The Aberystwith Observer

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. On Monday, May 13, the HOVSE OF L»R»S reassembled after the Easter Recess. Lord Granville gave notice that next Thursday Lord Sel- borne would call attention to the question whether the Indian troops excepted from the vote recited in the preamble to the Mutiny Act could, consistently with constitutional law, be employed in time of peace elsewhere than in the Indian Possessions of Her Majesty without the previous consent of Parliament. Lord Beauchamp, in reply to Lord De La Warr, said that he Could give no information at present of the time when the Bill now in preparation in reference to the liability of em- ployers for accidents to their servants would be introduced in the House of Commons by the Attorney-General. The Railway Returns (Continuous Brakes) Bill was read a third time aud passed, and their Lordships then adjourned. In the HOUSE OF COMMONS, Sir H. James asked the Chancellor ot the Exchequer what was the number of the forces at present employed for the safety of the United Kingdom and the defence of the Possessions of Her Majesty's Crown, including those to be employed at the depots of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for the training of recruits for service at home and abroad, but exclusive of the number actually serving within Her Majesty's Indian Possessions; and whether, by the addition of the native troops which it is proposed to re- move from India, the number of forces so employed will ex- ceed the number authorised by Parliament-viz., 135,452 men. The Chancellor of the Exchequer: The native Indian troops of Her Majestv are not and never have been reckoned in the numbers mentioned in the Mutiny Acts. (Cheers.) The n&tive Indian troops recently ordered to Malta are not, and are not to be, reckoned in the number mentioned in the Mutiny Act of the present year. The number of the forces mentioned in the Mutiny Act of this year is 135,452 men. This is an establishment separate from that of the Indian native troops, and on this establishment the present number 13 136,167 men, being 715 aver the establishment, owing to fluctuations of recruiting. This is exclusive of the Reserves recently called out, which are added to the establishment by the operation of existing Acts of Parliament. These are about 35,000. (Chtiers.) The Marquis of Hartington asked when the Estimate would be proposed to Parliament, and. gave notice at the same tijme that in consequence of the answer just given he should move a resolution declaring generally-though he did not ccjmmit himself to the precise language—that no Forces miay be raised or kept by the Crown in time of peace without clie consent oi" Parliament in any part of Her Majesty's dominions, except such forces as may be actually serving its Her Alaj&aty s Indian Possessions. j The Chancellor of the Exchequer said that he was now rie- ceiving information from India, and would fix Monday, the 27th, for the discussion, when Lord Hartington, if coh- venient, could bring on his resolution. If he desired it, how- ever, he could have an earlier day. Subsequently, Lord Hartington said he would consult with his friends, and the date might be fixed on Tuesday. Mr. Chamberlain, pursuant to notice, asked whether any facifiETes",would be given for his motion on the Eastern policy of ifie Government; and Captain Pirn also asked the Government to assist him in bringing forward his motion for an International European Congress, The Chancellor of the Exchequer said that as he had given a day to Lord Hartington's motion, it would not be possible to afford facilities for the other motions, on which Lord Hartington subsequently remarked that the motion was totally different from Mr. Chamberlain's, inasmuch as he expressed no opinion on the policy of the Government, but solely on the manner in which their policy had been carried Out. In answer to Mr. Newdegate, Colonel Stanley said that the Reserves would be the subject of a Supplementary Estimate, as was announced in the Budget Speech. The Adjourned Debate on the Third Reading of the Budget Bill was resumed by Mr. Vivian, who condemned the movement of troops from India to Malta as illegal and unconstitutional, and twitted the Tory party with departing from the sound doctrines of the country gentlemen of 1775, when Lord North was com- pelled to seek an Act of Indemnity for a similar measure. The Chancellor of the Exchequer must have known that, it was intended to bring over "foreign troops" (at this description of the Indian Army there were loud murmurs), and he should have told Parliament when he brought in the Budget. But the Government had behaved throughout with a want of candour, and among other things he charged them with sending the Fleet into the Mediter- ranean with a lie in "its mouth, and with obtaining the Vote, of Credit by stating that none of it would be spent. The Chancellor of the Exchequer gave this charge an emphatic denial, and while pointing out that this was not the occasion on which to discuss the legality of the measure, admitted its gravity, and the right and duty of Parlia- ment to; scrutinize, it. Dealing solely with the question whether it ought to have been communicated to Par- liament, he assured the House that it was not in his power to have mentioned the subject in his Budget Speech, for it Was only four days before that it was decided on by the Cabinet, and not until a week after that the first as order was sent to India sanctioning expenditure. The official changes which occurred on Lord Derby's resignation and the necessaijy communications witll India led to delay; and the Government, holding that they were under no obligation to communicate the measure to Parliament, were strongly of opinion that secrecy was expedient and necessary for th6 suc- cessoftheexpeditfon. The constitutional control of Parliament would be untouched, because if this should unhappily prove .to be a war measure, the Government would have to come for- ward with further financial proposals, and if it should be merely :a measure of precaution it would not lead to any special disturbance of the Budget arrangements, for the ex- pense would be moderate should the troops only be retained at Malta for a short time. The debate was continued by Mr. Dodson, Mr. A. Mills, Mr. Henry, Mr. Rylands, Mr. NeWdegate, Mr. Laing, and several other hon. members, and a division being chal- lenged on the Third Reading of the Bill, it was carried by 111 to 19. Having gone into Committee on the Civil Services Esti- mates, the House occupied itself for several hours in granting supplies for salaries and expenses of the Lunacy Commission, the Mint, National Debt Office, Patent Office, and Stationery Office anid printing. A little scene took place during the consideration of the last-mentioned vote, Mr. Sullivan rising and wajmly protesting against certain noises, like those; made by animals, with which Mr. Gray had been twice greeted While addressing tie House. ;Mr. Raikes deprecated intfirruDtibn .hoped it wou!4 iiofc bo ropBsttu. Mr O'Connor 1'owor remarked that it wonld only be be- coming on the part of the offender or offenders to rise and anolokize to the Committee. He believed turn, members beside him were in a position to name at least one bon. member; opposite as having offended. If that hon. mem- ber continued to keep silence- he (Mr. O'Connor Power) would certainly call upon his friends to name him. (Cries of "Oh)") Mr. Raikes remarked that once the ruling of the Chair had been given it was not customary to pursue the discussion of a question of Order. Mr. O'Connor Power declared that if the hon. member referred to did not volun- teer an apology to the Committee, he (Mr. O'Connor Power) Would demand his being dragged to justice. (Loud laughter.) Mr Macdonsld said he could point to an hon. member who ;had emitted the sounds complained of, and that he would certainlydoso if the hon. memberin question did not apologize for his conduct. Mr. Dodson thought this should hardly be done after the chairman had been appealed to and a dis- cussion had arisep and.that,if$m§mbek Were to be named, it should be at the time of the disturbance, when a process analagous to taking down; an objectionable phrase could be gone through. Mr. O'Shaughnessy remarked that it would have been impossible to take down the criee icomplained of. (Laughter.) Considering that there were moreoifehders than one it seemed to him better to let the subject drop thai) to name one hon. member in particular., The incident would probably be useful as a warning to that iho'n. member and others. After Mr. Gray had disclaimed any 'feelin g of irritation at the cries with which he had been received the House got thoroughly good-humoured again, and the business was proceeded with. Progress was then,reported on the vote for stationery, and the House afterwards went into Committee on the Sale of Intoxicating Liquors on Sun- day (Ireland) Bill, and did not rise till half-past nine.on Tuesday mojfuing, the sitting having lasted seventeen hours and a half. 4 '.i In the ItOtrSE OF LOHDS, May 14, Lord'Selborne postponed his motion respecting- the movement of- native, Indian troops to Malta until Monday next, inorderthati-the dis- cussion on the subject might come on in both Houses of Parliament on the same night; but he added that he did not propose: to press his motion to a division. On the question for the third reading of the Bishoprics BiU, .1 Lord itoseberry moved as an amendment that' any neces- sity for additional bishops should be met by an addition,, to the number of suffragan bishops. He thought the plan he proposed was preferable to the mode contemplated by the Bill, which would only add to the present number of bishops of different kinds, and would necessitate considerable es' pense to carry out. He thought the Bill would operate injuriously to the Church, and not favourably as regards the House of Lords, and that his proposition would be more- economical, more elastic, and more efficient than the pro- position of the Government. The Bishop of Lincoln, though he concurred in the sug- gestion ffor the creation of suffragan bishops, at th& same time tbOuKhtithe.preseiit Bill was an' absolute necessity, as suffragaja bisfaops did. not alleviate the labour of the dio- cesans if the administration of their ordinary functions. Lord jDenmM -expressed his objection to the proposed; amendment, aihd Lord Beauchamp said he did hot- think that any cas^had ^feerf made oirt against th&;Bill. After la fewTvotds in r^l^ from L^r<| Rosebery and from, Lard Orknmofe and Browne, who suggested the proprifety of-enforcing m'6r0 strictly; "the discipline and doctrinfe of the ^Church fef England, the Bill was read a-third time, on a division), by 1^7 to 33. and was then passed. In repjly to a statement from Lorcf Beimoi'e respefctiug the, repent coustitu-tjonal usis in the colony. Of Victoria, Lord # ^spl nition of the practice with fespeet Pttorix888111 >0t vote3,i^ New South 'Wales ^nd 1 iieirlordehi.j}3 then adjourned. In the HorsfeoF COMMONS, in answer, toMajor O'Beirne, ,i)-I i^ni]^t^Al £ ,rie?to<>d to say that no officer or soldier would to the aavautages of the regula- tions asjto marred ^ers and soldiers unfess he had g^oed the consent of tW officer belore his marriage. But, as! a matter of fact, men who had married, without [leave, a* places became ^vacant upon the marriage roll, if of Uood character, were allowed to participate in the advan- tages ofitheregulatiotfs. The Marquis of Hirtihgtou\nxed next'MoUday for his order that the motion might be brought on at the com- mencemsntofthesitting, 4 f r Mr. Okia'infe ilorgan cilied attention to the /bf land registration, and to the working of the Act* of Parlia- ment regulating the saniej; moved fof a elect com- mittee to jpqiyr^ jtito, .Mfl report wteth^r any strips ougMlio lie tibM'TO simplify and •Beetfte_ttte--tiwB",fco laid, and tp facilitate the .transfer i^iiereof. ,Mr, UjeftOTr seconded the molfiah, Which-received a general support fi-om allsides of the House, and was assented to by the Attorney- 1 General on behalf of -^he Government, .» i v ) air H. Jam^s then,.palled attention to, the Riod^f-jlf of jcertaitt JudgfeS-HaViiig extensive criminal jUrisdictrdU, anu^ ^5y^^resoiutkm" affirming-the inexpediency of'^allowing" 4n(|ictaWe to be tr,isd before judges electod »fejresetft^tive*Body/■' fftrdiselaimed' 'any desire' to crn>roiwv. f.nf .?.cent election, and did not"°Wi«fr^Q#ttacls.f;!tie power of" yr paTfio 'ilwed -IKywCrown p er ot mitw Mr. C. Lewis moved, as an amendment, that the privilege of electing the judicial officers of the Corporation of the City of London vested in the Corporatien, having been approved by the Royal Commissioners appointed in 1854, the House was of opinion that no circumstances had since transpired which called for the interference of Parliament. Mr. Heraehell had a motion on the paper setting out the inexpediency that officers elected by any representative body should, in consequence of their being so elected, be empowered to try indictable offencesand this alternative proposition. Sir H. James intimated his willingness to accept, in preference to his own motion. After some further discussion, in which the motion was supported Ijy Mr. Lowe and opposed by the Attorney-General, the motion was rejected by 102 to 57. The.Attorney-General then brought in his Bill for modify- ing and amending the law relating to indictable offences, which-he said had been drawn up mainly by Sir J. Stephen, and the provisions of which he explained in some detail. He dwelt, however, chiefly on the alterations which it pro- poses to make in the law, and stated in the first place that it abolishes the distinction between felony and misdemeanour, and substitutes for them the term "indictable offence." Accessories before the fact are also done away with, and Accessories and criminals are dealt with on the same footing, and there is also a large diminution in the number of maximum punishments, with a provision against accumulated penalties of bard labour. The term "malice" is entirely omitted from the law, con- structive murder is done away with, and a more reasonable and intelligible definition of provocation introduced. The definitions of larceny and theft are greatly simplified by sweepingawaythepresentrennements and complications, and the law of forgery is placed on a more definite and consistent footing; and, on the whole, the Attorney,General said tha.t this part of the Bill would supersede dozens of text books, scores of Acts of Parliament, and piles of legal decisions. The second part Of the Bill refers to procedure, and among the principal alterations under this head he mentioned the entire abolition of the subtleties of the law of venue, securi- ties that ample notice shall be given when proceedings are taken by way of indictment, and power not only to change the place of trial, but to conduct the trial on the model of civil instead of criminal procedure. Aright of appeal and a power to grant new trials in criminal cases are given under certain conditions, and an improvement in criminal pleading is proposed which will sweep away the present system of ver- bose and technical indictments. Leave was given to bring in the Bill, and it was read a first time. Some other business was disppsed of, and the House ad- joined at ten minutes past one o'clock. In the HOUSE OF COMMONS, May 15, Mr. Meldon, in moving the second reading of the Borough Franchise (Ireland) Bilj, said on three former occasions he had moved- a resolu- tion to the effect that the law of municipal franchise in Ire- land should be assimilated to the law of England and Scot- land. On each of these occasions be went very fully into the matter, and he thought he established a strong and over- whelming case The Bill proposed that occupiers of houses rated at £1 should have votes, which was equivalent to the 26s. in England, because the valuation in Ireland was at least a third of the rental. Roughly speaking, the Bill would enfranchise an additional fourth of the occupiers in Irish boroughs. Mr. Corrie moved that the Bill be read a second time that day six months. A debate ensued, in which'Dr. Ward, Mr. Bruen, Mr. Kavanagh, the Attorney-General for Ireland, Mr. Greene, Sir John Leslie, Mr. Marten, Mr. Lowther, and several other hon. members took part. Eventually the House divided, when there appeared :—For the second reading, 197 against, 22S; majority against, 31. The Bill was accordingly rejected. On the order for further proceeding on the second reading of the Queen's Colleges and University (Ireland) Bill a dis- cussion .ensued, and on a division it was thrown out by 232 to 26, or a majority of 206. The House adjourned at six o'clock. — v Jpf ff f"| f";

