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r"'"'-' THE EASTERN QUESTION.
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r" THE EASTERN QUESTION. THE AUSTRIAN DEMANDS. The Official "Gazette of Lamberg publishes a tele- gram from Vienna., settirg forth the demands which the Cabinet of Vienna will eventually make at the Congress—namely, the nirrowing of the proposed boundaries of Bulgaria; a change in the organisation of this tributary Principality and a considerable re- duction in the territorial concessions which have been asked for Servia. Montenpgra, it is considered, ought to be contented with Spitzio and the navigation of the Boj^na, and the Bulgarian fortresses should not remain in the hands ef the Russians. The question of Bessarabia will be regulated by the rectification of the Russo-Roumanian frontiers and the repatriation of the Bosnian refugees will be accomplished under conditions which Austro-Hungary will propose. RUSSIAN FOROES IN ROUMELIA. Aecording to the latest information, the distribu- tion of the Russian forces in Reumelia seems to be as follows First, on the line from San Stefano to the pea. of Marmora, the 1st and 2nd Divisions of Guards, the Rifle Brigade of the Guards, the 16th and 30m Divisions, the 2nd Brigade of Rifles, and seven regiments of cavalry. Secondly, in the lines from Kutchuk Tebekm edje to Derkos there is the 3rd Division of the Guards, with the 8tb, 15th, and 23rd Divisions. Thirdly, at Tchataldja. there are the two divisions of Grenadiers lately brought back from the direction of Bulair, where there is at present only the oth Division; but there art wtpeqted theJlth and 32ad Divisions belonging to the 11th Corps, which is on the move from Rou- mania southward, and will be replaced by the Reserves from Russia. There is, besides, the 7th Division at Silttr', the 36th at Wisa, the 14hb at Lule Burgas, the ilt i at, Kirk Kilissa, and the 31st at Adrianople; The otkh has just now arrived. This would now make 19 d batons of infantry and 19 regiments of cavalry, or about 150,000 effective men, which are concentrated in the Ptninsula of Thrace. RUSSIANS LINES ADVANCED. A correspondent, dating from Therapia, May 23th, pays: Difficulties arise in establishing a line of de. jn irca'-ioa between the Russian and Turkish armies, uariog to the arrangement under which the Russians advanced to San Stefano being verbal, so that no writiug exists to testify to the real terms of that ar- rangement. First, regarding numbers, the arrange- ment as the Turks understood it was that 10,000 troops and no more should occupy Kutchuk Tcbek- med h, and that 1500 men and no more should come to S in Stefano. Lite reinforcements and forward move- nwu'a, however, have brought up this question. The Rttwinnfl admit that the Grand Duke certainlydid say that c;n;y 10,000 men would accompany him to Kut- chuk 'i'ohekmedjd and that he would only take an fgjort and attendants to the number of 1500 to Srin i\iao. They point out thvt in neither case did he •■jit- >Uy bring with him more than the stipulated number, but they argue that the Grand Duke made no tn;agemtnt as to the numbers that would follow him afterwards, and, being free from any engine meat on that point, he ordered up as many troops as he thought necessary. Some Turks regard the Russian conduct in this matter as disin- genuous. Then, again, as to the positions. By the toan St.fano arrangement, as the Turkish commanders understood it, Yarin Bburgas was the hinge upon which the southern half of the Russian line swung forward on Constantinople. Northward of that hinge it was unchanged, its extreme left resting on the Bl-i-ck sea at Derkos, but troops have advar.c ;d from D_rko< to AkBunar, a cost village twelve miles nearer the B^pphorus, which quite alters the position, much to the disadvantage of the Turks. Moreover, hzii striking encroachments have been made ill the middle of the line. For from St. George, the head quarters of the 16th Division, under General SkobfLff, a force has been pushed forward north east to Tehinarli, which is actually further eest than the Turkish cut post at Pirinjkeuy, to which place the Russians from iJoghaskeuy have also sent a detachment of Cossacks, treating great confusion. Tehinarli is on the road from St. George to Pirgos. Pirinjkeuy is on the road from Boghoakeuy to Pirgos, the position of Ak Bunar coavnvj.ds the valley leadtdg to Pirgos and the coast road to Chwak, Pirgos commands the road leading tbroug i Belgrade fo Gavak; so that, however distant; a. dtajtnt upon Gavak may be freoi Russian designs, i he troops could not have been better placed for such > solvent, Ttifi CRISIS IN CONSTANTINOPLE. T.J-; I'-f i, correspondent of the uncle r date May 21:h, says: There is no change in politics. The Ixj.ii opinion vibrates between two misgivings—dread or witr on the one hand, dismay on the other, };t a sickly compromise should leave the Eastern r<iia their double-netted toils and lest their dream of a double deliverance, both frem Russian influence a;.d Turkish misrule, should thus be dissipated. Ic is evident that under pressure these anxieties of opinioa may be so marked that we might eHU witness a reaction ia a pro Russian sense, if tha present crisis be much longer pro tr Many things tend to render the m/.tarable. The Russian army is close to tha city, diftTfa up almost ia battle array, and receiving daily reinforcements. The confidently-expressed opinion of the Russian offuers is that the Turkish line of defence might be pierced in three hours. To fear from without must be added the long and still constant anguish within the deadlock of public business the terrible f of money; the dearuess of food the oppressive presence of thousands of fugitives; the