KILLED IN THE DESERT. THE STORY OF PROFESSOR PALMER. HE title of Professor has never had much attraction for young people to them it savours of bookishness and crude learning, of dry technical talk and scholastic pedantry with which they have no sympathy. And there are, no doubt, many specimens of that class, at the present day, who serve to justify this juvenile aversion. Allow me, however, to say that there are many exceptions to the rule, and, perhaps, after reading the story which I am about to lay before them, some, at least, of the readers of YOUNG ENGLAND will have come to the conclusion that these professors are "not such dry' fellows after all. ̈` In the year 1840, within the classic walls of the city of Cambridge, Edward Palmer was born. Of his boyhood we know but little. One of his chief" grownup" friends was a minister, the Rev. George Skinner, who fostered in the lad's mind an early taste for Oriental studies, which he possessed to the last. When about sixteen, he was transferred from the school-room to the counting-house, and in what, to him, was the dreary routine of a merchant's office six years were spent-or rather mis-spent, as it proved. For, like most lads of a literary turn, he found the Muses were poor hands at "profit and loss," and laggards in the race for gold. What interest could the balancing of ledgers and the market quotations have for the youth whose brain was full of Eastern romance and a vague longing for "the gift of tongues"? No; he had made a false start in life, had chosen a path which he had no spirit to follow, and so, at the age of twenty-three, Edward Palmer went back to his books, and entered at St. John's College, Cambridge, where, in 1867, he graduated with third-class Classical Honours. By this time it was pretty clear to himself and everyone else that his forte lay in a capacity for Oriental study. So, partly to recreate after "fagging," partly to extend his learning, he left England on a visit to Arabia. Here, in the silent solitudes of the wilderness, among the bare stony ridges of Sinai and Horeb, he found everything after his own heart. Two visits were made to these wild parts, and then he returned to England, and was elected to the office of Professor of Arabic. In this capacity he continued his life-work, transmitting to paper the vast fund of information which he had accumulated by study and travel. But it was out in the desert that he breathed most freely once there, with the girdling sands and naked mountains between him and the civilised world, he was thoroughly at home. Men said he had a dash of gipsy blood in his veins: this, if true, may go far to explain his singular propensity for lonely wandering. In the desert, he was an Arab, out and out; he spoke their language, he wore their dress, and all their manners and customs, ceremonial and domestic, were familiar to him. His influence over these wild sons of the desert was simply marvellous: they reverenced him as one more learned than their wise men, and his wonderful skill in the art of jugglery and "magic," which made him a terror to all spiritualist impostors, served naturally to increase their regard. He seemed to be hail-fellow-well- met with half the Sheikhs, or chiefs, of the Arabian Peninsula, among whom he passed as a rich Syrian city Arab, under the name of Abdullah. The only drawback to the illusion was his Saxon hair and beard, and the clear Northern grey of his eyes. Yet the genuineness of his apparent nativity was seldom questioned, and on several occasions he and his friend, Mr. Tyrwhitt Drake, attended by neither guide nor escort, made exploring trips on behalf of the Palestine Exploration Committee. Relying solely on his power of pacifying the Arabs, Palmer went unguided, unguarded, where other travellers would have thought it madness to expose themselves. Endless were his resources in the difficult work of conciliation. In one instance they were put to a greater test than usual. He was trying to secure the friendship, active or passive, of an old desert Sheikh who resisted all his appeals. All argument failed to win him over; so Palmer set himself to work by a slower method. Turning the point of conversation, he fell into a discourse on Arabic literature, amusing, edifying, and astonishing his listener with recitations from the old man's favourite authors and poets. All night long he kept up this impromptu entertainment, until before morning came the Sheik had fairly surrendered to the Englishman's wit and genius, and