The Aberystwith Observer

fpfc HOUSE OP LORDS, June 20, Lord Feversham re- 'he recent events in Egypt, and maintained that I l^ties l')ere had arisen in consequence oi Her "wiestys Government having departed from the traditional policy of this country as regarded the integrity cf the Otto- man Empire. He asked what measures the Government had taken, or intended to take, with the view of exacting repara- tion for the murder and outrage of British subjects in Alexandria, and for the future security of the lives and pro- perty of our fellow-countrymen in Egypt. This was a matter in respect of which we had a right to act for ourselves with- out addressing ourselves to other Powers. Lord Granville believed it to be the opinion of the House that it was not desirable the policy of Her Majesty's Go- vernment in Egypt should be discussed piecemeal. He held that the Government had not departed from the traditional policy of this country in respect of the integrity of the Otto- man Empire. They had faithfully adhered to the terms oi the Treaty of Berlin. He agreed with Lord Feversham that we should act for ourselves in respect of the outrages on British subjects. Sir E. Malet had given the Egyptian Government to understand that her Majesty's Govern- ment would exact full satisfaction for those outrages; and notice had been given to all British subjects who had suf- fered outrage, either in attack on themselves or in the murder of relatives, to register their complaints at the Con- sulate. Orders had been sent to our Admiral, which, in the belief of Her Majesty's Government, would be sufficient to meet the case of further disturbances. They had been in- formed that the French Government also had sent instruc- tions to their Admiral. Lord Carnarvon did not think the explanation given by the Government to Parliament were such as might reasonably have been expected. He commented on the situation in Egypt, and asked for some farther information as to measures of protection. Lord Kiniberley replied that means had been taken to give sufficient protection to refugees. lie declined to follow Lord Carnarvon into a discussion on the situation. Lord Salisbury complained of the delay in the production of the papers on Egypt which had been promised to Parlia- ment. A debate afterwards arose upon the question of Irish evictions, in which the Marquis of Waterford, Lord Carting ford, the Earl of Dunraven, Earl Cowper, Lord Inchiquin, the Marquis of Salisbury, the Earl of Kimberley, and Vis- count Cranbrook took part. Their lordships adjourned at a quarter to seven. In the HOUSE OF COMMONS, at the Morning Sitting, Sir C. Dilke stated, in answer to Mr. WCoan, that Sir E. Malet had been informed that her Majesty's Government abstained at present from making demands on the Egyptian Govern- ment, but that he was to let it be clearly understood that they would require full reparation, and satisfaction for the outrages committed during the recent disturbances. Sir E. Malet had not been a party to the formation of the Egyptian Ministry. The hon. Baronet also told Mr. Arnold that the Great Powers had, on the invitation of the English and French Governments, agreed to hold the Conference at Constantinople, where it would assemble on Thursday, and that the Conference was now called without the concurrence of Turkey, THE BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. On moving that the Arrears Bill have precedence over all other business when it is set down, Mr. Gladstone made his promised reference to the general business of the Session. In the first place, however, he said he proposed that the Arrears Bill should be committed pro foriM in order to insert several amendments making it more clear what portion of rent paid should be set down to the year 1881, permitting those persons who had come under the clause of last year's Act to take advantage of this Bill, empowering the Land Commission to,appoint Sub-Commis- sioners specially for the purposes of the Bill. The first B-ll, of course, to be taken afterwards was the Budget Bill, and it was also intended to persevere with the Corrupt Practices Bill; but with regard to the Disfranchisement Bill and the Ballot Bill, the Government would be guided by the course of events. Next he mentioned the Irish Sunday Closing Bill, which, he said, could not be allowed to drop, but which might be placed in the Continuance Bill if no attempt were made to repeal the exemption of the large towns. With regard to the Agricultural Holdings Bills, of which there were three, if the House were willing to refer any or all of them to a Grand Committee the Govern- ment would make no objection, though they would not press it. He suggested also a similar course with regard to the Scotch Entail Bill and the Scotch Endowments Bill. Next to this came the necessary amendments to the Irish Land Act, in reference to which Mr. Gladstone proceeded to say- That comprises several important questions. I do not know that I can enumerate all from recollection. There is the question of leases. (Cheers.) Certain recommendations have been submitted to *he Government by the Land Com- missioners. There is the question relating to the labourers, with respect to which also certain recommendations have been submitted; and, thirdly, there are the purchase clauses. I can announce no intention, no positive intention upon the part of the Government; I can only give assurances that we will endeavour to make up our minds, at what we think the propertime, when we approach the close of the Billsnow going on. (Cheers.) But, Sir, I have made a serious mistake in pass- ing over an important measure, or rather three measures, which I think I ought to have mentioned to the House. The first is the Bill dealing with corrupt practices. (Cheers.) That has made considerable progress, and it is the intention of the Government to persevere with it. (Cheers.) It would involve great loss and waste of the time of the House if we entertained any intention not to send that Bill en to the other House with a view to its passing into law. There are two other hills on important subjects—one relating to certain boroughs the total or partial disfranchise- ment of which is provided for; the other is a Eill relating to the amendment and continuance of the Ballot Act. With respect to these two subjects I cannot announce any final decision. Our proceedings must depend upon the progress of business, I there- fore distinguish between them and the Corrupt Prac- tices Bill as to our duty to persevere with them. With respect to these, it will be our duty to take further time before we arrive at a conclusion. There are two other subjects, one the amendment of the Land Act, of which I have sufficiently disposed for the present purpose; the other is the important question of procedure. At the present moment I have no positive announcement to make excepting this, that the Government remain more than ever convinced that a satisfactory settlement of the ques- tion of procedure may, in one sense, be s-<id to transcend every other Dieasii-e-in this sense, that upon it depends the efficiency as well as the dignity