sickness and mortality the plot of one day, massacre of the next, conflagration or the next, as if all the seven vials were pour-d out at once. Humour is busy all the while making things worse. All these things together wdrk on the popular mind, which looks anxiously around for relief. Till lately the only gleam of light seemed to come from England, but since Princo Lob-miff's mission began there has besn a perceptible change, and I dare assert that in somo quarters Turks in high position have asked whether the radical changes which England would demand as the price of her support and the strict administrative discipline she would enforce might not be a heavier trial than compliance with the reduced demard-) of Russia. There are indications that the tide of British popularity is, at least, at the flood, and as under the existing strain this feeling cannot be permanent, we must be on the watch for the ebb and reaction. EVACUATION OF AN ISLAND FORTRESS. As agreed upon, Ada Kaleh was evacuated on the morning of the 25th May. The troops, about 400 iner,, and some stores were embarked on board two steamers of the Danube Navigation Company, whi.;h were to take them up the Danube and the Save as far as Brod, where they are to be landed on the Bosnian side. When the Turks left, two companies of the 78th I Austrian Infantry Regiment went over and took charge of the guns and stores left behind by the Turks, according to the agreement come to between the two Governments. With reference to this event, a Berlin despatch says Austria, with the consent of the Porte, has occupied the Turkish island fortress of Ada Ivaleh, in the Danube, and is preparing for active epe rations in Albania and Transylvania. The Rus- sians are collecting troops at Miedziborg and Wolo- ezyfska, oj the Austrian frontier. Austria evidently apprehends that her interests in Bessarabia, Albania, and Bosnia will be slighted by the Congress unless a more resolute policy is adopted in the eleventh hour at the Hofburg. RUSSIAN CRUISERS. With regard to the fitting out of a volunteer fleet, the Journal de St. PeUrsbourg says: These prepara- tier; a have no aggressive character. Even if Russia had the blackest projects and most bellicose intentions, the development of her fleet could never be consul-red as other than a defensive measure, in presence of the immense maritime supsri- ority of England and the national anxiety, The increase in the number of ships fit for service in case of war had for its aim to diminish a certain degree of confidence in immunity from attack in which English public opinion indulged, and thus to bring about in England a more pacific dispo- sition. in short, the thesis, If you wish for peace, you must be prepared for war,' never bad a more fitting application." The object of these remarks probably is to counteract, to some extent the impres- sion produced by a recent article in .the OffieM Mes- senger. EURNMG 0F XHG PQRTE. The Times Pera correspondent writing on the 23rd says: The Sublime Porte is in ashes. Only the flings at either extremity remain. Of these wings, one lodged the t@-rn.nd V z:erate, the other the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The whole of the centre build- ing—whi«h contained the Ministries of the Interior, of Justice, and of Public Instruction, the Council of State, the .great Divan, with innumerable de- partments and offices appended to eaofe, along with some archives — was consumed this morn- ing between the hours of two and five. The build- ing coneisted of the basement, the ground floor, and two floors above. The fire broke out in the Bureau des Proies-Verfca.us of the Council of State, occupying the centre of the upper floor, and, notwithstanding etone partitkn wail?, swept rapidly in either direction along those interminable corridors which traverged the building from end to;end, and which visitors well rfemember, with their draughts and their dreariness and their listless throng of weary suiters paeing the rough-planked floor or seated on rows of hair trunks stuffed vitb archives. Tha origin of the fire is unknown, because all the apart- ments are put under the care of guardians an hour before sunset, when the functionaries leave. The building now destroyed was built thirty years ago, in the Grand Vizierate of Topal Izzet Pasha, Its outer and partition walls and its basement were of masonry, while the structure which it replaced, and which also was destroyed by fire, was wholly of wood. THE NEW BULGARIA. General Dondoukoff Korsakoff, the newly ap- pointed Governor-General of Bulgaria, has issued a proclamation from Rustchuk, where he has taken up his quarters, announcing"that, in conformity with the stipulations of the Treaty of San Stefano, he has been named by the Czar governor-general of the liberated Bulgaria, and that be enters on his office to carry out the autonomic organisation of the country and to prepare it for the election of its Prince. He will make no distinction of race or creed, and endeavour, by repressing abuse?, and, above all, by administering equal justice, to remedy the evils of the past and to extinguish the animosity and hatred existing between the different sects of the population. As yet, he says, it has been necessary to employ Russians versed in administration, but when the organisation is complete, then Bulgarians will like- wise be employed. H,) bopes they will show them- selves worthy of the great destiny which has been prepared for their country. Meinwhile, Russian officers are to command the Bulgarian army in course of formation, Russian employes are to administer the country, and those thousands of Bulgarian priests educated in Russia for years past will prepare it for its great destiny. THRE CONFLICT