broke loose from the right wing of the regiment, and galloped away madly. The common ground in the locality is intersected by the Basingstoke Canal and numerous ditches, into which many of the animals plunged or fell, and were rescued with difficulty. The men of the regiment and parties from other encampments lost no time in giving chase, and by half-past two o'clock a.m. many of the fugitives were captured and brought back to the quarters on Cove Common. Some of these had reached Bagshot,

while several were secured at Farnborough, Frimley, and distant places. The lives of some of the pursuers were placed in great danger owing to their ignorance of the locality, and one man narrowly escaped drowning in a large reservoir in which three of the horses were found swimming about. About a dozen soldiers entered the water breast-high, and just as the man referred to was about to seize a horse the animal plunged away, and the poor fellow sank beyond his depth. He was, however, rescued with difficulty by two comrades, and remained for some time in an exhausted condition. Of the number that broke loose no less than twenty-four were officers' chargers, thirty-six troop-horses, and the remainder were in the sick lines at the time, having been temporarily noneffective in consequence of the previous day's march. A charger belonging to Captain Greatorex had an eye cut out, while another broke its leg so severely that the bone protruded a considerable distance through the skin, and it was found necessary to shoot the animal.

By desire of his Royal Highness the Field Marshal Commandingin-Chief the following officers had been appointed to represent the countries opposite their names during the autumn manœuvres :— America-Major-General J. G. Barnard and Captain S. S. Summer. Austria-Lieutenant-Colonel Franz Weikard and Major Alfons von Kodolitsch. France-Lieutenant-Colonel Berge, of the Artillery, and Lieutenant-Colonel Maury, of the Infantry, Military Attaché to the French Embassy. Germany-General von Blumenthal, Chief of the General Staff to his Imperial Highness the Crown Prince; and Major von Alten, Adjutant to his Imperial Majesty. Portugal-Vicomte de Lagres. Russia-Colonel Lanz, Horse Artillery; and Captain Baron Fredericks, Preobrajenski Regiment of the Guards. Spain-Don Gregorio Martin Lopez, Colonel of Cavalry; and Don Theodosio Noel y White, Commander of Artillery. Turkey-Colonel Riga Bey and Major Husum Bey.

The campaign opened on the 4th, when a force of 13,000 men marched out with all their camp equipage to the Sandhurst-hills and back, a distance both ways of from fourteen to eighteen miles. At Sandhurst they pitched their tents, cooked their victuals, and rested for an hour or two; the tents were then struck, and, with the remainder of the baggage, started on the way home, covered by the troops from an imaginary attack made all along their front.

On Tuesday the 5th, the whole of the field artillery paraded in the "Long Valley" before being broken up and attached in detail to the three separate divisions of the army. Fifteen batteries were present, making a total of 90 guns, a larger force than has been brought together in England for many years.

The yeomanry regiments which took part in the manoeuvres at Aldershot were the Royal Berks, under command of LieutenantColonel W. Honeywood; the Gloucestershire, under command of Lieutenant-Colonel the Duke of Beaufort, K.G.; the Hampshire, under command of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir H. P. St. J. Mildmay;