his friendship was secured. When at home in England he worked unceasingly. Translations of Arabic and Persian poems, dictionaries of Eastern languages, a History of Jerusalem, a translation of the New Testament into Persian, and of the Koran into English, and the editing of the Records of the Western Palestine Research Committee-these were among the self-imposed tasks which occupied his time. Some years since, Professor Palmer contributed a series of articles on Sacred Geography to the pages of "The Sunday School Teacher," and also wrote for the Sunday School Union a valuable little tractate, entitled "Outlines of Scripture Geography," a most useful sketch of Palestine and the adjacent countries. Yet no man took more delight in the society of his friends than he. Pedantry and bookishness formed no part of his character, and never did he allow study to darken the home-life of his family. To his children he was a most affectionate parent, and his household circle was a cheerful and happy one. In company, the versatility of his talents, his charming manners, his sunny, lively disposition, his good temper, which nothing seemed to ruffle, and, above all, the quiet, unassuming culture which was stamped on every feature, made him, both in the drawing-room and the club-circle, one of the most popular and beloved of men. stature he was diminutive; his voice was as gentle as a woman's, and his airs almost femininely soft. But with these was blended true English courage and fixity of purpose, which showed itself to the last. In When the recent Egyptian war broke out, and rumours reached England that the Bedouins had been induced by Arabi Pasha to join him in repelling our forces, the British Government commissioned Professor Palmer, with Captain Gill, a young naval officer, and Lieutenant Charrington, of the army, to visit the Sinaitic Peninsula, and conciliate the tribes. For this project Palmer's knowledge of the desert and its people eminently fitted him, and thither the three went. What made their task doubly one of peril was that they had orders if possible to cut the telegraph wires between Egypt and the Turkish capital. This placed loved like a second native land, the scholar, the fearless traveller, the martyr to science and to duty, was doomed to find a grave. Two alternatives were offered them as to the manner of their death: to be shot down, or to leap the precipice. Charrington, the young officer, chose the former, as became a soldier. He stood forth unflinchingly, and fell-dead! Palmer turned to his captors, and warning them that his countrymen would avenge his fate, walked to the edge of the precipice. Covering his face with his hands, he sprang out into the dark, and Captain Gill followed him in his fearful leap. That night England lost one of her most gifted sons-that night, a new name was added to her long glory-roll. One man alone she had who could perform the task of danger, and that man, when the call of duty came, went forth and died for her. H. G. GROSER. THE LATE PROFESSOR EDWARD PALMER. From a Photograph by A. Fradelle, Regent Street. them in the position of spies, to whom, if captured, death was inevitable. But in those three brave hearts, duty and patriotism thrust out all thoughts of danger, and they pushed forward by a circuitous route from Suez towards El Arish. They left the Wells of Moses, a spot just outside the former town, on the 9th of August, and plunged into the desert. It was a hazardous mission, for if once their intentions got wind, no mercy would be shown them. Moreover, they carried £3,000 in gold, a terrible temptation to the notorious Arab thieves through whose country they had to pass. WORTH NOTING. A ROYAL SABBATIC YEAR.-The year 1882 is girdled by a belt of 53 Sabbaths; it began, and will end, with Sunday. OVERFLOW OF THE CASPIAN.-Twice a year the Caspian overflows, and strands millions of fish-sufficient to feed the whole of Central Asia, if advantage could be taken of these immense resources given by nature. PROFITABLE BEGGING.-A deformed little French woman who had begged in the commercial part of New York for some years past, has lately retired, according to her own story, having saved £8,000. NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S WINE.