THE QUEEN AT ALDERSHOT. The Queen, accompanied by her eldest a.nd 'her youngest daughters (the Crown Princess of Germany and the Princess Beatrice), paid a visit to Aldershot on Monday, and reviewed the division there stationed. Since what may be termed the military revival following the Franco-German campaign there have been no lack of military spectacles far more im- posing, some of them, in point of numbers than that of Monday; but they have lacked the interest which every one niusthavefelt who witnessed Monday's parade (observes the Standard). The display was of less interest than it would have been if her Maj esty had inspected a complete corps d-arftiee—the real fighting unit of modern warfare; but it was nevertheless, in its way, pregnant with meaning, for Englishmen saw an excellent but only fair sample of an army better pre- pared in every way for the stem business of war than any force which has ever left these shores. The regiments under arms numbered over fourteen thpustod'meii, atid the review passed off with every success, though its effect as a- spectacle was marred by heavy i rain during, much of the time. The Queen add the Princesses had to make use of waterproofs and F3" emal e I umbrellas*, but their carriage remained open, and they continued to watch the movements with marked attention. The appearance of the men, especially those belonging' to regiments of the first Army Corps, is described as in every way satisfactory. ■ It was just ten minutes to four o'clock when Her Majesty commenced to drive slowly along the line of troops. The first line was made up of the Royal Horse Artillery at close intervals; the Cavalry in columns of squadrons the Infantry in line of battalions in quarter columns, 20 paces interval between brigades, and six paces interval between 'regiments. The intervals be- tween different arms were 24 yards. So formed, the whole liiie advanced ia review order till it was within a few paces of -niab&in- indicated by the flagstaff. At the sound of the bugles, Artillery, Cavalry, and In- fantry then, came to-a halt,.and, amid the music of many bands playing the National Anthem and the cheering of the spectators, the Queen left the ground and proceeded to Farnborough station on her return to Windsor. ■ .The Times, at the conclusion of its notice of the re- View, says:—"The opinion generally expressed among the military men who witnessed the review from the enclosures was that a finer set of men than those who were then inspected by the Queen have rarely, if ever, been seen at Aldershott, and that the marching was excellent. Lord Napier of Magdala, accompanied by Colonel Dillon, his mili- tary; secretary, was among the distinguished officers who attended as spectators." A Military Correspondent of y/M TMKM says :—" Taking the review as a whole, her Majesty has. good reason to be 'proud of the 'handful of men she saw at Aldershott on Men' day. They are fair representative types of the troops we could send abroad. In physique, drill, equipment, and dis- cipline they cannot be surpassed by any army in Europe. England need have no fear of intrusting her honour in the hands of the Army now ready for active-service, for no army has yet left our shores which could in any way compare with the men whom Sir Thomas Steele led past her Majesty on Monday/'

PUBLIC FEELING IN RUSSIA. The Eastern. Rudget's, correspondent at St. Petersburg writing ,on,tM .9t1ÍL ixlst.,sa.ys: v f' Perhaps the strongest motive for a peaceful solu- tion of the present crisis is to be found in the feeling of resignation and listlessness which now' penetrates all classes of Russian society. The reports of Russian concessions to England are now received here with perfect tranquillity, and if the Government should Bupceed in maintaining at least so much of the Treaty of ;San. Stefano as to show that Russia's sacrifices have not been made entirely ip vain, this would satisfy all men of moderaiie opitiions in'the country, n.e,, ail who possess property. It has now become evident that the jneans of carrying on another war-could only be ob- tained by a heavy property tax. If, on the other hand, the Govesnnjent^ t,o ^declaire th<at it -must give "way, as all Europe is agajnst i^'not even Mr.. Katkoff would dare to demonstrrfte'agamst siich an argument.' 1

PARTING CHEERS! • T"—r—-t- ■;v. A c A The Correspondent of The Times, writing from Calcutta xinjtlie 12fch? says:— An iiltei-estihg. account- Itas' l)eeh! published in a Bcjmbay paper of a public demon stratiofl. mafle in that city wsjiieilA'casrcin! of -the embarcation of th§ 9fch Bqmbay Regiment. The men turned out at dawn aujd paraded in their new uniform* consist- ing of French-gray puggarees, bright scarlet coats, Anjd blue knickerbockers. The regiment numbered 15j native ofi|<ie)Psi, */3j<'jhaHMars#>. jN^4) rank anjd file. Bands of music playing attended thpir-fp^^Jto fh^e\ o|}em^am)i^^ii^^eitis^ crevfds alsd following them and cheering" eilthusi- astically. The greatestdemohs'tration was made at the Apollo Bunder, 91* their way doww whiffy tho troops were cheerM pt eyery'step, the equai^m vising thb end'tb 'an' almdst frantic pitch. Th6 'cfrowd chjeered the Great Rafiee add tha TPniice of Wales. Ijtfany shook hands heartily with the English Yolun- te|rsi.: The'Vlf&le scene is described as an exhibition of the most■ extiidordinaryinilitary-enthusiasm ever' witnessed in Bombay. 'ï 11] .1,1 ""J ¿

-EP't-) ivi -Li OF NEWS.' .1"1). f..¡.,J The Observer states that Count SchouValoff expects .Jjo ba4»#c £ ;iB London in thftsSSWly Part ot next iveek. I While dredging for oysters off Portland a day or two tsiqce the smack William aud Jieiiiy, of Emsworth, picked upja small waterproofing,'contaiiiing two £ 1(1 notes and cheques drawn on San Erarujispo tpjjte moffat of £ 150. Thfe bag is supposed to be" a K^tic of the Avalanche, which '•yate wrecked off the coasf l&t year. The treasure wiil be conveyed to London and salvage claimed. telegram from Yofohatda says that Oinbo. the Minister of the Inl6riofr, hair been assassinated. The mtjrderer was arrested,J v »• J— Urgent orders have been received at 3)gvorip*ort iolk$wi<ftfrpi3.*fcp g theirmuedmte entry f ^orkiwn, vfe^id abowtfle¥!reyjouS maximum srrengJi. with i u w to a hnb louden TH^C- £ LSCKEDSLIIPJJCTT:LI05IPITALS«NTICEFI»BT6A(I» -I Hobart Pasha is remaining in England to see if there will be war, in which case he returns to Turkey. If war does not take place, he -will have a long leave to recruit his strength."