BETWEEN MONTE- NEGRO AND THE PORTE. A conflict threatens to arise between Montenegro and the Porte. Prince Nikita openly accuses the Turks of making preparations in Albania for an attack u): on I Montenegro, which he id resolved to repel. He has brought the alleged hostile intentions of the Po'rte to the knowledge i10th of the Consular body in Scutari and the Turkish governor, casting upon the Turks all responsibility for tha blood that may fee shed. The Consuls and tho governor have giv.n the Prince most conclusive assurances of the Porfb'a PA."LFII3 CCNINVCWFC Tt-O £ RIR £ .RV 1-IEA, NIARCNX'TR. R.'P- clared that the Turkish military conrniatclers on the frontier have been strictly insirunttd to avoid even the semfclasce of provocation, sr.d he expects from Prince Nikita's loyally that his Highness will issue similar orders to the Montenegrin eutheritifs. In Turkish military circles in Scutari it is declared that the only way in which the incident can be accounted for is that the Prince has really betn unjustifiably ?-ln?ra*d, or that he is setting for a pretext for a con- fUct with the Turks. I REPATRIATING THE REFUGEES. The Vieu.:a correspondent of the Tims, under data May 22nd, says: All the Powers, with the exception of tha British Government, urge objections to the raisiiig of the Custom House duties in the chief Turkish ports in order to form a fund to defray the expenses of repatriating the rtfugees in Constantinople. The objections, however, are more sgainst the manner of the measure proposed by the Porte than egainst the measure itself. There is a chance, therefore, o. these difficulties being removed, and negotiations with a view to this are being carried on. None of the Governments has absolutely refused, making their final resolution dependent on certain conditions and on an understanding being cc)ml1 to with the other Powers. It was at first stated that the Porte had asked for the raising ot the Custom duties for one year, dunng which tr: e, according to its cal- culation, some 700,000 lira a surplus might be ob- tained but, contrary to this, ic seems that the Turkish proposal was in very general terms, specify- ing neither time nor the amount of money which was thus to be got. If is this vague form to which the Governments have demurred, Re, without the fixing of a definite period, the raising of the duty would be tantamount to a more or less perm an*?, t change for the worst in the Tariff, and &.s the flnand&l difficulties of the Porte are not likely to disappear so soon, what is to-day needed for the repatriation of the refugees might be wanttd to morrow for a not less urgent purpose. Another difficulty seems to be that in its proposal the Porte only speaks of raising the duty in the harbour of Constantinople, while from the Consular reports it would appear that it contemplates extending the measure likewise to Salonica, Smyrna, Beyrcut, and Damascus. This would give it a far more general character, as thereby the mcst productive Custom- houses would be taken in. it does not seem. however, so very difficult to remove these objections, and to come to a clear and preciaa arrangtmsnt with the Porte so it may be hoped that this will be done, for thus not only an act of humanity would be facilitated, but a first step made towards re-estabiiihirg a more settled state of things ir. Roumelia. RIOT IN CONSTANTINOPLE. The Minister for Foreign Affairs has sent the fol- lowing despatch to the Turkish representatives abroad, dated May 20: "Some refugees, to the number of about thirty, suddenly made their way this morning into the garden of the palace inhabited by the ex- Sultan Mnrad and raised shouts of Long Live the Sultan without, however, mentioning any name. The sentinels on guard 0pposed the entry of these men into the interior of the palace and were fired upon, one being killed. Troops arriving subsequently, the assailants were driven back. and in the tumult that ensued there were some killed and wounded on both sides. Ali Suavi, who appeared to have acted as organiser and leader of the attack, was killed. The affair has had no other consfquences, and public tranquillity in tho city has not been disturbed for a moment. The persons arrested declare that they knew nothing of the object of the attack, and merely obeyed orders they had received. This is the eu::t truth, and you may formally contradict any account which may differ from it. A judicial investigation is proceeding, of which I will let vou know the result." Ali Suavi Effendi, late director of the Imperial Lyceum, and the writer of a remarkable letter attack- ing England, which appeared four or five months ago, and indicating that he was non compos mentis, wrote on Sunday to a newspaper, the Bassiret, stating that Turkey was in a bad way, but on the morrow he would show a remedy. Accordingly he made big way with about a hundred armed men to the Tcheragati Ptdasa where the ex Suits n } Murad is confined. The goldies-ie .opposed his entrance. Nevertheless he succeeded in getting in. Ha was fully armed, and supported by a number ef others, and de- clared for Murad as Sultan. Troops came to support Saltan Hamid, and a free fight took place within" the .palace itself. For a time bullets were whistling about itLgrtat abundance. AJi Suavi, with a revolver in each hand, killed three soldiers, but was at last fired upon and killed. Ironclads were lying abreast of the palacc, .and preparations were made sufficient to put down a such more formidable movement. A correspondent ■says:: I am not not inclined to attach any importanca to the matter, due to a crazy Turkish professor., whose natural conceit nodoubt prompted this foolish attempt. The.result of its failure will probably be to strengthen Sultan Hamid.