-An inscription of Nebuchadnezzar, found some time since on the northern bank of the Nahr-el-Kelb, carved on a fragment of rock, gives a list of the countries from which the Babylonian king obtained his wine. A FISHERMAN, named Strong, has lately caught in the sea, a mile from Watchet, a conger about 20lb. in weight. The fisherman found in the throat a purse containing half-asovereign. NEWSPAPERS were first invented by a French physician, who, gossip, applied to Cardinal Richelieu for a patent to publish finding his visits welcome whenever he brought any news or the Paris Gazette, in 1622. A BOMBSHELL IN A DRAWING-ROOM-A humorous incident The SOOT-WATER FOR ROSES.-It is stated that a rapid growth of healthy rose-shoots may be promoted by the use of soot-water. nothing. Some soot is to be collected from a chimney or The application has, at any rate, the advantage of costing stove, put into an old pitcher, and then hot water is to be poured upon the contents. When cold, the mixture is to be Up to a certain point, all went well. Chief after used for watering the plants every few days. chief avowed his friendliness to England and the happened in connection with the recent bombardment at English, and their scheme seemed destined to be Alexandria. A gentleman wrote to the admiral comcrowned with success. League after league of rock plaining that there was a shell belonging to the Inflexible and sand now parted them from friends and refuge, admiral passed on the letter to the captain of the Inflexible, in his drawing-room, and requesting its removal, and at length they reached Wady Sudr, a ravine not who sent on shore the boatswain and half-a-dozen seamen, far from El Arish, where the tents were pitched. At who found the great shell lying, unexploded, in the drawingmidnight their sleep was rudely disturbed, and the room as described. As it would have been dangerous to bump little party awoke to find the enemy close upon them. it about, a device was, after some consideration, hit upon for The sharp report of Bedouin muskets rang out on the conveying it to the shore. A feather bed was procured, and the shell firmly enveloped in it. It was then carefully rolled still air, and the bullets came whistling down through downstairs, and back to the ship. the rocks. Remonstrance was useless, and the travellers with loaded rifles returned the volley. For a short time the unequal contest was kept up. The Arabs, however, closing in, speedily overpowered their victims, and the three Englishmen were led forth to die. Around them lay the sandy plain, shut in by the black hills, blacker in the broad moonlight, and there in the wilderness which he had traversed so often and DRINKERS OF SEA WATER.-Upon some of the coral islands of the Pacific Ocean there exists a race of men who use sea water as their daily beverage. These islands are situated at an immense distance from the mainland, surrounded by the ocean; they are of small size and being elevated only very slightly above the level of the waves, and without vegetation, except a few cocoanut trees, contain no streams or springs of fresh differing from that of the ocean. The inhabitants are, thereIf wells are sunk they yield a brackish liquid, little fore, obliged to drink from the sea, and they do so constantly without ill effect. water. The rays of the morning Are cheerless and grey, Light blends with the darkness, And Night with the Day. All silent and dreary, The world lies at rest, From dawn till the sunset I'm greeted as sovereign, (Enter CHRISTMAS.) Yes, dreaded you would surely be All hearts with mirth and gladness burn; Till all the world seems young again : Not many hours have I to live, And now the end is near. Through varied scenes I've journeyed on, At first with light and sportive tread, I've seen strange things I may not tell, And secrets none may know, I bear them, treasured up, to Him Have brought to some poor heart (Enter SPIRIT OF THE MISTLETOE.) Our branches severed: destined now To twine around some victim's brow, And deck an altar reared to please The guardian spirits of the trees. But now a happier purpose claims Our festive presence: purer names We help to honour: and, this day, Before the Old Year haste away, We come, as we have come in years before, To say Farewell! Farewell for evermore! (All.) (WINTER speaks.) Methought I heard a footstep light (Enter THE NEW YEAR.) [To be represented by a little girl or boy.] (THE OLD YEAR speaks.) My time is gone: no longer must I stay; (Turning to THE NEW YEAR.) So, little stranger, I resign, to-day, } of the seasons four, till Yule-tide come again. (WINTER-addressing the NEW YEAR.) Thus to go forth alone? Evils you cannot see; If I to meet them feared What will they be to thee? Never can drive away. How