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\ Continued fi om _p jnion, and years after his E xvellancy and Her Royal Highness shall have returned to the mother country will those events be spoken of by Canadians, who had the privil- age of being present, in language of the highest appreciation. Soon after the return of the Princess from Bermuda, it) was announced that two state balls would be given at Government House before the close of the session of Parliament. ‘These events are always looked forward to with much interest in society cireles the first of the balls was held last evening, it was certainly the great social event of the season. Soon after nine o'clock carriages began to arrive at Government House. Inside the building the scene was a brilliant one. ‘The ball room was handsomely decorated and brilliantly illuminated. The maguiticent and varied toilets of the ladies, the court uniform of Ministers, the handsome scarlet uniforms of the military officers, the plain evening dress of the general company of gentlemen, and the attractive surroundings united to make up ascene beautiful to be- hold. ‘The music on the oceasion was fur- nished by the fine band. of the Government, Generals foot Guards which has seldom been heartl to better advantage, HB. a INTO THE WATER. The newest and finest of the Detroit and Cleveland Steam Navigation Company’s steamers, the City of Mackinac, was launched at the Detroit drydock Company’s iron ship- building yard at Wyandotte, at 4 o’clock Saturday atternoon. She will resemble tn general appéarance the steamer City of Cleveland, which was built at the same yard four years ago, and which is now one of the most successful and popular steamers on the lakes. ‘The dimensions of the new steamer is as follows: Length of keel, 200 feet; length over all, 212 feet; beam, 32 feet; breadth over the guards, 60 feet; depth of hold, 1214./ She will have a beam engine, with cylinder 44 inches in diameter and 10 feet stroke. She will have feathering whcels 18 feet’in.diameter and 9 feet face, and two steel boilers capable of working at a pressure of fifty pounds to the square inch. One difference between this and the City of Cleveland which is in favor of the new steamer, is that the shaft will be nearly level with the deck, which will be ramped over it‘as in the steamer City of Milwaukee. Her cabin is 167 feet long, and has sixty state-rooms upstairs and six in the ladies cabin below. The dinning-room and kitch- en on the new steamer are aft below decks. She has four watertight bulkheads. Ler cabin will be elaborately finished, and no ex- pense will be spared. She is intended to run on the route between Detroit and Port Austin. Her cost when completed will be upwards of $165,000. THE 'TALLOR’S APPRENTICE, “When shall we know that the enemy has given in?” asked a lad who had once been a tailor’s apprentice, but afterward entered the British navy, asa common boy, about the year 1680. “When that flag is hauled down,” an- swered the sailor addressed, ‘the ship will be ours.” “Oh, if that’s-all, P11 see what I can do!” ‘The vessel on which the speakers stood had had the fortune, a few hours earliér, to fall in witha French squadron, and a warm action, bravely fought on both sides, was maintained. After atime the boy had become impatient for the result, and ad- dressed the above question toa sailor, No sooner was he told that the withdrawal of of the flag from the enemy’s mast-head would bé the signal that the action had been decided than he determined. to “see what he could do. At that moment the ‘vessel were engaged yard-arm to yard-arm, and were obscure in the smoke of the guns. In an- instant the boy mounted the shrouds, passed from the yard of his own ship to that of the enemys, ascended with agility to the maintop-gallant- mast-head, struck and carried off the French flag unperceived, and got back to the yard, arin of his own ship in safty. Before he could get down to the deck the 3ritish saw that the flag had) disappeared- nnd shouted ‘Vietory! victory!” ‘The Freneh crew, seeing also that the flag was gone, and thinking that ithad been strack by order ot the Adiniral, fed from their guns; and although tre officers attempted to rally them, the confusion was hope Then the British availing themselves of the opportunity, boarded the French vessel, and captured it. ‘must know if [ seized it, but only }wili take place until the Inmbor already sold In thé midst ofvhe excitement the new boy came down from the shrouds with the French flag wrapped around his body, and | displayed it with no little glee to the aston- ished tars. The news spread quickly to the quarter-deck, and the blushing boy was led | into the presence of the Admiral who praised him for his gallantry, aud rated him there and then as midshipman. Tt was not long before promotion followed promotion, and the tailor’s apprentice be- came known as 6ne of England’s most gal- lant suilors.