—The World. We hear from St. Petersburg that Lord Beacons- field is supposed to have addressed the following words to two foreign Ambassadors With a miserable two hundred millions sterling England can drive Russia out of all her conquests, and throw her back for two generations at least. Then we can obtain peace and quietness. Vanity Pair. A very extensively signed memorial has been for- warded from Runeorn to Mr. Jacob Bright for presentation to Parliament, protesting against war. The memorial was signed by Liberals and Conservatives alike. Confidence in the maintenance of peace is very strong. A large shipowner tells me that a year ago he effected war insurance on all his ships, at a very considerable cost. He has now decided that there is no necessity for the continuance of the precaution, and at the present moment he has ships in nearly every sea, not one of which is cove red from war risks." -Mayfair.. The other evening some little excitement was occasioned at Eton College by a rather serious accident to a student residing with the Rev. Mr. Cameron. While climbing a tree in the Playing Field's, near Pocock's-lane the youth suddenly fell to the ground, fracturing his right leg in two places, and slightly injuring another boy on the head in his fall. He was promptly attended to by Mr. Gooch, of Eton. "The telephone harp, the very last American in- vention, will form a novel attraction at the Shakespeare Memorial performance on Wednesday afternoon, May 22nd. Those who go to the Gaiety Theatre on that interesting occasion will hear Shakespearian and other airs played several miles away."—The World. It is announced that the "women's memorial" to the Queen in favour of a Congress and peace has been delivered to Mr. Cross, who has promised that it shall be laid before Her Majesty. It contains 11,955 names, all collected in nine-days. A special religious gathering, to pray for the pre- servation of peace, promoted by Baptist and Independent ministers, was fixed* to be held on Monday evening in the Albert Hall, Manchester, At the time appointed nobody came, not even a promoter of the movement, and no meeting took place. In Paris, on Tuesday night, a ball was given by Lord Lyons in honour of the Prince of Wales, the company num- bering 1,500. A private telegram from Shanghai states that large quantities of graiu are being conveyed by the natives into the f:1minedistricts." There is no immediate prospect of a cessation of the distress. The entire receipts of the Famine Relief Fund in Shanghai amount to 100,000 taels. On Sunday 73,980 persons paid for admission to the Paris Exhibition, a figure only seven,times exceeded during he 1867 Exhibition. A telegram from Lloyds' agents at Bombay, dated May 10, states that the English mail steamer China had taken fire in port, and that, to prevent destruction, she had been scuttled. The CMp,a arrived at Bombay on the 1st iust. with the mails from England. It has not, I believe, been mentioned that the late Sir Francis Goldsmid came by his death on the anniversary of his birth.M'u¡ifair. The Academy was the scene of a comedietta on the opening day. Two lovers, separated by harsh paternal decree, met face to face in Gallery No. III., and despite the threats and snubs of the older people greeted one another as warmly as the exigencies of Burlington House permit, finally pairing off together and leaving the lady's father to follow through the crowd, in as sweet a temper as he could assume. Before the doors closed, however, Romeo graciously delivered his sweetheart into the hands of her father with a rather sarcastic ait revoir "—Whitehall Review. Society now patronises the Park on Sundays, te judge by the crowd of fashionables that are to be seen on th chairs, meditating over the sermons that they have just ..heard. "Society" has its troubles, for it wants to be ex- clusive, but wherever it goes "everybody" goes, and then society has to seek other/pastures, like the hunted hart. —Truth. Among things not generally known is the fact that England possesses some territory in Egypt, and therefore might land troops there without 'mvading' a foreign land. At Port Said there is some land, known as the Ad- miralty ground, over which the British flag waves. The place is not large, but it is always in charge oi a keeper and one watchman, who keep a lynx-eye on British in- terests." Whitehall Review. The Dominion Line steamer Ontario arrived on Monday in the Mersey with 285 head of cattle and 31 superior carriage horses and hunters. The whole were shipped from the, province of Ontario, and have arrived in excellent con- dition. Mr. Bright, the other day, said to one o hi3 rural favourites (I don't mean village beauties), an houtst. work- man, "Ah! John, everything will go right if we once come to peace." "Yes, sir," was the answer, "we may come to pieces."—The "Tatler" in Pictorial World. No turnstiles will be found at the Paris Exhibition, an d money is not received at the doors. Admission is by tickets, which may be purchased at the post and celegraph offices, at the tobacco shops, and other establishments. The Weekly Ironmonger learns from Berlin that the German Government has given a secret but general order that all articles used in the Government establishments must in future be of home manufacture. This command applies, among other items, to steel, files, iron, and even coals. "The men of the British fleet had very hard work when they were waiting to go up to the Sea of Marmora. They were not allowed to 'turn in,' and slept round their guns ready to begin work in a second. It has naturally made them very full of fight.The World. The Australian cricketers arrived in Nottingham on Tuesday from Liverpool, where they landed on the previous day. A large crowd assembled at the Midland Station to await the arrival of the train, and as it approached a brass baud, which was stationed on the ilatform, struck up; the tune of "Auld Lang Syne." As the cnoketers alighted they "were greeted with ringing cheers from the crowd. They were met by several members of the commit- tee, of the Nottingham County Cricket Club. Thty will play their first match in Eugland on Monday next ami two fol- lowing days, on the Trent Bridge Ground, against the Notts Eleven. The intervening days will be devoted to practice. A new cattle plague, according to the New Y&rk Tribune., is making ravages in Cleveland and the vicinity. The disease is said to have started in Texas. There is the usual alarm as to the poisonous infection being propogated to human beings by eatiug diseased beef or ÜrinkiJJg the milk but until some cases of the kind are vertitied, it is as well to doubt these rumours. If the new plague should prove as rapid in spread as the rinderpast, we may soon expect to hear of it as having crossed the Atlantic." As a curious instance of the distances to which such diseases travel, it may bo mentioned that the rinderpest has pene- trated to northern Siberia, and destroyed large numbers of reindeer.-Land and Water. Now that the telephone makes it possible for sounds to be canned the same as beef; milk, lobsters, fruit, &c. missionary sermons can be bottled and tent to the South Sea Islands ready for the table instead of the missionary himself. Orders have been received at the head-quarters of the Medway Reserve for the whole of tne naval pensioners belonging to that district to at once report themselves to undergo a medical examination to ascertain their fitness for active service. "From Paris I hear that the Prince of Wales has been the one only success in the whole of, the Exhibition ar- rangements but he has worked very hard, as indeed he has been working for months past, to give telat to all the pro- ceedings; and that the Parisians now claim him as one of themselves—a 'vrai Parisien,' who has by mere accident been temporarily forced to inhabit the loggy islands of Britain, but who always looks to Paris as the centre of all things. The interest the Prince has taken in this matter will assuredly bear good fruit in, many ways; for it is precisely this kind of manifestation of frieudly sympathy which the French most value and most tenaciously, reiaem- ber."