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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
———PfB—j—F ""II ITTMWW HfflT IglBIBWW—■ IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. In the HOUSE OF LORDS, July 17, Lord Lamington called attention to the Euphrates Valley Railway scheme, and Urged the Government seriously to consider it, not only on account of the commercial advantages it would confer by •pening up communication with the towns along its route, But more particularly as furnishing an alternative route to India on the recurrence of troubles in Egypt. The Earl of Kimberley replied that the result of a careful Inquiry into the question had been to show that the line would not be constrncted unless a guarantee for £10,000,000 was given by the British Government. They were not in a position to give such a guarantee, and he feared, therefore, feat the matter would have to remain for some time to come hi Its present state. The Earl of Derby suggested that as the Government were determined that the traffic through the Suez Canal should not be interrupted it was more important to widen and deepen the canal than to construct a railway in the valley of the Euphrates. The Earl of Carnarvon pointed out that the proposed railway would necessitate at least two trans-shipments, while local difficulties might at any time expose the traffic to Interruption. Eventually a motion for papeis were agreed to. The Earl of Kimberley stated, in reply to Lord Harris; that it was true that French troops had landed at Hanoi, in Annam. There was, however, no reason to apprehend that the interests of British trade in that quarter would be affected. The other Orders of the Day having been disposed of, their lordships adjourned at ten minutes past six o'clock. THE EGYPTIAN CRISIS. In the HOUSE OF COMMONS, many questions, as usual. were asked as to the state 0 laffairs in Egypt, n.nd, in answer to Mr. W. H. Smith and Mr. Bryce, the Secretary of the Ad. miralty stated that everything was reported quiet from the Canal and that the Government had taken such steps as they thought necessary for the protection of the navigation, of which they had given notice to the other Powers. In answer to Mr. Cowen and Mr. Bourke, Sir C. Diske said that no written reply had yet been returned by the Porte to the Identical Note presented by the Powers, nor eould he say whell it would be forthcoming, though it had been pressed for. In answer to Mr. Torrens, Sir C. Duke said the Foreign Office had heard that the European Courts at Alexandria are safe and under the protection of a European guard. In answer to a question from Baron de Worms as to the effict of the self-det:yhg Prof-oeo!, Mr. Gladstone said that the instructions for the bombardment were founded on the principle of self-defence, but he believed that any measures necessary to prevent the consequences of the bombardment Would have been justifiable under the Protocol. But it was not natural to expect that one of the probable conse- quences would be the evacuation of the town by the army Inoccupation of it after pillaging and firing it. Preparations |p cope with that army would not have been permissible under ■tie Protocol. In answer to Mr. Bourke, Mr. Gladstone said the Govern- ment regarded the Proctocol as being in full force. POST-CARDS. Mr. R. Paget a-ked the Postmaster-General whether, in Ylew of the fact that the existing Post-office regulation with regard to postage payable on a card with a halfpenny stamp affixed made it necessary that the contents of the card should be read in the Post-office in order to determine whether they were or were not of the nature of a letter and, further, that it was practically impossible for postmasters to decide the point if the communication be written in a foreign language or in cypher, he would reconsider the subject and allow cards with a halfpenny stamp affixed to pass though the Post-office without extra charge irrespective of the matter they might contain. Mr. Fawcett, in reply, said: As I stated on a previous occasion when a question on this subject was put to me by the hon. member, the chief reason why it has been thought necessary that post-cards with an embossed stamp should alone be used was that for purposes of sorting it was desir- able that cards should be of a certain size and substance, and that inconvenience would arise if the sorters bad to Judge of these matters. I am glad, however, to say that I think I now see my way to get over the difficulty by allow- lng cards with a distinctive mails: upon them, to be sont as post cards if a halfpenny stamp is aflixed for postage. Mr. R. Paget thanked the right hon. gentleman for the j concession: but as he considered the change to which he had alluded a very desirable one, he should call attention to the matter on going into Committee of Supply. MR. BRIGHT'S RESIGNATION. The Speaker called upon the Clerk to read the Order of the Day, but there were loud calls of Bright" from both sides Of the House, and the right hon gentleman slowly rose from his seat below the gangway, amid cheers. Mr. Bright, who spoke in a very low tone, said I should be content not to offer any observations to the House on this, to me, new and peculiar occasion, but I Suppose that hon. gentlemen are wishful to know, perhaps, more than they do know about the reasons why I am not low in my accustomed seat upon the Treasury Bench. But, to tell the truth, I have no explanation to make there seems nothing to explain, and I have nothing to defend. The simple fact is that I could not agree with my late colleagues in the Government in their policy with regard to the Egyptian Question. It has bsen siid-some Public writers have said it, and some have said it in con- versation—Why have I not sooner left the Government— (hear, hear)—why have I postponed it to this time from last Tuesday or Wednesday? I may answer that by saying that my profound regard for my right hon. friend at the head of the Government—(cheer?)—and my regard also for those who now sit with him, have induced me to remain With them until the very last moment, when I found it no longer possible to retain my office in the Cabinet. The fact is that there was a disagreement to a large extent founded onprillciple and now I may say that if I had re- gained in office it must have been under these circum- stances-either that I muBt have submitted silently to Olany measures which I myself altogether condemned, or I ttust have remained in office in constant conflict with JQy colleagues. (Hear, hear.) Therefore, it was better for them and better tor in.the House, I am sure, will unani- mously agree to that—that I should have asked my right hon. friend to permit me to retire and to place my resigna- tion in the hands of the Queen. (Hear, hear.) The House -n e .1, "Stows—many member?, at any rate, who have had an oppor- tunity 0 £ observing any of the facts of my political life know -that for forty years at least I have endeavoured to teach countrymen an opinion and doctrine which I hold- 5?ffiely, that the moral law is intended not only for in- dividual life, but for the life and practice of States in •heir dealings with one another. (Cheers.) I think that in the present case there has been a manifest vio- lation both of international law and of the moral law (hear, hear)- and, therefore, it is impossible for me to give support to it. I cannot repudiate what I have preached and taught during the period of a rather long political life. (Cheers ) I cannot turn my back upon myself and deny all I have taught to many thousands of others during the lorty years that I have been permitted at public meetings and in this House to address my countrymen. (Cheers.) Only one ward more. I asked tnj calm judgment and my Johscience what was the part I ought to take. They pointed *loUt to me, as I think with an unerring finger, and I am 'Ideaveuring to follow it. (Cheers.) Colonel Makins rose amid loud cries of Gladstone," 44d l'he Speaker, interposing, said,—If the hon. gentleman ttoposesto put a question with respect to a Bill or a motion e is entitled to do so. Cslonel Makins said he proposed to put a question to the ?8ht hon. gentleman with respect to the statement he had made. (Cries of No, no.") v-Mr. Gladstone, who was received with cheers, said It is the indulgence of the House that I rise to say a single y°rd which my own feelings tell me, and I think the of others will tell them, it would be culpable to Postpone. This is not the occasion for arguing the point difference which has unhappily arisen between my "Rllt hon friend and