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I THE " SHAKESPEARE BIBLE."…
THE SHAKESPEARE BIBLE." I The "lot" which attracted most attention in a book and manuscript sale at Sotheby's Rooms in London on Monday was an imperfect copy of the Bible of 1613, with the New Testament of 1611. This volume, with the signature "William Shakespeare 1614" on the reverse of the title t4 the New Testament, and again on the end cover, "Willm. Shakespere Off S.O.A. [i.e., of Stratford-on-Avon] His Bible, 1613, was discovered near Manchester about 1850 by the vendor's grandfather, Mr. William Sharp, a well-known book and print collector at his death in 1881 it was inherited by his only daughter, the mother of the vendor. The volume contains, in addition to the Shakespeare signatures, a number of other inscriptions by its successive owners, and one of these proves that the book was at all events in Shakespeare's county seventeen years after his de,ath. The volume has been examined by various j specialists, and the only definite conclusion which appears to have been arrived at is that the signatures are extremely similar to that on the copy of Florio's Montaigne in the British Museum. As a matter of fact, there are various points which might be adduced to prove that the signatures in the volume sold on Monday- were more than doubtful autographs of the poet. It will, however, be sufficient to state that the bidding began at £ 105, and that at P.210 the volume became the property of Messrs. Pearson and Co the well-known booksellers, who are understood to have had an unlimited commission from a collector in the United States. It may b. mentioned that the copy of Florio's Montaigne with the Shakespeare autograph referred to above was acquired by the British Museum in 1838 for gloo. The title dmdg of the purchase and mortgage of a house in Black- friars, March 10, 1612-13, with Shakespeare a signature, were sold at Sotheby's in 1858 for ;c.315, and acquired by the British Museum, the counterpart of the same deeds having been purchased by the Guildhall Library, London, at Evans's in 1843 for £ 145.
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The Duke of Portland has given five hundred pounds towards the enlargement of the Mans- field Hospital, with a promise of more should the larger of two alternative schemes be decided on. Local colliery owners have promised seventeen hundred pounds for the same pur- pose. Mr. T. J. Burn Scotland, Acting Assistant Resident Magistrate for the District of the Cape, Cape Colony, has been appointed Civil Commissioner and Resident Magistrate of Herbert, in place of Mr. D. D. Leslie, trans- ferred. The Coronation loving-cup added to the Middle Temple collection stands 3ft. 6in. high, and is modelled in the style of the Elizabethan period. A lifelike bas-relief portrait of the King forms the body of the cup, and on either side are finely-chased representations of the Coronation.
! THE LATE LORD SALISBURY.…
THE LATE LORD SALISBURY. I LORD ROSEBEEY'S TRIBUTE. I Lord Rosebery unveiled a bust of the late Marquis of Salisbury in the hall of the Union Debating Society, Oxford, on Monday evening, in the presence of a large number of people. p b His lordship, after paying a tribute to the late Lord Salisbury's eloquence, said a striking point in his character was his absolute scorn of wealth and honours, which were as dross to him. Lord Salisbury was thought to be a proud man, but if he were he was too proud to show his pride. Lord Salisbury held a higher posi- tion in the State, and for a longer time, than had been occupied by any statesman since Sir Robert Walpole, though whether he was one of those whom history would stamp as great (history alone would show. This much was [ certain. Lord- Salisbury was an able, loyal, and untiring servant of his Queen and country. He was a. public servant of the Elizabethan type, a fit representative of his great Elizabethan ancestry.
COALING DIFFICULTIES. I
COALING DIFFICULTIES. I PROBABLE DURATION OF THE CRUISE OF TH3 RUSSIAN BALTIC FLEET. It is now evident, that part of the Russian Fleet is taking the shortest route to the Far East via the Mediterranean and the Suez Canal. The distance it will have to traverse will be 12 700 miles (Libau to Port Arthur). At an average speed of 10 knots (which is the most it can probably achieve) the voyage would take 53 days. But allowing for accidents to machinery, bad weather, and coaling delays, it would seem that if it gets to Port Arthur in 100 days it will have done very well. Assuming for purposes of calculation that the whole fleet is taking this route, the ordinary necessities of I navigation will demand a consumption of some 1,922 tons of coal per day. In addition to this, there will be a consumption of 400 tons per day for other purposes, such as electric light and power and cooking. The total coal consumption of the fleet will therefore reach some 2,322 tons per day, and for the 100 days' voyage the total consumption will be 232,200 tons. This enormous supply will be obtained from some 60 to 70 steamers stationed at intervals along the route, and the coal expen&es for the voyage will run into Y,640,000, or nearly two- thirds of a million sterling. The trans-shipment of coal at sea is effected by means of an endless wire cable, along which the full sacks will be swung from the collier into the warship, and passed back empty on to the collier. In the most favourable conditions the German apparatus employed for the purpose can pass coal from one vessel into another at the rate of 40 tons per hour. The Baltic fleet, coaling on the open sea, will at best not get in more than some 60 to 70 steamers stationed at intervals coaling apparatus is about E5,000 per ship.
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Herr Bebel, who has come into an unexpected legacy of E20,000, is the leader of the Social Democratic party, and the finest Parliamentary orator in Germany. Born about 1840, he was educated at the common school, and is a wood- turner by trade. It is estimated that about 250,000 canary birds are annually reared by the peasants of Germany. Of these, 100,000 are shipped to the United States. The next greatest demand for the birds comes from England, which takes 50,000 birds annually.
