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----LONDON LETTER.
LONDON LETTER. Ir [raou OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT.] SPECIALLY WIRED. LONDON, Friday Night. SIR JOHN GORST AND HIS COLLEAGUES. There is a tendency to attach more im- portance to Sir John Gorst's speech on the education question than it probably de- serves. Sir John has a cynical way of dissociating himself from his colleagues, or rather his official superiors, and they, on their side, apparently confide in him very little. It was well-known earlier in the year that Sir John, who is nominally re- sponsible for the education policy of the Government, had less influence in framing the late Education Bill than almost any member of the Cabinet. He was not trusted and not consulted very much, and much of the advice he gave was ignored. It was confidently stated some months ago that he would not be in his present office when another Education Bill was introduced, and it is still con- sidered probable that before Parliament opens he will be promoted to another post. The situation is remarkable and almost un- precedented, but still a well-known Liberal politician said to me to-day, If the Cabinet are determined to legislate on the education question not iu the interest of education but against it, they are quite right in not taking the Minister for Education into their counsels." THE AUTO-CAR BOOM. In connection with the boom of auto-cars and horseless vehicles of all kinds, which will be upon us next week, I have received a word of caution from a scientific expert in these matters, who assures me that no machine has yet been brought to the state of perfection which will make it a serious rival to the now old-fashioned vehicle. He asserts that the horseless car has hardly yet passed out of the stage of being an expensive scientific toy. The progress of new inven- tions and improvements has been very rapid, so rapid that the alleged perfect machines of a few months ago are already obsolete, but we are still a long way from having the machine which on practical considerations will drive the ordinary carriage, cab, or omnibus from the streets. Machines of all kinds will no doubt appear in the thorough- fares, companies of all kinds will be promoted to develop their manufacture and employment, but success will not come next week. GOVERNMENT SPIES AND IRISH DYNAMITE PLOTS. The appearance of the inevitable Govern- ment spy as a witness to-day in the trial of the alleged dynamiter at Bow-street, has aroused more feeling probably than any other incident since the first revelations. There is a rooted conviction in the minds of Irish politicians, who are dividing their energies between advancing the Irish cause by lawful means and restraining any sign of I 1awlessuess amongst their followers, that the aecret agents of the Government are to a large extent responsible for the secret plots which are formed from time to time. There are undoubtedly evil traditions in this lection of the Government service, and I understand that the whole question will be brought before Parliament at the earliest Dossible date. UBERAL ORGANISATION. There is again a movement amongst Liberal politicians in favour of a further sub-division of the work of Liberal organisa- tion in the country. It is said that the Conservative victory last year was largely due to a system which has been recently developed of grouping a number of counties into a local organisation under able leaders ud agents equally responsible for every constituency in their district, almost inde- pendent of the central authority. Something of the kind has been done amongst the Liberals, but to nothing like the same extent. There are loose Federations in various parts of the country, but the suc- cessful and energetic work of the long- established Home Counties Federation, and the activity of the more recently-formed Midland Federation, is leading Liberals in other parts of the country to raise their voices in favour of the extension of the system to all districts. EXPLORATION IN BCYPT. Professsor Petrie gave an interesting address at the meeting of the Egypt Exploration Fund this afternoon. Despite a constant deficiency in the treasury, the work of discovery and preservation of the archaeological treasures of Egypt goes steadily forward, and is not disturbed by the international complications which affect so many^other departments of public work on the Nile. It was announced at the meeting this afternoon that the fund had lost the services of its secretary, Mr Rogartif, by his removal to Athens. DEPRIVED OF THEIR CONGREGATIONS. The resignation of the pastorate by the Rev. Philip Wicksteed is likely to lead to the disappearance of Little Portland Chapel, one of the best known Nonconformist places of worship in London, owing to the steady migration of the population westward and into the suburbs. The old chapels as well as the churches in the centre of London are being gradually deprived of their congrega- tions. The Venerable Dr. James Martineau for many years occupied the pulpit of Little Portland-street, and when he resigned became one of the congregation at the neighbouring Bedford Chapel, where Mr Stoppord Brooke preached. That historic ohapel has recently disappeared. It was razed to the ground, and the site is now occupied by an electrical lighting station. MUCH ADO ABOUT LITTLE. Some amusement has been caused in both legal and political circles by the great notice which has been taken of the recent appoint- ment of Mr Darling, Q.C., M.P., to act as Commissioner in place of one of the judges. Temporary appointments of this kind are of most frequent occurrence, but they are not usually communicated to the Press with all kinds of embellishment. Mr Darling has distinguished himself in Parliament more by a certain impertinent wittiness at the ex- pense of his opponents than by any display of the acumen or wisdom usually associated with the judge's bench, and few of those who came in contact with him had ever thought of him in that connection. But still Mr Darling appears to be ambitious, and there will soon be a number of judicial vacancies.