of the great legislative instrument by which the business of. the empire is mainly carried on-iiawely, the British House of Commons. (Cheers.) With the evils of the present system we shall deem it our duty to deal if any method be open to us. We shall deem it our duty not to remit the settlement of this question of procedure to another session of Parliament in the coming year. (loud cheers.) When Parliament meets for its annual session in February next, or a&out its usual time, whatever precisely that time may be, it shall not have about its neck the terrible embarrassment brought about by the present state of its rules and orders, but shall be enabled to set about with something like its old energy and dignity to the transaction of its busi- ness. (Cheers.) At the present moment I do not go further, but with respect to those matters on which I have not spoken definitely, when we obtain some further daylight I shall be desirous to give the House fiirflierinforina. tion. (Cheers.) The right hon. gentleman concluded with his motion. Sir S. Northcote said he would not oppose the motion, but it must be understood that the Opposition did not thereby relax any of their strong objections to the Bill on its merits. Inferring from Mr. Gladstone's language that the carriage-tax proposal was to be dropped, he asked for some more definite information as to when the Budget Bill would be brought ou, and reminded Mr. Gladstone that he had said nothing about Supply, whi h was in an unusually backward state. He was glad to find that the Corrupt Practices Bill was not to be dropped, and he hoped time would be found for other measures in the hands of private mem- bers, such as the Bankruptcy Bill As to the Rules of Pro- cedure, the Government, he thought, was blamable for the delay which had occurred by reason of the manner in which they had laid the question before the House, and he hoped that even now they would take counsel and put their pro. posals in a form that would be more generally acceptable and would shorten discussion. An autumn Session for this purpose, he predicted, would be very unpopular, and he warned the Prime Minister that in making arrangements for the end of the Session he must calculate upon a discussion on foreign politics. A desultory discussion ensued, which was continued for three hours, and in the end the motion was carried on a division by 253 to 97. The House then went into Committee on the prevention of Crime Bill, and was engaged for the rest of the morning sitting on an amendment by Mr. Thompson to Clause 11-. the search clause—requiring that name of the inspector, <fcc., shall be specified in the warrant, At the Evening Sitting, Mr. Thompson's amendment was negatived by 61 to 31, and an amendment by Mr. II. Power to exempt fowling-pieces from seizure was also negatived by 155 to 31. On an amendment by rr. T. P. O'Connor, which was not pressed, Mr. Gladstone took the opportunity of intimating that the Government would consent to limit the power of night search to cases in which it was suspected that illelml meetings were going OD. Mr. Healy and others admitted that the concession was one of great importance and rendered the clause comparatively unobjectionable. Nevertheless, the discussion of the clause was continued until long past midnight, and a number of amendments were moved on minor points. A proposal by lr. Redmond to exempt arms for which a licence has been given was negatived by 203 to 32; and another proposal by \i r. Leamy to exempt papers and docu- ments from seizure was rejected by 175 to 30. Several other amendments were discussed, and before the chmse had been agreed to the Committee adjourned. Some other business having been disposed of, the House adjourned .at half^past two o'clock.

In the HOUSE OF COMMONS, June 21, the consideration of the Prevention of Crime Bill in committee was resumed. Mr. R. Power moved in Clause 11 to restrict the duration of warrants to search for arms to one month instead of three months. Mr. Trevelyan could not accept the amendment. Mr. Healy, Mr. Callan, and Mr. Biggar supported it. The committee diyided-For the amendment, 31 against, 98 majority against, 67. lVJr. Parnell moved to limit the time of search to the hours between sunrise aud sunset. He said if the Government were to make searches by night only in cases of secret meet- ings, that could be provided for in a separate sub-section, which was not now before them; and in its absence he thought the clause should be restricted to day charges. Sir William Harcourt stated that it was the intention of the Prime Minister to bring up the new clause on the re- port, and he therefore hoped this amendment would not be pressed.. After some discussion Mr. Parnell withdrew his amend- ment. Mr. Sexton moved a new sub-seetion providing that the pesson in whose possession any of the articles named in Clause 11 may have been seized, or any person claiming property in the same, may within one month after the date of such seizure apply to a local court of petty sessions for an order that the articles seized should be delivered up to him aud if the court should be of opinion that sneh articles had not been used toy. any secret society or association existing for criminal purposes, She ecart may make an order that such articles be delivetHl up to the persons claiming the same; and any person finding himself aggrieved by any order of a court of petty sessions under this section may appeal from the same to the county court judge. e Sir W. Haroonrt said this would malte a search for arms subject to a double right of appeal. The Government could not assent to it. Mr. O'Sullivan, Mr Leamy, Mr. Gill, Mr. D. T. Sullivan, Mr. Callan, aud Mr. O'Kelly supported the amendment. The Committee divided—for the amendment, 42 against, 168; majority 126. Mr. Parnell moved a new sub-section requiring monthly returns to be laid before Parliament of all searches for arms. The Attorney-General for Ireland opposed the amend- ment. Dr. Commins, Mr. Dawson, Mr. Callings, Mr. Dillon, Mr. Labouchere, Mr. Macfarlane, Mr. Gray, Mr. Sexton, Mr. T. D. Sullivan, Mr. Maclver, and Mr. A. Taylor supported the amendment, while Mr. Trevelyan opposed it. The Committee divided—For the amendment, 57 against, 242 majority against, 181). On the question that Clause 11, as amended, stand part of the Bill, Mr. Redmond moved its rejection. Mr. J. Cowen protested against the clause, as the one most calculated fo produce bitter feelings in Ireland, and to be used as the means of gross oppression. The committee divided—For the clause, 259; against, 45 majority, 214. On clause 12, which relates to the remove of aliens from the realm, Mr. Healy moved an amendment, the object of which was to limit the operation of the clause to one yea.r instead of three years. Mr. Dillon supported the amendment. Sir H. D. Wolff opposed it, believing that the clause was so useful that at the proper time ha should move to extend it to England. Sir W. Harcourt also opposed the amendment. Mr. Sexton, Mr. Dawson, and Dr. Commins continued the discussion, whioh was suspended at 5.45. The House adjourned at 5.55.