— Vanity Fair. The Rev. H. Haweis preached to the 20th Middlesex Rifles in St. James's Hall, London, on Suuday moming, aqd in the course of his sermon remarked that the people of this country desired to settle the existing difficulty quietly, but they did not mean any longer to be beguiled and cheated. In whatever event the voluntetrs of England would always remain true to their motto, "Pro arte et íocis." Welearh on the best authority thatth ere are enough medical officers available on the home establishment 'to sup- ply the requirements of the. First Field Army Corps, and also the nucleus of a medical staff for the *secoia<lr bttc more than this could not be done without leaving the homegarri. sons entirely denuded Recourse, would tlu-rf-foip be tia.d to civil aid. We have progressed to this &xtent,^nd ho% fur- ther, since the Crimean War !"— Whitehall Review. The German Fischerei-Verein is engaged now in in. troducing the Californian salmon extensively ill t,) German waters. Of 800,009 eggs sent across the ocean, 211, oM arrived in good condition, and the resultant fish have been divided between the rivers of the Dauube valley aDd those of the1 Rhine. Three hundred thousand young eels from Noj- maudy-are being introduced into the Prussian%trfcams., "The fact that Hobart Pasha., an admire in the Turkish service, was specially invited to dinner by the Queen, is hel& ifi many quarters to indicate that war is considered certain, since, it is argued, Her Majesty wotjld not • haVe 1 taken, this step, which must necessarily be* distasteful-tScr his Imperial Majesty the Czar, jfitbout being assured that there was no, longer any need to Kgard. the Imperial humours. This,' hbwever, seems to be putting a very strained <i»nsirue-. tion oh a very nafural act. Her' Majesty fakes,. as'becOnies" her high' position, the-greatest interest its the affairs"of the d is always desirous to tsbtain information regarding tBem at first hand.; It was therefore quite to be' <-xpeatedv that, on learning that,, Hobart Pasha was, in, England, the Queen should desire to.see him. I l^ear that the interview, and the Information it elicited were equally satisfactory to the Sovereign and to the Sailor."— Vanity Fair: At, the opening of a ca/e at Sheffield, the ilayoir, Alderman Mappiu, Who, is one of the directors of the Midland Railway Company, stated thai oh the previous day fhe directors had before them the questi6n or the'refresh-' fhents provided at the st-fitions 6n their line. They con-' gidered that the high prices charged for the non-intoxicating drinks as,,compared with those which were intoxicating were .productive of intemperance, and it wav probable, hfl said, that before long some very sweeping changes would, 'be made over the whole of the Midland system. A subscription has been started at Orleans for the. re-erection of the expiatory memorial of Joan of Arc as it existed Up to 1793 on the site of her victory. This movement is a rejoinder to the Voltaire1 Centenary; Votaire and the ht ro ne whom he vilified both expiring, according to the -promoters, on the 30th of May. Some authorities at least, however,-give the 31st as the date, when Joan Of Arc was -burnt. Theissue of the order that all troops serving in the United Kingdom, shall, have biscuits and preserved meats served out to Ihern one day in each week, 1 with the view of accustoming them to the diet,' has led many people who are more sanguine than sanguinary to believe that the reason given for this course is: not the right one.- In this arrangement they think they detect a s%n that the authori- tiP" believe they will not,have occasion to' make use in the field of the large supplies which have been purchaser!, and they «e therefore endeavouring to utilise it while there is afgooi e\ti e for' so ,Soing. This,' 'unfortunately, -is n< t .-altogether correct, for only; last week a.furthVr very. large I i'» a <■{» nrit!and'tinuM njeitts wais made by tSa War "Office-"—WhitehallRevfcm. j —• Ten thousand young bull trout, presented by Mr. Frank Buckland, has just been placed in the waters watched by the Windsor and Eton Angling Preservation Society. Clerical smokers are strictly condemned in New England, U.S., and ministers who use tobacco will in future not be admitted to office. A new remedy for diarrhoea in men and animals is said to have been discovered in New Zealand, where it has long been in use among the Maories. It consists in a decoction made by pouring boiling water on the green leaves of a shrub called roromiko by the natives. The liquid, though slightly bitter, is said to be not unpleasant to the taste. It is asserted that, two doses of this decoction will always effect a cure even in bad cases. The Duchess of Edinburgh left Venice on Satur- day for Munich, while the Duke left the following day for Constantinople. The death is announced of Colonel Denfert Roche- reau, who, during the Franco-German War, commanded the only besieged French town, Belfort, which did not surrender to the enemy. He was a member of the Assembly, and great hopes were built upon him by the Republicans as a future Minister of War or Commander-in-Chief, A mass meeting of miners from the various districts of Scotland was held on Monday near Uddingston. A motion that work be not resumed until an advance of Is. in wages is granted was unanimously carried, and a strike was declared amid great cheering. The life of Mr. Vanderbilt, is being continually re- ferred to by editors for examples to their readers of the way to ne,rich by prudence. It appears he took along with him on his European trip a little black jug filled with an antidote against sea-sickness among other prudent acts. An Indianopolis journal thinks it is at once awful and ridiculous to think of a man worth about fifty millions of dollars being sea-sick. A group of Berlin bankers have, it is said, made Russia a preliminary advance of fifty millions of roubles. I The municipal charges alone upon every inhabitant of Paris (apart from the State taxes, direct and indirect) are 105 francs per annum. At Florence the town dues, &c., are 90 francs; at Rome, 53 francs; at Vienna, 58 francs; at Turin, 43 francs at Stuttgart, 40 francs; at Berlin, 36 francs; at Breslau, 36 francs at Copenhagen, 35 francs at Munich, 27 francs. German railway management might well serve as a. pattern to our English companies, for only two passengers, according to Engineering, were killed last year in Germany through faults in the management of the various lines. There is every prospect of an abundant harvest in America. It is said in the Western States that at this time of the year the outlook was never so good, and that the season has been the most favourable ever known In the West. A Correspondent writes to The Times to say it is a mistake to say that the cormorant is unfit for food, and that it makes most excellent soup, very similar to hare soup. The method of preparing it is to skin the bird and then bury it in the earth wrapped in a cloth for at least 24 hours (says the correspondent). The War Office, in view of eventualities, has deemed it expedient to increase the commissioned establish- ment of all line regiments in the First Army Corps, and commanding officers have been apprised that the newly- appointed subalterns are to take up duty with the least pos- sible delay. In apiece at the Ambigu (a Paris theatre) one of the characters has to propose the toast of England." On Saturday when he did so the lord of the village responded, My whole heart is with France." The appropriateness of the response in the words lately used by the Prince of Wales caused an enthusiastic outburst of approval A raised seat or dais has been placed on the west side of Marlborough House garden, so as to permit its occupants to look over the wall; and it is a pretty and pleasant sight on a bright May morning to see the Princess of Wales surrounded by the Royal children watching the ceremony of Guard-mounting in the Court of St. James's Palace opposite andlistening to the strains of the band."