PRINCE OF WALKS TO VISIT WALKS.
PRINCE OF WALKS TO VISIT WALKS. SW AN SEA SUGGESTED AS THE SCENE. The St. Jamet's Gazette intimates that the Prinoe of Wales is likely during next year to come to Wales to review a large force of Welsh Volunteers. A Swansea correspondent suggests that Swansea would prove one of the best centres, the town being the head-quarters of the regiment he is honorary oolonel of, and possessing excep- tional facilities for such a review being a great saeeeM.
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SOUDAN EXPEDITION.
SOUDAN EXPEDITION. a THE ARREST OF AN AUSTRIAN. COUNTRY SETTLING DOWN. [SPECIAL TKLKGRAM FBOM OUR CORRESPONDENT.] CAIRO, Friday.-The Austrian recently arrested by the Suakim authorities gives the name of Inger. He was captured on the Berber road, about 10 miles from Suakim. It appears that he had been landed by a dhow from Jeddah. In his possession were passports and nine drill books in Arabic, containing instructions as to how Dervishes armed with swords, spears, and rifles h onld attack disciplined troops. There were also found upon him papers showing that he had been acting as the correspondent of certain news- papers. Inger is now undergoing examination at Suakim. Hunter Pasha is engaged in making a thorough inspection of the territory on the right and left banks of the Nile in the newly acquired province of Dongola. He is visiting the desert roads and the wells, and investigating the condition of the country in every detail. The tribes and troops are now getting settled down. Huts are building, and forts are being erected in the various towns and outposts. The neighbouring Arabs are all well disposed towards the Government, and the natives appear hardly able to realise the sudden change from a cruel and barbarous Dervish despotism to settled and orderly government with absolute security and freedom. It is probable that the Government will employ most of the desert tribes to patrol, protect, and hold the desert routes and wells. The railway has now been completed to about 20 miles beyond Koshet. and the telegraph has nearly reached Debbeh.
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN AMERICA.
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN AMERICA. NEW YORK, Thursday Evening. "The New York Journal to-day publishes what it declares is a resume of Cardinal Satolh's report to the Pope on the religious questions of the United States. Therein it represents the Cardinal as vigorously denouncing the attempt made by various prelates to establish on American soil aNeo- Catholicism, The same journal, on the authority of its Rome correspondent, declares that the report has produced a very marked impression at the Vatican, and his Holiness will, it is believed, adopt a great part of the Cardinal's suggestions. This Neo-Catholicism which has seemed under Papal favour to prosper in the last few years in the States, has met with a complete disoomfiturc. The Vatican repudiates it, and it is the rival and antagonistic group, headed by Archbishop Corri- gan, which has reconquered the favour of the Holy See.-Cetitral Netos.
EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT OF A…
EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT OF A RAILWAY PASSENGER. BERLIN, Friday--Great excitement was caused among the passengers of the Hamburg express, which came in here yesterday evening, by the extraordinary conduct of an Altona timber mer- chant, who at a certain point of the journey fired his revolver at one of his fellow travellers, and afterwards fired a shot out of the window.severely wounding a workman who was standing near the line. The passenger was not injured. The timber merchant was arrested at Berlin.-Beicter.
GAS EXPLOSION.
GAS EXPLOSION. A HOUSE WRECKED. A house in Park-street, Cambridge, was practically wrecked yesterday by an explosion of gall which escaped into the kitchen and ignited at the kitchen fire. Mrs Flint, the occupant, was thrown into the street, but escaped serious injuries. The furniture was also blown through the windows. A fire which followed was quickly extinguished.
TO-DAY'S FOR T. FOR MNOLAjSH,…
TO-DAY'S FOR T. FOR MNOLAjSH, S-W., AND sour a WALBS. Wind backing to the south- westward again fair to showery. (;]&NICftAL, -Fair hazy weather is probable over England to-day, but in the west the wind is likely to back to the south-westward, with rain in places.