will you meet them all? I have no fear for the future, Attends me on my way, Like a lamp that shines the brightest, (Enter HOPE.) Fear not, New Year, the way unknown, And dark as Night, yet thou shalt find Great God, we sing that mighty hand With grateful hearts the past we own: The future, all to us unknown, We to thy guardian care commend, ABSENT-MINDEDNESS seldom takes the form of mistaking our neighbour's cotton umbrella for our own silk one. AFTER the officials of a town had vainly endeavoured to disperse a mob, a minister mounted a box and made the simple announcement, "A collection will now be made." The result can be easily guessed. "I'D like you to help me a little," said a vagrant, poking his head into a country shop. "Why don't you help yourself?" asked the proprietor. "Thank you, I will," said the tramp, picking up a bottle of pickles and two loaves of bread, and then vanishing. "WHAT makes you ask such a high price for this littleHIS column is always open to receive the names of those of room?" asked Kosiusco Murphy of a hotel landlord. "Well, there is a young man next door who plays on the accordion. You don't expect to have your innermost soul stirred up from the bottom every evening and not pay anything for it, do you? He sings, too!" JOHNNY came home from school the other day very much excited. "What do you think, pa, Joe Steward, one of the big boys, had an argument with the teacher about a question in grammar." "What position did Joe take?" "His last position was across a chair, with his face down." A CHICAGO man in Plainfield, Ind., desired to leave his travelling-bag and overcoat while he walked to a place twenty miles distant. He put them in a field unprotected from thieves, 9xcept by the sign, "Small-pox, beware!" and when he arned they were right there in the field. But they were twenty feet underground, buried by health officers. THE Chinese tailors do not take measures like the Europeans, though they can make clothes exact enough to a pattern. An American captain at Canton, wishing to have a new coat, sent the proper quantity of cloth, with an old coat as a pattern, to a tradesman of the place. It unluckily happened that the old coat had a large patch at one of the elbows, and this defect was carefully copied by the Chinese. "GENTLEMEN of the jury," said an Irish barrister, "it will be for you to say whether this defendant shall be allowed to come into court with unblushing footsteps, with the cloak of hypocrisy in his mouth, and draw three bullocks out of my client's pocket with impunity." A GENTLEMAN, observing a servant girl who was left-handed, placing the knives and forks on the dinner-table in the same awkward position, remarked to her that she was laying them left-handed. "Oh, indeed," said she, "so I have! pleased, sir, to help me to turn the table round!" Be HERE is a quaint anecdote from the biography of Dr. Marshall Hall: Dr. Wilkins had lent Dr. Hall the well-known book, Body and Soul," and as it was not returned in due time, he sent this note, "Dear Doctor, do send back my 'Body and Soul;' I cannot exist longer without it." The servant who received the note read it (as servants sometimes will), and, horror-stricken, rushed into the kitchen, crying, "Cook, I can't live any longer with the doctor! Why, what's the matter?" "Matter enough," replied the man; our master has got Dr. Wilkins' body and soul, and I don't care to stay where there are such goings on!" 66 A DEAF old actor of the name of Cross, being very vain, took every pains to conceal his infirmity. A friend walking along Fleet-street with a companion saw Cross on the other side, and told his acquaintance he should see some fine sport. So, beckoning to Cross with his finger, he opened his mouth wide and began to assume the attitude and gestures of one who bawls very loud to a distant object. Cross, thinking that his friend had hallooed to him, and taking that as too broad a signification of his infirmity, came puffing across the street as hard as he could, crying, "What do you make such a noise for? Do you think one cannot hear?" our Tus column who are willing to assist us in extending the cir culation of our magazine, either by distributing our illustrated them to become readers and subscribers. We have still a leaflets among their friends or by personally recommending supply of these leaflets, which we will forward free to those readers who will send us their names and addresses. twenty-three young people of both sexes have come forward as Since