v wjmrMbV t^memm ~ T^ V/ . N - J2. Continued from poff" Inlon, and years nfter his Excellanuy and Her Royal Highness Blind have relumed fo tho mother country will llingo events be spoken of by Canadians, who had the prlvil- ngo of being .present, In language of the highest appreciation. Soon after llio return of tho PrlncoBs from Bermuda,' lt'\vas nnnounccd that two state balls Would be given r nt Government House bcfoio the close.df tho session of I'arllnment.' These oventi' nre nlwnys 'looked forwnrd to with much llitorest, In soolety circles tho first of tho balls was bold Inst evening, it wns certainly the great social event of the season. Soon nttcr nine o'clock carriages bontm to nrrlvo nt Government Ilonso. inside the.' building Iho'sceuc wns n brilliant one. The ball room was handsomely decorated nnd brilliantly Illuminated. 'The magnificent nnd Varied toilets of tho ladles, tho court uniform of Ministers, the handsome scarlet unlfoimsot the military officers, tho plain ovonlng dress of flio general company of gentlemen, ami the attractive surroundings •united to mako up a seene beautiful to be¬ hold. Tho music on the occasion was fur¬ nished by the Hue hand of tho Government, Generals foot Guards which has seldom . been licnrtl to better ndvnntago, II. B, In tho midst of die excitement the new i boy ennio down from tho 8lirpuds_wltli tljo Jfreneh flag wrapped around his body, nnd displayed It with no little glco to tho nston- Ished tnrs. Tho news spread quickly to Ihe, i quarter-deck, mid tho blushing boy was led j Into tho presence of tho Admiral who praised him for his gallantry, and rated him there and thou as midshipman. It was not long before promotion followed propiojtou', and Ihe tailor's apprentice be¬ came known as one of England's most gal¬ lant sailors.—Harpers I'mnifj Penpli. - - -INTO THE WAXER. The newest and finest ol the DetrolTand Clevoland Sleani Navigation Company's steamers, the City ol Mackinac, wiisditnuehed nt the Detroit drydoek Company's Iron ship¬ building yard at Wyandotte, at 4 o'clock Saturday attcrnoon. She will resemble In general appearance the steamer City of Cleveland, which was built at the siune yard lour years ago, nud which is now one of the most successful and popular steamers on the lakes. The dimension) of (lie new steamer Is as follows: Lengtli of keel, 200 feet; length oyer all, 212 feet; beam, 32 feet; brentlth over the guards, 00- feel; depth of bold, 12J^. ShiT'w'Ill have a beam engine, with cylinder 44 IiicIicb In diameter nnd 10 feet stroke. She will have feathering wheels 18 feet In diameter and 0 leet face, and two steel boilers capable of working at a pressure of fifty poundB to the-square Inch. One difference between this nnd tho City of Cleveland which is In favor of the new Btenmcr, is that the shaft will be nearly level w itb the4deck, which will be ruoiped over it as In the steamer City of Milwaukee,. Her cabin Is 1G7 feet long, and has sixty state-rooms upstairs and six in the ladies cabin below. The dinning-room and klicb- •on on the new steamer .are aft below decks. She lias four watertight bulkheads. Her cnblfi will bo elaborately finished, and no ex¬ pense will he spared. She is intended to Tun on the route between Detroit and Port Austin. Her Cost when completed will be V upwards of $105,000. THE TAILOR'S APPRKN'TICE. "When shall we know that the enemy has given In?" asked n lad wlio bad once been a tailor's apprentice, but alterwnid entered the British navy, as a common boy, nljoul tho voar KJ80. "When that flag Is hauled down," an¬ swered the sailor addressed, "the ship will , be ours." •'Oh, It that's all, I'll see what I can do!" The vessel on which the speakers stood had had the fortune, a few houis'earllei, to fall in with a ITreuch squadron, and a warm action, bravely louglit on both sides, was maintained. Alter a lime the boy had become Impatient tin 'the result, and ad- diessed the above question to a sailor. No Houn«r was be told that the withdrawal of ol the Hag iioui the enemy's mast-head would be the signal that the acllim had been decided than he detelmined to "see wh.rt he could do. At that moment tho ves-el weie engaged yard aim lo j'lrU-iuui, and.weie ohsuuc In the smoke ol lhu guns. In an Instant the boy mounted the sinouds, passed