GENERAL FORECASTS. i
GENERAL FORECASTS. The following forecasts were prepared <ast ntf/kt at the Meteorological Offioe at eigbfc o'clock • DISTRIOTS- I > -V "1 Wind baoking south-west- 1. B"tland, IC, f showery Iskter. England,N.E.> 3. I Variable airs cold and fair £ Mid. Counties. V (or hazy) at first: milder 5. Eng. S. (Lon. later. »nd Channel\J 6. Scotland W.\ T- Engl. N.W., Nort-hWalAP. Wind backing south-west- 8. England, S.W. ward again fair to «fc South Wales showery. 9. Ireland, N. w. Ireland* 8. «.J;
.--UNITED STATES AND SPAIN.…
UNITED STATES AND SPAIN. THE RUMOURS OF WAR. BRITISH AMBASSADOR AS MEDIATOR. AN UNFOUNDED REPORT. NO CAUSE FOR ALARM. A JOURNALISTIC SCARE. NEW YORK, Friday.—The Journal publishes a telegram from Washiugtou stating that Sir Julian Pauncefote, theBritisli Ambassador, has proffered his good offices to President Cleveland, with a view to the amicable adjustment of the differences between the United States and Spain in regard to Cuba. The Tribune states that Mr Olney, Secretary of State, has instructed Mr Taylor, the United States Minister in Madrid, to remonstrate with the Spanish Government on the annoyances suffered by American commerce in CLib;t.-Beuter. A CONTRADICTION. The Press Association states that the reporb cabled from America to the effect that the British Ambassador at Washington has offered friendly mediation between Spain and the United States in reference to the insurrection in Cuba is without foundation. ALARMIST REPORTS. WASHINGTON, Friday.—Another alarmist state- ment which has been published here is that, in view of the possibility of trouble with Spain, the War Department has been makinginquities of the South-Eastern Riilroads regarding their facilities for transporting: war supplies. Inquiries have been made, but they were simpty iu view of the execution of an order issued six weeks ago for the usual annual exchange of troops from one station to another. Of course this was nob for warlike purposes, as the same number of troops were to be added to the Department of the East as were conveyed to the Pacific Station in the West. The best authorities also givo a fiab denial to the sensational story that tho State Department had warned Spain against further outrageous treatment of American commercial agencies doing business with Cuba. The facts are that owing to radical and organic differences between the Spanish and American systems of collecting customs duties, and ,the absence of post invoices from the Spanish system, American shipping has been embarrassed by detentions for the non- observance of the technical requirement of the Cuban customs regulations. This state of affairs has, however, existed for years, and nothing has happened recently to strain the relations between Spain and the United States on this score. It is, moreover, perfectly clear that President Cleve- land has no intention of ititerforing in Cuban a ff a i rs. —jReuler. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND AWAITING DEVELOPMENTS. NEW YORK, Friday.—A Washington telegram says :—It can be authoritatively stated that the President regards the situation in Cuba as far too critical to warrant any action on the part of the United States at the present time. The only safe corpse to pursue is to await developments.- Dalzith THE SPANISH MINISTER TO WASHINGTON. MADRID, Frid-.ty.-Tiie Epoca gives a formal denial to the report that Senor Dupuy do Lome, the Spanish Minister in Washington, was about to be replaced.—Renter. NO UNEASINESS AT MADRID. MADRID, Friday.—Inquiries in official circles show no uneasiness exists as to any immediate change in the attitude of the United States. The Government is resolved to spare no sacrifice to ensure the termination of the rebollion within the next few weeke.-Centrat Newi. STATEMENT BY THE SPANISH MINISTER. NO TRUTH IN THE RUMOUR. WASHINGTON, Friday.—Senor Dupuy de Lome, Spanish Minister, in reply to an inquiry regard- ing the report that diplomatic notes were exchanged between Mr Taylor, United States Minister at Madrid, and the Spanish authorities, produced the following telegram sent to him yesterday by the Duke of Tetuan, Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Cablegrams from New York and Washington published in London referring to supposed notes exchanged between Mr Taylor and the Spanish Government are entirely false. There. is not the slightest foundation for such rumours, which are uu doubtedly of filibustering origiii.Bettter. MEETING OF THE AMERICAN CABINET. MR. OLNEY FULL OF FIGHT. WASHINGTON, Friday.