those who were Mid still desire to 5? his colleagues. (Cheers.) But I venture to assure him I agree with him in thinking that the moral law is n? applicable to the conduct of nations as of individuals hear), and that the difference between us, most Painful to him and most painful to us, is a difference as to j,6. Particular application in this particular case of the rfvine law. Agreeing with him in the principle, we disagree S the application. (Hear, hear.) It is to us, as it is to Vrttv,' aa occasion of the profouridest pain. But he carries jj'1'1 him the unbroken esteem, and upon every other ques- be»i ^le lmbroken confidence, of his colleagues, and their jJ°8t and warmest wishes that health and happiness may now him in the independent position which he has "turned. (Cheers.) ARREARS OF RENT (IRELAND) BILL. ■The House went into Committee on the Arrears Bill. Oil Clause 5, which allows the Land Commission to dele jjjle its powers, Mr. Gibson moved an amendment securing !r appeal in all cases. This was opposed by the Solicitor- for Ireland, and on a division it was negatived by 1435 to 140. wA" amendment by Mr. Brodrick, excluding the Sub-Com- r~*sioner3 from all share in administering the Act, led to an jjhtnated conversation, and in the end the amendment was by 176 to 90. Gibson proposed that the members of the Sub-Com- rjfision administering jurisdiction under the Act shall take Jr.oath of office but after a long discussion the Committee e)ected the proposal by 126 to 34. kfcA Nation was afterwads moved by Sir M. -Hicks-Beach ff»? Bo person shall be employed in any county with which BlV8 connected by professional practice, property, or re- Sjjwace. The Solicitor-General for Ireland objected to such limitation on the discretion of the Land Com- such linii,r aSIan. he amendment was negatived by 157 to 77, and Clause 5 then agreed to. Onuses 6 7 and 8 were agreed to without discussion and *L £ Iause' 9 Mr. Stanhope moved to omit the words ^akes the Consolidated Fund babls if the Church Plus is insufficient for the purposes of the Act. Gladstone, in resisting it, sdd he had never attempted PiU or to conceal the exceptional character of the Ud?/?Sal> looking to the excessive charges for police, &c imposed on the country annually by the condition of Ireland, this expenuiture of half-a- s,0n once for all would be an economy. twf Northcote and Mr. Hubbard supported the amend- ^173 aild after some discussion it was negatived by 343 *cUr,1Ses 9 to 11 inclusive were agreed to, and the Committee th ed" e House adjourned at a quarter to two o'clock. S°TJSE OF LORDS, July 18th, the Bjl.'s of Exchange read a second time, and several other measures were a Se- *»<} Stdmouth called attention to the state of the Navy, i*1 view of fcbe construction of harbour llowj the French coast, advised that similar works entered upon by tins country. Bfe&sr!T.ir''nSiOrd, replying to Lord Midleton, said the 'ov6r„,f bad iigreed to alt the recomendations of the Irish SOtt i ,?nt *ith reference to the Irish constabulary, and a "%od» V10 uive effect to these recomendations would be hiimt wUllout delay. ips art,-J8r f!' having been advanced a stage their lord- jouraea at ten minutes past six o'clock. 0F CoMKfl^, Hie first two or three hours of mui- -r;j ..octip).? by private business. The Belfast Harbour Bill was opposed, but the order for taking it into comidfration was carried on a division by 193 to 26, and there was also a long discussion on the Dover Har- bour Bill, the second reading of which was ultimately agreed to without a division. THE LETTElt, CARRIERS. Mr. Summers asked the Postmaster-General whether he was now in a position to state what decision had been ar- rived at with reference to the memorials of the letter-car- riers. Mr. Fawcett said in reply: I am glad to be able to state, in reply to the question of my hon. friend, that a decision has now been arrived at on the subject of letter-carriers' wages. (Hear, hear.) Without trouoling the House with details, I may state generally that the effect of that decision will be as regards the majority of the letter- carriers employed in London, to raise their scale at the maximum by 2s. a week, and to substitute an annual in- crement for a triennial one. In the country the scales will be reduced from 27 in number to seven, and these are in every case higher than those which they supersede. The system of good conduct stripes, canying with them a special allowance of Is., 2s., and 3a. a week will be ex- tended to the country, and in this matter the country and the suburbs of London will be placed on the same footing as London proper is now. (Hear, hear.) In the case of the auxiliaries in London, whose time is only partially u, occupied by their official duties, their pay for the early morning delivery will be raised from lOd. to Is. a morniujr, and after they have served five years as auxiliaries, it is my intention, provided they fulfil the conditions prescribed by the Civil Service Commissioners and are considered eligible in other respects, to promote them to the establish- ment as opportunity offers. (Hear, hear.) The revision will also effect the wages of lobby-porters, porters, stampers, and labourers, whose work, so far as regards hours of em pioyment, is determined by that of the letter-carriers. (Hear, hear.) THE GOVERNMENT POLICY IN EGYPT. Mr. M'Coan asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Porte had accepted the invitation of the Conference to send troops to E^ypt as mandatory of Europe and, if not, whether Her Majesty's Government had defi- nitely arranged with any, and which of the Powers to co- operate with the British forces in any further military operations in that country. Sir C. Dilke replied: The Porte has not. yet replied to the invitation of the conference. The matter referred to in the latter portion of the 11011. member's question has of course, received the attention of her Majesty' Government and of the Powers, but I am unable to make any statement upon the subject. Sir H. Wolff asked the Secretary to the Admiralty whether he could now state what skps were taken by Sir Beauchamp Seymour on the 11th of June to protect British life and property at Alexandria and whether Her Majesty's Government have approved his proceedings in not carrying out the instructions addressed to him on the 15th of May directing him to laud forces, if required, to support the Khedive and protect British interests and Europeans." Mr. Campbell-Bannerman said The hon. member in his question imputes to Sir Beauchamp Seymour a failure iu duty in not carrying out the instructions he had received. Her Majesty's Government have entirely approved of the conduct of Sir B. Seymour on the 11th of June in everypar- ticular (hear, hear), and if the hon. member wishes to call in question the conduct either of the Admiral or of the Government I would submit to the House that it ought to be done by direct motion, and not by such questions he has now put. (near, hear.) Sir H. Wo iff thereupon moved the adjournment of the House, and said he learned from other quarters that the Admiral did not land troops to protect British subjects on that occasion simply because he was forbidden to do so by the Government.—The hon. member spoke-at some length and concluded by saying he wished to ask the Government to tell them what position they were in. Were they driftiv g into war ? Were troops being made ready in order to go to Egypt ? Were they on the verge of war without the vote or the approbation of that House? (Cheers ) He did not think it fair that during week after week and month after month in- formation should be withheld until they found themselves launched into hostilities incurring great expense. The country was in great anxiety, and really did not know what the chance of to-morrow were. They might find themselves embarked in a war, perhaps not only with Egypt, but also with some other Power who had not considered the bom- bardment of Alexandria legitimate. Mr. Gladstone did not admit that Admiral Seymour had failed to carry out his instructions, which were not absolute, but conditional. He did not land the force at his command because he did not think it necessary or expedient, and his judgment had been approved by the Government, who had made themselves responsible for his action. Sir S. Northcote thought the question a legitimate one, and that it was natural Sir B. Wolff should have made observations upon the want of fulness in the answer he had received. Mr. Gorst, continuing the discussion, remarked that the bombardment of Alexandria had horrified the civilised world, and the Government had studiously taken away from the House the power of discussing it. The discussion was continued with much animation, the last speaker being Mr. Ashmead-Bartlett, and as he ad- dressed the House until ten minutes to seven o'clock the motion for adjournment and all the remaining questions on the paper dropped On the House reassembling at Nine o'clock it resumed in Committee the consideration of the Arrears of Rent (.re- land) Bill, the remaining Clauses of which were agreed to. Mr. Gladstone then moved his promised new Clause, em- powering the Land Commission, upon a joint application by the landlord and tenant of any holding not exceeding fifty pounds a year, to made advances, by way of loan, repayable by a half-yearly rent-charge in thirty-five years. The Clause was read a second time. MR. BRADLAUGH. Mr. Labouchere moved that Mr. Bradlaugii be a member of the committee appointed to consider the Agricultural Tenants' Compensation Bills (IN 03. 