fiimi the )aid ot his own ship to that ol the eneuus, ascended with agilllj to the uialnliip-gnll.ini- niiiat head, struck and can led oil llio Kicuch lug uupi'iiencd, and got buck lo the yiud, aim of bis own ship In bull}'. , Belore lie could .get dow u to the deck the British saw that the ling had disappeared- and Bhoutcd "Vlotoiyl victory 1" Tho I'lench crew, seeing also that the flag was gone, and thinking that it had been stiurk by onlei ot the Adinlial, lleil Iioui theii guns; and nllliougb die olllieis iitiempicil lo rally Iheui, Ihe contusion was hopeless. Then Ihe ltiiiish lualUng ilioiosi'lfHi of Hi,. opportunity, boaidcd the Eiench vcsbel, and captuicd it. *■"' ' . A SHARK STORY. Ho came into the office, and, looking mound, asked for the marine reporter. Ills face was wreathed In smiles, add lie w.oie I a short reefing jacker from the elbows' ol 'which grinned two rents. He had tar spots on Ids piinls, and Ills'bronzed face showed him to be n genuine salt, ficsh from the dark blue main. He was dlsappoliUedaWhcn he lcnTued tho salt w liter repoi tor was out, but ho drew out ashoitpipc, filled lfj and between whill's jerked out: "Well, any other gentleman will do; what I've got to say is not long, nnd it Is all true, you can make /e oath to It. A leportcr took up a pencil, and the tar, who gave Ids Initials asE. J. M., went on as lollow's: "On a recent voyage from Europe I met with a very stralugeadventure, and 1 would bevery gratelul to you 11 you would publish It In yom valuable paper. '>Ou the second of June we put to sea Irom Havre, a French port. The wind wns favorable and we advanced rapid1}' until June seventh, when the wind calmed itsell. The sea became less and less agitated until it became as smooth as a mirror. There being no wind now wo were hardly advancing. 'Tho deck was crowded with people amusing themselves in many ways, but for my part I found it a pleasure to walk on the sides of the ship, holding myself on the Bide ropes, I had not walked tbreo-qunrtcis of the way aioUudthe ship when suddenly tho rope broke and Into the sea I fell. The Ben water being heavy, I roBO to tho surfneo two or three times, every lime taking breath. All nt once chancing to turn around I saw a shark advancing directly towards me * MARINE, LAW. jtOriTQAOH ON VI'.BSItLS—I1IOIIT TO ACT AS SHIP'S AQl'.NT. United States DM. Court, & DM. iVeio York. Charles L. Wright, iceclver, va, tho bark J. Ci' Williams bor tacklo, etc. ' -*^— W, R. Beebc, proctor for tho llbollant; John II. Whiting, proctor fdr the claimant. Brown, D. J, This ense buying neon tried before a com¬ missioner to whom It wns referred, comes belore me upon exceptions to his report In favor of the llbollnnts for the sutn'of $1,150,- 10. 'Tho llbcllaiit is tho receiver of -Brett, Sou & Co., wliojn March 1875 took a mort¬ gage upon llvc-clghtliB of tile nark, to secure $10,000 fiom John C. -Williams, to whom they advanced that money to aid In the construction of tlitTvessel, The bark wiib built at Shclbourno, NS.,nnd was a British vessel. At the time of the advniiccs'it was agreed that Brett, Son & Co., for their se¬ curity should have tills mortgage, ami also bo the agents of the ship In New York. ., The libel was tiled in October, 1882, to re¬ cover a balance due to Brett, Son & Co., for vm Ions advances and payments on account of the ship from February 24th to May 31st, 1882. And a supplementaly libel was after¬ wards filed lor additional charges nnd pig¬ ments. During several years after the bark was llnlshed Williams was In chinge ot her nav¬ igation as master and owner of live-eights, Brett, Son & Co., being her general agents In New Yoik. Prior lo the clfnrges lor which the libel Is brought, however, Will¬ iams had left the vessel, and was succeeded by the first mate, Sihlth, as master, who Is not a pint owner; and the business of the bark remained under the management of Brett, Sou & Co., as before. So Mr as ap¬ pears from the evidence, the bark seems to have run from New York to various ports and buck, mid tlic entire business manage¬ ment, procuring charters, attending to her outfit, repairs, payment ot bills, and the col¬ lection of freights, seems to lia\e been whol¬ ly lu the hands of Brett, Son & Co. The owners of tho other three eighths, who ap¬ pear as clnlmantB of the vessel, received Bhould bo deoinod to be nindo upon the cred¬ it of tho vcbhcI, This It seomB to rho world bo clearly.ao, «» respects Williams, owner of the five- • eights,; .and as respects the throe-clglits , owned by tho claimants I think tlio sumo In¬ ference should bo drawn from the fact tliat the claimants clearly acquiesced In tho man- ngcnicnt of the vessel by Brew, Son & Co., nnd must have known the circumstances of their.Bltii'iillon as'nioitgngees, mid the object |<ol the mniuigcmcntol the ship by them., As nil thcBo payments and advances were "iniide with the claimant's knowledge ant! acqiilcBcence. they would clearly be person¬ ally liable to Brett, Son ifc'Co,, for their shares of these necessary payments and dis¬ bursements. 'To them It docs not appenr to hnve been of any practical account whether the advances, as respects the threc-elghtlis , are consldeied to have been mnde upon the credit of tho vcsBel or upon their own per- Bonal credit. The former wns clearly the case as to the live-eighths, and fiomthnt, I think, a similar Intention should bo inferred as to tlio three-eighths. All the evidence points tq the credit of tlic vessel, and the recovery of the mortgago debt as the ground of all the advances and payments by Biclt, Son ct Co., nnd Biich I think, must, in tills ease, be consldeiCd iib the understanding of all the parties. Liens arising fiom tile course of the busi¬ ness of the ship in favor of other persons would have priority over the mortgage Hen, and in paving the amounts of such prior Hens for the protection of their mortgage in¬ terest. Brett, Son & Co., should be deemed equitably ■subiognted thereto^t/The Cabot Abb, Adm. 150; tho Tangier 2, Low, 71 tlio Sarah J. Weed 2 Jo, 502.) For these reasons 1 think the present caso should be bold to be an exception to the or¬ dinary rule as respects a ship's husband or general n general ngent; nnd Hint the claim of a maritime" lien by Brett, Son Co., slioqld be sustained tor bucIi necessary charges and payments for supplies or other necessaries furnished in the business of the slirp ns would hnve constituted liens if furnished by other persons, ns being mndoln this case up- ---------1 ""'1 "Hnn nil pear as clnlmantB of the ves '1, ecelveU o»'« £» iul(, upon ftn their shnre of dividends from Brett, Son & on the .^e ta llons pil,a. Co., as profits were made, while the proper-1 equitable subrogau . _ ^_ _ was now lu a perilous situation, not know¬ ing how to swim. Dentli was facing me on both sides. I had the choisc of either being drowned or being eaten by the 'shark. 1 chose the lattei. -'The shark being now ueni me, I sel/cd his tail, trusting he would tutn around and devour me. Bqt it was not so, foi he seemed more filghtcned than mysell, lor he began to swim rapidly away from the ship, always with me Holding his tail. I did not lose hope, and as you know it Is the shark's natuie to follow ships, he came back to It, but on the opposite side from which 1 fell. Thcro chanced to be a mult whom 1 think must be short-sighted, for, having my head nut ol w ntci, I hem d lilni cry out: " 'Heie he is on this side; a shark Is hold¬ ing bv the two hands!" "There was a rush on the ship, ami the captain seeing me, said * 'No; sec, ll Is him who Is holding the shark's lull! 'The ropes, quiikl lowci the ropes 1' he oiileiell. "Ihe i( pes weie lustanll) loneieil. You must know II I sei/ed It, but on!) w Itb one hand, while with the olhei 1 st^ll Jield ihe slunk, which was hoisted with me on the •ship. It lueasiiied live leet two inches. Tlio .'iiptalu coiigialulnlvd me fin in) courage and picscmc of inlud, and Invited me to dine wllb him lui ihe icstol the w>)iige." Al the close ot his naiialhc, uhlch was dc'hcicd with an ail ol unimpeachable M'raclt), the salloi heaved a deep sigh, ga\e one oi two hitches to Ids pants ami walked leisiiiely awnj. ihe Lutuhfltlliiu's Ga/eflc sa}s lliaL buyuls me plent) en the Saglu'aw il\ei, hut not much lumber Is changing hands. Auction is being inailo to obtain concessions but man- iitaclinuiB aio Hi m In their position and u- iiltedly resist any letting down In values, It Is not e\peeled tb it any \eiy extensive sales will lake plate until the lniuhoi ahead) sold begins mow loi waul lieeauscul the lint