—The meeting of the Cabinet to day was of unusual importance, the principal subject under discussion being the relations between the United States and Spain. Mr Oiney is reported to have said that be feared an amicable settlement of the question at issue with Spain was unlikely. It is feared that Spain will continue her harassing policy until the United States are compelled to resent it in such a manner as to give Spain an excuse to assume a hostile attitude. Mr Oluey is further reported to have said that he has official evidence in his office proving that Spain desires an open quartet with the United States. He is also said to have asserted that the immediate danger of trouble was due to the nature of the instruction sent to Mr Taylor, American Minister in Madrid, to notify Spain that the United States were unwilling to tolerate the insulting cotirse of the Spanish officials at Havana and Madrid. Spain has made no reply to this as yet; and Mr Olney's expression of opinion is represented to have been that Spain must either treat the United States with more respect or fight.-Dal:iet. A JOURNALISTIC SCARE. The Daily News New York correspondent telegraphs :—The journalistic efforts to get up a war between the United States aud Spain are a flab failure. Positive denials of any such possibility are made by the President, but these are unnecessary. No outgoing President would start a war during the closing months of his term, except he were unable to avert lb, and there is nothing in the present Cuban situation which even remotely invites war. J
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-=- MENELIK AND HIS ITALIAN PRISONERS. STATEMENT BY THE PAPAL ENVOY. Romic, Fridiy. The Osservatore Romano publishes to-night a report by Mgr. Macaire declaring that Menelik solemnly promised to hand over to him all the Italian prisoners with the exoeption of the officers, but withdrew this promise after the capture of the Doelwyck by the Italians in the Red Sea.-Central News. PROBABLE ABANDONMENT OF ERYTHREA, ROMlC. Friday.—Public opinion continues to set strongly in the direction of the complete abandon- ment of Erythrea, and there seems to be no doubt the Government is being inspired by articles in the Press trying to ascertain whether such a atep would be popular. The ohauces therefore daily increase that this polioy will be recommended when the Chambers meet, and if it is recom- mended it will most probably be adopted. &me newspapers are even discussing what shall be done with the coiony after the abandonment has been decreed, and it is suggested it should be restored through Great Britain to Egypt. Apart from the liberation of the prisoners, the conclusion of the peace negotiations with Menelik is thus a matter of secondary importance, because even in case of failure Italy would leave him free to act according to hie own viewe.-GetatralNeivs.
UNDEU SENTENCE OF DEATH,
UNDEU SENTENCE OF DEATH, A TERRIBLE BLUNDER. PAIUS. Friday.-A man named Fournier, lying under sentence of death in La Roquebte, has been made the victim of a terrible blunder. Some time ago lie was informed that his sentence had been commuted to penal servitude for life, and it was not until afterwards that the officials discovered that the commutation applied to a man of the same name awaiting execution in another prison. When Fourmer was informed of the mistake, and that the death sentence must be carried out in his case, he oollapsed, and has since remained in a state of extrome prostration. -Dakil.
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CYPRT-TS AND UNION WITH GREECE. A movement is being organised in the chief cities of Cyprus to demand union with Greece. An Athens Central News telegram says the first public demonstration will take place on Sunday at Eucosia.
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JAMESON'S RAID. -----.....,.-_.-.-
JAMESON'S RAID. KRUGER'S REPORTED DEMAND. THE KAISER'S FAMOUS MESSAGE. STATEMENT BY LORD LONS- DALE. The correspondent of the Daily Telegraph at Pretoria in a despatch on Thursday says :-The report that the Transvaal Government has demanded a million sterling as indemnity from the Chartered Company for the Jameson raid is without foundation. 1 am able to state, as the result of inquiry in the most authoritative qnarter, that not only is the rumour untrue, but that no sum has been fixed, and that no demand has been pressed. CLAIM TO BE PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNMENT. The following speoial cable has been received at the London office of the Johannesburg Standard and Diggtrs' News :— JOHANNESBURG, Friday, 7.20 a.m.—It is authoritatively announced from Pretoria that the Government will shortly present its indemnity bill for the raid. Should the Chartered Company refuse to pay the sum to be demanded, which is based on the raid expenses, the bill will be presented to the British Government, who, it is expected, will pay. It is further added that whether negotiations are entered into or not I to have changes made in the London Convention. or for a new treaty, This Government, notwith- standing interested and inspired rumours to the contrary, baa no intention of doing anything calculated to endanger peace or destroy European confidence, but will continue to assist the gold mining industry and the population by every means in its power." THE KAISER'S TELEGRAM TO KRUGER. STATEMENT BY LORD LONSDALE. The Earl of Lonsdale on his visit to White- liaveu