— The World. Early on Monday morning a. lad, named John Peters, while descending to a small boat from the AVbar reformatory ship in the Mersey, fell against the gunwale and then into the water and was drowned. Three other Akbar boys promptly plunged into the river and made gallant efforts to rescue their comrade, but he was carried away by the tide. A correspondent writes from Hamburg, under date May 7 :Last night, Tuesday, at 11 o'clock, a large powder mill at Schulau, near Blankenese, a village on the Elbe, about ten miles from Hamburg, blew up. About twenty people living near the place were killed, and several at a distance were wounded. The detonation was heard twenty miles off. Houses fifteen miles distant from the mills were shaken as if by an earthquake. Indeed, many people at first believed that an earthquake was the cause, the shaking being felt in many cases where no sound was heard." At a grand dinner in the Palace at Berlin, on Mon- day night, his Majesty the Emperor announced the engage- ment of the Princess Louisa Margaretha, third daughter af I I-rince Frederick Charles of Prussia, to the Duke of Con- naught. The wedding, at Queen Victoria's request, will be celebrated early next yeàr in London. eu A peculiar suicide is reported from Paris. A man about thirty, name unknown, ascended the Are de Triomphe, undressed as he mounted, and appeared at the top in a state -of complete nudity. The women screamed, and made way, and without a moment's hesita- tion he jumped over the parapet, and was picked up dead. "I understand that a certain number of officers, many of them V.C.s, and all of various grades of distinction, are under orders to leave England at a moment's notice. They have no official information as to their destination, but believe they are to take service with the Indian native con- tingent."—The World. The Agent-General for South Australia (Sir Arthur Blyth, K.C.M.G) has received the following telegram from the Government at Adelaide, dated the 6th inst. Splendid rains have,fallen, and the weather is very seasonable for growing crops. The River Murray trade is largely in- creasing. Since the River Darling has teen opened 20,000 bales of wool have been shipped. The surplus wheat from last season's crop for export amounts to 160,000 tons. Price of wheat at date, 5s. 8d. per bushel." An improved telephone has been constructed by a German postal official, which is declared by the Berliner Tageblatt to be a great advance on that of Dr. Bell Galvanic electricity is employed in the new apparatus instead of in- duced currents, and the loudness of the sound An be so re- gulated as to make it audible, not only to the ear placed close to the reproducing disc, but throughout a large room. In the House of Commons, on Monday night, in answer to Mr. E. Jenkins, Sir H. Selwin-Ibbetson said the question whether arrangements could be made to afford workmen in the various Government departments who de- sired to visit the Exhibition at Paris a short leave of absence for that purpose, rested not with the Treasury, but with the departments. If such arrangements could be made, the Treasury would, not offer any objection "There has been great grief and wailing at Malta. and on board her Majesty's ship Shannon. The Shannon was ordered at four hours' notice to leave for China, and while she was steaming out of the harbour she was passed by a P. and 0, coming in, having on board three of the omeers' wives, who had cOme out from England to join their husMnds.The World. The ex-Armenian Patriarch, who has come to Eng- land to advocate the cause of the Armenian nation, visited the Houses of Parliament on Monday-evening. He was accompanied by several Armenian gentlemen, residents of London. He had an interview with the Archbishop of Can- terbury on Monday. "I understand that the Government have entered into a contract of a. somewhat peculiar character. They have engaged a considerable number of ships on the understand- ing that they shall be placed at their disposal any time within a month. These ships are now lying idle in- dock. They may or may not be wanted. But in any case the Government pays the piper for a month. "—JM<tM/<Mf. The Archbishop of Dublin, in reply to a question as to whether the time had not arrived when it became his duty J to denounce the "impending war" with Russia, says that war would be moat deplorable; but, lie adds, I am not prepared to affirm, with my imperfect knowledge, that the war with which we are now threatened, and which some people are doing so much to bring upon us, would' be unjustifiable. I ■ can conceive circumstances under which it would be neces- sary." Du Chaillu doesn't- bonder that polygamy is popular in Africa, where women ;mosib of the work, and don't require extensive outlays tor dress. lie saw an African, chief who had 301).. wives, and.-the whole lot hadn't Uirea cents' worth of milliner's goods aho,ut them. Prince Bismarck's illness has been oi a far more serious cbaracterthan is generally,supposed.—ZVwf/i. Professor Joseph lienrv, well known ao, a man. of science,, aietjjl on, Monday at the Smithsonian Institution, in. 0 Washington, of Bright'^ disease, at the age of 80. He was Secretary to the above-named institution, President of the National Academy of Sconce nf Ihc States, and chief of the United States Lighthouse Board. In January the late Professpr was presented by his friends wit4 .a fnpd çt. t 40,000 dols, tho jnterest which jjowrgws tw.4he «ippopt- 01 his family. After th#ir:d$«fch the:i»osey,-pjll be known aS the "Joseph Henry* iTttndy" anfl the1 it»6ome therefrom will be deviated to the promotion of investigations in natural ■ science.? •, =■' "i ":]U "1 There were £ 443 births and 1,083 deathtrregistered in London laat week. AUowlng for increaBO of population, the births exceeded by 61, whereas the deaths were 91 below, the average numbersih the corresponding week of the last tbu yedrsThe amailil death-rate from all causes, which in the four preoeding weeks had steadily declined irom 27.6 to 2i<5.per J,C00, fuxthty ieil to 20.2, a lower rate than.fias pre- vailed In any week, since the beginning of October last. The deaths included 48 from small-pox, 33 from tiieasles, if from scarlet fever, 9 from diphtheria, 110 from whooping-cough, 14 from different forms of fever, and 7 from diarishce*. The Londmi Gazette of Tuesday night aanouncet that the Qneen has been pleased to grant unto the &iah<t Hon. Gathorne Hardy (now Viscount Cranbrook, of Hem- sted), one ot Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, her an arid-a Privy Councillor, her Royal licence- Sand authority that he and Ills issue. may take and use the, surname d Gathorm:, in addition to and before that of Hardy, and that he ajnd they may bear the arms of Gathorne quarterly "with his own faihily arms; provided'that the same tee first duly exemplified according to the laws of arms,, ami recorded in her Majesty's College of Arms, otherwise the said RoyalT licence and concession tp be void and of none effect. A crowded meeting was held on Tues 'ay night in the Town llall, Oldham, to consider the question of peace or war Jvith Russia. The following resolution waspascea: "That this meeting views with alarm the resignation of Carnai^on Imd' LoWTJerlSf, tTO tSllij* forces, the contemplated employment ot Indian troops tor European warfare, aid1 Other Vast warlike preparations which may involve us in a cdhfceirfc'- dustrial interests of this town and country without any adequate reason or justification." Sunday (12t.h), was, what is known among the w-jrk- ing classes ot Loudon as ''c^8tout,,f(!