SEIZURE of AEMS and AMMUNITION in LONDON. In London, late on Friday night in last week, an extensive seizure of arms, consisting of rifles, re- volvers, bayonets, and cartridges was made by the police. They were found in a large stable in Ry don- crescent, Clerkenwell, attached to the house of Mr. G. Schoof, watch manufacturer and importer, 99, St. John-street-road, a respectable locality principally inhabited by watch and clock makers, in close proximity to Sadler's Well's Theatre. It appears that a few weeks ago the stable was rented by a, man who said he wanted it for storing crockery ware and glass, and a few guns, probably, representing himself as a dealer in Government old stores. On the under- standing that no explosives should be brought, the man was accepted as a tenant, paying the required deposit. It seems tha,t the attention of the neighbours were attracted to the goods which were being taken into the stable, and comments were made expressive of surprise that guns should be deposited in such a place. The men who brought them replied, "It's all right," and added that they were merely specimens of the stock of the firm by whom they were owned. After this no one was seen to enter the premises, which were watched; and Chief Detective Inspector Peel, of the G Division, with other officers, acting on information received, late on Friday night broke open the doors of the stable with the result already stated. The fire- arms were early on Saturday morning conveyed to the King's-cross Police.station, and the ammunition was afterwards removed to the Government magazine at Plumstead-marshes. The Home Secretary and Mr." Howard Vincent, director of the Criminal Investiga- tion Department, were duly informed of the seizure. At ten o'clock on Saturday night Inspector Peel ar- rested in the neighbourhood of Clerkenwell the man who hired the stable of Mr. Schoof, by whom he was identified. He is a middle-aged Irishman, of the labouring class, and said his name is Thomas Walsh.

On Monday morning Thomas Walsh, aged 30, of 12, Charles-street, Hat ton-garden, described on the charge sheet as a carpet planner, was charged before Mr. Hosack at the Clerkenwell Police-court with feloniously receiving and fraudulently dealing with certain rifles, bayonets, and other firearms, be- lieved to be the property of her Majesty's Govern- ment, since the 6th of April of this year, at 99, St. John-street-road, parish of Clerkenwell. The court and its approaches were well filled with spectators, and there was a body of extra police on duty in the yard leading to the court. Chief Superintendent Williamson, of the Criminal Investigation Depart- ment, watched the case on behalf of the prosecution and Mr. Abrahams, solicitor, defended. Mr. William George Schoof, watchmaker, 29, St. John-street-road, said I know the prisoner in the name of Mr. Sadgrove. He first came tome in the begin- ning of this year or the latter end of last year, and asked about the stables which I had to let adjoining my premises. He did not at that time Ray what he wanted them for. He inquired the rent, and I told him 10s. per week, which he said was too much, and went away. I again saw him on the 6th of February at my bouse. The stable was still unlet. He said since he had last seen me he had had stables in Islington, but they were not safe, as he had had small parcels stolen from. them, and that he was going to give them up, and wanted mine instead, I asked the same rent, and eventually agreed with him for £ 2 per month. He paid 5s. deposit, and took pos- session as from that day. He said he was an ex- porter of lacquered goods and Birmingham articles, and wanted the tables to stow the goods and crates awJ.1Y in. He also said that he sent most of his wares to India. During the interview he gave rue his name and address, as Mr. Sadgrove, 37, Charles- street, Birmingham. I retained the key of the stable, and about a week afterwards^ the prisoner came with a cart, another man driving- it, and 1 gave him the key. I then saw him unload, and place in the stable what appeared to me to be about half-a-dozen packing cases and crates I ci which seemed to be empty. After locking up the stable he returned me the key, and I did not see him again until about another fortnight, when he came with another load of similar things, which, however, seemed to be filled. The prisoner put a padlock of his own on the stable door and kept tiie key. I next saw* the prisoner, at the beginning or middle of May, when he paid me £ 2 for the rent. He had also paid me 35s, when the first load was put in. The second payment cleared the rent up to the 6th of April. I have not seen him since then until Sunday morning, when he was in custody at the King's-cross police station. By the Magistrate In May t sent a letter by post addressed to Mr. Sadgrove, 37, Charles-street, Bir- mingham, and it was returned to me through the "Dead Letter Office." It bears the London post mark, May 17. William Peel, inspector of G- Division, Metropolitan Police, said At half-past ten on the night of the 17th I saw the prisoner at Iving's-cross-road police-station. He had been taken there by my directions. I said, "Mr. Walsh, 1 am a police-inspector, I have made a seizure of rifles, revolvers, and a large quantity of -ammunition at your stable, 99, c St John- street-road." He replied, "I do not deny that I took the place, and it is mine." I said, "We shall have to detain you here unless you give an account of the possession .of the property in a satisfactory manner." He replied, "There are others besides me." I said, "Have you any invoices for the goods?" He replied, "No." IT-lave you a licence to deal in fire-arms?" He answered, No." I said, "Can you show in any papers or give any reference that will give us to believe that you are engaged in all honest transaction with the pro- perty?" He replied, "No." I said, "Can yon give me the names of the others you alluded to ?" and he said "No." I said, "Some of the rifles have the Government mark on them." He replied, e I did not know that." I then showed him the rifle produced with the Crown and Tower mark of 1871. He said, "I did not know there was anything wrong: with them or I would not have had them." The prisoner was detained at the station, and at 1.45 on Sunday morning 1 saw him again. I said, Mr. Walsh, have you any objection for md to visit your house, to see what is there. and he replied, "No. certainly." He then gave me his address as 12, Charles. street, Hatton-gardern I said, "Are there any revolvers or ammunition there?" and he said No." I then said, I If 1 find any there, the fact may <> be used against you." The prisoner again said fthere were none there. I went with two other officers to his house, and found a six- chambered revolver in a drawer in the first floor front, which did-not appear to have been used for a Long time, also a box of percussion caps, a box containing 100 small pistol cartridges and 400 large-sized car- tridges, which fitted the revolvers I found ia the stable. The prisoner was subsequently charged with the offence for which he is now brought up. ° By Mr. Hosack I can t say how many of the rifles have the lower mark, as they have not all been exa- mined yec. In replY to the charge, the prisoner said, "It will oe all satisfactorily explained." On being searched six keys were found upon him. One of them opens the padlock which was on the stable. I seized the rifles on the night of the lolh. I entered tnf) stable by a back window. I reached it by means of a ladder. In the stable I found four wooden crates and twenty-four cases, all closed. Cartridges were lying about the floor in large numbers, some loose and some in packages. The crates were. subsequently found to contain finished rifles, I also found five barrels about the size of firkins containing rifle cartridges packed in sawdust, and also four boxes containing small cartridges of varius sizes. At six o'clock on the morning of the 17th I caused all the arms to be removed to the Police- station, asd fcha ammunition to Woolwich. The oases contained rifles and pistols exceeding 300 in number. I cannot yet say the exact number. There was also a largo number of bayonets. t Mr. Abrahams said he would put a few questions to the witness, but wished to reserve his main cross-ex- amination. Inspector Peel, in reply to Mr. Abrahams, said I do not know anything about the mode of dealing with disused arms. I have heard that the Government from time to time sell disused rifles. Mr. Hosack: But these are weapons used by the Government now. Mr, Abrahams I know they are issued to Volun- teers. Is the fine produced an EnSeld ? Inspector Peei No it is a Snider. Mr. Abrahams Do you not know they are used by Volunteers? Inspector Peel Yes, I believe so, Mr. Hosack It is an undoubted fact that a large number of surplus rifles are sold. Mr. Abrahams It is well known, Sir, and we shall be perfectly able to give a satisfactory account of these by-and-bye. It is useless to pursue this now, and I will reserve the further cross-examination, if you please, as I understand an expert is to be called from the Tower. I suppose you will order a remand as a, matter of course, and on a future occasion I can put further questions to this inspector. I will ask you with reference to bail, Sir, to let me draw your atten- tion to the exact charge against the prisoner. He ia charged with the unlawful possession The Clerk No that is not the charge, Mr. Abrahams: Yes; that is the charge in sub- stance. He is charged with feloniously receiving the riSes, but there is no evidence whatever that he did receive them. There is no evidence, except that he was in possession of this property. As to that. I do not at this moment propose to address you. When the case concluded will be the time for that; but I would wish to apply for bail. Mr. Hosack No; I could not allow bail in such a case. .1.\1r. Abrahams The fact that he was in possession of the rifles does not show that he unlawfully received them. Mr. Hosack The case is one of extreme suspicion. Of course, there may be an answer to it, but I cannot allow bail. The prisoner was remanded for eight days-until Tuesday, the 27tb.