PIOllEER AND MILITARY RAILWAYS
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PIOllEER AND MILITARY RAILWAYS A section of a novel military or pioneer railway was built on the ground lying waste at the rear of White- hall-glace in four hours and to show the simplicity of the work, its constructors were ten soldiers sent as a fatigue party from the Grenadier Guards and one or two-ordinary unskilled labourers. This rail way is the invention of Mr. J. L. Haddan, ex-engineer in e 't chief of the Ottoman Government, and the railway was primarily designed to meet the need in the East of having a speedily constructed; cheap, and effective means of transport for men and stores over a wild country without the necessity of surveving, levelling, and passing through the preliminary stages of ordinary railway making. The new railway built on Monday in thegrounds of Whitehall isa one rail structure, and the line it represented requires neither eleepers nor foundations, the line running upon 7ft. posts, 440 to a mile, the rolling stock upon it being shaped like an inverted V, designed upon,the "camel saddle" prin- ciple. The carriages and engines fall on each side like panniers on an animal's back, the wheels of the engines, trucks, and carriages being horizontal, and gripping on each side of the rail. The material of the new railway is wholly of timbers, which were brought on the ground ready cut for use, and the plans having been explained to the sergeant of the fatigue party,the piles were sunk in the ground, the cross timbers were readily fixed and bolted, and by a series of ingeniously designed wedges an 80ft. or "100ft section of the line, running over very uneven ground, was made secure and apparently "quite solid. In the evening the inventor read a paper on the subject at the Royal United Service Institution, General Sir Garnet Wolseley, K.C.B., presiding. During the dis- cussion which followed the reading of the papfT, Sir Garnet Wolseley, speaking of the railway in the Crimea, said that, though that was net a great suc- cess, it was very useful, end by making it the English nation was the first to use railways in war. The great thing in regard to railways used in war was that they should be quickly made and worked, for time was everything. If we had to go to war and to operate inland in a country where there were no roads, it would be of the greatest importance to have a line from the base to:tbe scene of operations, and Mr. Haddan's proposals gave a svstem which would meet the requirements of an army in that posi- tion. As to particular railwajs which had been pro- posed for army transports, ia these days of short and sharp campaigns earthworks were out of the question, for now armies did not sit down to long campaigns like the sieges of Troy and Subastopoi. Other systems required good roadp, but for a country without the roads, and in rapidity and simplicity of construction, Mr. Haddan's railway would meet an army's wants.
ILONDON MARKETS.