>,f the ch £ being the first in,.the season which form the noble avenue,of Buskeypark Roj al demesne, are iB t hek b^t blaow, when the pale pink flpwe^ and the fine IS a?e,sKicUy developed. Aoc riu jgl the earlier Snsleav^ ^terloo to thediffereut statins 1-y iiig rrlen, accompanied mmaay instances w vesattd families. Mr. Serjeant Gaselee, who formerly represented Portsmouth, has announced his intention of giving £ 1,0G3 for the founding of a scholarship la connexion with the, local Grammar School. Sixty thousand dollars have been given to the Swedish Government by France for the island of St. Bar- tholomew's, and all the present officials in the island will b* I pensioned by the French Government on their heing re- 7 lieved of their duties. A despatch from Havana announces that a terrific ,¡.i earthquake has oceurred in CUa, in Venezuela, six hut dred persons having been killed. A heavy shock was also felt at Caracas. A party of children were playing on the railway in '1[ the neighbourhood of Portsmouth, when a train c;.i:it Tl,,Il and ran down a boy named Pharoah, taking off part of Lis head and one of his arms. Death was, of course, instita, taneotis. r A Madrid telegram says that the Spanish C, C, verti. ment intends devoting 4,000,000 pesetas to road-making, with a view to aiding labourers out of work. The excess of births in France over the deaths for 1876 was 132,608; the births were 966,682. The marria-ea ,t for 1876 were 291,366, less by 14,021 than for the previous Af" year. C We (Tuesday's Times) understand that the Declara- tion against War, advertised in our colunius, has received 150,000 signatures. Twenty thousand Bsrae" arc now coming in daily, and by the end of the week it is thought thst mort. than 200,000 names will be attached to the Declaration. All » have been spontaneously given by persons of every rank and of every shade of politics. We regret to learn that Earl Ruesell is seriously ill. During yesterday he rallied slightly, but still :< in a state of great prostration. Dr. Anderson, of RUhnK-ud, is in attendance on Earl Bussell—Tuesday's Times. ;? In the London Corn-market on Monday bnszuepa was dull, and sales were effected very slowiy. In the casa -« of American and Russian descriptions esp&ciaUy [here was a reduction of Is. to 2s per quarter, and the value ot foreign, malting and grinding barley was dd. less. Good oats ra at- tained their price, but secondary sorts were dull and liullyr 6d. cheaper. An extraordinary instance of the increased demand for Italian instruments of the violin class ig afforred. The viola by Jacob Steiner, which at the sale of the Count oel Castlebarco's collection a few years since fetched £2.(). hRl > just been resold for 200 guineas. The Chinese Ambassador, it se«ms, is to have plenty of work. An one time he is to reside in Londoa tor tha 'J benefit of the English, and at another in Pat is for the en- lightenment of the French barbarians. He is to be a I.GUDJO Ambassador rolled into one. J Eighty summonses against persons who hrva < neglected to pay the dog-tax were heard at the Lia beth ? Police-court last Saturday, the minimum fine cf 25s. fctiiig imposed in most of the cases. Captain Burnaby was entertained at dinrer last Saturday night by the Birmingham Conservative Ch.b. and spoke at considerable length in support of the Ctevc.mm<fc in regard to the Eastern Question, and in condemnation of » the action of the Liberal party. "The last words of Count Schouvaioff to I. rd Salisbury, as the former was bidding adieu to tae latter previous to his departure for Russia, were, 4 Now, remember, if any good is to come out of my journey, not another sc idiet < ? from India till I return "-The World. A French brig went down off the Isle of Wight 0:1. } Monday night, and four of the crew perished. g to 1 Lloyd's telegram, she was the brig Leopold, btlj to Fecamp, but the correct name of the vessel is suppui u to be the Leopold Auguste. It appears that. &he epiuh0 .i ak in the Channel which could not be kept under b3 the c- ew's exertion, and when off the Isle of Wight the vessel sank. The captain, mate, and remaining three men belonging ta the crew landed at Portsmouth in their own boat. The "Exhibition Bouquet" is the latest a-rt'cle de Paris. It is a tiny artificial rose to be worn in the tut-t- hole, with a crystal dewdrop on one of the petais. and en looking into the dew-drop a miniature view of the Exh. uilOicn is discovered. When Count Schouvaioff parted from Lord 33 field last week he gently pressed the hand of that illtni.nu statesman, 'Au revoir, mon cher,' he said, 'I shaii ;,e (c in three weeks. In the meanwhile surprises, you know.' The Illustrious Statesman only smiled."—Miryfair. The Sultan is said by the Levant Herald to h: va made a gift of his large farm at Alemdagh, on the Asiatic coast of the Bosphorus, for the benefit of war fugitives, ami a special commission has been appointed to co&Eider vi a division of the property amongst the fugitives ior purpasea of allotment and cultivation. At a public meeting held at Westoii-Super-lVfare on Saturday, to protest against the practice of vivisection, a resolution, which was &upp%rted amongst oth6r speakers by Professor Newman, was agreed to, condemning vivisection or experiments upon living animals under asj circnni- stances. A Bucharest journal says that more than 40,003 decorations have been given by the Roumanian Government, and that a very good business will ensue ia making ribf-ads for the various Orders, estimating each decorated person's wants at thirty centimetres per annum. The manager of the Jardin d'Acclimatation at has directed the attention of African explorers to the r.t b. a, as a beast of burden, better suited to the climate than of our domesticated animals, not even excepting tV- a. Several zebras, now under his charge, have been am „ .i 'y broken in, and M. de Semelle. whose prcjeet or c1 4 Africa from the mouth of the Niger to the east cr 3 been referred to by us, may possibly mate use of this llc-vd beast of burden. -Athencouin. Reports furnished to the War Office from the 3V&- • =- port Department of the Admiralty offer reasonable hope tr within a week of the receipt of orders transport, could i a j, provided for the despatch of an entire Army Coips.to u: y 1 point of debarkation, arrangements havirg been made wnli numerous private shipowners for the hire ot vessels, to s p- t plement the Indian and other Government transports. %— > Whitehall Review. | As illustrating the rapid rise in value cf land in tha t northern suburbs of London, it is stated that a "plot of l&ud opposite the Finsbury Park Railway Station, containing- 7 about 27,000 square feet, was recently sold by atotioa fee ,;r £ 9,0G0, being at the rate of £15,000 per acre. The British Bank Holiday is described by a P..r"* paper as the day on which the Bank of England n' c -1-1 Stock Exchange are closed for the purpose" of beii o- r.t roughly cleaned. As Englishmen will not work ci Sci" ya. 011 continues our contemporary, these Bank hoiidsys 1, vc 1. instituted so that the public buildings may be tui. el us once a quarter! *1. Dr. Fraser preached at 'Blackburn on 81 evening. After eloquently dwelling upon tho gre >t Focvl •>» features of trade, he adverted to the Blackburn tir .}i' lock-out, which he understood had prevented the p.}. t t of £35,000 per week; thus in four weeks £ 140,000 had If n lost. He saw nothing in the dispute which migiic Ilt;t he- settled by a conference compost d of both sides. He said he fit hoped that this week the whole affair would be zctUeJ. I fJ.t There is an umbrella 107 years old. It was made in dB the reign of George Ill., aad has passed through many rains ,)'1 since. It has been stolen 147,696 times. 