Suggested by the above seizure of arms at Clerken- well, inquiries have been made in Birmingham as to the despatch of firearms to Ireland. The Coercion Act of last year (according to the statements of some of the leading gunmakers of Birmingham) completely stopped the direct supply of arms to Ireland. Guns and revolvers had for some months previously been consigned, in large quantities through various factors and st is asserted that 9,000 converted Enfields and 20,000 revolvers were sent to various parts of Ireland packed as "nails," "hardware," and so iorth. It appears, on reference to the Govern- ment catalogues, that immense numbers of discarded weapons were disposed of a few years a-o. and it was from these purchases that the pdncipal supplies of rifles to Ireland have been delivered. In 1874 about 160,000 stand of arms were sold from the Indian Stores at Weedon. The better class of them fetcned a little over £ 100 per 1,000, while half this rate was accepted for rifles declared unser- viceable by reason of their possessing some de- fect which necessitated their being proved again. Twenty-eight thousand stand of arms including eleven thousand rifles and sixteen thousand percussion muskets, were sold by order of the Indian Office in the same year at Belvedere-road, Lambeth. The pur- chasers of the old Government stock above referred to, considered themselves very fortunate, inasmuch as by the inexpensive addition of the Snider action to the muzzle-loaders 21s. was at the time of the Irish demand easily obtained for the converted weapons. The profits on the resale of the American revolvers were equally great,

The Times of Thursday said Colonel Majendie, her Majesty's Inspector of Explosives, accompanied by Mr. Hindes, Superintendent of the Woolwich Dockyard Division of Police, made an examination of the confiscated ammunitian from Clerkenwell, at the Home Office Magazine, in the marshes adjacent to the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich. It was found to consist of about 10,000 rounds of small and ball car- tridge, of which number about 1,000 were for saloon pistols and revolvers, and the remainder for the Snider nfle. The latter are of the ordinary diameter well known to the Volunteers as the "577-inch, but none of the cartridges are of Government manufacture. Many of .the packages are marked with the maker's name, and appear to have been purchased, though not very recently, from two London firms. A number of London newspapers are used' as wrappers, and all of them bear dates in 1880 and 3 881. The large quantity of wrappings and rubbish in the cases and barrels led to a considerably excessive estimate being formed at first as to the quantity of the ammuni- tion seized. The Arsenal police, under Inspector Cavell, have gone through and assorted the cartridges, and evidence will be given by Colonel Majendie as to their character and probable origin. The total value is not more than £ 10, but the arms at a rough estimate may be valued at £ 400."

THE EDISON LIGHTING STATION IN NEW YORK. The latest, account of the progress that has been made in laying mains. &0., for the New York light- ing station of the Edison Company states that, prior to the. 1st April, a little over 55,000 feet of street underground conductors had been laid, including mains on the block fronts, street intersections, and feeders. The work of laying intersection safety catch boxes, says the Electrician, was begun experi- mentally in March, but only one box was actually laid in that month. The next month 13 were put in. The total amount of mains laid during. April was 12,500 feet, making about 67,700 feet of conductors already put in the ground. On the 1st May there yet remained to be laid about 14,300 feet, including not only street mains, but also connections at street intersections, feeders, and some extra mains specially required, also 47 street intersection safety catch boxes, and 48 bridge safety catch boxes. Three out of six large dynamos that are eventually to be erected in the central station in Pearl-street are now being erected there. The others are ready and will follow as soon as the first three are in place.