— Harpers Young People, = — A SHARK ie came STORY. into the office, and, looking around, asked for the marine reporter. His face was wreathed in smiles, and he wore ashort reefing jacket’ from the elbows ot | which grinned two rents, He had tar spots | on his pants, and his bronzed face showed him to bea genuine salt, fresh from the dark blue main, He was disappointed when he learned the ; salt water reporter was out, but he drew out a short pipe, jerked out: “Well, any other gentleman will do; what I’ve got to say is not long, and it is all true, you can make ze oath to it. A reporter took up a pencil, and the tar, who gave his initials as KE. J. M., went on as follows: “On a recent voyage from Europe I met with a very strainge adventure, and I would be very grateful to you it you would publish itin your valuable paper. “On the second of June we put to sea from Havre,a French port. The wind was favorable and we advanced rapidly until June seventh, when the wind calmed itself. The sea became less and less agitated until it became as smooth as a mirror. There being no wind now we were hardly advancing. ‘The 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 side ropes. I had not walked three-quarters of the way around the ship when suddenly the rope broke and into the sea I fell. Thesea water being heavy, I rose to the surface two or three times, every time taking breath. All at once chancing to turn around I saw a filled it, and between whiffs shark advancing directly towards me. I was now ip a perilous situation, not know- ing how toswim. Death was facing me on both sides. I had the choise of either being drowned or being eaten by the shark. I chose the latter. ‘Che shark being now near me, I seized his tail, trusting he would turn around and devour me. But it was not so, for he seemed more frightened than myself, for 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 nature to follow ships, he came. back to it, but on the opposite side from which I fell. There chanced to be aman whom I think must be short-sighted, for, having my head out of water, I heard him ery out: “ «Here he is on this side; a shark i is hold- ing by the two hands!” “There was arush on -the ship, and the captain seeing me, said: “*No; see, itisthim who is holding the shark’s tail! The ropes, quick! lower the ropes!’ he ordered. : “The rcpes were instantly lowered. You with one hand, while with the other [ still held the shark, which was hoisted with me on the ship. It measured five feet two inches. The captain congratulated me for my courage and presence of mind, and invited me to dine with him for the rest of the voyage.” At the close ot his ive, which was delivered with an unimpeachable veracity, the sailor )éaved a deep sigh, gave one or two hitches’ to his pants and walked leisurely awyy. vr of a sie a aaa 1 The Lumberman’s Gazette says that buyers are plenty on the yinaw river, but not much lumber is changing hands. An effort is being mado to obtain concessions but man- ufacturers are firm in their position and u- hitedly resist any letting down in values. It is not expected that any very extensiv sales begins move forward beeause of the faet that lers beleve they have uothing to lose by ny, and tnandfactners are as coufident that they have nothing particular to gain | by selling unless at the fall price asked, MARI MORTGAGE ON ¢ LAW. VESSELS—RIGHT SHIP’S AGENT. United States Dist. Court, S. Dist. New York. Charles L. Wright, receiver, vs. the bark J.C, Williams her tackle, ete. W. R. Beebe, proctor for the libellant; John B. Whiting, proctor for the claimant. Brown, D. J. This case having been tried before a com- missioner to whom it was referred, comes betore me upon exceptions to his report in favor of the libellants for the suin of $4,150.- 10. ‘The libellant is the receiver of Brett, Son & Co., who in March 1875 took a mort- gage upon five-eighths of the bark, to secure $10,000 from John C, Williams, to whom they advanced that money to aid in the construction of the vessel. ‘The bark was built at Shelbourne, NS., and wasa_ British vessel, At the time of the advances it was agreed that Brett, Son & Co., for their se- curity should have this mortgage, and also be 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 various advances and payments on account of the ship from February 24th to May 31st, 1882, And a supplementary libel was after- wards filed tor additionait: charges and pay- ments, During several years after the bark was finished Williams was in charge of her nav- igation as master and, owner of five-eights, Brett, Son & Co., being her general agents in New York. Prior to the charges for which the libel is brought, however, Will- jams had left the vessel, and was succeeded by the first mate, Smith, as master, who is nota part owner; and the business of the bark remained under the management of Brett, Son & Co., as before. So far as ap- pears from the evidence, the bark seems to have run from New York to various ports and back, and the entire business manage- ment, procuring charters, attending to her outfit, repairs, payment ot bills, and the col- lection of freiglts, seems to have been whol- ly in the -hands of Brett, Son & Co. The owners of the other three-eighths, who ap- pear as claimants of the vessel, received their share of dividends from Brett, Son & Co., as profits were made,. while the propor- tion due to Williams as owner ot the re- maining five-eighths, was applied upon the mortgage debt. Upon the hearing before the commissioner some proof in regard to various items hav- ing been given, the correctness of the. libel- lants charges and credits, reserving only the question whether they constituted a mari- itime lien which could be enforced in rem against the vessel. If the situation of Brett, Son & Co., and their relation to the sbip as owners were merely that of general agents, or ship’s hus- band, making the advances here sought to be received merely in the ordinary course of their duties as such, I should be compelled to hold, upon the authorities, that they have no lien upon the ship, therefore, although the owners would be personally liable to them for their several shares. In such cases the agent, or ship’s husband, is presumed to act upon the personal responsibility