we started this scheme, no less than one hundrel and volunteers. The following are the latest additions to the list. We heartily thank them for the help they are rendering us. Arthur Benson, Wakefield George Eayrs, Leicester Maggie Chalcroft, Tonbridge James Hardaker, Birstal Thomas Coates, Harrogate George A. Thorne, Holmer, near Hereford William Bateman, Bromley near Deal Nellie Gordon, Croydon Somersetshire T. A. Henney, Salisbury Edwards, Miss, Welshpool Emily Rundle, Birmingham A. E. Parsons, Walton-onNaze Charles Alexander, Tower-hill E Thomas Smith, Halifax Howard Moseley, Nunhead Fredk. Timms, Tower-hill, C. Geeson, St. Ives, Hunts, Annie Bosworth, Kingston on-Thames Elijah Woodhouse, Blakeney, Norfolk Edith Millar, Uxbridge CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S PRESENTS. W have much pleasure in calling attention to the varied provision made for Christmas entertainment by Messrs. Theobald & Co., 20, Church-street, Kensington. We have before us a model of a locomotive engine complete in all its working arrangements, and which runs well. Methylated spirit may be used to get up steam. A very amusing toy is the clockwork crocodile, which runs across the table in a very laughable manner. The variety of conjuring tricks is great, and for a few shillings an ordinary dexterous youth may help to amuse a party of adults as well as his own companions. The selection of magie lanterns and slides adapts itself to any pocket, and the prices of the various includes acme skates at six shillings a pair. These skates look articles seem very reasonable. The stock of Messrs. Theobald all right. We have not tried them; and, to tell the truth, we shall not much regret it if the weather prevents our having an opportunity. A success, OUR PRIZE AWARDS. CHRISTMAS TALE. S we expected, this Competition has proved a thorough of the countrv. We were struck by the high tone of most of the compositions, which reflect great credit on the writers. Young and old seemed to have tried hard for the Prize, and we think our readers will agree with us in saying that our award list is a liberal one. In the SENIOR DIVISION a Prize to the value of £1 10s. is awarded to EDITH ELIZABETH SAYERS (18), 63, High-street, Lewisham, for her tale of the seventeenth century, entitled, "Isoline." Also a SECOND PRIZE to the value of Half a Guinea to JOHAN M. BREBNER (21), 11, Bright's-crescent, Edinburgh, for his composition entitled, Our Life hath Holier Ends than Happiness," a story of Saxon England. The tales sent in by these two " young authors" exhibit great literary talent. Next in order of merit, and well-deserving of the CERTIFICATES they gain, are SPARKHALL BROWN (Norwich), NELLIE GORDON (Croydon), LILLA E. COULES (Lindfield), Lucy E. BATTERSBY (Rathowen, Ireland), EMMA C. LINCOLN (Oxfordstreet, W.C.), GEORGE ARVELEY (Leamington), HUGH W. STRONG (Liskeard), LAURA S. GREEN (Hackney), ANNIE Bos Wohl, Chington-Won (Bermondsey), ALLOC, N. Bacor ruth), CHARLOTTE WOOD H. BACOT (Clapton), LAURA S. HOLMES (Birmingham), LUCY O. MACLEAN (Shoeburyness), ELEANOR E. ARCHER (Leamington). We HONOURABLY MENTION EVANGELINE H. BATTERSBY, KATHLEEN E. GIMLETTE, ANNIE E. WILLINGS, HANNAH NEWBOLD, GEORGE A. WADE, CHARLES A. COOPER, M. C. TRACY, ARTHUR CHRIMES, CHARLES S. HERD, FLORENCE M. BURMAN, MARY J. BROWN, W. Moss, EDWARD HURFORD, ALFRED HEMSHALL, JAMES BLOSSOM, ANNIE PAULIG, EMILY C. RUNDLE, WALTER KELSEY, ELLEN BRUCE, EMILY S. BETTON, ADA M. BELLERBY, JOHN BURGESS. In the JUNIOR DIVISION two tales of equal merit gain the PRIZE, the writers each receiving books to the value of HALF A GUINEA. The first entitled, "At the Fall of the Curtain," by J. P. DENYER (17), 47, St. James'-street, Brighton. The second by HERBERT HENRY WRENCH (174), 4, Thomasterrace, Lower Norwood, S. E. CERTIFICATES are awarded to GEORGE EAYRS (Leicester), AUGUSTUS SCALES (Brompton), JAMES E. ARCHIBALD (Alston, Lancashire), WILLIAM F. TUPMAN (Bedminster), AGNES ARCHIBALD (Alston), ARTHUR G. WELSFORD (Bonchurch, Isle of Wight), FLORENCE HOLMES (Birmingham), HENRY B. BRACKENBURY (Doughty-street, W.C.), ELDERTON E. CROSS (Great Yarmouth). We HONOURABLY MENTION WILLIAM H. BATEMAN, ANNIE E. POTTER, ETHEL MAUDE JEFFREY, KATE WELLINGS, ALICE DRAYTON, ROBERT W. HUTTON, GEORGE HARRIS, FLORENCE DRAYTON, EDWARD L. APPLEBY, ERNEST H. NORWOOD, ALICE W. VAN DER MEULEN, SARAH M. LUDFORD. WE SHIPWRECK OF ST. PAUL. E regret to say that, with the exception of a few of the best, the poems sent in for this Competition were not all