I ART AND LITERATURE.
I ART AND LITERATURE. The election of Mr. Sargent to the membership of the New English Art Club, by which that ftiil youthful society does itself honour, has somewhat fluttered the irreccncileables. Those who have Royal Academic rank are held to belong to an- other world of paint, which is hardly reasonable when they do not paint Royal Academic pictures. I The New English men have seen this difference and they have the pleasure of welcoming a pic- ture for their exhibition to open next week, which they consider one of the finest things ever done by him who is henceforth their own Academician. I Mr. J. Laverv has gathered at the Leicester Gallery in London a series of his pictures and sketches which very efficiently illustrates his capacities as an original and accomplished artist. In some of the canvases he shows, perhaps a little too plainly, his indebtedness to Whistler; but in others where he is frankly himself the evidence of his judgment in dealing with nature and of his knowledge of his craft is quite indis- putable. The most notable canvas in the collec- tion is his "Spring," the picture which was so generally admired when it was exhibited some little w^ile ago at the New Gallery. It has re- cently been bought by the French Government for the Luxembourg 'Gallery. As a technical exercise in which exacting problems of colour and tone management have been solved with re- markable skill, and as a masterly and siensitive piece of handling, it deserves the highest praise. Not many artists could have treated a motive so simple and at the same time so difficult with such a happy combination of courage and discretion. With reference to the discussion as to the origin of the name Balfour, readers of R. L. Stevenson may be interested to be reminded of a passage in "Kidnapped" where the author makes one of his Highland characters express himself plainly enough on this question. David Balfour, the hero, during his "Sight in the heather" with Alan Breck Stuart, finds sanc- tuary with Cluny Macpherson in his "cage" on Ben Alder, and it is described how he offended the chieftain by his "Whiggish" aversion to card-playing for money: "When I returned he and Alan had laid the cards as/de, and were questioning a gillie and the chief turned about and spoke to me in the Gaelic. I have no Gaelic,' said 1. Now, since the card question, every- thing I said or did had the power of annoying Cluny. Your name has more sense than your- self, then,' said he angrily, for it's good Gaelic.' Balfour was, of course, the name of "R. L. S.'s" mother's family, and the utterance of his character on such a- point may be fairly supposed to reflect his own belief. The new "Society of Twelve," which has just opened its first exhibition in Messrs. Obach's gallery in London is a not unwelcome addition to the existing groups of artists who make periodical appeals to the attention of the public. In the collection it has brought together, if there are some things which are unworthy of the prominence assigned to them, there are many others of exceptional quality. Such delightful productions as Mr. D. Y. Cameron's "Stirling Castle" and "Early Spring in Tuscany," Mr. Muirhead Bone's "Shepherd's Bush," Mr. W. Nicholson's water-colours, and Ir. W. Strang s portrait-drawings, are most acceptable, and there is a good "Head of a Woman by Mr. Clausen. The best of the prints, which make up rather more than half the show, are the etchings by Mr. Strang, Mr. Cameron, and Mr. Bone, and some interesting lithographs come from Mr. C. H. Shannon, and Mr. Rothenstein. As an attempt to popularise the slighter works of clever artists the exhibition deserves the fullest recognition. Messrs. Smith, Elder, and Co. are publish- ing a work bv the Rev. Frank Penny, late chaplain in her Majesty's Indian Service (Madras Establishment), entitled "The Church in Madras." The volume is not intended to be a religious history of the period and the place with which it deals, nor a complete history of missionary effort in the South of India in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries, but a record of ecclesiastical events concerning the East India Company and its local government at Fort St. George. The subject has never before been considered from this point of view, and the book offers, therefore, to a very large extent new matter. It would be interesting to know (says "The Globe,") who is responsible for the recent clean- ing and repairing of Lord Leighton'a wall paint- ing, "The Arts of Peace," in the South Kensington Museum. Whatever may have been the cleansing process employed, the result can- not be accounted satisfactory. The surface of the painting seems to have suffered visibly from the treatment it has undergone, and it has in places the appearance of having bl\en rubbed with sufficient force to remove portions of the wax pigment. Some inquiry uniy well be made as to the necessity for using any vigorous measures for taking off what surface dirt there may have been upon the painting. Spirit fresco was chosen originally as the process by which this picture, and its companion, "The Arts of War," were to be painted, because among other advantages it was supposed to allow of being cleaned by simple washing. But evidently, from what can be seen now in the Museum, either this form of fresco wiil not bear handling by the cleaner, or else it has been, in this instance, attacked with unjusti- fiable violence. After two or three experiences of the same sort, there will not remain much of the picture to worry about. Even more disastrous, however, than the efforts of the cleaners have been those of the decorators who have been entrusted with