1 and 2.) Sir M. Hicks-Beach pointed out that the motion was an opposed motion, and therefore could not come on after half- past twelve. The Speaker ruled that the motion was in order. Mr. Labouchere said that the House knew that although Mr. Bradlaugh had not taken the oath, he was perfectly entitled to serve upon any committee of the House. That was established by the precedent of Mr, Jekyll and Alderman Salomans, Mr. Bradlaugh had not been put upon any com- mittee yet, and he thought the present was an excellent occasion for his doing so. The Radical element was very poorly represented on the committee as at present consti- tuted, which was composed of 13 Conservatives and 11 or 12 Whigs-he might say agricultural Brahmins (Iaughter)-in whom Radicals would have little confidence. Mr. Nc-wdegate said the hon. member for Northampton seemed to have taken Mr. Bradlaugh for better or for worse. (Laughter.) He did not think he was in any way qualified to be a member of the committee on agriculture, a subject with which he was quite unacquainted. Mr. Anderson asked whether Mr. Bradlaugh would incur any penalties by voting in committee. The Attorney-General said that in the ease of Baron Rothschild in 1858, it was decided that he could sis in a committee without being liable to any penalty. After some remarks from Lord Elcho, Mr. Whitbread, Mr. S. Hill, and Mr. Torrens, the House divided. The numbers were For the motion 35 Against 120 Majority -85 After some further business had been disposed of, the House adjourned at a quarter to two o'clock. In the HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 19, in reply to Mr. Gourley, Mr. Campbell-Bannerman stated that on one occa- sion an Italian man-of-war had acted as a convoy through the Suez Canal, but only on one occasion. He was sorry he was not prepared to give a detailed account of the steps the Government had taken, or were ready to take, for the protec- tion of vessels; but he asked the House to be satisfied with the assurance that nothing was being neglected that was necessary for that purpose. THE ARREARS BILL. The House again went into committee on this Bill. Mr. Biggar moved a new clause giving power to the Land Commissioners to make orders regarding arrears of rent pending the decision of applications for the fixing of a fair rent. The Attorney-General opposed the amendment on the ground that the Arrears Bill was not intended as an amend- ing Act to the Land Act. After some discussion, the clause was rejected, on a division, by 116 against 37. Sir George Campbell moved as a new clause that after the tenant has obtained release from arrears by the opera- tion of this Act, such release shall be a bar to any proceed- ing by any other creditor of the tenant to recover, by sale of the tenure, any debt or debts owing by the tenant of the date of the last gale day of the tenancy in the year 1881. Several hon. members having taken part in the debate the amendment was negatived without a division. On the Question that the Bill be reported to the House a division was challenged, when the numbers were-For, 182; against 38. THE CONTAGIOUS DISEASES ACTS REPEAL BILL. The next Order was the Contagious Diseases Acts Repeal Bill, and after the Speaker had disposed of a preliminary objection taken on the ground that the Bill had not been printed, he was called on by Mr. Callan to exclude strangers. On this point a division was taken, and the House declined by 173 to 36 to clear the galleries. With regard to the Ladies' Gallery, the Speaker said he had closed that over which he had control, and directed the messengers at the other to acquaint the ladies who pre- sented themselves of the nature of the business. Mr. Stansfeld moved the second reading of the Bill. He stated that the principle of these Acts was abhorrent to his notion of justice and morality, and it would be impossible for him, so long as he remained in the House, or so long as he lived, to refrain from fulnlling what he considered the duty incumbent on him of opposing these Acts. Mr. Childers moved the previous question. In 1879 a strong committee was appointed to consider this question that committee had now closed its evidence, and its chair- man had iu course of preparation the report, which in all probability would be diseussed and settled within the next few weeks. Till that evidence was before the House he deprecated coming to any decision on the subject. Sir S. Northcote considered the course proposed by the Government was the right one. After some remarks from Mr. O'Shaughnessy, the previous question was agreed to without a division. SUNDAY CLOSING. Mr Stevenson moved the second reading of the Sale of Intoxication Liquors on Sunday Bill. Mr. Wharton moved its rejection. Sir J. W. Pease believed the country generally was in favour of the Bill; Sir II. Selwin-Ibbetson had long been of opinion that public-houses might be closed on Sunday for all but sales off the premises; but he was not prepared to sanction this Bill on the chance of getting it altered to his view in com- mittee. Mr. C. P. Phipps also opposed the Bill. Mr. Ewart was in favour of the Bill, and believed the ma- jority of Conservatives in the country were in favour of Sunday closing. Mr. Gibson regretted the absence of any expression of opinion on the Bill from the Government. Mr. J. G. Talbot objected that the Bill proposed more than its supporters intended. He, therefore, moved the ad- journment of the debate in the absence of any expression of opinion on the part of the Government. Mr. H. G. Talbot, Colonel Makins, a.nd Mr. Callan con- tinued the debate till 5.45, when it was suspended. The House adjourned at six o'clock.
A PLAGUE OF LOCUSTS.
A PLAGUE OF LOCUSTS. The Times of India heara that there is a regular plague of red locusts in the country between Belgaum and Sattara, and between the Ghauts to the west and Kalitdgi to the east. A strip of country, sixty miles long and about fijfcy miles wide, lia3 been fairiy covered by them during the early rains. They appeared first in February, coming from the Sawunt Wari side, and increased towards' the rains, which it was hoped would kill them off. The only eff-ct of the .rains, however, had been to change them from red to grey. It is feared that as this is the breeding season they will begin to deposit their eggs, and thus insure a similar infliction next year. Within this tract of country they go in great flights, which make an actual shade as they fly,
PRESENTATION TO THE DUKE OF…
PRESENTATION TO THE DUKE OF WESTMINSTER. At Wrexham, on Tuesday afternoon, the Lake of Westminster was publicly presented with a very handsome album containing an address thanking him for his exertions in the House of .Lords m securing the recommittal of the Bill promoted for the purpose of extending the railway ana aocit accommodation of North Wales. Prior to the pre- sentation of the address, the Duke of West- minster went over the route of the proposed new lines, and subsequently he lunchea with Mr. Evan Morris at Highfield, where a number of gentlemen were invited to meet him. The album was presented in a public ball capable of accommodating about 1,?OO or 2,000 persons, which was crowded, hundreds being una,ble to obtain admission. The Mayor of Wrex- ham, Mr. Thomas Rowland, who made the presenta- tation, said this was the largest and most influential meeting ever held in Wrexham. The Duke of Westminster said the undertaking was of the greatest importance to thu mineral district of North Wales. The promoters had a very strong case, and he sincerely hoped the scheme would be carried out.