that ileideis bei eve tbej have nothing to lose by waiting, and imiiiutaeluers nie as lonlideul Ilial Ihcv liave nothing paiticulai lo gain I by selling unless al the lull piicc asked, tlon due to Williams as owner ot tho re¬ maining five-eighths, was applied upon the mortgago debt. Upon the healing before the commissioner some proof In regariLto various items hav¬ ing been given, the correctness of the Hbel- lantB charges and credits, reserving only" tlio question whether they constituted a marl- llluie lien winch could be enforced in rem against (he vessel. If the situation of Brett, Son & Co., and their relation to the ship iib owners were merely that of general agents, or ship's hus¬ band, making the advances heie sought to bo received meiely hi tlic urdluiiry com so of their duties iib such, I should be compelled lo hold, upon the authorities, that they have no lieu upon the ship, theietoie, although the owners would be peisonally liable to them foi their several shares. In such cases the agent, or ship's husband, is picsumcd to 'l upon the personal responsibility of the owners only, lie leprcseuts them In ad¬ vancing moneys «i Inpajing chaiges. His act is thcli act, and oullnarll), must be pre¬ sumed lo be designed to discharge the ship liiim bin dens, not to charge her, or to io- talli liens upouhei tbiimgh ,ui) pieuumed equitable assignments oi subrogation (The Laieb 2 ('nil, 127, the iniiili J Weed 2 Low, fi,M,uliJ, the Tangiei 2 Low 7.) But, hi this case, the agent) ol-tlic w s- sel was evidently attend,nil upon the nun tgage, and designed an a limber senn¬ it) loi the payment ol ihe money nilvniiied. \\ hen ( iiptalu Vv illlains lelt the ship no considerable pail ot the inoilgage had been paid, al least, Hum, him A, Co., had exclu¬ sive imiiiiigeuicnl ot the business ot the ship, loi the pin pose ol woiklngoll the moitgige ilelit. 1 ndn si lIi eliuiin*tnnce„ It seems to me that it cannot be presumed that the ad¬ vances and pay mi ills made by Biett, Son & Their own commissions, however, on the charter procured by them should not'be al* lowed as a maritime Hen, nor commissions on tludr own advances, amounting together to f243.H0. With this reduction the'report should be confirmed and " decree entered accordingly for the llbellaut with costs. CA.PE HA'TTERAS. Protcssor W. C. Kerr's studies in North- Carolina have led tosome "^"'"B^"- elusions In regard to the geologic hls-ory of Cape Hatterns. The modorn cape Is a tract ol low land which is, on one had, losing altitude by subsidence, and, on lie other, gaining It bv accretion. The accretion I, three-fo1d; first, sediment ft on. local ,lve.», second, vegetable accumulation. In a svstcn of peat-loimlng swamps which ccc.ipv the divides oetwecu the streams; ililKl.'-l.orc-.l.itt, l.i..»Kht by the »uveS u.id currents of the Atlantic Hon. Ihe no.th and 'outh. The sUoie-'d,lit Is derived Ho,,, the aliment of the Susqilehanna and other TwTis. nnd is deposited In a continuous bank "„| sand, constituting the se.i-liont ol the , ..,,. I'bc wind Ihiovvs it up in dunes, vvld.b slowly navel laud waul, and eventu- „1U bclp lo Ull the lagoon, oi sound, caused bv the sllbsideiue Thchistoiv ol.he c,.,»l has not always lH.l„lhl,„a,.,|/,',lb>.s..bsid.„c,,lo,iava.l- „„„ levels Ihe.e .».• Um,ol sbme dun. s and „„„, „„,, lealiues, whi.!..»..Id luvcaUa- 'inedtbeii,......-nt ^^ >» - -i; "'Ullcn'tnel\.„n ..""d „ the 20 loo, level , i ... ihe vonlilienlil io'»l w as at i';;;;^!:,,;;,,,'mi b,.......mi.iw.M.iit»j» 1,.,. , bin, though ihewg nnllllieol llio (Olsl ll.iv< uxHUtUcologl. ihms,' .bleed a» a salient ol lie h inc.es in the a, mini III veiy l ipe il-i ll, coil- ciiiilinclital mai- "'i'"".'".^ Vmodern phenomenon. L Is at r; r^ous';;;*; ^ i,„c „,* pt w«> ^......^ -> ***** ,,pou tue pcisiiuul credit ol the owner; on the conluii), Ihcv welc cluuges ami p.iy- mi ills ui'Lossaiilly in ele by (In ll, Son ,v ( o., in Ibrli eiiihnvoi to icali/e soini ihing lo lb - ciedlt ol (lull moilgngc on lived the vessel; and, 111 my judgment, they ........,, ,,,„„„,. .'lovvth, dependent now on »» » "minimum,. ,'„ ^.valliug vvlud- ... ...I. ll illold-pli'-iliiipllvcovi.hliic ;:;,,a;!'»-'i»'«'1""1"".....;......;":;' ,,, ulollbc \luultl> I"' s,v,,.,lgiooglc ^i,!,!'_(/'/„(. *<■<■■ »•«•<". '""'""J ^l"11 7.)