Exeter distinguished itself by the splendour of its
display. There was a mock procession and "induction
of the Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster and his
gang." Thirty bareheaded friars preceded a train of
some two hundred other Popish orders and dignitaries,
who bore gigantic effigies of the Pope and Cardinal
Wiseman, and of the Inquisitor-General, surrounded
by masked familiars, bearing gridirons, shackles, and
other instruments of torture. The processionists marched
to the Cathedral-yard, and placed the effigies on an
enormous pile of wood. The whole was consumed
amidst a display of fireworks and coloured lights, that
astonished and gratified ten thousand spectators.

The pageant of Lord Mayor's Day, the 9th, was got
up in an unusual manner. The custom of parading a
man in armour, which is said to have cost a life per
annum for a generation or two past, was discarded;
and an attempt was made to organise a processional
feature, emblematic of the widened dominion of
man over nature, and especially illustrative of our
own civilisation among the nations of the world. The
cortege took the usual route to the foot of Blackfriars
Bridge; thence, according to ancient usage, it went
by water to Westminster. In Westminster Hall,
Recorder Stuart Wortley did the honours of
introduction, with a brief biographical notice, setting
forth the industrial career of John Musgrove, Esq., the
new Lord Mayor. Chief Baron Pollock congratulated
the Lord Mayor and the citizens alike, on the election
which had given the one so high a dignity and the others
so good a magistrate. The Chief Baron concluded his
remarks with an eulogium on the great event of the
coming year. "On the subject of the approaching
gathering of the works of all nations, I entertain the
opinion," said the conservative but liberal-minded
judge, "that the beneficial results will be incalculable."
After the usual invitation from the Lord Mayor
to the Judges for the evening banquet in Guildhall,
the Corporation officer withdrew, and returned by water
to Blackfriars Bridge. Here the Lady Mayoress's
carriage was received into the grand cortege, and the
procession wound its way back to Guildhall. The
citizens crowded to the streets in numbers beyond
precedent, to witness the new allegorical display,
which gained universal approbation. The evening
banquet was held with customary splendour. The
company began to arrive soon after five. At half-past six.
Lord John Russell crossed the hall, amidst a vociferous
chorus of cheers. Besides the Premier, there were
present the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Marquis of
Clanricarde, the Earl of Carlisle, Viscount Palmerston, Sir
George Grey, Mr. Fox Maule, the Lord Chancellor, the
Lord Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench, and other
Judges, Mr. Lawrence, and some others of the Foreign
Ministers, Lord Wharncliffe, Lord Dudley Stuart, MP.,
with other Peers and Members of Parliament. The
speech of the evening, of course, was that of the
Prime Minister. When he rose, his appearance was
the signal for the renewal of applause. Ladies waved
their handkerchiefs, and gentlemen vied with one
another in expression of approbation and delight, and it
was some time before the noble lord could proceed. At
length, as by common assent, the welcome terminated
in one loud cheer, and almost in an instant there was
throughout the hall an entire silence, interrupted by
occasional cheers during Lord John's speech. He said,
—"On behalf of her Majesty's Ministers, I have to
return our most grateful thanks to the Lord Mayor and
to this distinguished company for the honour that has
been done us. I trust we deserve the praise which he
has been pleased to bestow upon us—that it has been
our endeavour to promote the best interests of the
country; and it is a source of the greatest gratification
to us that at this moment the tranquillity of the country
and the general state of trade betoken a state of well-
being and of comfort which we cannot but look upon
with the highest gratification; and, gentlemen, if, as I
am sorry to say, some of the powers of Europe seem
disposed to interrupt that peace which has happily
prevailed for so many years, I can only say that the best
endeavours of her Majesty's Government will be applied
to preserve that peace—that we trust we may be
successful in that endeavour—and that, at all events, deep
and heavy will be the responsibility of those who
wantonly incur the miseries of war. With regard to
this country, we can have no hesitation in pronouncing
that we are preserving terms of amicable relations
with all the countries of the world, and that we
trust those relations may be maintained. The Lord
Mayor, in speaking of any merits which her
Majesty's Ministers may have, has alluded to declarations
which have been made on my part. I can
only say, gentlemen, that that attachment to the
religious freedom of this country which I have hitherto
felt will always continue to animate my breast, and that
it will be my duty to maintain to the utmost of my
power the supremacy of our Sovereign (a loud and
general burst of cheering), and the religious liberties of
the people, from whatever quarter they may be assailed.
Let me add, however, one thing further. When perils
much more grave, much more imminent, impended over
this country, a wise Princess, who at that time ruled
our destinies, thought fit to call to her aid all those,
whatever might be their religious persuasion, who were
faithful to the throne and true to the interests of their
country. Such was the conduct of Elizabeth in times
of as great danger as ever occurred to this country.
Such conduct, I will venture to say, is worthy of
imitation; and I believe that with religious liberty
established in this country, person of all religious persuasions,
while obeying the dictates of their conscience as to the
mode of worship they think it right to adopt, may rally
round the institutions of the country, pay a grateful
homage to the Crown for the protection they receive,
and rejoice that they live in a land where freedom is
generally, and I trust I may say permanently,
established." Speeches were also made by Lord Lansdowne,
Lord Campbell, Lord Palmerston, Mr. Masterman, and
lastly by Sir Peter Laurie, who energetically declared
that "Britons never would be slaves, either to Pusey or
Pope."

NARRATIVE OF LAW AND CRIME.

In December last, the shop of Mr. Cohen, a jeweller
at Newcastle, was Robbed of a large amount of
property. Not a single article has been recovered. At
the Summer Assizes, John Bell was sentenced to
transportation for a burglary; since his conviction he has
made some revelations with respect to the robbery at
Mr. Cohen's. Mr. Simeon Joel, a bullion-dealer at
Newcastle, has been arrested, and was examined on the
7th. Nothing suspicious was found on his premises.
The police proved that notice was given of the robbery
to Mr. Joel the day after it had been committed, to put
him on his guard in buying goods. Matilda Bell, wife
of the convict, stated that her husband came home on
Friday night (the burglary was committed on a Friday)
with a number of gold and silver spectacles and eye-
glasses. Bell took some of the glasses out of the rims,
and left the house with them. He returned with two
earthen pots, in which he melted the gold and silver
rims. Next day he took the bullion and the pots in a
basket to Mr. Joel's shop; his wife waited without.
Bell gave her £2 and the empty basket when he came
from Joel's. Some months afterwards, when Bell was
in custody, he told her to go to Mr. Joel for a sovereign
which was owing to him; Mr. Joel told her he did not
know her husband, and did not owe him anything;
and hence arose Bell's revelations implicating Joel.
The police have found a number of eye-glasses buried
in Bell's yard; and on the premises other things taken
from Mr. Cohen's were discovered. Mr. Joel was
remanded.

A new Cabman's Trick has just been mentioned,
which is worth notice as a caution to the public. A
gentleman hired a cab to take him and his luggage,
amongst which was a gun-case, from Euston Square to
the railway station at Paddington. When he arrived
at the station, the cabman, with obsequious activity,
proceeded to unload, and very quickly drove off upon
receiving his fare, but scarcely had the cab disappeared
when the gentleman missed his gun-case. The
consequence was, that the journey was postponed, and the
gentleman returned to his house, but on his way he was