111 1 According to advices received at Lloyds, tie Hx American barlr Beatrice Havener, whieli arrived &p Itew ? York, from Padang, oh the 28th ult., had fx?:e>5e»cfcd u*i I' eventful voyage of 122 days. Soon after ieavuig Padi^i". Java, fever broke out among the crew, and at one time a-1 the men were prostrate, no one being -to leave his bun < except the mate, who tat in a chair to steer, i'ortunaltiv, # the Dilpussund, British ship, hove in eight, Was signclki^ '6 aud, ou seeing signs of distress, the captain bore down ,Ii!')' sent on board the bark three waiters and.a ^uppiy of cine. Four of the sufferers eventually died. 6a reaching St. Helena a supply of quinine was procured, and the tur- vivors of the crew recovered ti ol Prince GortschakofE's illness is entirely the effect of worry and chagrin. The Czar, too, Isis a state of ahur./ 8 dangerous irritation and suppressed, .-ex^itementi. Kt wi-t' h a iust butesall the dangers of the present to the "ciu-cil i. meddling of a parcel of fanatical women. ^—TriitX A Japanese paper savs'that the Piussiah f drill is to be adopted by the Army D«ip*rtnieBt to « £ »:•> in-3 'f "J* atesd -of the French. Dr. Henry Jephasn, whose prcfesfeidnai i«eputRt:<>nii osi 1some half century ago secured him throBgsyottotfed -ijd !s- Cf)j|- Hnguished patients, died on Tuesday.mota^ng Lea ton at an advanced age. His wide-JEpreaa t" jk- being ■summoned to various, icg days, so much was hia -advaje Ttdn^i., 3>r whose renowu largely contributed {j0UM ton,|became totally blind more >^ar=i .in I „ tie retired on the ample fotttine his skM'Raft ttahbc, l Hall Gazette. r t Sir Wilfrid rt.l.t*- from his sev^e attack of. congestion o. tho Jfi; ai o't bopedthattea, fe#«ays he itffl bfi ablctoto 1 Pirliamemtarf duties, TW rtxpply1 of stock rM the MaidstoW# (held OB Mwnday); was not«o large as «n pcevkme there wjvs a Urge attendance,of buyers, tiui prices, as fc c- j- tc sequence, ruled high, Down and Kent, siore sie -I. Sf50«. to 65s. yearlings, £ 9 to £ 10 KSnt ewesVith m 'to 74s.d. The-supply crfhorses WMW-SIJI!? 1 IRE a, the foliowiaa; prices were obttir.ed .—Frnrf duat, brewing purposes, 100 to 120kuinea«5 icr ftrrp.i^[u"'r •- 80 to90 guineas; inferior qualities, 15 to 20 criKe-a*. f p. 1 i- 3, a v, and cobs, 15 to 28 guineas. '(»■ -i- At Ulverpool, on Monday, at thp gold watch and chain was, on fcehalf of the Vremfent** w.o* *i><» TTnited StateB, presented to Captain &leao&W(', w^« Star steamer Celtic, as an acktiowledtwent w ^< v.w in January, 1877, to the crew of thfe rv* schooner Mand Belle. The chief mter 1 the Mason, waa also presented-wittea iS 'VJm This Frenoh Exhibitien is %rf.T' strange meetings; ^Lt .the, whilst the Princes of Wales 1 viali r portion of the g^sts. who^bad bee Mi ni3tt.r r 1;. were steoking to *h«»CBOW«i conn1 i t- tt«.,l fore presentmg them««ve« w e the re^ion ^n.ier ,r,t3 r ^mbetta asked to be presented to th» v f SSW TAIMM P°"TICS WITH LLLEM R°"R> I ^rinl hiF favourite theory of an alliance of **e*IAe World. « ,'v^T The sitting in the House of Commons oa 5 #*»« wae ma»orable if not edifying. As topas re CUSsedas would furnish some legislative ^semmu, w<tl -c 1 „ work for weeks; the Irish memnets dispiajca 1 > 116 mastery-of the art of btr. thfe fi -use tail ut*'f -twenty-five minutes to ten on Tuesday nr rni> g or f r Ft v, t.Ackti&'riA teen hours and a half; and except the 0f >■ a jtwrial votes, nothing was done. Such is the *-&v in -p j y 4 the House of Commons'sometimes shows that r ?K practical assembly In the wort#:— m!!m!)'m)' the or wer ■ ■■ ';11 at our commerce he would find tlias we ecu? ■ the game than he could. Sis bold "buccaiief^ "t! up a few prizes, but as sure as t!;e s an v.-3 = S into the way of funning them do.wa, or u' Ww. their shelter, or hauling them -tt of -r. '2 reason why we shodld be.put to t. l.'io'hfr Tlie i«'titr.l-ly- laws of the United States bind ti e Gt>V» rrmrnfr — any Imperial filil Uf>erihg like th n tiear cf. MS f (••'# e, not suppose that therfi is at Washington *0 •- j luimjeal 'a feeling tt this cour.tty Hus«a cunt° '1^ rep diatibn oi- a nixSititerptetatio^S of th«f lavtulies f £ Court Journal.

^■e BUS SI AN CKTJISJJR3. ?^ift it? Understand that an advajntageous offer of a nmer for 200,000 roubles has been made to the CrUlser Committee by a Hamburg firm, and that the havp are'i;jcUned to accept it. Jive thousand roubles to w"1118 far been subscribed by the people ot Crone tart t 'he movement, but only three other similar siims been received irom r towns. TheB-ussian piess have subscriptions will not florin rapidly until the oom- «*eteprogramme of the Moscow oobimSttSe has been issued.' Iearn from st- PetersburS that the Russian Govern- s is purchasing 8,000 camels m Persia, ostensibly for the' «*hy in Armenia but real y. it is believed, for the projected *%Utiou to India Whitehall Review. i J ietot STEFANO, May 12. —The speech of the German Em- « P eflect that he would not leave his nephew i« £ created much enthusiasm here. The 1'ht ri)nes0Ur War *S muc^ in creased.(Correspondent Review) are informedthat a large number 3Us{eJ;.(0hr inform «it says "several crews") have been %0f.th 111 the Bliick Sea,ti) the Baltic to taUeUhe; x J °s9 secretly despatched to America. de^S^vf'in an elaborate article upon the English fleet, stritfl to tipP"" that portion which it is proposed to Baltic; remarks that on paper our naval, cla<? bp ^ut tllat ic is altogether illusory. It is shn-frouii?iSuPPose^>' it concludes, that the massiveiron- stn 1 e much service in the Baltic, where the of'toi. 'hallow, and whf-re we are accumulating such a fn, e'r GnM^063- 'Ihe English rely greatly upon the power ^"ey theft ? "uns to- beep off torped? cutters; but we j eenftdence is misplaced, and that in the event of tli« could deal as effectively with the English ^Paien with that of Hobart Pasha during the recent May/air. fi At a p, i—7-; ir .■ *■ i SPeciai rvUncil of the Turkish Ministers it was decided (the t,6 Xuj-jjj r"esP6nde'ni of the D&ily ifews teiegraphs), that ♦?01 of p army is not in a condition tot resist the occupa- V^atpnoS11?. antinople by the Russians, which had been ™ y Gei>eral Todleben if Shumls, Yarna, and m were not surrendered at once, ■lttlafc the garrison of the' fortress of 5>ent3 r8 ffrpnlt OIV;ased the arrival 6f reihforce- FEW »i «■= **$is prefelBnt in «t. Petmhnfff^af ^ono orde» PS sent from India oy tjie British G6verrmierrt in •^•Ussio landed at Lake van, and thn3 threaten'the ails ill the Caucasus. • ,7. • lauae Russian'papers look on the acquisition by England of F F°rt Said for a coal depot as r lut, th^real the purchase, viz., to facilitate the occ.,p^ticTn of JriUy^Sram froi ^ConXaBtirfoplj" stated tAftu '"fltissian l)„ti ,an Stefano has recently been reinforcea by thirty- 5aiJ?Jions- The ilussiaits are said to be! levying recruits a conscription has b.eeai- °i Philippopoiis and Stanipiaka.' °i Philippopoiis and Stanipiaka.' i°.r telegram states that the negotiations "ith a ijrkish evacufttkm of thi fortresses simultaneously SCMea o^W,L5>thd«iwal fr.om San Stefano frave jmis- „ Stlf„J^PfraliTo;dleben's plan not having been' approved S? 'T'Uesdav if^ a Council of-War at San •Stefano h,\i- jUasia continues to press the Porte to evacuate °kataldja. noi fpeak gt |5ejii'iug'^B|!|i^|^ ofy Messenger of St. ;]Pe*etsMjfc^ift)K £ tees an gania-y r*e Mosco w Society for subscriptions for the w ^defend the ^ar- fe a?0S,se the adversary of Russia should provoke will be received by about'wtrom a private source that the Russian forces in Uci 21 ono vTrzeroum have lost no fewer than six generals {•?*' from sickne^s.^—Vanity, F,qir.. c' • fir fli ^rn6fK;,P°urit Schouvaioff arrived at St, .Petersburg he was received ill special audience by the Emperor fteborted +17' when he was leaving the Imperial Palace he is Ve "ave said to some members of the Czar's suite, St%ndarc? hope for a ,tl a ctuih> 0D good authority, that as soon as the Russian ptovetd tc America to assume th« ha«. from'the out^t,->,armlXj' grea> Ah<l is smpposed to'Jte A^a+detJ air, sreat iavour by the United States auihorMfci^flfclM' < £ \$L £ jiil1* T&ifc i,t,i j-'t i«iiC 1