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+ + HOME, FOREIGN, AND COLONIAL. CEUELTY TO ANIMALS.—The Act for preventing cruelty to animals, which was passed in 18-19, applies to domestic animals. It is proposed in a Bill introduced by Mr. Anderson, M.P. to extend the statue to all vertebrate animals, whether of domestic or wild nature, kept in confinement or captivity." The Bill, moreover proposes to impose penalties on those who keep or use places for the purpose of shooting at birds iberated from traps, &c. IT TOLD A FIATTEBTNG TALE." — Creditor (joyous): "In mourning, eh, Cap ting? Uncle dropped off?"—Capting "No such luck, old boy. Beast of a bad hat; bad to put a band on to cover it up; that's all."—Creditor (less joyous, but still keep- ing it up): "Band o' 'Ope, eh, Capting?"—Judy, A NOTABLE CHAMBER.—At Velletri, where the commemoration of Garibaldi recently took place, there is a chamber in which, at different periods, Ferdinand II., Pio IX., and Garibaldi happened to sleep. The municipality of Velletri has placed in this chamber a uiarble tablet with the following inscription In this chamber Ferdinand II. of Bourbon, on tho night of the 18th of May, 1849, in face of a few regiments of volunteers, in vain sought to sleep in the midst of an army. Here reposed, victorious, on the following night, Giuseppe Garibaldi. Pio IX., returning from Portici to Home, here dreamt of grandeur and stability of government among foreign swords. Here returned in 1875, and here, the country free and secure, slept Giuseppe Garibaldi, and here no one will ever sleep again." EDUCATION IN FORESTRY. -A memorial has bsen presented by the Council of the Society of Arts to the Secretary of State for India, pointing out the growing demand for the services of persona skilled in forest cultivation, and analogous occupations in India and the Colonies generally. The memorialists sug- gest that by grafting itinerating classes for observa- tion of the practical method adopted in the regularly worked forests abroad on classes for scientiSc teaching at home, established in such a school as already exists at Cooper's-hill, satisfactory means could be afforded of enabling students to obtain knowledge, theoretical and piactical, sufficient to qualify them for enter- ing upon the duties appertaining to forest manage- ment. AN UNDERGROUND RAILWAY FOR PARIS.-As a scheme for an over-head line, as planned by previous projectors, would probably fail on account of the enor- mous expense entailed in the acquisition of property, the scheme by MM. Siben and Soulid, of an under- ground railway for Paris appears to be on the point of being carried out. The promoters propose to form a central line from Saint Cloud to the Lyons terminus from which would branch a large outer circle and a smaller inner circle, with additional branch lines to the various termini. The stations of the proposed Paris railway are very numerous, and close to each other; most of the waiting rooms are to be overground, whence commodious stairs are to lead to the platforms. A central station is to be erected at the Place de la Boursf. The length of the railway with all its branches is to be nearly 24 miles (/.8 kilometres). The cost of construction is estimated at £ 6,000,000, or £ 250,600 per mile. The fares are to be, for any distance, 50c. (5d.) for first-class and 20c. (2d.) for second-class. Penny tickets (10c.) are to be issued to workmen. The gross receipts are reckoned at 400.000f. per kilometre and year (over £ 25,000 per mile), or I5.200.000f, ( £ 608,000) for the whole lire per annum, an estimate it is thought which will probably be ex- ceeded. SCOTCH MARKSMEN AT WIMBLEDON.—1The~jpail Mall Gazette remarks The success of the Scotch marksmen at Wimbledon is nothing new, but this year it is very remarkable, Besides Sergeant Law- rence, the winner of the Queen's Prize, the names of Stewart, of Lanark, Kydd, of Forfar, Bain, of Lanark, and McVittie, of Dumfries, occur in the first seven places. There is more than a fair proportion of Scotch names in the sixty, and the Scotch have no doubt, got more than their proportionate share of' the minor prizes. But to have taken the first, third, fourth, sixth, and seventh places in the grand national competition is certainly In achievement of which the northern riflemen may well be proud. There is nothing casual about their triumph either' for the successful men were already well-known shots." WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE.Mr. Hugh Mason, M.P, pre- sided the other day at the annual meeting of the National Socifcy for Women's Suffrage, held in London at the Westminster Hotel. Miss Becker, the secretary, read the report. In his opening remarks, the Chair- man said the report just read was of a very encourag- ing character, and he believed the time would soon come when the rights of women, in regard to the electoral franchise would be recognised and granted by Parliament. They must not, however, relax their efforts before the measure was brought forward. t The days of the present Parliament were lunning out' and shortly, it might be, there would be an appeal to the country, and it behoved their friends to ba on the alert and to put forth their strength at that- time. QUESTIONS ONE WOULD BATHER HAVE LEFT UN- ASKED.—Snookson (with a knowing look through his eyeglass). "I say, Boodle, who's that uncommon showy-looking woman your friend Scarciperdown's always about with?" Boodle: "Ilia wife—and my Sister "-Punch. PATENTS IN 1882.—The number of applications for patents during the first six months of the present year amounted to 3,102, exhibiting a marked increase over those of the corresponding period in 1881, when only 2,865 applications were recorded. London furnished 775, or almost exactly a quarter of the whole, 397 came from the United States, 261 from France, and 250 from Germany. The number of foreigners who seek the protection of the English patent laws is greatly in exesss of the number of Lnglishmon who take out foreign patents, and the disproportion appears to be gradually increasing. As regards the subject matter of the patents applied for during the period ..bove named, the electric light and veiOeipsdea seem to be the most popular. SUGGESTED REMEDY FOR DIPHTHERIA.—According to the Cobourg Gazette, remedy has been found for that terrible scourge diphtheria. In the Julitjs Hospital of Wuvtsburg, an institution of great reputation and standing, on8 the assistants of the eminent physi- cian Professor_ Gerhardfc has been noting a series of experiments with a drug called Chinolin, an element found in coal tar, ± rom this drug, in combination with tartaric acid, a salt is obtained which altogether remits the dampnessoftheatmosphere, The application of this substance w said to have been successful in every case of diphtheria m which it has' been tried. Twenty years ago this disease was unknown—at least under this name—among us; now ii, has become one of the most dseaded of the auments which afflict us. The suddenness with which it appears, the rapidity with which it developers its syuapioios, the failure of all mediexne to arrest its progress, and the manner in which the patient fina.ly yields to suffocation, render it one of tho most terrible of modern maladies. How PARTICULAR INDUSTRIES ARB AFFECTED.