EPITOME OT~NEWS. SKITISH AND FOREIGN. The United States exports of provisions and dairy products in May amounted to six millions of dollars, which is three millions under the amount in 1881. Persons who are not Christians are henceforth to be prohibited in Russia from trading in hoiy pictures and vessels used in Christian worship. A large cow was slaughtered at Lincoln, Nebraska, the other day. She was seven feet high, weighed 2,45.0 pounds alive, and netted 1,1-10 pounds of beef. Her hide weighed 160 pounds. It is stated that the proposal to raise the tax on carriages will be withdrawn from the Budget Bill. Telegrams from forty-nine Russian provinces go to show that this year's harveet is likely to be below the usual average for some years. A heavy annual charge upon the revenue of Russia will disappear this year with the completion of the Cathe- dral of Our Saviour at Moscow. For a considerable time past, from £30,000 to zloo,ooo has been annually granted towards constructing and decorating the edifice, and in the aggregate the outlay now amounts to nearly 16 million roubles, or about £ 2,000,000. To thoroughly finish off the cathedral another million will be required, but the Church has undertaken to accomplish this by degrees. Colonel Newton, R.E., in temporary command of the Plymouth garrison, has ordered the sentries to be doubted round the various Government establishments in Devonport. This is rumoured to be in consequence of the receipt of an aopnymous letter professing to disclose some b'<)nia.u p[lJt for Blowing up some of the Government build- n gs. The Committee of the Cobden Club have decided that the following shall be the subject for the Oxford Prize Essay of 1813 :—" In what respects, on purely economical grounds, is the further application of a free-trade policy re- quired in ftie legislation of this country." Last week's receipts of cotton at all United States ports were 13,000 bales: since 1st September, 4,548,400 bales. Week's exports to Great Britain, 24,000 bales; week's ex- Dorts to the Continent, 8,000 bales. Total since 1st September, 3,230,600 bales. Stock at all ports, 401,000 bates. The fatal cases of small-pox in London, which had been six and ten in the two preceding weeks, farther rose to IB last week, and of these nine were recorded in the Metropolitan Asylum Hospitals, one in the.Hi?hgate Hos- pital, one in the Poplar Sick Asylum, and four in private d we]Fng-houees. Wah-bun-an-k.ee, second chief of the Munceys, who has corae from Canada to petition the Queen against the threatened confiscation of the lands of his tribe, visited the lobby of fie House of Commons on Monday evening. He saw Mr. Alexander M'Arthur, M P., who promised to bring his case.before the Aborigines Protection Society. Truth says tba,t the date øi the Queen's departure from Balmoral was changed no fewer than five times. The French Chamber on Saturday rejected an amendment debarring a divorced wife from retaining her husband's nanie. It Was urged that the use of the name even during marriage was customary, not legal, and that it would Otl very hard on a woman who had obtained a divorce to compel he c t) alter her business title, or to use adiffereat nam J that of her children I am glad to see, by the latest accounts, that the Empress, of Kussia is progressing favourably towards con- valescence. When she was in some years ago with her husband, then Ozarewitch, Princea-s .JDigtnar made a very pleasant impression in the high world by her gentle manner, aud by her genial aud WHaffected bearing. Besides ¡,hÍ!ll. it is well Known what a deep atSachment subsists be- tween epress of Russia and her sister, the Princess of Wales, which is yet another reason why the favourable accounts of the last few days will be read with unfeigned pleasure ia this country."—The World. emam1—B—ttfc—BMMHMaMa——Mh HIM' nwimn I IIHMH y I The prospects of the land market are, says Land. decidedly improving. At the Aust fishery, in the Severn estuary, a salmon over four feet in length was caught last week. It weighed 451b. At a recent meeting of the cattle kings of Texas, at Gainesville, 25,000,000 dols. of capital was represented Mr. Longfellow has left an unpublished poem, "In the Harbour," which is shortly to be brought out in America. The work is of considerable length. At Leicester on Saturday night a 25 miles bicycle match for the Championship Belt was run between James, of Birmipgaam, and Wood, of Leicester, who had previously run a tie. After an exciting match another dead heat was declared, and the race is consequently still undecided. The Americans intend to lower their postage rate to two cents. The gentleman who hM succeeded in having his idea adopted is appropriately named Hill. The late eclipse of the sun was regarded by orthodox Hmdus as an event of great religious significance, and in isombay the day was spent in fasting and prayer, while for alms mem rS °f community went about begging It seems that the marriage with a, Deceased Wife's Sister Bill would have been carried in the House of Lords had an arrangement to carry on the debate until at least etghto clock not been departed from. The result was that about a dozen peers who intended to vote for the Bill arrived at the House too late for the division.—Court U OU'TtiCLi' • A Member of Parliament, in discussing the ques- tion of trial by Jury in Ireland the other evening, became excited, and exclaimed, With trial by jury have I lived, and, by the blessing of God, with trial by jury 1 lOW die 1" The roar o 1 laughter which followed called the honour- able gentleman's attention to the error he had made,-Coifrt Journal. The London Hospital Sunday F;;n(§'«n Saturday evening, the 17th, amounted to over £ 23,000. On Sunday afternoon a little boy three vears of age, whilst playing by the side of the canal at NV, olvcr- hampton, fell into the water, and would have been drowned but for the courageous conduct of a yeuth named Arthur Bennest who dived into the water and brought the child to the surface as he was sinking for the third time. During last week three steamers reached the Mersev with live cattle, and the same number with fresh meat. from the United States and Canada, having on board 953 cattle, 3,015 quarters of beef, 62 carcases of mutton, and, as regards sheep, there were no arrivals. The totals show a large de- crease in cattle, and an increase in fresh meat, in com- parison with the figures of the previous week. A New York telegram says that the visible sup-oly of wheat on June 16 was 10,000,000 as against 9,500,000 bushels the previous week. Visible supply of Indian corn, 10,3u0.000 bushels, as against 9,900,000 bushels the previous week. The export clearances of wheat for Europe during last week amounted to 570,000 bushels; the export clearances of [nfiian corn for Europe during last week amounted to 180,000 bushels. Nineteen shipwrecked seamen have arrived at Leith from Iceland. They belonged to the Brilliant Star, the Danish schooner Charlotte, and two French vessels. The Brilliant Star, was bound to Iceland, with a cargo of salt, from Liverpool. On the 21st of April a heavy sea drove the vessel on the rooks, and she capsized. The men clung to the keel till the tide receded, and then waded ashore. The men suffered greatly, the barometers registering from twelve to fifteen degrees of frost. Michael John Boyle, the mate, died. The men walked twenty miles before reaching a place of habitation. Astronomers are beginning to talk about the coming transit of Venus across the sun's lisc, which occurs again on December 6th, and will not be repeated for many hundreds of years, l'lie English observing expeditions are already arranged to be at Bermuda, Jamaica and Barbadoss. Mrs. Ramsbotham