the repainting of the ornamental bord,er round the picture. In what is supposed to be the chief centre of art education in this country a colour arrange- ment has been produced which would do discredit to a house-painter's apprentice. The border, as it is now, with its streaks of red and blue and garish gilding, seems to have been modelled upon the decorations of an ice- cream barrow, and as a surrounding for Lord Leighton's reticent and gentle harmonies it is absolutely impossible. If the "Arts of Peace" had been finally cleaned off the wall the picture could scarcely have been more effectually effaced than it is by contrast with this riot of discordant colours.' To make matters worse, the other fresco, "The Arts of War," is. apparently, being dealt with in the same pre- posterous manner, and will shortly be as invisible as its companion- That comparatively small, but sincerely devoted class of readers who regard the late Samuel Butler as one of the really great writers of our time, would (says "The Morning Post") appreciate the unaffected "Diary of a Journey Through North Italy to Sicily" of Mr. Henry Festing Jones. After Butler's death in 1902 Mr. R. A. Streatfeild, of tHe British Museum, as literary executor of his Ciid friend, was able to gratify many of the friends of Butler in Italy and Sicily by presenting the MS. of Butler's translation of the Odyssey to the Academy of Science, Literature, and Art at Aci-Reale, the MS. of "Ex Voto" to the town of Varallo-Sesia, and the MS. of that delightful book "The Authoress of the Odyssey". to the town of Trapani. In the spring of last year Mr. Festing Jones, Butler's fellow-traveller in Italy for over twenty years, left London to deliver these much-desired souvenirs at their three respective destinations, visiting many of the favourite spots of his lost companion. The diary is full of reminiscences of Butler, and includes many records of the affection and respect in which his memory is held by rich and poor in Italv and Sicily. One of the most touching incidents was the meeting with the deaf-mute waiter-now a railway servant-at Trapani. the man whose excellent attention and method of conversation by gestures is described by Butler in his essay on "Thought and Language." This honest and clever fellow ran away at the suggestion of a tip, but, says the writer, "I was even with him in the end, for !be found out when I was leaving and came to the albergo to take me to the station and attend to my luggage. I held up two separate francs, one in each hand close together; then I pointed one to the sky and the other to myself, and gave them both to him he accepted them with many queer signs and noises, and understood that one was from Butler and the other from me." A photogravure after C. Gogin's portrait of Samuel Butler in 1896 forma an admirable frontispiece to the diary.
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"I must either be an elongated first mayor or a second mayor following myself," said Alder- an F. W. Lawson, who has been re-elected Mayor of Hornaey.
CURRENT SPORT.
CURRENT SPORT. e HOCKEY. Two interesting county matches were decided on Saturday. Gloucestershire, after losing the first two goals of the match, beat Somerset, at Weston- super-Mare, by six goals to two. Frank and George Smith were in excellent form for the Winners. At Exmouth, Dorset beat Devon by two goals to one. The most surprising result in the London district was the victory of East Sheen •over Lessness-park, at Morfclake, by two goals to none. Teddington beat Surbiton, at Teddington, by six goals to two; Staines beat the Hawks, at Staines, by four goals to none; and Hampstead beat Brighton, at Richmond, by eight goals to one. Willesden visited Cambridge, and, by defeating the University by four goals to one, accomplished one of their best performances of recent years. LACROSSE. Cambridge University, who have lost N. H. P. Whitley, J. C. Bickford-Smith, W. N. Bicktord- Smith, N. Spicer, and E. V. Oulton of last year's team, played the first match of their season on Saturday. They received a visit from West London, who proved succcssful by nine goals to two. At Oxford, the University defeated Brook- field by 13 goals to five. Catford, maintaining their fine form, beat Higbgate, at Catford, by 21 goals to none. Woodford and Surbiton drew, at Woodford, each side scoring three goals. CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNING. At Oxford, on Saturday, the Oxford University Hare and Hounds beat the United Hospitals Hare and Hounds, over the new seven and a-half miles course, by 19 points to 23. Mr. H. Godby (Christ Church, Oxford) was first man home in 42min. 15sec.; G. L. Candler (St. Bartholomew's) was second in 42min. 30see.; and R. H. Birt (New College, Oxford's, F. Huyshe (Eeble College, Oxford), W. E. Schutt (Brasenose, Oxford), and H. T. Johnstone (Corpus, Oxford), followed in the order named. At Croydon, the Cambridge University Hare and Hounds first team lost tbe trail in their match with the South London Harriers' first team (several of whose men also went wrong) and the contest was declared void. In a match between the second teams, at Cambridge, the University Hare and Hounds beat the South London Harriers by 20 points to 35. W. F. Whate (Downing Col- lege), who covered the seven and a half miles course in 42min. 17sec., was the first to finish. At Roehampton,the Thames Hare and Hounds' four and three-quarter miles handicap was won by G. Dawson (25see. start), in 27min. 43see, WALKING. The Blackheath Harriers' seven miles walking race, for the "Johnson" trophy, took place on the road from Chislehurst to Blackheath, and was won by T. E. Hammond in lh. 4min. 25sec. Hammond also finished second from scratch in the sealed handicap, which was won by J. T. Jull, with hum. losee. start. ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. League—Division I.—At Woolwich, the Arsenal beat Stoke by two goals to one. Aston Villa, play- ing at home, beat Notts County by four goals to two. Sunderland v. Derby County, at Sunder- land, was a win for Sunderland by three goals to none. Middlesbrough drew with Preston North End, at Middlesbrough, the score being one goal all. At Blackburn, Manchester City were beaten by Blackburn Rovers, the score being three to one. Playing at home, Bury beat Sheffield United by seven goals to one. Notts Forest, on their own ground, were beaten by Small Heath by two goals to none. At Wolverhampton, Newcastle United beat Wolverhampton Wanderers by three to one. The match between SheSield Wednesday and Everton, at Sheffield, ended in a draw, the score being five goals each. League. — Division II. Bolton Wanderers, playing at home, beat Lincoln City by four to one. At Burton, Doncasfcer Rovers were beaten by Bur- ton United, the score being one to none. Playing at home, Chesterfield beat Barnsley by two to none. Manchester United, at home, beat Burnley by one goal to none. Bristol City beat Grimsby Town, at Bristol, by three goals to none. Burslem Port Vale, playing at home, were beaten by Liver- pool by two to one. The most important of the results in the fourth round of the Qualifying Competition for the English Cup were: 11 Hastings and St. Leonards v. Ilford Afc Hast- ings, Ilford won by three goals to two. New Brompton v. Brighton and Hove Albion Played at new Brompton, Brighton and Hove Albion win- ning by one goal to none. Watford v. Grays United At Grays, Watford won by three goals to one. Swindon v. Longfleet St. Mary's at Swindon, the home club beat St. Mary's by eight goals to none. Mexborough Town v. Blackwell: Played at Mexborough, the home club winning by six goals to two. Gainsborough Trinity v. Grimethorpe United At home, Gainsborough won by five goals to one. Kettering v. Northampton Visiting Ket- tering, Northampton won by two goals to nil. Leicester Fosse v. Gresley Rovers At Leicester, the Fosse won by five goals to nil. Glossop v. Stockport County: This Cup tie at Glossop ended in a draw of one goal each. Blackpool v. South. port Central At Blackpool, Southport were beaten by three goals to none. Southern v. Reading Playing at home, Fulham defeated Reading by two goals to nil. Tottenham Hotspur v. Mill wall On their own ground, the Hotspur won by one goal to none. Southampton v. Bristol Rovers: South- hampton. at home, beat Bristol Rovers, by four goals to two. Luton v. Queen's ParlrRangers At Luton, this match ended in a draw of one goal each. Swindon v. Brentford: Visiting Swindon, Brentford won easily by three goals to one. Scottish League.—Greenock Morten, two; Air- drieonians, none. Partick Thistle, three; Port Glasgow Athletic, none. Motherwell, one; Queen's Park, one. Dundee, two; Heart of Midlothian, none. Third Lanark, two Kilmarnock, one. Hibernians, two; Celtic, tv/o. St. Mirren, three; Glasgow Rangers, none. County Match.—Huntingdonshire v. Cambridge- shire: This match, at Huntingdon, was won by Cambridgeshire by two goals to one. Club Matches.—Corinthians v. Portsmouth In brilliant weather, at Leyton, the Corinthians beat Portsmouth by four goals to one. West Ham United v. Clapton: At Upton Park, West Ham won by five goals to none. Casuals v. Cambridge University The Light Blues won by eight goals to two. Plymouth Argyle v. West Bromwich Albion: At Plymouth the home team won by three goals to two. Oxford University v. Old Malvernians The University won this match at Oxford by five goals to none. RUGBY GAMES. County Championship.—Yorkshire v. Northum- berland: At Hull, each side scored 10 points. Cumberland v. Cheshire: At Whitehaven, Cum- berland won by one try to nil. Cornwall v. Somer- set At Redruth, Cornwall won by two goals (one dropped) and one try (12 points) to one try (3 points). Northern Union League.—Division 1. Hull Kingston Rovers, 13 points; Warrington, 0. St. Helens, 5 points; Wakefield Trinity, 0. Bradford, 11 points; Runcorn, 0. Wigan,8points; Halifax, 2. Hunslet, 14 points Widnes, 3. Salford, 7 points Batley, 3. Swinton, 8 points Leigh, 3. Division II.-Normanton, 10 points; Lancaster, 5. York, 6 points; Huddersfield, 2. Keighley, 12 points; Brighouse Rangers, 3. Castleford, 6 points Millom, 2. Rochdale Hornets, 2 points; Bramley, O. Dewsbury v. Pontefra.et was postponed, the Pontefract team not visiting Dewsbury owing to the smallpox epidemic there. Northern Union County Mateb.-Laneasbiro v. Yorkshire: At Oldham, Yorkshire won by one goal and four tries (14 points) to one goal and one try (5 points). Club Matches. Blackheath v. Cambridge University: At Blackheath, the home team won by two goals and two tries to a dropped goal. Richmond v. London Scottish: At Richmond, the home team won by two goals and two tries to a try. London Welsh v. London Irish At Queen's Club, West Kensington, the London Welsh won by five goals to a goal and two tries. Harlequins v. Oxford University: At Wandsworth-common, Oxford won by three goals and four tries to a penalty goal, Old Merchant Taylors v. R.i.E.C. At Richmond, the College team beat the Old Merchant Taylors by a goal and eight tries to one try. Old Leysians v. Old Alleynians: At Eltham, the Old Alleynians won by a goal and three tries to a goal and one try. Catford Bridge T. London Hospital: At Catford, the local team beat the Hospital by a goal and two tries to a goal. St. Thomrs's Hospital v. Rosslyn Park: At Chis- wick, Rosslyn Park won by