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considerable depth . But the worst effects were felt by the poor inhabitants of Lambeth , dwelling on the water side , who have lost what little property they possessed in the way of furniture , and it is estimated that quite 2 , 000 people are thus reduced to comparative poverty . Of course , a subscription was at once started to meet the more immediate

requirements , and on Thursday an influential deputation , headed by Mr . Twells , one of the members for the City , waited upon Lord Mayor Cotton and urged upon his lordship that a relief fund should be started at once . Equally of course , Lord Mayor Cotton acceded to the

request and a subscription was then and there started , the Corporation heading the list with the munificent sum of £ 500 . From other parts of the country the cry , as to the floods , is " Still they come , " and there can be no question hut the state of things is very dreadful to

contemplate . Along the coast , too , there have been terrible gales , resulting in very serious destruction of property , especially on the coasts of Kent and Sussex , and unfortunately loss of life has resulted in more than one instance . Indeed , this deluge of waters is almost without precedent ,

and the tide on the Thames on Monday morning is said to have been the highest ever registered . But for the foresight and energy of the Thames and Metropolitan police , who gave the inhabitants of Lambeth warning , it is terrible to think how many lives must have been sacrificed .

The power of love is certainly not illustrated m the married life of Miss Nelly Power , the actress . Though married as recently as Jnne of last year , she finds it impossible to live happily with her husband who , in spite of repeated requests not to call at her mother ' s house , where

she resides , will persist in calling . As a result of these domestic squabbles , a Mr . P . G \ Hobson was summoned by the husband for assault , and after hearing the evidence of

Mrs . Barnett , nee Power , the magistrate thought the justice of the case would be met by binding Mr . Hobson over in two sureties of £ 25 each , and his own recognisances in £ 50 , to be of good behaviour for six months .

The Court of Probate is , at the moment of writing , engaged in a great will case , the disputants being sundry relations of the late Lord St . Leonards , for the recovery of whose will a very large reward was offered some months ago . The evidence of the Hon . Miss Sugden is to the

effect that her father , whose little handbook on wills is one of the most popular and useful legal treatises ever written , had made a will , and at different times subsequently

had attached sundry codicils thereto . So thoroughly acquainted was she with its contents that she had been able to write down nearly all its most important provisions . The case is still proceeding .

At the Court of Common Council , held on Thursday , the new Lord Mayor was received with very great cordiality , that being the first occasion on which his Lordship had presided since his inauguration as chief magistrate of the City . A vote of thanks was also carried by

acclamation to the late Lord Mayor , Bro . Alderman Stone , for his services to tho Corporation and the citizens at large during his Mayoralty . On this occasion , also , the sum of £ 500 was voted to the sufferers by the recent inundations on the banks of the Thames , as referred to above .

Sir John Glover , whose exploits in Ashantee land are familiar to our readers , is reported to be lying dangerously ill in Queen ' s County , Ireland , owing to serious injuries

received in a recent collision on the Midland line . Erysipelas is said to have set in , and threatens to attack the spine . We hope the gallant officer will survive so critical a juncture . The services of so able a man are invaluable .

Au unseemly squabble has arisen in some oi the papers anent the dismissal by Dr . Hornby of one of his tutors . Of course the case , like every other , has two sides to it , but it seems to us a matter of some importance that the relations between the head and subordinate masters of our

greatest public school , should not needlessly be brought before the public . The governing body had not thought fit to intervene effectually in behalf of the aggrieved subordinate ,

and no good whatever is gained by giving such prominence to the matter . Indeed , the disciplinary aiTangements of our schools must be considerably weakened if any incident in their conduct is thus publicly questioned .