says the drawing-room of her dear friend, Lady Corrymongster, is now so crowded with piclc-a-back that it is more like a Mausoleum than anything else. "-Pztitch. On Tuesday evening Dr. Kinnear, M.P., addressed a meeting of Liberals at Hanley, on the House of Commons and the state of Ireland. He described the Irish Land Act of last year as one of the greatest measures ever submitted to the legislature of any country, and one which ought to be valued by the Irish farmer. He counselled his countrymen to return to peaceful reform, in which alone they could find the happiness they desired. The late assassinations were as mu^h deplored by Irishmen as by Englishmen. There were 2,493 births and 1,335 deaths registered in London last week. Allowing for increase of population, the births were 20, and the deaths 55, below the average numbers in the corresponding week of the last ten yea; s. The annual death-rate from all causes, which had been equal to 19 2, 17-6, and 18 8 per 1,000 in the three preceding weeks, declined again to 17'9. We understand that yesterday despatches were sent to Sir Beauchamp Seymour instructing him to avoid all hesitation in landing sailors and marines in the event of that step appearing necessary for the safety of life and property in Alexandria.—It was, we believe, only on Friday last that the Admiral of the French fleet at Alexandria received authority to take an active part in maintaining order in Alexandria under the conditions upon -which the British Admiral has, since the day of his arrival, been instructed to act.—Wednesday's Daily News, A levee was held on Saturday afterroon at St. James's Palace by the Prince of Wales, on behalf of her Majesty, at which 290 presentations were made. On the 13th, in lat. 27 56 N.. long. 19 17 W., Messrs. Lamport and Holt's steamer Mozart, which arrived at Southampton on Tuesday, fell in with an abandoned water- logged barque, about 400 tons, apparently Norwegian. She was painted brown, with deck-houses forward anifaft. Per stern was stove in, her bulwarks aDd rudder were gone, and. the deck was about one foot out of water. There was no name on the bow or stern. Two children, five and three years of age respec- tively, daughters of a pit overman near Glasgow, have died from eating poisonous herbs. Tne elder one died onMoudav night, and the other cn Sunday. The herbs were eaten on Sunday afternoon. Prince Bismarck entertained the Ambassadors of the various Powers on Sunday at a farewell dinner prior to leaving town for the season. The Standard's correspondent at Berlin says that in the course of the conversation one of the guests is reported to have expressed his surprise at the Chancellor in a recent speech in the Imperial Parliament having spoken of Mr. Gladstone as a colleague." "Nay, but we are really colleagues," replied the Prince: "I grow timber, and he fells it." It is announced that in consequence of the increas- ing number of recent suicides from the top of the Vendome Column in Paris, the public will not in future be allowed to ascend that monument. It will be remembered that repre- sentations upon this subject had been made by the inhabi- tants of the Rue de la Paix and its neighbourhood to the Prefect of the Seine. A curious epidemic has set in among English boys —that of running away to sea (says the Globe). At many of our chief seaports the police are quite embarrassed by the number of inquiries for missing youths. These stravs are not poor starvelings from the streets were iliese only'con- cerned, there would be nothing odd in their making a bold bid for life 011 the briny. The fugitives are of a very dif cerned, there would be nothing odd in their making a bold bid for life on the briny. The fugitives are of a very dif ferent class all well connected," and in many instances, it would appear, plentifully supplied with money. During Monday's sitting it was a subject of re- mark that the members of the Cabinet in the ciise of Con mons retired shortly after four oc'i,)ck, and remained absent until long after five. Meanwhile, Mr. Hopwood, a staunch supporter of the Government, spoke for about an hour on a private Bill, and Mr. Armitage, a member who rarely ad- dresses the House, also made a speech of twenty minutes' duration on a local measure. It was the general impression that these honourable members were speaking to afford time for the Ministerial consultation, which took place 'n the Premier'sroom.Daily Telegraph. A herd who recently obtained police protection in consequence of having been attacked by Moonlighters" for taking care of a Boycotted farm, near Carrick-on-ShanEon, county Leitrim, has given up his employment, and the man whose farm he took care of has stated his intention to trust to the honour of the people not to do any injury to his cattle. They are so pleased with his confidence that they are adopting precautions to prevent any harm being done. "The Bishop of Peterborough's speech on the De- ceased Wife's Sister Bill seems to have told. We learn from the Daily News that efforts are about to be made, by means of a thorough statistical inquiry, to answer Dr. Ma°ee's statement that the Bill is not required in the interest of the poor. That is to sa-y, another attempt is to be organised to make people conscious of a grievance which the need of the effort proves Chey have never felt.Globe, In London, on Friday evening in last week, a number of gentlemen assembled at Stafford House to witness the effect of the incandescent- British lamp system of electric lighting in the gallery and banqueting-room of St&fforu House. The total number of lamps employed was 258, of which 73 were used in the banqueting-room and 176 in the gallery. Dr. Tristram, Q.C., Chancellor of London, sitting at St. Paul's Cathedral on Monday, granted a faculty or licence to convert the old disused burial ground oE St. John the Evangelist, Westminster, into an ornamental garden for the recreation of the inhabitants, numbering some 30 000 of whom 5,000 were school children. It is stated (says the Electrician) that electric lights are being erected aloxg a portion of the Surrey Canal and it is probable that the whole length will eventually be lighted by the same means This canal runs through the south- east district of London to the Docks. In connection with the six aeronautical ascents to be made on July 14, under the auspices of the Municipal Council of Paris, which has voted the funds for the pur- pose, Mature says Two of these balloons will be cm- nected a telephonic wire in order to keep up constant I verbal communications. It is hoped that by sending sp balloons so connected many interesting observations eLH be made for the velocity of sounds at different altitudes, the differences of temperature of velocity of wind and of direc- tion, &c., as well as differences of electrical tension." A deputation from trades unions in various parts of the country has waited on the Home Secretary to urge upon him the necessity of increasing the number of inspectors of factories and workshops. The right hon. gentleman said that in the object they had in view they had his entire sympathy, but he intimated that as the proposal involved an increase at expenditure the matter would rest with the Treasury. The number of candidates presented at the half. yeariy certificate examinations of the Ccilepe of Preceptors which took place from the 13th to the 16th inst. sr, 13-2 local centr&s and schools in all parts of the country was 4.732 The number examined at Christmas last was 7,318, makinc the total for the year 12,050. There were twelve British and foreign actual shipwrecks reported during last week, making a "total of 733 forthetpresentyear, or a decrease of 137 as compared