—The St. James's Gazette remarks:—A good illustration of the curious -way in which apparently trivial changes in our fiscal sys,tem affect particular industries is afforded by a statement in the petition of the Coaeh- makera' Company to Mr. Gladstone. It is affirmed that the proposed increase in the carriage duty will throw no less than five per cent. of the twenty thousand workmen employed in the carriage-building trade out of work. In other words, its effect will be, supposing t he Coach maker r Company are correct in their anticipations, at once to deprive a thousand skilled workmen of their means of subsistence; and to compel them, after a long course of special training in this particular calling, to seek new occupation for their labour* in which all their past experience will be useless, or comparatively useless, to them. Mus, GARFIELD'S FORTUNE.—A resident of Cleve- land says:—" Mrs. Garfield has 300,000 dols. in. government bond- the result of the subscription. Then her husband's life was insured for 50.000 dols., I which she promptly received. She also was paid the salary of the President for the unoccupied first year, amounting to about 50,000 dolf;. That makes 400, OCO dols., does it not ? Very well. Then add to it 30,000 dols., the total value nf Garfield's estate. That was the total amount, all that he was able to accumulate in a life of fifty years. I suppose that the income from this total oi more than 409,fOG dols. will be perhaps 16,000 dols. a year. So she is comfortable and can raise her children well; but the loss of Gar- field was a blow that will leave a scar as long as she lives." THE AMEHICAN AND CANADIAN FOOD SUPPLY.— The steamers arriving at Liverpool last week from the United States and Canada, conveying live stock and fresh meat, were the Bulgarian, with 43 cattle, 1,691 quarters of beef, and 60 carcaees of mutton the Mississippi, with 115 cattle and 944 sheep the Republic, with 67G quarters of beef and the Helvetia, with 368 quarters of beef. The totals were as follows :—528 cattle, 944 sheep, 2,735 quarters of beef, and 60 carcases of mutton, being a considerable decrease in live stock, and a slight one in fresh me&t, ever the arrivals of the former week. BR PROSY."—Humorous little boy. "Plea' Sir. will you ring the bottom bell but one, four times. Sir?"—Old gent (gouty, and a little deaf but so fond 0' children). Bottom bell but one, four times my boy?" (Effusively.) "Certainly, that I will? "—In the meavitime off go the boys, and, at the third peal, the irritable old lady on the ground floor Tableau. -Punch. JUMBO'S STABBING TOUR.-This is the way Jumbo's approach on his starring tour io heralded in America: --The British beaten—Jumbo here! The largest elephant—wild or in captivity Twice as large as any two elephants in existence His uplifted trunk reaches upward 26 feet! His ears are large as folding o,,)r parlour-door,; His natural stride is one rod He is bigger than the Mastodon of bygone ages, and a Royal Giant of the African Elephant race Sold to Barnum, and imported to America against the vehement pro- test and remonstrance of the entire British nation Jumbo, the piide of the English heart. Jumbo, the hero of song and story. Jumbo, the children's faith- ful friend. Jumbo, who received homage from the crown. Jumbo, who revels in a paradise of buns. Jumbo, the international bone of contention. Jumbo, the favourite cf the two great worlds. Jumbo, in the English Chancery Courts. Jumbo, the subject of eloquent toasts and banquets. Jumbo, after whom they name precious babies. Jumbo, the most peculiar brute alive. Jumbo nomenclature. Jumbo letter- heads. Jumbo clothing and jewellery. Jumbo cards. Jumbo hotels and cafes. Jumbo menus. Jumbo in poetry. Jumbo in caricature. Jumbo in Parliament. Jumbo in the pulpit. Jumbo, the craze on all sides. Jumbo everywhere. AJIESICAN TOURISTS.-The whole accommodation in the steamers leaving New York during the next two months is already fully secured, and it is reported that Scotland is the gaol they are hieing to (says the Court Journal). London is very full of Americans this season, and they are to be met with at every corner; also very much ;n the open. American ladies dress remarkably wen—that is the verdict of English ladies; and admitting this, it must be most true. THE BANDIT, OF THE COLISEUM.—A gentleman was standing tha other evening in one cf the shadowy arcades of tha Coliseum at Koine, when he was some- what brusquely hustled by a passing figure (says the Court Journal). Vr ith a quick instinct he clapped his hand to his watch-pocket. His watch was gone He darted after the thief, who turned sharply round, at the same time clutching a watch. "Oive me that watch A dash I-the stolen property was re- covered. The startled robber disappeared, and the gentleman went home to boast of his adventure and his prowess. What was his consternation, on enter- ing his bedroom, to find his own watch, which he had forgotten to put on, staring him in the face from the mantel-piece He had been the thief, and the other wretched man had stumbled over him in the dark, and when overtaken and stopped was merely clutching his own watch, which he had not the nerve to rescue from the tourifct. That tourist is now known to a wide and admiring circle of friends as the "Bandit of the Coliseum," AYERA.GS PaiOES OF BRITISH CORN.-The follow- ing are th« average prices of British corn for the week ending July 15, as received from the inspectors and officers of Excise: — 'Wheat, 48s, 5d. barley, 26s. 3d. oats, 25». 3d. psr imperial qr. Correspond- ing: week last year — Wheat, 46s, 2d. barley, 26s. lid. oats, 24s. 6d. MONUMENT TO KING ROBERT THE BRUCE.—The remains of King Robert the Bruce were, at his dying request, placed in Dunfermline Abbey, which was built by his ancestress, Queen Margaret, The King's remains were found, in a remarkable state of preserva- tion, when a portion of the Abbey church was rebuilt in 1848, but until now the place of sapulture has re- mained unmarked. A proposal to erect a recumbent tomb, which originated among some Edinburgh savants, having been made public by Provost Walls, chief magistrate of Dunfermline, has been publicly ventilated. Mr. Andrew Carnegie, of New York, a native of Dunfermline, has signified his intention of doubling the entire subscriptions. Mr. Carnegie lately erected at Dunfermline baths and a free library for the working classes. NEXT SEASON'S FASHIONS.—In "Parisian On Dits" the Court Journal says :-Some rumours with regard to the fashions of next season have been promulgated. Dark colours are, as is usual in winter, to be the most in vogua for street weär. For demi-toilette, corsages in fancy materials will be worn with skirts in colours. Tulle continues largely in favour for ball- dressers. Flowers will be much used for trimming these dresses, and will be worn larger thxn ever. Very large single flowers without foliage, such as im- mense roses, will be used to loop tha draperies and adorn the corsages of ball-dresses. Single Rhine pebbles of very tine quality, set in silver and mounted on pins, will be used*to confine blaek-lace draperies. Vefvet plush and other soft rich-looking materials will be largely employed in making up the novelties of the season. Opera cloaks, composed of Spanish lace lined with satin, are already to be seen they promise to prove very popular when the ball season recommences a anew. Bonnets will be worn of medium size. The favourite colours will be various shades of blue and of chaudron tints. A DOG AT A RACE.—It is the fashion at a college boat race lor the student to run along the banks, yelling and shouting to encourage their respective champions but, for obvious reasons, it has never been tried at horse races. The other day, however, at West Side Park, Jersey City, a mare named Kate broke badly and was in a fair way of losing the race when Jack. a dog, which had been stsbled with her, broke his chain, rushed out and began running by her side, barking vigorously. She settled down into a trot and began to gain ground at once. The dog fell behind and she began losing ground again. As soon as he perceived this he sprang to her feide once more, leap- ing and barking and pushing her to the top of her speed, bringing her in ahead by the length of a neck. Ladies waved their handkerchiefs, men cheered and much enthusiasm was manifested, A ROMAN BATHING PLACE.