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I LONDON MARKETS. CORN, LONDON.—At Mark-lane a dull tone has prevailed in the grain trade. The improved political prospects and the announcement of an early meeting' of the Congress have combined to produce heaviness, and restrict operations within very narrow limits. There was a thin attendance. English wheat- was in short supply, and hardly such good VGry cautiously, and less money whe-1 ?hpS1168 wers f01'ced- As regards foreign wheat, theie was a fair supply on the stands; with a slow inquiry, prices had a drooping tendency. Barley was in moderate supply, and sbw request, at weak currencies, Malt net a quiet sale on firmer terms. Oats were pur. cLaccd very sparingly, and ruled about 3d. lower on th" week. A decline of 3d. per qr. took place in the value of maize, the inquiry f.,r which was limited. Beans and neas sold slowly, at about late rates. The flour market was dull; American barrels fell 6d. to Is. CATTLE (METROPOLITAN ).-The cattle trade has ruled rather firmer. Supplies of stock were short, and there was a better demand, especially for choice breeds, which realised rather more money. The following wore the quotations: Coarse and inferior txasfs, 4sf 6d to 5a 6d; second quality ditto, 5s 8i to 6:1 Od; prime large oxen, 6s Od to <te 21; prime Scots, &c„ 6s 4d to 6s 6d coarse arid inferior she-tap, 5s Od to 5; 6d: second quality ditto, 5s 6d to 6s Qd prime coarse woolle'l, 6s 21 to 6s 6<i; prime Southdowns, ts 4d to 6s 6d lambs, 8s O A to 9s 6d large coarse calves, 5s 6-1 to 6s Od prime small ditto, 6s Od to 6s 81; large hogs, ts Od to 4s 6d smalJ Pikers, 4e 6c!, to 5s Od per Sib to sink the offal. MEAT (MKTEOPor.iTAN.-TLe market wis quiet, but prices were firm. The supplies were moderate. The que- stions areInferior heel 3s Od to 38 8d; middling ditto, 48 4d to 5s Od; prime large ditto, 53 2d to 5s 81; priias small ditto, 5s 4d to 5s 8d veal, 5s Od to 5s 81; inferior mutton, Ss 4d to 48 id middling ditto, 4s 4d to 5s Od prims ditto, 5s 8:1 to 65 8d Large pork, 3a fid to Is Od emaJl ditto, 4s 4d to 4s 8d; and lamias 4-1 to 8s Od per 81b. by the carcass, GAME AND POULTRY.-Pea. fowl, 108 61 to l'is 6d; guinea fowl, 38 9d to 5s Od; ptarmigan, 03 9.1 to Is 6d; black cock, 3s Od to 33 Gd; capercailzie, 5s Od to 8s Od Virginian quails, Is Od tc "8 )'d live ditto, Is 6d to 3s Od; hares, 2s 6d to 3s 9d; leverets, Is 9,1 to Cs 3d: conies, 9d to Is 31 tame 'rabbits, Is 3d to 2s Cd pigeons, rti to Is fid; capons, 6s (id to lis 0d; chickens, 23 3d to 5j Oel; pullets, 6s Od to 108 Od haunches of venison, oos Od to 75s Od each; forequarters of ditto, Is 0:1 to Is 61 per lb. THE Cologne Gazette says that amon^ mocbra'e 9 I Mussulmans in Constantinople the ideal Government for Turkey is a Republic under the presidency of Midhat Pasha. Of course the mags of opinion is the other way, but there seems to be no difference of feeling as to Abdul Hamid; t Lose who do not regard him as a usurper condemn hiin for hia inca- pacity. CRUELTY TO A SHEEP.—The magistrates of Barnsley investigated a case of great cruelty to n. sheep inflicted by a farmer's sen named Howarth, residing at Cote Green Farm, Wortley, on the estate of the Earl of Wharncliffe. The prosecution was instituted by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, The defendant, who had been watched by two signalmen, was seen to kick the sheep in a brutal manner, and placing r. rope around its nick to hang it up in a treo for a short time. He then let it down, kicksd it, and hung it up again for fully three minutes. The defendant was fined X3, including costs. n buiciDE IN 1 RISON.—An aged mm, named Hill, has commi'ted suicide in St. Alban's prison. He was found by the authorities suspended by his neck- cloth, which was fastened to one of the gas pipes. On Tuesday the deceased was committed for trial by the Watford Bench of magistrates on a charge of steal- ing cloth, valued at £10, the property of Mr. W. Armstrong, his employer. Hill's daughter was charged at the same time with receiving the stolen property, and is now awaiting trial. Considerable sympathy is felt in Watford for Hill's widow, as he had hitherto borne an excellent character. STRAY MARRIAGE LICENCES.—A correspon- dent of the Times says: While walking last Sunday in Hampstead Churchyard my attention was attracted by pieces of parchment which the wind was blowing in all directions. Curiosity led me to look at some of them, and my surprise was great, on discovering that they were marriage licences. The stamp had been cut out or the seal torn off from several, and they were mostly more cr less mutilated but I collected and I have now in my possession a few of them which are quite intact. A strange illustration of this dealing with official records was afforded by the fact that a little boy who was passing at tho time picked one up haphazard which turned out to ba his father's mnr- riage licence. Does not my statement show some grave dereliction of duty on the part of the person intrusted with the custody cf these domrrrents ? Who knows trat that they might at- some futere time have fur- j •Eiefc-ed valuable evidence in If gilinw-w; 3i .ij.tba ?