with the corresponding period of last year. British-owned vessels numbered eight. Four were steamers, all bitlgBrithh with a tonnage of 8,870 tons. Total tonnage lost ior the week 7,508 tons. Total number of lives lost and missing, 40 Three years ago there, were iuEgvpt 14 524 Italic 14 310 French, 3,795 English, 2,480 Austnans, 1.0- and 879 Germans. In 1872 the Europeans rmmbervd about- 45, utO. In 1879 there were only 37 GOO, the chief faliing-ofif beini in French, Austrians, and English. The Spaniards show a large increase, rising from 185 in 1872 to 1.C03 in 1879, but 447 of the latter were under ten years of age The I Engl: sh are mostly Maltese. w- A sale of her Majesty's yearling took place at Hampton Park on Saturday, when ihe total amount realised was 4,756 guineas. Sir W, Lawson has obtained the first place on Tuesday, the 18th of July, for his Motion with reference to Local Option. It is expected that before that date the Pre- vention of Crime Bill and the Arrears Bill will have left the House of Commons. It is announced from Simla that the redactions made in the salt tax in India have been so successful financially, that it is intended to make a still further reduc- tion in the impost for the next budget Mr. Herbert Gladstone, M,P., after resting at Hawarden for two or three weeks, is improved in health, and on Tuesday resumed his P.,rTia.nt iitary duties. Their Royal Highnesses the Pr:c<> a >d Princess of Wales went to Aldershot on Monday, ana roet with a very combl reception. The Prince inspected the Artillery on the parade-ground. and in the evening dined with the ofnaers, afterwards with the Princess, attending a concert at the club-house. The people of Kansas, under the forestry laws of that state, have planted 93,000 acres in trees. The cotton- wood is most abundant, as it grows the most rapidlv. About 6,000 acres have been planted in black walnut and willmaka a handsome return in eight or nine years. Arahl P t.n-> Is highly pious and c so the I" j-1-- > Beige says. He is mo: t SrTii,ju:- u in per- f mi i regions duties, and daily ,>r > <=> < »nra number oi indigent native families j.1 ,ira. tiieij poor himself. Arabi, who i r < is of • e >n of an Egyptian i, in_ Ciiro University, El A, eTl. suitary School, and fro, a )1H vig his promotion at "L. Man Campuagn. A somewhat strange and strincert law has just come into force in Holland, which forbids the sale of spiri lo-M liquor to any persons holding public appoint- ments. The erection of the memorial raised by subscription among the members of the Metropolitan P 1 ce and the general public over the remains of ft \>, tu jte Ccn- stable Arkins, who was murdered a .[eon duty, has just been completed at W a. Taint's. The memorial consists of a Sicilian marble Or ,i beadHoue, on moulded base, and kerbing of the same material, with suitable inscription. -The local papers announce II *■ the japarfse Government have lately dr«f t,i>f as for mar- riages. According.to these no roan Empire will henceforth be permitted to marry b ¡.t the age of 20. Women, however, are to be s, at IS. Tricycles grow in favi-ur. Hoen daily, ridden by either ssx, in the n ,2 i, of London. The Bational Dress Societj i 'j tj v v chsts to wear their new •' divided £ ji Lime 1 allows freer use of the legs, and because it oilers less resistance to the wiiid-au important consideration The Swiss village of Elm, which was overwhelmed last September, has again been vjsitEd by an extensive land- slip. That portion of the Kisikoff which ce the great fail has threatened the remainder of cave"way On Saturday, and fell over the ae1 rtf landslip. It may be remembered that some in was vainly attempted to make the rocks fall away ths village by bombarding the peak. At Portsmouth, on Tuesdav, while the Hecla tor- pedo sioreship, now preparing to jDin tle tfecitcrranean Squadron, was dressing in honour of tr,, mii.a'v of her Majesty's accession, one of the fU_- „ a st^man named Keins went aloft to set the l. His fco slipped, and he fell from the mabt ist to the deck, sustaining shocking injuu°s. j » removed to the Hecla's Naval Hospital, where he ^h ,rtlj a'tei wards died. died. Lord Egerton of Tatton has made a remission to his Cheshire tenantry of from 10 to 20 per cent on their rentals. The Queen, accompanied by Princass Beatrice and Prinesses Elizabeth and Irene of Hesse, left Balmoral on luesday afternoon and arrived at Wiudsor a few minutes before nine onWedn sday morning. No one was. allowed either upon the platrorm or in the station-vard. A number of the London police were stationed at the terminus. The Queen looked well. If I was talking recently to a lacy about these divided dresses. She told me that she had been shown one by her dressmaker, and that, so far as she could make it out, it divided the legs from each other, and yet bad an undivided skirt over this arrangement.' so that, it ia reality amounted to trousers worn under a skirt."—Trv-th. Beoorts received from all the s of North-east and West I t .O t there is a probability of heavy crops of o ts G: ass lims are yielding abundant (u > v K li e, e a consider- able SG wing of turnip during the p o* tiu^ the wether being favourable. EarJy p ui are e u i^t frmt in general is a failure. The additions to the Zoological Society's Gardens, i -s Park, London, last v t-k. i\i i. ;td a Sykes's monkey from West Africa, presiiif., d by Hr. Ballentine Dykes: common marmoset frcm BrfzU, j ri--e' ted by .Virs. Win. li lie u 1 it l n l frorj presented H Uii't t c j 1 insrales, a blr.ck- r > 11 i C. ,!lt -v h ,rned lizard from rexa; preseijted by Ir, Dlwid Rowdl; D m- nion nieiituntsle, British two yeilow-oeilied India, deposited; two wood larks, European, i ti exchange-; two Japanese dear, two moufious,' and a Cape buSalo, born in the Gardens. A Renter's telegram from Victoria (Vancouver's hhnd). says that disastrous reports couth ue to be received from the flooded districts in the I'e'- V"ley. The Suaias and hihimack Prainei re«enih,e an 1.1 ri and the in- habitants aie flying to tl e i ghtr s_iou es Kr t,?.fety.. The loss caused by the inundations is enormous. Among the chi" Dre-ented to Pririce William of Prussia's n i sue silver loving- cup from the Queen l, f> Frederick William Victai' Au;usttffr,Tu his affec- tionate great grandmother Victoria, J, t et Imperatrix, 11 June, 1882 and a golden hori-etnoe. set vit,h pearls, and bearing in diamonds tue \vurus '■ woou IUCK, irom Princess Christian. On the arrival of a tri"1' a ¡he Ohpham terminus on Saturday evening, one or r.' -=■ was found to be very i.l. He was agisted i; :ou-«. ami lrorae- diat-h b'c-'ne unconsciOH<- 'i 1 i*-nce of Eton .iu revived for a few mo MeDts. };10:"3 n infor- mati-'n as to his name or place of T"E"le:;c8 e6uld. be ob-tn,iDed he a-rdn reLpsed .nto ui coi c t s, and on the arrival of a medical man was pi no i I e 11 > at -d The Fpnior soldier in the German a-my is the Em- pe-tor William, who is its head. In M r in his eighty sixth year the YOurgtit soldier h is. the nn of Dake Paul FrEderick of M t'l, «erm who is scarcely yet a month eld, and who t'as j tist been en- rolled by the veteran Emperor in the 17th Regiment of Mecklenburg Dragoons. A shocking accident occurred at Blackburn Railway I Station on Friday afternoon, in latt week. George Norman, fure.1 28, who had for several ears becii as door- keeper at the station, aÜercp',e. to c,o" no line as the express train from ti E1 t id entered the station.^ The buffer of !,be ena ne struck him, and. he was hi e'< down. His bony became wedged under the engine flrebnx, and was dngged for over a hundred yards. When extn ateo he was quite dead, and the body was frightfully mutilated. He leaves a widow and two children.