—A Gallo-Roman water- ing-place has recently been discovered near Sanxay in Poitou. The researches have brought to light the ruins of a temple, a theatre, a bathing establishment, and quarters for the visitors. The ruins extend under a surface of cultivated soil along both sides of the Vanne and cover a superficies of about twelve acres. In clearing away the entrance to a culvert where a copious spring was apparent, an aqueduct was dis- covered which led the explorers to the ruins of the temple, one of the largest, it is stated, yet known. Closely adjoining was the bathing establishment, con- sisting of a series of buildings on a frontage of 360 feet, with most of the luxurious appliances which distin- guished the Bath of Caracalla at Rome, an extensive court, covered promenade, large bath-room, heated hall, etc., and a portico fronting the river. On the other side of the stream are the ruins of a theatre, at the foot of a hill, with the peculiar circular stage attached to some of the like Roman structures. A quantity of Koman and Gallic coins have been found among the ruins, and the indications are th;?t the edifices date from the time of the Antonines, and that they were destroyed during the invasion of the Visigoths in the fiithteeitury. THE NEWSPAPER INSTINCT.—In a lecture upon "Knights of the Quill," Mr. Howard Patterson, a Brooklyn Journalist, sensibly told his audience the other evening that "he supposed there was no gentle- man who ws9 vested with literary skill who did not think that he would be easily equal to the work of a renorter. The chances were that he was entirely mis- taken. The newspaper instinct was not a general pos- session. A hnndred colleges might equip a hundred men with dazzling acquirements, and still fail to t ira out an interesting writer." "CHEESE IT!"—Scene—Annual dinner of Volun- teer Cjrps.^—Member (a shoemaker who dces not "stick to his last," after freely partaking of the soups, entrees, sweets, &c,): ''Comrade, would you mind handing me the cheese? I always finish with it at home."—Brother member: "Yes, mate, and often begin with it too, I'm afraid." Fun. SALT LAKE GULLS AS INSECT KILLERs.-The Sal Lake (Utah) Herald says that sea gulls have been uncommonly numerous and active there this spring. Wherever there was a newly ploughed field there you could see the gull, and as fast as a furrow was turned up the birds would fly behind the ploughman and commence devouring the insects which were thus ex- posed to sight. They seemed perfectly fearless. And they have good reason to be fearless here, for the farmer looks upon them as his friend, and they seem to understand fuliy that he holds them in that light. They fly all about him, within three or four feet. and while perhaps unwilling to submit to being caught, they will allow any other familiarity that. can be prac,tifed, for they themselves take a great many good- natursa liberties. They will not touch grain, or any- thing that the farmer desires should remain untouched; they only eat the worms and insects which are in- jurious to the soil and to crops. Only once before have the gulls been so numerous, and that was in 1848, when they saved the settlers from an invasion of mountain crickets. THE ORIGIN OF BEEF STEAK.—A Vienna paper gives the origin of the beef steak, referring it to pagan times (says the Globe). A poor supplicant, unable to do more in the way of burnt. sacrifice, brought a piece of beef-let us imagine it was what is now known as the point steak—and timidly presented it at the altar. In time one of the priests, during the course of his sacred functions, happened to touch the poor mail's offering, burnt his fingers, and at once lifted them from the succulent morsel to his month thencefor- ward beef steak was his favourite dish. DEATHS BY DROWNING IN THE REGENT'S CANAL I AND THE RrVEH LEA.—A painfully suggestive return has been presented to Parliament by the First Com- missioner of Police, showing the number or human corpses found in the Regent's Canal and the River Lea., within the Metropolitan Police District, during each of the five yeais ending December 31, 1881. In the Regent's Canal there were found, in 1877, 42 bodies in 1878, 56; in 1879, 46; in 18S 42; in 1881, 40; total 226. In the Lea there were found in the same years respectively 47. 49, 55, 39, and 46 bodies total 236. Of the 462 bodies thus found, verdicts of accidental death were given in 157 cases, of wilful murder in seven (all infants under one year old), of suicide in 82, and open verdicts were returned in 216 cases, no opinion being expressed by the juries as to the cause of death. Of the 462 persons drowned, III were females; 45 of both sexes were under five years of age. THE TELEPHONE IN MARINE WARFARE.—A new application of the telephone is for the detection of submerged torpedoes. When the battery is on, the coils in the box are adjusted so that little or no noise from the make-and-break action of the vibrator is heard in the telephone. When thus adjusted the in- strument is ready for work, and if the wooden case is then brought near a metallic body a loud noise is heard in in the telephone, thus indicating the proximity and locality of such a body. SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO THE BRIGHTON COACH.— A serious accident occurred to the Brighton coach on Monday evening as it was passing Belmont Station, near Sutton, on the journey from Brighton to London. When the coach reached the point menti ned the horses shied at a tricycle, and the vehidte was overturned, several cf the passengers sustaining serious injuries. One lady passenger had her leg broken, another her thigh bruised and her arm broken, while the coach- man, was terribly bruised about the face and body. Other passengers received slight injuries. IRELAND AND THE HARVEST.-The Times, in a leader, says :—" There is one element in the pacification of Ireland which, if Fate were not perversely unkind, would do more to disarm agitation and to r-store order than any legislative measures, whether concilia- tory or coercive. The joyful promise of a bountiful harvest, on which many hopes for the amelioration of Ireland have been founded, is unhappily darkened by grave anxieties. The continuance of a disastrous rainfall would involve Irish society, already disor- ganised and demoralised, in the turmoil of another season of distress, to be followed almost certainly by a renewal of agitation and the disturbance of what, according to the forecasts of Ministers, ought to be a permanent settliment of the Irish agrarian difficulty." A BRIGHT BOY.-A South Bend correspondent wants to know if a boy at Constantine, Mich,-thE; son of the Rev. J. W. Beardslee—is not the youngest reader now living in the world. He knew his letters when he was 1 year old spelled at 18 months read at 2; finished Webb's first school reader when he was 2J. He reads with the understanding. He has gained nearly all of his knowledge by hearing hi;, mother drill a young coloured boy living in the family. His parents at first tried repression, but not finding that it made any difference, allowed him his books. At the age of 2 years and 10 months he now reads the second reader. He is full of fun and frolic, eajovs his play, and as he is not crammed" nor pushed his precocity does him no harm.
EPITOME OF NEWS.