THE KAFFIR WAR. \
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THE KAFFIR WAR. HARD FIGHTING.. The following has been received from Cape Town dated May 7. In the course of operations upon the rebel Jlafiirs around Tabiudoda on April 30 a portion of Colonel Wood's force, advancing from BurnshilJ, was attacked in the bush path. Captain Stevens, 9Jrh Ligbt Infantry, was severely wounded, Lieutenant baitmarso, who succeeded him in command, was killed five minutes afterwards, and several men were wounded. -The Kaffirs iought well, but were beaten on all points. One hundred and twenty-six were found killed. During the flight 400 women came out of the bush, some throwing themselves between the troops and the Kaffirs, thus enabling the latter to escape. The forces were with- .drawn at sunset having been more than twelve hours under arms. The following is the return of the killed and wounded: 90th Light Infantry — Lieutenant Saltmarsh and Privates Henry Svl- vester and Arthur Hallet, killed Captain Stevens, dangerously wounded by b ball whh-h passed through his upper left jaw; Corporal W. Rellier, dangerously wounded; Privates H. Cratnb and T. Ryan, slightly wounded Privates J. Sloeg, since dead, and P. Flaherty, dangerously wounded. The remains of Lieutenant Saltmarsh were brought into King William's Town, and interred with full military honours. Captain Stevens is doing well. The fighting has continual during the week. The Rtv. Alr. Leslie, missionary with Kreli, has died at Urrvgwali. The troops Lave been moved from Ibeka and Natal to Kokstad. This movement is expected to have a good effect in Pongoland. Her Majesty's sovereignty has been proclaimed over the Walwich Bay ttrritory. From the Transvaal we have an official confirmation of the 2ulu chief Cetewayo having repudiated the acts of the Border Commission. A MUSHROOM measurm f nearly 1.1 yards in circu mfereace has been sent to the Agricultural Society of Oharente. COAST DEFENCES OF INDIA.—The Times Cal- cutta correspondent says: Orders have been issued for the immediate construction of coast defences. Madras is to be protected with five batteries, armed with 68- pounder rifte guns. Batteries will also be erected at various ports on the eastern coast. Another battery for the defence of Calcutta is being constructed at Fultah, one of the narrowest points on the Hooghly. This will be armed with ten 9 inch rifled muzzle- loaders, and will cover the torpedo defences. Bombay and Rangoon are to be similarly defended. Loss OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN STEAMER.— Particulars of the loss of the steamer City of Dublin on the Spanish coast have been received in Liverpool. The steamer struck some sunken rocks nbout four miles from Cape St,. Vincent on the 32nd of April, and received considerable damage forward. She sank in about three hours afcer striking'. Three bo%to were launched, but one was smashed to pieces. The crew, numbering twenty-six hands, reached Peviche in their two boats. The greatestdifiiculty was experienced in getting clear from the steamer, seven of the men being seriously injured, and being left in the hospital at Corunna. SINGULAR FATAL ACCIDENT AT A FUNERAL. —Mr. Maynard, coroner, investigated an accident of a most unusual character at the Shotton Colliery, Durham. A large crowd had assembled in Shotton Churcbytn-dto witness a fuueral. As the corpse was being removed from the h, arse the horses took fright, and plunging into the crowd, knocked several persons down. hour persons were seriously injured, and a child named Isabella Clough was killed. The driver was likewise hurt, and the hearse completely smashed, Close inquiry revealed no negligence on the part of the driver, of defect in the conveyance, and a verdict of Accidental death wss recorded. STABBING OASE.-Georg-o Rohrig, 29, a skin dresser, was charged at the Middlesex Sessions with having maliciously wounded Job a Sullivan. Mr. Biibton prosecuted. The prisoitf r, while intoxicated, entered into an altercation with Sullivan in the street, during which he fell down. Sullivan picked him up and walked on. After he had gone a little distance a woman cried out to him to run, as the prisoner had a knife. He attempted to run, but stumbled, which enabled the prisoner to overtake him, and in the sèufIb which ensued he was stabbed by tho prisoner near the heart. The wound was a dangere-us one, and Sullivan was conveyed to the hospital, where he has remained ever since-tbat. is to say, for a period of six months. His health has been permanently affected. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the Assistant Judge sentenced the prisoner to twelve months' imprisonment, with hard labour. HoDEi/s ATTEMPT at assassination of the Em- peror of Germany has caused a death. Among those who tried to stop Uo lei was one Herr Kohler, a senior clerk in the Prussian Widows' Pension Insti- tution, who grappled with the assassin and wrestled with him, but was pushed aside. Herr Kohler was taken ill on the day of the attempt, and has since died. The dissection of the body proved a rupture of -the in- testines, probably the result of the momentary but desperate encounter with the flying criminal. A large I and highly rtspectable attendance accompanied tho coffin to its last resting-place. Theodora of the Fusilier Guaids, in which regiment be eeived, were among the mourrers. His Majesty condoled with the widow, and will take charge of the children. It has been ascertained that Bodel stole £5 sterling from his parents immediately before setting out to Berlin. One of the bullets he fired at the Emperor has been found in the dust opposite the Russian Embassy. FUNERAL OF A LIEUTENANT OF THE EUEY- PICE.