Further experiments have been made at Woolwich -with the 81-ton gun . On Thursday four rounds were fired with various charges , beginning with 2201 bs . and rising by lOlbs . to 2401 bs ., the weight of the projectile being l , 2601 bs . The success of this monster gun is now placed bevond

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doubt , and we suppose but a short time will elapse ere the next thing in Woolwich infants will be a 160-tonner . The National Assembly at Versailles have disposed of the Electoral Bill , so that some time between now and

early spring we shall see a new election in France . The Carlist war still drags its weary length along , and there is a reported defeat of the Turkish troops by the insurgents in the Herzegovina . Of other foreign news there is but little worth recording .

numerous attendance of the brethren . The nomination of twelve P . M . ' s to serve on the Grand Lodge of Benevolence took place ; the reports of the Board of General Purposes and of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution were

The regular monthly meeting of the Grand Lodge of Benevolence was held on Wednesday , the 17 th inst ., at Freemasons' Hall , Great Queen Street , Bro . Joshua Nunn P . G . S . B . in the chair ; Bros . Jas . Brett P . G . P ., and E . P . Albert Asst . G . P . occupying the vice-chairs . There was a

read , and scrutineers were appointed ; Bro . John Hervey G . S ; read the minutes of the former meeting , and the list of grants to the amount of £ 205 ; there were 31 new cases , these were relieved to the amount of £ 865 . There were present Bros . J . Smith P . G . P ., Wright G . P ., T .

Cubitt P . G . P ., Ough P . G . P ., W . Smith P . G . P ., H . Dicketts P . G . S ., C . A . Cottebrune P . G . P ., S . May P . G . S ., J . Boyd P . G . P ., Wood , Hutton , W . C . Parsons , Hilton , Swallow , Bartlett , H . Garrod , W . Stephens , J . T . Sabine , C . Hogard , H . G . Buss , Pendlebury , Bingemann , H . Levander , Middleton , W . Mann-Wilson , Michael , H . Massey , Headon , J . Coutts P . G . P ., C . Carter , & c .

Our readers who , at this dull season , find some pleasure in flowers , should pay a visit to Alexandra Palace , where the Messrs . W . Cutbush and Son have on view a capital display of Chrysanthemums . We cannot speak in sufficiently high terms of the admirable taste with which the plants are

arranged . Occupying a central position in the middle of the Great Central Hall , they may be seen to very great advantage from well nigh every point , There is great variety of colour , and some of the specimens were especially fine . In particular we noticed four , which were fully

as large as any we have seen . These were , the Prince of Wales , purple violet , incurved , fine ; the Princess of Wales , white , tinted rose ; Dr . Sharpe , magenta crimson ; and Mrs . Sharpe , pinkish rose . Others there were , without

number , almost equal to these in point of merit . However , as the exhibition will remain open to the public till next Saturday , our readers will do well to go and judge for themselves .

Bro . the Right Hon . the Earl of Zetland , Prov . G . M . N . and E . Yorkshire , met with an accident when out hunting , on Saturday , in the neighbourhood of Cockfield . His Lordship ' s horse put one of its feet into a rabbit hole , and fell , the Earl being thrown with some violence over

the animal ' s head . A carriage was at once procured , and his Lordship conveyed to his residence at Aske Hall , where medical assistance having arrived , it was discovered he had dislocated his shoulder . By the latest accounts the ; Earl is progressing favourably , and we trust he will be speedily restored to health .

Bro . Griffiths Smith P . G . S ., of No . 15 Furnivals Inn , Holborn , has been appointed a London commissioner to administer oaths in the supreme Court of Judicature .

The Eoyal Institution of Great Britain has now for its opposite neighbours the well-known firm of Messrs Feltoe aud Sous , proprietors of tho popular " Spucialito " Sherry , whose unbounded success in the saV ' <<¦ ' this wholesome wine has compelled them to remove from Condi : - -i . roet to their present handsome , extensive and convenient premises m Albemarle-street . —Morning Post .

HOLLOWXY ' Owrrai' . ST . —We implore all who desire to regain or retain health , during cold , inclement , uncertain weather , to give heed unto this warning , and spare themselves the misery sown broadeastthrough the land . Turn which way you will , go where you please , persons will lie found who have a ready word of praise for this Ointment . For chaps , chafes , scalds , bruises and sprains , it is an invaluable remedy ; for bad legs , caused by accident or cold , it may bo confidently relied upon for effecting a sound and permanent cure . In cases of swelled ancles , erysipelas , gout , and rheumatism , Holloway ' s Ointment gives the greatest comfort , by reducing the inflammation , cooling the blood , soothing the serves , adjusting the circulation , aud expelling impurities .