EPITOME OF NEWS. BRITISH AND FOREIGN. 0 On Monday morning at half. past four o'clock, and again at six minutes before nine o'clock, two violent shocks of earthquake were felt in the southern provinces of Austria, more especially between Laibaeh and Trieste. The former shock lasted four and the latter five seconds. The Sydney Morning Herald of May 27 writes :— In ten years the total value of the rateable property of the suburbs of Sydney has increased from three millions to twelve and a half millions sterling, while the rateable pro- perty of the city and suburbs combined is estimated at a total value of twenty-seven millions sterling." In London, on Monday, a lad, nine years of age was playing at the outlet of the Fleet sewer near Blackfriars bridge, when he fell into the water. The accident would have been fatal but for the gallantry of the pier-master, who plunged, into the sewerage water and rescued the lad, who was taken to St. Bartholomew's Hospital. "Mrs. Ramsbotham tells us that a young friend of hers, who is an undergradual at Oxford, has had some diffi- culty with the authorities, and has been fumigated for a year! "-Punch. Considering the unfavourable state of the weather during the two opening days at Reading, the Royal Agricul- tural Show here has been fairly successful, the total attend- ance being nearly 80,000. By one of the last Acts passed last week, and just issued, the law as to boiler explosions was amended. Notice of all explosions in the United Kingdom to be given within twenty-four hours to the Board of Trade. Primary and formal inquiries to be made, the latter in open court, and the expenses to be paid. JfOr default in notice a penalty of 420 may be enforced. The Act is now in operation. The Eton and Harrow cricket match ended on Saturday in a draw. Harrow closed its second innings for 141 runs, and when the time arrived for drawing stumps Eton had made 132, with three wickets to fall. Our fleet has not been in an important action since the Crimean war. The Shah had an artillerv duel with a Peruvian vessel a year or so ago and Kacosima in Japan, an unfortified town, was destroyed by bombardment in 1861. In fact the recent bombardment of Alexandria was the first real trial of modern ironclads andmoderll heavy guns. The Arrears Bill having occupied the whole of the sitting on Tuesday night, Sir W. Lawson was unable to move his Local Option Resolution. It is understood that the hon. Baronet will, on some future day, call attention to the subject, with the object of obtaining from the Government a statement of their intentions regarding legislation on the drink traffic -There was a great crowd of stringers in the approaches to the House of Commons, attracted by the prospect of the debate on Local Option. Many wore a bit of blue ribbon in their buttonhole. Much disappointment was expressed when it was discovered that Sir Wilfred Lawson's motion was not coming on. The Executive Committee of the International Arbitration and Peace Association have drawn up an appeal to the friends of peace in France to join them in upholding the principle of non-interference in Egyptian affairs and in preserving the free navigation of the Suez Canal to all nations. They disclaim on the part of the msa- of the English people any desire for territorial aggrandizement, and call upon their French brethren to exercise the-r influence to check the growth of internalional jealousy between the two countries. They recommend that the foreign policy of England and France should be based oa principles of equity, and state that one of their objects is the formation in all countries of allied associations which should appoint delegates to confer when necessary upon questions of international difficulty. "Provincial trade reports for the past week are not of a very cheerful kind outside those trades affected favour- ably by preparations for war. The complications in the East, combined with the unseasonable weather, have tended to depress prices and restrict business, fanners, however are unwilling to sell their wool except at higher prices Manchester warehousemen find business, not only with Egypt but with India and the East generally, hampered by the uncertainty about the fate of shipmeats by the SUEZ Canal; and shipowners are reluctant to accept freights for the Mediterranean, not because of danger, but lest they should miss an opportunity of making money out of Govern- ment charters. The internal business of the country as a whole has been more restricted as harvest prospects grow darker." -Pan Mall Gazette. The additions to the Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, London, during last week, included a red: legged partridge, European, presented by Dr A. O. Grcs venor; a ring ouzel, British, presented by Mr. H. A Macpherson; a red-sided eclectus from New Guinea, pre- sented by Mr. A. Lubbock; a horned lizird from IVxas, pre- sented by Master Charles Ed. Napier a dwarf chaineieon, 18 rough-scaled lizards, a -banded bkink, a South African skink, four beetles, four beetles from Rob'ooi Island. South Africa, presented by the Re/. Gr. H. R. Fiske, O H.Z S.; a goshawk, European, deposited: two black leopards, an African elephant from Africa, a Hardwick's bemicgale fron: Borneo, a Cuvier's lagotis from Patagonia, a prongiiorn anie- lope from North America, a Malayan tapir, two horn- { buls from. Malacca, purchased; a one-wattled cassowary irom ) New Guinea, received iu exchange three G!Ü!H) wiseons I bred in the Gardens. Five hundred and forty-five members of the Sunday Society visited the Grosvenor Gallery in Loudon, on Sunday last. Madame Gambetta., the mother of the eminent statesman, was seized with a stroke of paralysis last w ek. Madame Gambetta is seventy-five years of age. Evpry day has its new society (says the Court Journal). The latest has for its object the reform of the dress of waiters. Black livery, knee breeches, and gilt, buttons are to distinguish waiters from guests. A despatch from Moscow announces tha,t a passenger train containing 2<7 persons ran off the rails between the Tchc-rty and Bastijeur stations, on the Moscow-Kursk line. Kigi'it of the carriages were embedded in the earth. Thirty- niue of the passengers were extricated from the debris in a more or less injured state, and it is stated that the remain- ing 178 lost their lives. Official statistics published in Berlin state that in e the Deginning of April there were sixty-one makers of e,v playing car-di, During the twelvemonth 4,250,000 packs of cards were made, of which 883,852 were exported. Lord Wenlock has returned 10 per cent. of the last half-year's rents to the tenants on his Yorkshire estates, and his lordship, it is further stated, has intimated his willing- ness to graut fresh agreements, WhCIfby outgoing tensnts will receive liberal compensation for unexhausted improve- men ts. In order to secure the greater puriry of the atmo- sphere in the fit. Gcttard Tunnel, an s.: tempt is to be made to propel the locomotives by electricity. A number of telegrams have been sent to Lord Charles Beresford, including one from the Prince of Wales, congratulating him on the t art n'aved by the gunboat under hi, command during the bombardment of Alexandria on the 11th inst. An Englishman overheard the expression "I don't care to watizwith a cart," and afked for an explanation for general iliformRtion. A cart is Parisian for a partner who doesn't do her share of the dancing, but has to be drawn around.