—The funeral of the late Lieutenant S. A. B. Barney was held at Haslar Cemetery in a spot which has been selected for the officers whose bodies may be recovered from the wreck of the Eurydice. The corpses of the crew are being buried in a plot of ground adjoining the square in which tho sufferers from the Thunderer explosion are laid, and the spot3 which have been chosen for the graves of the officers lie on each side of the middle line, and contiguous to the site on which it is proposed to raise a memorial of the dis- aster. Lieutenant Burney was buried with naval honours, the funeral cortege being composed of a couple of officers in. full dress and of the same rank as the deceased, and twenty bluejackets from each man-of- war in the harbour, headed by a firing party of 100 rank and file from the Royal Marines, under the com- mand of Captain Bamber, and the band of her Majesty's ship St. Vincent, which played Dead Marches to the cemetery. The father of the deceased, Captain Burney (Superintendent of the Greenwich Hospital Schools), and his three sons were the chief mourners, and were followed by tho Rev. E. Burney, Captain Ballieton, of the Aloerta, und a number of personal friends in and out of uniform. The cofiiti having been covered with a Union Jack and placed on a gun carriage, was drawn to the cemetery by seamen of the fleet, the pall being supported by Commander Hulton, Staff- Commander Macf»rlane, and four senior lieutenants. The funeral service was read by the REV. F. W. Nickoll, the chaplain of the hospital, and the usual three volleys were fired over the grave. Lieuten- ant Burney, who was only 23 at the time of his death, joined the Eurydice Oil her being com- missioned for the special service on which sho was employed, having just previously gained his lieutenant's commission Its a reward for pass- ing a highly satisfactory examination at tba Royal Naval College at Greenwich. He was considered one of the most promising young officers in the service, and his loss ia deeply deplored by his frieads and relatives. His body was picked up on Saturday morning by a pilot boat about a couple of miles out to sea to the eastward ef the wreck, and was landed at Sea View, Isle of Wight, and thence conveyed to Kaslar Hospital. The body was identified by means of a gold watch, which bore an inscription, showing tha.t, ;t had been presented to the.deceased by bis father I on ^ixisinK his HeutenaEAF commission. I
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TIIE STRIEE AND LOCK-OUT IN LANCASHIRE. For the present the whole matter seems to stand exactly where it was before the riots began. It is not understood upon what resources the operatives can rdy to sustain them in a continued trid of strength with the masters, but it is conjectured that ihey or their leaders are of opillion that time, at least, will fight on their side. The unanimity of the employers hitherto has been remarkable, but it has been strongly comented by what appeared to be an organised effort to frighten them into a compromise. In the meantime another week of general suspension of work and production having gone by, estimates differ as tc the length of time that would be re- quired for such a general stoppage to continue before a change in the circumstances would be naturally pro- duced. The operatives may calculate chat if they can endure the hardships of another week or two of resis- tance they may succeed, though not in avoiding the full reduction of wagfs, in avoiding the e-ppearance of an unconditional surrender to the masters. It ia unhappily true that the strife has been embittered by personal and class antagonism. Much satisfaction ia felt at the methodical manner in which the force of military and police throughout the district is said to have been directed for th past few days since the Home Secretary commissioned Mr. Higgins, Q C., as Chairman of the Quarter Sessions, to organise, so to speak, the plan of campaign. The steps taken to command the roads and prevent bands of dis- turbers roaming from one town to another have been especially applauded." The result of the ballot upon the proposal of Mr. Pickop, that the operatives should return to work for three months at the ten p r cent, reduction, with a view to the reconsideration of the matter at thsend of that period, showed that the proposal was rejected bv an overwhelming majority. The ballot was taken at Blackburn, Burnley, Darwen, Harwood, Rishton, Whalley, and Langho. The total number of noes was 12,972, and of ayes 828, showing a majority of 12,144 against the proposition. The clergy of all denominations met at the Free Library, Blackburn, and resolved to provide all children under ten years of age with breakfast and dinner each day. The fo'lowing reply has been sent by the chairman of the Employers' Association to Lord Battman's offer of mediation: Bleclburr, L'«y 27- Dear Lord Bateman,—You are no doubt" aware that mediation has been offered to the employers mcre- than once before, and unanimously rejected, upon the ground that the position of the cotton trade is such as- to preclude the possibility of reopening the mills at a. less reduction than ten per cent, ot wages. The pressing question for employers is how to conduct