a goal and three tries to a goal. Bristol v. Newport: At Bristol, the home team beat Newport by a try to nothing. Devouport Albion v. Swansea At home, Devonport Albion draw with the Swansea team. The final score was one try each. Leicester v. Coventry: At Leicester, the home team won by three goals and a I try to nothing. Edinburgh Wanderers v. Edinburgh Academicals At Edinburgh, the Academicals won by four goals and two tries to nothing. Burton v. Moseley: At Burton-on-Trent, Moseley won by 11 points to three. Cheltenham v. Gloucester: I At Cheltenham, the local players won by a. try to 1 nothing. Cardiff v. Neath At Cardiff, the I home team won by two goals and three J tries to nothing. Northampton v. Llanelly: I At Northampton, the local team beat I Llanelly by a goal to nothing. Edinburgh Uni- I versity v. Watsonians: At Edinburgh, the Univer- sity won by two tries to one. Carlisle v. Liver- I pool: At Carlisle, Liverpool won by three tries to I nothing. Kelvinside Academicals v. Glasgow i University: At Balgray, Glasgow, the Academicals won by eleven points to none. Barnstable v. Exeter: At Barnstable, the local players beat Exeter by a goal to nothing. MONDAY'S "FOOTHR." Edinburgh Academicals gained a victory over | Cambridge University, at Cambridge, under Rugby i rules, winning the game by two tries to nothing, j Swansea beat Plymouth, at Plymouth, by three goals I and two tries to one goal. In the Association I League Championship Manoheoter City gained a victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers, at Manchester, winning the match by five goals to 1 one. Four matches were played in the Western I Soccer" League, with the following results: Reading beat Southampton, at Southampton, by one goal to none Bristol Rovers beat West Ham United, at Bristol, by five goals to one Queen's Park Rangers beat Portsmouth, at Park Royal, by six goals to one; Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur j drew, at Fulham, neither side having scored, j Stoke beat Brighton and Hove Albion, at j Brighton, in a Soccer friendly, by three goals to one. I
I MISHAP TO THE KING.I
I MISHAP TO THE KING. ] SLIGHTLY LAME THROUGH AXST ACCIDENT WHIL3 j SHOOTING. When King Edward alighted in London from I the Great Eastern Railway Company's Royal train at St. Pancras, on Monday afternoon, it was noticed with concern that His Majesty was leaning somewhat heavily on his walking-stick, and limped as he moved across the platform to j the closed carriage which was in waiting. It ] transpired that the King met with a slight accident a few days ago at Sandringham. While I out shooting he accidentally kicked his foot, and the injury, although in no way serious, has proved nainfuI, with the result that in walking His Majesty limps. A wheeled-chair, such as is used by invalids, formed part of the baggage which arrived in the Royal train. Apart from this slight lameness the King appeared to be in the best of health, the Queen also looking wonderfully well. I IN A DENSE FOG. When their Majesties reached Windsor in the evening the town was enveloped in one of the densest fogs'of recent years. Even & policeman stationed near the Castle entrance was unaware that the Royal carriages had passed. As the King and Queen drove up Castle-hill to the Quadrangle, the coachman had to pull up the horses and proceed at a walking pace, a,s the surface was in an exceedingly dangerous state, and he could scarcely see a dozen yards ahead. The fact that the, horses attached to one of the Royal carriages which followed that occupied by the King and Queen stumbled and almost came down probably gave rise to a report that their Majesties had met with an accident while driving to the Castle. Inquiry proved the story to be without foundation.
I HORSHAM'S ELECT.
I HORSHAM'S ELECT. I UNIONIST CANDIDATE RETURNED. The figures of the voting in the Horsham divi- sion for the vacancy created by the death of Mr. Heywood Johnston (C) were declared on Satur- day. The candidates were Lord Tumour (C) and Mr. L. R. Erskine, and the result was announced I to be: Lord Turnour (C) 4388 Mr. Erskine (L) 3604 Majority. 784 Previous elections have resulted as under: 1892. Sir W. B. Barttelot (C) 4303 Mr. It. G. Wilberforce (GL) 2268 Conservative majority 2035 1893, Mr. J. Heywood Johnstone (C) 4150 Mr. R. G. Wilberforce (GL) 2266 Conservative majority. 1884 1895. Mr. J. Heywood Johnstone (C) Unopp. 1900. Mr. J. Heywood Johnstone (C) Unopp. When the result was announced by the High Sheriff there were deafening cheers, which con- tinued for some minutes. Lord Tournor, in proposing the usual vote of thanks to the Returning Ofiicer, said he did not think there had ever been a contest in which less personal feeling was displayed. The result was a splendid victory, and the majority was far larger than he ever anticipated. He hoped, however, that at the general electioa the majority would be even larger. Mr. Erskine, who was loudly cheered, seconded the motion. He said that the election had been a good fight, but Liberals did not expect to be so badly beaten. Lord Turnour, speaking in his committee-rooms, caused loud laughter at the conclusion by saying he would now go and have a little free food. Accom- panied by Earl and Lady Winterton, his parents, he then proceeded to a hotel, at the entrance to which Lady Winterton was presented with a mag- nificent bouquet, in Unionist colours, with a con- gratulatory inscription. Mr. Chamberlain has telegraphed to Lord Turnour offering congratulations on the satisfac- tory result." Mr. Balfour telegraphed:" Delighted. Will introduce you to the House." -1>4
DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE ON TARIFF.
DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE ON TARIFF. The Duke of Devonshire, addressing a great free-trade meeting at Rawtenstall on Saturday, said the Prime Minister said the other day that they had got into an imjxisse dangerous to the interests of the Empire. He presumed Mr. Balfour meant that the questions which had been raised as to the reciprocal duties of this country and the Colonies were likely to lead to misunderstandings. He agreed that the proposal that we should tax ourselves for the benefit of the Colonies might lead to mis- understandings and to differences which, although he believed they would never lead to violence or war, might impair the good relations now existing Z-1 between ourselves and our Colonies. Proceeding to discuss the issue of free triide or protection, the duke said it was not in the power of Mr. Chamberlain or any other man to give security that if we took the first step in the direction of protection we could stop there. If, as Mr. Chamberlain thought, colonial loyalty and fiscal union could be purchased by a colonial subsidy, how much loyalty were we to get for a subsidy which would not amount to more than a million a.nd a half, distributed among 11 millions of colonists in ridiculously unequal proportions ? After replying to some of Mr. Chamberlain's con- tentions and assertions, the Duke went on to point out that Mr. Balfour's Edinburgh speech was obviously delivered for the purpose of openly separating the Prime Minister from the policy of the Tariff Reform League. It did not follow, because the leader of the league did not resent that declaration, that he was going to take it lying down. His adherents at the Southampton conference had drafted and carried a resolution vvhich, if it was not disingenuous, was rebellious, and which said plainly on the part of the tariff reformers that the Prime Minister might call himself what he liked, but that if he wanted their support he must do what they wanted. The duke proceeded to argue that Free-traders would not be J any more committed to the taxation of food after the proposed colonial conference than they were at present. The policy of retaliation was not yet in a form in which it was capable either of definite acceptance or rejection. For himself, he could only say that nothing would induce him at the next election to support any candidate who refused to pledge himself definitely to the repudiation of Mr. Chamberlain's policy. Lord James of Hereford also spoke.
AFTER THE BALL. I
AFTER THE BALL. I St. James's Hall and Assembly Rooms, King's Lynn, were completely destroyed by fire on Satur- day morning. The first floor of one portion of the building contained a eaipenter's shop and rooms in which large quanities of bazaar scenery were stored. The fire broke out in the carpenter's shop and spread very rapidly. The hall and rooms were occupied for the purposes of a ball until half-past three, and flames were noticed by a policeman at four o'clock. By five o'clock the whole building was in ruins. The house of the owner, Mr. G. M. Bridges, had a narrow escape. The damage is estimated at several thousand pounds. The hall contained a memorial tablet to the late Duke of Clarence, whose last public act was to open an industrial exhibition there.
BRITISH COTTON. I
BRITISH COTTON. I A banquet was held on Saturday night at Man- chester to commemorate the incorporation by Royai Charter of the British Cotton Growing Association. Sir A. Jones presided. A telegram was read from the King cordially wishing that every success may attend the association in the important work which it has undertaken. Mr. Lyttelton, Colonial Secretary, responded to the toast of His Majesty's Ministers," and observed that there was a paramount need for the extension of the area of cotton cultivation, and the Government desired to help an industry which intended to help itself. The Government had endeavoured to co-operate with the association in the selection of land and seed; they agreed that waterways and railways should be made; they kept a vigilant eye on the Colonies that might be devoted to the growth of cotton; and they had made grants in the hope of assisting the work of those who were investigating the diseases of tropical countries. He hoped the whole community of Lancashire would cordially support the association. Mr. Lyttelton read a letter from Mr. Balfour express- ing regret at his inability to be present and adding a confident hope that the energy and enterprise which Lancashire has shown, combined with the aid which the Government have not been backward in affording, would provide our manufacturers and the world at large with an adequate and, above all, a stable supply of the all-important raw material on which Lancashire so largely depends.
BISHOP KICKS OFF AT FOOTBALL.…
BISHOP KICKS OFF AT FOOTBALL. I The Lord Bishop of Winchester, Dr. Ryle, showed his interest in sport on Saturday afternoon by taking part in the preliminaries of a football match played between two Surrey teams-Farnham and Haslemere. A great crowd assembled to witness the novelty of a bishop in gaiters and apron putting the ball into play. One of the players, a clergyman belonging to the Haslemere team, received a nasty kick in the eye.
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Earl Nelson is now in his eighty-second year, and enjoys the distinction of being the only peer who has held his title in three reigns, for it fell to him when he was a twelve-year-old Eton boy, two years before the death of William IV. A farmer living near Marseilles has: discovered that by "watering" his melons with milk they will grow to twice their ordinary size. He -carries off all the melon prizes at focal agricul- tural shows.
I OUR ROYAL VISITORS.