-Caurt Journal. At Eastbourne, on JVXonday. no less tban seventeen persons answered to summonses for not having their children vaccinated. A fine of ii and costs was iutticted in each case. A case for appeal was granted. were 17 British and foreign actual shipwrecka 1- -dog the past week, making a total of 817 for the r, or a decrease of 387 as compared with the c. i i.g period of last year, the increase for the week iJt. .car, JL»..isk owned vessels numbered eight. Total tonnage lost for the week 7,403 tons. Mr. O'Dcnnell, after his two weeks' suspension, returned to his place in the House of Commons on Monday night, -rid, rising incidentally to ask a question, wa louaiy cheered by the followers of Mr. ParnelL An explosion of gas occurred on Monday morning at the "Duke of York" public-heme, L t-e d oad, Bir- mingham. Mrs. Earp, the landlady of ttJ e went into a room with a light, when an explosion < red. She w.,s so seriously injured that she is not expected to recover. The. house was very much damaged. There are a number of Chinamen in San Fran- docr) who are making money by their excellent portrait painting. On Tuesday afternoon seventeen delegates of signal- men along the Midland Railway from London to Carlisle had an interview with the board of directors at Derby, in order to support a memorial recently presented for the removal of grievances. Various speakers referred to the in justice and hardships of the piesent system, and pointed out, among other things, the necessity of reducing the working hours from twelve and thirteen to eight; of increasing the pay in different classes by 3s., and of improving the working uniform. In conclusion the directors intimated that the statements would receive careful and favourable considera- tion, and the result announced in due course. The ommission of the Scottish saltire from the shield of Britannia upon the reverse of our bronze coinage, publicly noticed some time ago, has been remedied by the Mint authorities, iu deference to the wishes of the Scotch M,P.s. In tins pennies coined this year, bearing the Mint mark n; the Irish ssltire is joined to the Scotch saltire and both appear together in place of the saltire with border. In Russia the agricultural report, regarding the state of tue crops states that the summer corn promises almost everywhere a satisfactory yieto. The winter corn likewise promises a satisfactory and good yield throughout the Ein- l'ire 1 excepting in the central part: of the Black Sea district and in some goverments of the midlands of the Volga terri- tory of Central Russia. A statue to Auguste Msriette, better known as •"Marktte Bey," was unveiled on Sunday in Boulogne, where the distinguished Egyptologist was born in 1821. It is erected on the Esplanade skirting the ramparts of the Haute Ville, looking to the Sum-Prefecture, and stands upon abase consisting of a pyramid upon the sides of which are inscribed the names of Mariette's principal discoveries. The statue was inaugurated in the presence of thousands." Sotre temporary inconvenience is apprehended by Sheffield cutlery manufacturers from the partial stoppage of the supply of ivory, which will be a result of the closing of the port of Alexandria. This article has lately shown signs of becoming scarcer at any rate, and the sarne appears to be the case with Manilla mother-of-pearl shells, which have consequently risen .in price more than £ 2 10s. per cwt. since May, and nearly E4 since the beginning of the year. News received in France from Tripoli states that serious fears are entertained that the course of events in Egypt may lead the Tripolitans to maltreat the European residents there. Two French aeronsuts bad a very narrow escape during the National Fere in Paris. Tie balloon in which tuey had ascended burst when about- 700 yards from the earth, but fortunately the covering of the balloon formed a para- chute, and thus checked their descent. A y.-oith named Forbes, about sixteen years ci 8ge, who had accompanied a beanieast parsy on an excursion w Wind-or, was accidentally drowned while bathing in the Cuckoo Weir stream of the Thames, near Eton, on Satur- day afternoon. The body was recovered soon after the sad occurrence. A large body of citizens at Salisbury have formed the mse!ves into a vigilance committee to act until protec- tion is afforded the Salvation Army, &nd in the meantime L they will take proceedings against any one guilty of assault upon the Army. A declaration signed by 3.574 County and Borough Magistrates, expressing the conviction that the best interest of the community would be promoted by a law stoppin" the sale of intoxicating liquors on Sunday, save to travellers and lodgers, was delivered last week at the ofibial* re- sidence of the Prime Minister. Mr. Gladstone, in a letter to Mr. J. Stevenson, M.P., has acknowledged the receipt of the memorial Another corn-producing country is about to send some of its abundance to the Old Worid. This is the River Plate district, which, this year, has an enormous crop of maize-so large, in fact, that, although the country is on:y half-cultivated, even in the settled districts, it can spare bout 200,000 tons. The Queen and Princess Beatrice drove from Windsor Castle on Saturday evening to Ciewer Churchyard, and visited the grave of the late" Sir Thomas Myddelton Biddulph, formerly Keeper of the Privy Purse and Private Secretary to the Queen. They remained some time in the very picturesque burial-ground, and then had a drive before returning to the Castle. Those who sleep bpavily, but wish to rise early, will be plea ed to learn that a Dresden mechanician has in- vented a bedstead which at any given moment suddenly divides in the centre and lets the occupant fall to the ground. It is a simple arrangement of a compressed spring, which is released by a trigger connected with clock- work. Mr. Ruskin has expressed his willingness that the Wa'kley Museum should be transferred to a more acces- sible site, and undertakes to establish it on such a basis as will secure it freely and fully for the benefit of the town for ever. M any art-treasures, which,Mr. Ruskin has in readi- ness to forw ard to Sheffield, cannot be exhibited at the pre- sent building on account of want of space, the room at dis- posal being already more than fairly occupied. With the assistance of the people of Sheffield Air. Ruskin hopes to per- fect his scheme. The number of seizures of smuggled goods in the United Kingdom last year was 1,563. In all but 134 instances the contraband articles consisted of tobacco or cigars and foreign spirits, so that practically it does not appear to be worth while at the present low rates of duty to smuggle tea, coffee, sugar, dried fruits, betr, naphtha, varmsfi, plate, playing cards, or any other of the scanty list of Items which Mr. Gladstone's fiscal reforms has left sail standing in our tariff. Tobacco seems to present by far the strongest temptation to the smuggler, as the foreign spirits seized was only 373 gallons, whervas the -confiscated tobacco and cigars reached a total weight of 23,t951a. Altogether £ 3, '95 was recovered during the year in the shape uf penalties. t Prirsce Louis Jerome, younger son of Prince Napoleon, attained his I8;h year on Sunday, having been born cn July 16,1864. On Tuesday Prince Victor Bonaparte, the elder son of Prince Nupoleon, attained his 20fch*year, having been born on July 18, 1S62. These young princes par- take of the Rc-yal blood ot the ancient House of Savoy, their mother being the Princess Clotilde, dauchter of the late King Victor Emmanuel, and sister of Kii g Humbert, the King of Italy. Saturday (the 15rh) being the Comte de Chambord's name day, the Legitimists held numerous banquets in Paris and the provinces. At these an address was dgned, refer- ring to the melancholy period which is being traverssd by France, and to thesfiesof humiliations inflBeted upon her by a Government as weak in the presence of the foreigner as violent towards inoffensive monks. It concludes by express- ing a conviction that God will soon make known Eis time for the return of the King. In London, on Monday evening, Mr. Samuel Morley, M.P., presided in Exeter Hall at a large and enthu- siastic meeting in support of Sir Wilfrid Lawsou's resolution in favour of local option in the granting of licenses. Reso- lutions calling on Parliament to enaot speedily an efficient local option law and thanking Sir Wilfrid Lawson for his labours in the cause were unanimously carried. The brier Alert, Captain Mackie, arrived on Monday at Peterhead from the Green;and whale fishing grounds. She had 2,3;iO biadder noses, and nine bottle ucsed whales, yielding between 70 and 80 t-us of oil. Captain Mackie re- ports that he left the Peterhead ships in May, and that since then he has been alone. Be saw no other vessel, and is, therefore, not able to speak as to the general results achieved by the fleet engaged at the fishing. There is a new style of hair cutting which has come out among young Americans inclined to the aesthetic this season The hair is first tiimmed close, and then, by the aid of the patent clipper, it is mottled with spots the size of a florin at equal distances of a quarter of an inch. It is termed the leopard cut, and is somewhat analogous to plague painting. Mrs. Richard Chamberlain, wife of the ex-Mavor of Birmingham, and sister-in-law of the President 01 the Board of Trade, died on Monday at her husband's residence, Oakavmnt, Edgbaston, at the early a^e < f S2 Mrs. Cham- hemin, who was a daughter of the well-known ironmaster, ltr, Da wes, of Dromford, was a lady of great benevolence and many accomplishments, and distinguished herself during the two years of her lu-bmd's mayoralty by the graceful and hospitable manner in which she acquitted her- self of the du!i< s of ler position. She t;-< k an active part in all Ural phlt«ntbropic undertakings, and was one of tbepro- moters of the popoiar concert movement originated by .Jr. j*" SE OOPUIGR, \1. P. Her loss will be. deeply deplored by a wide sircle of friends.