their busi- ness without ruinous loss, and if this cannot be done their only alternative seems to be a temporary with- drawal from its risks. It is well kriown that mills cannot be closed without heavy sacrifice, and the pressure must be extremely great which has caused such unanimity to prevail among employers as to the necessity of making it. If the employers had been willing to accept the mediator, no name would have carried so much weight, or have been so unanimously approved, as that of Lord Derby, and I am, therefore, convinced tnatyour offer will be rejected when laid be- fore the committee. It is the general wish of the em- ployers not to meet again until they see signs of tbe acceptance of their conditions by the operatives, cr until there is a change. It is also their opinion that all outside interference is calculated rather to retard th 'n to promote a settlement. I do not feel justified in discussing how far or how long the military force ought to be ustd under existing circumstances. This is a question for the authorities to decide upon thc-ir superior judgment and responsibility, and I have little doubt that whatever course they may feel it their duty to pursue will receive the sanction of public opinion. I will take the usual means to ascertain whether it is the wish of the employers that 1he central committee should be called together to con- sider jour offer, and in the meantime remain yours faithfully, R. RAYNSFOED JACK SON. At the Blackburn Police-court, Robert Forrest, 30,. stripper and grinder; William Henry LOD«worth, 32, weaver; William Ilowvrth, 49, labourer; John Livesey, 39, weaver, aId James Bury, 38, overlooker, all of Lower Darwen, were brought up, on remand,, charged with unlawfully and maliciously throwing upon Mr. Jonathan Rogerson a certain corrosive fluid, with intent to do some grievous bodily harm, on the 15 h of May. Mr. Aing worth appeared for Forrest; Mr. Holland for Lone worth and Mr. Backhouse defended Howarth, Livtsty, and Bury. Mr. Chief Constable Potts, after strung tba charge, said Forrest would be identified as going with the other prisoners to a chemist's shop in Darwen- street and asking for and procuring a quantity of strong ammonia. The bottle in which it was sup plied was similar to the one produced and was labelled" Poison." He next found them going to a public-house in Dai wen-btreefc and demanding drink. On being re- fused they held the bottle up to one of the men behind the counter and asked him to drink. This was repeated at the Dun Horse and several other places. In each case they de- manded drink, and when not supplied with it they threatened they would make the persons who refused them drink cub of the bottle. They went to the Oddfellows' Hall and there demanded drink, as before, and Mr. Rogerson passed them over to his wife to deal with. They were being supplied wiien they became very noisy and disorderly. On being spoken to the prisoner Forrest went to the landlord, pulled the cork out of the bottle, passed it up to Mr. Roger- son's fac(I, and threw some in his face. The result was that Mr. Rogerson, in all probability, will be in. jured permanently. The Bench remanded tho pri- soners for a week and refused bail. ROBBERY BY A BUTLER.-Alexander Cope, 23, a butler, was charged at the Middlesex Sessions with having stolen a silver cruet-stand and other articles of the value of JE27, the property of Sir Francis Somerviile Head, his master, and a gold ring of tho value of £3, the property of Richard Lyon Head. Mr. St. Aubyn prosecuted. The stolen plate had been pledged by OOpiJ at different pawnbrokers, aid this coming to the knowledge of tho police, he was taken into custody. Copo was convicted upon three charges, and was sentenced by the Assistant-Judge to six months' imprisonment, with hard labour, upon each charge. THE EMPEROR OF GERMANY AND THE COR- PORATION OF LOSDON.—The Lord Mayor received the following telegi-am in reply to one which be had ad- dressed to the Emperor of Germany congratulating him on his providential escape from peril: Berlin, Tuesday Afternoon, 3.10 p.m.—To the Lord Mayor of London,—Accept, sir, for yourself and the Corpora- tion of the City of London, the expression of my most sincere thanks for your kind and friendly congratula- tions at my cscape, with the assurance of my un- changeable good wishes for the increasing prosperity of your great and mighty Corporation.—WILLIAM, EMPEROR.K lNG." ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT BLACKFBIARS-BRIDGE. Henry Waller, a. respectuble-Iooking man, was cbarged with attempting to commit suicide at Blackfriars- bridge. It appeared from the evidence of Police- constable 128 L that between twelve and one he was on duty on the Surrey side of Black friars-bridge, when he saw the prisoner climb the parapet and throw his hat away. He then called out Now I am off," when witness seized hold of him and pulled him back. With the assistance of another man they get him over the parapet, when he said Let me go let me go.' Witness took him to the station-house, when he said he intended to commit suicide, as he was in great trouble, owing to his wife's misconduct. The prisoner said that hia wife had recently run away from home, and thftt had distressed him so much that he did not know what he was about. He, however, promised not to make such an attempt on his life again, Mr. Partridge remanded prisoner to Horsemonger-lane Gaol, wk ;jv> ho would be examined by the surgeon.