of the owners only. He represents them in ad- vancing moneys or in paying charges. His act is their act, and ordinarily, must be pre- sumed to be designed to discharge the ship TO ACT AS from burdens, not to charge her, or to re- tain liens upon her throug ly presumed equitable assignments or subrogation. (‘The Lal 2 Curt, 427; the Sarah J. Weed 2 Lov 562; the Tangier 2 Low 7.) But, in this case, the agency of the ves- sel was evidently attendant upon the mortgage, and designed as a ‘further secur- ity for the payment of the money advanced, When Captain Willinms left the ship no considerable part of the mortgage had been paid, at least, Brett, Son & Co, had exclu- sive management of the business of the ship, for the purpose of working off the mortgage | debt. Under stch circumstances it that it eannot be presumed that the ad- vances and payments made by Brett, Son & Co,, in the business of the ship were made pon tne personal credit of the owner; ou the vontrary, they were charges and pay- ments necessarrily made by Brett, Son & Co., in their endeavor to realize something to the eredit of their mortgage on five- the vessel; and, in my judgment, they seems to me) an: en Haceertaiu combination of prevailing land currents, ihaords presumptive ¢ ‘igths of | periods, —(Phil. sve. should be deemed to be made upon the cred- it of the vessel, ‘This it seems to me wovld be clearly so, as respects Williams, owner of the five- eights; and as respects the three-eights owned by the claimants [ think the same in- ference should be drawn from the fact that the claimants cles arly acquiesced in the man- agement of the Vessel by Brett, Son & Co., and must have known the circumstances of their situation as mortgagees, and the object of the managementot the ship by them., As all these payments and advances were made with the claimants knowledge anc acquiescence, they would clearly be person- ally liable to Brett, Son & Co., for their shares of these necessary payments and dis- bursements. ‘l’o them it does not appear to have been of any practical account whether the advances, as respects the three-eighths are Considered to have been made upou the credit of the vessel or upon their own per- sonal credit. The former was cle: urly the case as to the five-eighths, and from that, I think, a similar intention should be inferred as to the three-eighths. All the evidence points to the credit of the vessel, and the recovery of the mortgage debt as the ground of all the advances and payments by Brett, Son & Co., and such I think, must, in this ease, be considered as the understanding of all the parties. Liens arising from the course of the busi- ness of the ship in favor of other persons would have priority over the mortgage lien, andin paying the amounts of such prior liens for tlie protection of their mortgage in- terest. Brett, Son & Co., should be deemed equitably subrogated thereto. (The Cabot Abb, Adm. 150; the Tangier 2, Low, 7! the Sarah J. Weed 2 Jo, 562.) ‘ For these reasons I think the present case should be held to be an exception to the or- dinary ruleas respects a ship’s husband or general-a general agent; and that the claim of.2 maritime lien by Brett, Son Co., should be sustained for such necessary charges and payments for supplies or other necessaries furnished in the ‘business of the ship. as would have constituted liens if furnished by other persons, as being made in this case ‘ty on the credit of the vessel, and upon ai equitable subrogation to the liens paid. Their own commissions, however, on the charter procured by them shold not be al- lowed as a maritime lien, nor commissions on their own advances, amounting together to $243.90. -With this reduction the report should be confirmed and a decree entered aczordingly for the libellant with costs. CAPE HATTERAS. Protessor W. C. Kerr’s studies in North Carolina have led to some interesting con- clusions in regard to the geologic history of Cape Hatteras. The modern : cape is a tract of low land which is,-on one hand, losing altitude by subsidence, and, on the other, gaining it by accretion. The accretion is three-fold; first, sediment from local rivers; second, vegetable accumulation in a system of peat-forming swamps which occupy the divides petween the streams; third, shore-drift, brought by the waves and currents of the Atlantic from the north and south. ‘She shore-drift is derived from the sediment of the Susquehanna and = other rivers, and is deposited in a contiuous bank of sand, constituting the sea-front of the cape. The wind throws it up in dunes, which slowly travel landward, and eventu- ally help to fill the lagoon, or sound, caused by the subsidence. The history of the coast has not always been characterized by subsidence; forsat vari- ous levels there are lines of shore-dunes and other coast features, Whieh could have atta- ined their present position only by an eleva- tory movement, One of the best: preserved coust-lines has an altitude of tess than 20 feet, nnd another, referred to the glacial epoch, lies at 500 feet. When the ocean stood at the 20-foot level the angle of the continental coast wi Cape Lookout and before Chat it was at Cay Fears but, though these wreat changes in the outline of the coast have occurred in very recent geologic times, the cape itself, con- sidered as nsalient: of the continental mar- gin, ix not a modern phenomenon, Tt is at Teas tus old as the cretaceous ; and since it is retionary growth, depenctent now on I winds idence that a similar combination has characterized this part of the Atlantic for several geoloie Wash., meeting April a) ' ®