up to the usual standard. If our young authors would take a little more care of the rhyme, and more especially the rhythm of their lines, there would be fewer rejected compositions. We throw this out as a general hint, which we hope will be regarded in future competitions. The PRIZE in the SENIOR DIVISION is awarded to THOMAS H. KNIGHT, North Street, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. CERTIFICATES are gained by MARY J. BROWN (Salisbury), EVANGELINE H. BATTERSBY (Rathowen, Ireland), EDITH J. MILLAR (Uxbridge). We HONOURABLY MENTION ARTHUR CHRIMES, NELLIE L. GIBBS, JOHN H. GREENWOOD. In the INTERMEDIATE DIVISION the PRIZE is gained by C. MAUD BATTERSBY (14), Cromlyn, Rathowen, co. Westmeath, Ireland. We HONOURABLY MENTION SAMUEL W. DUNNE, SARAH W. GIBSON, EDITH H. COOKE. HOUS FURNISHING COMPETITION. ONE of our lady friends, who has ajudicated in this come petition, writes thus:-"As a whole, the papers are excellent, and it was no easy task to give the casting vote. ( thing struck me throughout: with but a few exceptions, they have all been wonderfully sparing of linen and blankets, one pair the latter for each bed, being the rule. Fancy staying a w.nter with them! " in the SENIOR DIVISION the PRIZE is gained by EDITH J. MILLAR (17), Cowley-road, Uxbridge. CERTIFICATES are awarded to MARTHA WILSON (Brixton), HELENA TANNER (Battersea), HANNAH Bennett (Holborn), all wonderfully close competitors. HONOURABLE MENTION is due to EMILY NEVE, ADA PRICE, ELEANOR ARCHER, SIDNEY BRADDY, SAMUEL LANGMAID. In the INTERMEDIATE DIVISION the PRIZE has been won by ALICE DRAYTON (16), Austin-villa, Acre-lane, Brixton. EDITH J. VILLAR (Taunton), EMILY HOPKINS (Taunton). CERTIFICATES are gained by A. H. COATES (Lower Norwood), WILLIAM HALL. In the JUNIOR DIVISION the PRIZE is gained by FANNY DAWSON (10), Girls' High School, Wallingford. CERTIFICATES are awarded to GEORGIANA E. WALSH (Wallingford), JOHN C. TURNER (Ashford, Kent). HONOURABLE MENTION is due to EDITH H. LANDON, and MARY A. CHETWYND. E NEEDLEWORK COMPETITION. Whave been much pleased with the excellent needlework displayed in the CHILDREN'S NIGHT sent in for competition, especially in the senior division. Mrs. Benjamin. Clarke, who kindly adjudicated, has made the following awards : The PRIZE in the SENIOR DIVISION is won by ELEANOR E. ARCHER (21), Westfields, Harbury, Leamington. Next in order of merit are MARION CROOKE (Guildford); KATE CRAIG (Arlesey Bury); EMILY HALL (Milton Mount College); ALICE L. HARRIS (St. John's, S.E.). To all of whom CERTIFICATES have been awarded. In the JUNIOR DIVISION the PRIZE is gained by ADA MARY BROWN (15), Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire. Next in order of merit are CLARA W. DENNIS (Russell House School, High Barnet); MINNIE JAMES (Wednesbury-road School, Walsall); MARY ANN BOYDEN (Lewisham). To all of whom CERTIFICATES have been awarded. PAPER CHASE. the SEN (19), Church Street, Haydon Bridge, Northum N SENIOR DIVISION the PRIZE has been won by MATTHEW berland. The prize-winner, however, was closely pressed by GEORGE A. WADE (Leeds) and KATE M. EADY (Southsea), to whom Certificates have been awarded. The other Certificate-winners are HERBERT H. WRENCH (Lower Norwood), THOMAS H. KNIGHT (Lostwithiel), FANNIE ASHWORTH (Bramley, near Leeds), EMILY C. RUNDLE (Birmingham). We HONOURABLY MENTION WILLIAM H. BATEMAN, LUCY E. RATCLIFFE, SPARKHALL BROWN, WILLIAM F. TUPMAN, JAME BLOSSOM, WALTER KELSEY, JOB DRAKE. In the INTERMEDIATE DIVISION we were surprised to find that the average merit of the papers sent in was equal, and in many cases superior, to the Senior. The PRIZE is awarded to HARRY WILLIAM SMITH (14), 82, William Street, Sittingbourne, Kent. CERTIFICATES are gained by WILLIAM WILSON (Birmingham), WILLIAM C. AMBROSE (Cambridge), MARSHALL B. LANG (Glasgow), JOHN E. BROWNE (Sligo, Ireland), JAMES E. ARCHIBALD (Alston), ALFRED J. BATTERHAM (Chiswick), A. H. COATES (Lower Norwood), ARNOLD DUNBAR (Rickmansworth, Herts.) We HONOURABLY MENTION WILLIAM J. WENMOTH, SYDNEY C. HOPKINS, JOSEPH NEWMAN, JOSIAH POETON, JOHN W. VERRIER. In the JUNIOR DIVISION the PRIZE is won by PHILIP EDWARD GIBSON (13), Spring Garden House, Morpeth, Northumberland. A spirited little paper was sent in by FRANK N. BATEMAN (Guildford), to whom a CERTIFICATE has been awarded; as also to SAMUEL P. SMITH (Swindon) and ROBERT W. HUTTON (Goodman's Fields). HONOURABLE MENTION is due to CHARLES RICHTER, THOMAS COATES, CHARLES EADY, FLORENCE M. LEWIS, CHARLES DAWKINS. |