THE MARKETS. • MARK LANE.-MOSDAT. Inactiv^y characterises the grain trade at Mark-lane. The con^med heaviness at New Yoik is a hindrance to fresh business, and there is consequently occasional weak- ness as regards values. The unsettled stme of the weather introduces a certain measure, tin- fiesh arrivals of English grain are limited.. i t >, 0l foreign only moderate. English wheat is a slev α sbout late rates. For foreign wheat there is not N i ch demand. Russian and Australian sorts are easier on the week Flour is dull without change. Barley meets with very little attention, and is without alleration in value. Oats are in moderate r, quest, f: nd Üne sorts were tid, per qr. dearer on the week Maize was dull, and drooping in value, lieans and peas were quiet, on former terms. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.—MONDAY. The cattle trade was without fresh feature. Buisness is not animated, and fresh arrivals are quite equal to require- ments. The receipts of beasts from our o.vn gr¡¡zingditricts were about the same as usual, and a modBrate numÜpr came from Scotland. Th-tr^e i « > i the best Scots and crosses sold at 5s 10d tc < Slh. ti m Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex we re^en A 11 NJO from the Mici- laud and home courtie 50u and from Scotland 50 head. On the foreign side of the market tl r were about 100 American and some I'anish ,.nd suedtsu. Bai- ness was quiet, but prices were swaov. In the sheep pens aboutan average number was for which tils demand was qniet, at late p» Thrc 1,82, DHrns and half- bred s made 6s 4d to 6<(1 u < L j uitly at from 7s to Ss per 81b i i > j n- ill i 1. At Deptford there were al i i Oil easti ai d a r0 sht tp and lauibs. Coarse and ir-ferior beast*, 4s to 4s 6d second quality. 4s 6d to ós prime large oxen, 5s G I to 5s 8d prims Scots, 5s lOd to 6s coarse and inferior sheep, 5s to 5s 6d second quality, 5s 6d to 6s; rime coarse wooiled, 6s 2d to 6s 4d prime Sou-thdown, 6s 4d to 6s 6d lambs,' 7s to 8s: large coarselc31ve, 4s 8d to 5s 4d: prime small ditto, 5s 6d to 6s; large hogs, 4s 4d to 4s 8d neat small porkers, 4s Sdto 5s per 8ib to sink the offai. MElROPOLITAIs 1IEU v -MONDAY. The supply only moderate, and tro" as follows —Inferior beef, 3,t 4: to 4s M' vl. 4s to 48 fid; prime large ditto, 4s 8d to 5s 2d; prune mØ 1i ditto. 5" to 5s 4d veal, 5s to 5s 4d inferior mutton, 32 8d to 48 4:1 niicidUug ditto. 4s 8d to 58 4d prime ditto. 5. 6d to 6s 81 large poik, 3? 6d to 4s small ditto, 4s to 4; 6d; lamb. 6s 4d to 6s 8d per Sib. by the carcase. HOP. The accounts from the plantations were rather more favourable at the close of h week than it th comaience- meHt." but the pr1<Sttjr)ll is 1 mi neaiis •>.« f~ tory. A con- tinuance of fine weatl:er, however, would no Uonbtsoon work a great improvement. Tile m:rk",t i, tin i animated, aud t:.e vaiue (d all description is >» t t « :-East Kent (foldings, 18-81, £ 7 to £ 8; Vid u't to, 15s to £ .7 15s; Weald of Keuts, £ 6 to £ 7 T-, 6 5 to £ 6 10s; w oree.-ier, 4.6 to Xi loa, f-■ i £ 7 to £ 8; eourtry f-V.rnr. vr.s. L-,6 15s to k7 15- j»- i. L '14 to fc5 12a; Eng- hsa, 1876, £:2 to £ 15s dirto, 1870, £1 t,, 2: ditto, olds, loa to tl ;>s Lav-tanS, 1881. i-5 6s to 47: Belgians, R4 2s to 153; A-- £5 125 to £ 7; Bohemian. k,5 5s to £ 6 6s Burgundi £5123 to £6 15s American. £6 155 to £8; foraiga old, 15s to £ 1 5s per cwt. POTATO. A good supply was offered. There a fair demand, as follows Oid Victorias, 13(ls to 140s p r ton New Jersey kidneys, 12s; ditto round, 5st 123; ditto round, 83 Cj per cwt. FISH. Fresh herrings, 6s to 7s bd roused ditto. 7s to 10s red, 3s to 4s ph kled ditto, 6- to 7s kipper ditto, 8< to 9s bloaters, 7s 6J to 10s pe hundred ►almor;, grilse, and trout, Is 2d to Is 3d par lb e.-a.-kerel, 2s to S« Cd nvitlet, 2s 8d to 4s; lobsters, 10s to 3y&; and oiabs, 7s to 218 6d per dozen,