I OUR ROYAL VISITORS. SPLENDID RECEPTION OF THE PORTUGUESE MONARCH. After a Royal welcome at our sea-gate of Ports- mouth, the King and Queen of Portugal reached Windsor at 3.20 on the afternoon of the 15th inst.. where King Edward and Queen Alexandra met them. All the morning Windsor had lain shrouded in fog, but the haze lifted soon after noon, and warm sunshine flooded the royal borough. Though Windsor has been the scene of many memorable visits of foreign sove- reigns, not one has equalled the latest for the en- thusiasm it aroused. The whole borough had on its best garb. It had caught the cordiality of the welcome intended by his Majesty. Queen Amelie was the first to alight from the train, and Queen Alexandra advanced to meet her. The two illustrious ladies embraced affectionately. King Edward kissed the hand of the Queen of Portugal. King Carlos descended from the car- riage, and the two monarchs exchanged greetings with much warmth. After a mutual military salute they grasped hands and kissed each other on the cheek. Queen Amelie looked perfectly charming and q[uite English in appearance. She has winning manners, and her beautiful face was wreathed in smiles. She was dressed in a simple costume of grey, with black cloak. King Carlos looked a handsome and ideal ruler as he strode across the platform to the Royal waiting-room. King Edward, still suffering from his recent slight accident, limped rather badly, and leaned heavily on a stick. King Carlos and Queen Amelie, who did not seem at all fatigued by their journey, were highly pleased with their reception, and spent a quiet evening at the castle in the society of their hosts and the members of the Royal family. The Royal dinner, served in the Oak Room, was, in reality, a family gathering in honour of the King and Queen of Portugal. King Edward and Queen Alexandra I were surrounded only by those who are near to them by ties of blood and kinship. I THE NAVAL PAGEANT. The journey from Cherbourg was marked by a series of happy auguries. The Royal itinerary seemed an impression of the peace wave that, through the diplomacy of our King and in spite of the menace of the Far East, is passing over ail Europe. On board the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert at Cherbourg, while King Carlos and the Maritime Prefect were exchanging toasts, a pleasant and unprecedented thing occurred. As the King was drinking to the health of Presi- dent Loubet a gun was fired on the yacht, followed by a salute of 21 guns from each of the British ships. The Prefect, in reply, drank to the health of the Kings of England and of Portugal; whereupon the French warships returned the salute. The Royal yacht made an easy voyage across the Channel. Sun banished all fear of fog, and the Victoria and Albert entered the Solent after an uneventful passage. The guns of the fort saluted, a swift evolution followed as the Victoria and Albert slowed down. and her escort manoeuvred round her. From all the hundred guns of the assembled ships a Royal salute rang out and the bands played the Portuguese National Anthem. The obscuring smoke had scarcely cleared before the yacht bore down on the shore and entered the harbour of Portsmouth as the roar of another salute rang out and echoed down to the cheering of the people. The Prince of Wales, in the uniform of a rear- admiral, was in waiting, and with a brilliant crowd of officers in his train stepped on board the yacht I' to bid them welcome on behalf of his father, King Edward. The meeting was expressly cordial. No re- straint marred it, and after the bare formalities I were over the Royal party broke into animated I conversation.
EARL NORTHBROOK DEAD.I
EARL NORTHBROOK DEAD. I The Earl of Northbrook, who had been lying dangerously ill for some days, died on the 15th inst. at his seat, Stratton-park, near Winchester. The late peer, who was in his 79th year, had been seized about a week ago with a severe attack of gout, which led to fatal complications. His career was a distinguished one, for from 1872 to 1876 he acted as Viceroy of India, and from 1880. to 1885 he was First Lord of the Admiralty Earlier he had held at different periods the posts of Under-Secretary for India Under-Secretary for War; and Under-Secretary for the Home Depart- ment. He was the first earl, being so created in 1876. His successor to the earldom is his son, Viscount Baring. lOwing to the earl's serious condition on the morning of the 15th his lordship's motor-car was despatched to fetch Dr. Applebe and a nurse from the town. Returning to Micheldever, the car, which is a large 21-h.p. machine, got out of control in descending a hill a mile out of Winchester, and, running up a bank at the side of the road, over- turned, smashing two of the wheels and throwing the occupants out. Dr. Applebe sustained some- what severe injuries, his arm being broken, and both the other passengers were badly bruised and shaken.
ALBANIAN EMEUTES.I
ALBANIAN EMEUTES. I The Anglo-Russian reforms have suddenly been indicated from an unexpected quarter—that of the Albanians, whose spokesman, Gen. Ric- ciotti Garibaldi, speaking in the names of 150 Albanians, has just forwarded to the Cabinets of Vienna and Sf. Petersburg a protest accusing their accredited reform agents in the Balkans of intolerable partiality. It is also imputed to Gen. de Giorgis that, while protecting other nationalities, he is blind to crimes committed against Albanians, who are being daily deported in droves to Asia and Africa, while an amnesty is extended to offences committed by Bulgars and Greeks. Gen. Garibaldi predicts a disastrous outbreak as the sequel to this policy.
I NATURE NOTES.
I NATURE NOTES. A BLACK LILY. A black lily" new to science has been dis- ¡ covered by Americans at Nueva Caceres, Southern Luzon, in the Philippines. An odour of tainted flesh, and many bluebottle-flies led them to find it under dense vegetation. The plant is called "Mayflower" by the natives, as it only blooms in May. It seems a lily or tulip, and the leaves ap- pear after the bloom, which rests on the ground and stands about eight or nine inches high. The calyx is often a foot in diameter. The leaves grow to a height of three or four feet. Their general shape is that of the calla lily, but they are divided into lobes or fronds. The offensive odour seems to come from a clear viscous fluid, which attracts flies and ensures the conveyance of pollen from plant to plant. The acrid juice of the bulb is poisonous, but the poison is destroyed by cooking. for several hours. The plant, however, is not used for fool by the natives. COCOANUT-SHELLS AS TIMEKEEPERS. In Malay the natives keep a record of time in the following way. Floating in a bucket filled with water they place a cocoanut-shell having a small perforation, through which by slow degrees the water finds its way inside. This opening is so pro- portioned that it takes just one hour for the shell to fill and sink. Then a watchman calls out, the shell is emptied, and the process is begun again. ANIMAL DISCOVERIES. A dog-like animal, new to science, has been received at the New York Zoological Society from Captain Thomas Golding, of the ship Alfrida. It is a small white creature, 27 inches long (counting the tail), and 10 inches high at the shoulders, It resembles a small Spitz dog or a racoon, but is neither. It is very like a small white Arctic fox, and it is called a white fox in the north of Japan, where it came from but it is not a fox. According to Mr. Hornaday, of the New York Zoological Park, though like the racoon dog of Northern China and Japan, it is not an albiuo variety, and it is now regarded as a white racoon dog, a hitherto unknown species. It is pretty, and gentle in its habits. Another rare animal in the New York Zoological Park is the dog-like dasyure, an animal with a pouch, related to the kangaroo, and called in Tasmania the zebra v;olf," from the stripes across its back. Its fore parts are like those of the dog, but its hind quarters resemble those of the kangaroo. GOLDEN TROUT. In some Western rivers of Mount Whitney, the highest mountain in the United States, there is a golden trout, perhaps the most beautiful of American trout, which is nearing extinction. ¡ President Roosevelt has, therefore, sent a scientific mission to examine the question of preserving it by culture if possible. FISHERY EXPERIMENTS. The investigations into the North Sea fisheries I' which are being carried on by the Marine Bio- logical Association of the United Kingdom in connection with the international scheme, have I been continued this summer in the special steamer Huxley. Since the end of May she has completed nine voyages to the Dogger Bank, and the adjacent grounds. Some 330U fish have I been marked and liberated to date, and the per- centage of recoveries continues to be satisfactory. Small plaice liberated on the Dogger Bank show a rate of growth at least twice as great as on the nursery grounds from which they were trans- planted, and the experiment further shows that the rate of growth of plaice varies inversely as the density of the population, a fact which may tend to the conclusion that the destruction of small fish on the nursery grounds is not an unmixed evil, TRAINING DOGS AND MONKEYS. For nearly a quarter of a century Professol ¡ Wormwood has been training almost every kind ot animal, 11 from a beetle to an elephant." He says j that animals are just as easy to teach as children, and he always begins training by making his animals I love him. To the slow, serious animals are given the heavy" parts in a performance, and to I the active, restless ones the more playful parts. Often an animal has learned a trick while he still thinks he is only playing, really without any effort I at all. Again, an old trickster will be put through his paces before a beginner to help him learn. I never let an animal get tired prac- tising his tricks," says this trainer; a few minutes at a time and often is far better than a long, tedious lesson. The main thing in trick teaching is to get an animal's un- divided attention. With a beginner I like a quiet, empty room then I talk to him just as I would to a child. As nearly as I can I use the same words and tones for the same requirements day after day. In the animal world, monkeys included, a single sound is made to do duty for a number of re- lated objects. Perh&ps this is not so disadvantageous as it at first seems, for you see it leaves room for imagination. Animals sense' things in a number of ways, and I should not be surprised if they are one day found more susceptible to telepathic influence than many human beings. They get to love their work, their different parts in the show, and are miserable if illness or any circumstance keeps them from it. I had a little terrier that was so old she was half blind and almost entirely deaf. But she fretted and fumed so when I began keeping her out of the public entertaiaments that I had to let her go on for some of the minor parts. Her sense of I time was so true that even when she could not hear her cue she rarely made a mistake." Pro- < fessor Wormwood has the only trained ¡ ant eater in the world. His mathema- tical dog, a big black Newfoundland, named Canso, was two years learning the plus sign. He was only a tiny puppy when his mathematical education was begun. His first lesson, which lasted for nearly six months, con- sisted in barking once when he saw the figure 1" on tHe blackboard. His trainer touched him once, struck the floor once, and made him give one short, sharp bark whenever he saw the figure" or a single block was placed before him. When that was perfectly understood the figure "2" was taken up, and so on up to "10." Then he was taught to add and multiply in the same way, and now, when he is something like eight years old, he is perhaps the most accomplished canine at figures in the world. The animals that travel around the country together in this way get fond of one acother, and show this fondness in many cunning and attrac- tive ways. Sometimes two will only act together, being then bright and alert, and moping and sulking when separated. Once when two good" monkeys, who had gone through their parts most creditably, were being rewarded with sweet cakes, and two bad ones, who had proved most refractory, were left cakeless in their cage, one of the good ones carried :his portion over and gave it ail except the tiniest morsel to his com- rades in disgrace. If one of the little company dies there is usually general mourning for the momen if the body is seen by any one of them. They seem to have a way of sileratly communicating any fact of this sort, but it is soon forgotten, and dinner and play time and work time interest them as before. One day, while Professor Wormwood was talking to some friends, two or three of the monkeys that were free in the room were noticed chattering together and edging up closer and closer toward one woman of the company. Their owner knew they were perfectly harmless, and so went on talking, and waited to see what they would do. Suddenly they made a dash at the woman in question, pulling her clothes and pinching her gently. Then they ran off chattering and laughing delightedly among themselves. The woman was very much startled, and wanted to know why in the world they had selected her to play such a trick ou. I would be willing to wager a good deal," said Professor Wormwood, that you are the only one in the room who really dislikes monkeys." This proved to be true. But I didn't act so," protested the woman. I've not done anything that everybody else in the room has not done. I haven't even said a word about how I felt." Oh, that isn't necessary" returned the Professor. Monkeys, and indeed all animals, to a large extent know perfectly well who like them and who is afraid of them, even when nothing is said or done."