as retiring Mayor of that borough was entertained at a banquet. In the course of a speech, replying to the toast of his health, he was on Thursday reported to have made the following reference to Dr. Jameson's raid and to the telegram sent to Mr Kruger It is said we are not friends with Germany on account of a telegram sent by his Majesty the Emperor as regards the Transvaal. Now, gentlemen, let me point out that that is absolutely impossible—that it is childish, that it is absurd. Whether his Majesty was well advised in putting the exact wording of the telegram that he did is a matter which is better explained by las Majesty than by myself, but I cannot help saying this, that if you take one language and express it in another there must be considerable difficulty in the immediate and absolute translation. (Hear, hear.) That his Majesty was right in the main is proved by the fact that what his Majesty said then, and as in possession of know- ledge, has turned out absolutely and perfectly true. The true facts were theae:—President Kruger asked for assistance; his Majesty declined it. There was then one of the most preposterous raids and one of the most preposterous of actions was taken, and failed, that bad probably existed in our memory. When his Majesty said be congratulated Mr Kruger on meeting the raiders, it was really ve y little more than congratulating the manager of a bank on having resisted a certain number pf raiders who attempted to take the bullion. (Hear, hear.) I cannot, myself, see there is very much difference. Whether it was advisable, or whether it was to the advantage of any. body that that telegram should be sent I really would rather not express an opinion. I think myself that if his Majesty had realised really what the feeling of the country was and what the feeling would eventually be. I do not think he would have sent it; but it is perfectly certain, and I have his Majesty's authority for saying so, there was nothing of any kind, sort, or description meant antagonistic to Eugland or Englishmen." HIS LORDSHIP EXPLAINS. The Press Association states that it has received the following telegraphic communication from the Earl of Lonsdale" In reply to your telegram asking if the report of my speech at Whitehaven as reported m the Daily News is correct, my reply is that part of it is and part of it is not. The only stato. ivienb I made for which I had his Imperial Majesty's authority was that I had his Imperial Majesty's authority for saying that when sending the tegram to President Kruger nothing was further from his Majesty's mind or intention than to ex- press anything antagonistic to England, or that the words were capable of conveying the construction put upon it by the English Press at the time." As reported, Lord Lnndedale is alleged to have said-" President Kruger asked for assist- anco; his Majesty .declined it." According to his Lordship's telegram to the Press Association, as I as given above, this statement was not made on the authority of the German Emperor.
SUNDAY LABOUR IN THE RAND.
SUNDAY LABOUR IN THE RAND. PRETORIA, Thursday.—The Volksraad have juso agreed, by 14 votes to 10, to allow the batteries to work on Sundays, provided that not more than 5 per cent. of the staff shall be employed by the mines. This resolution has caused great satisfaction in mining circles. JOHANNESBURG, Thursday.—Mining authorities are extremely pleased with the result of the debate respecting Sunday woiking, and they predict that good progress will take place in the industry by the end of the year. Water is still soarce, but there eeems rain in the atmosphere.— Daily Telegraph.
A HOUSE OF DETENTION.
A HOUSE OF DETENTION. ONE MEAL A DAY. PARIS, Friday. Some sensation has been caused here by a number of revelations showing that many inmates of the St. Lzare HouL-e of Detention for Women are half starved and suffer from want of food. The medical men admit the facte, but say that they are powerless to prescribe sufficient nutriment for these unfortunate women. It seems that the inmates get only one meal a day, and that they are without food from 2 p.m. until 6 o'clock the following morning, when they are supplied with a basin of soup, which the doctors describe as little more than hot witter.- Dalziel.
MYSTERIOUS ATTACK ON A SENTRY.
MYSTERIOUS ATTACK ON A SENTRY. A FRENCH SOLDIER STABBED. NANOY. Thursday,—A mysterious attack was made last night on a senbry stationed outside the powder magazine connected with the fort of Sb. Michael at Toul. The sentry ob- serving a man loitering about in a sus- picious manner ordered him to move away, but while the sentry's attention was thus occupied, another man came behind him and stabbed him in the back. As he fell the sentry discharged his rifle, and tho guard immediately turned out, but the two men had ait-eady dis- appeared. The sentry's wound is dangerous, but not mortal. Several other sentries have recently reported the presence of suspicious characters who have attempted to geb inside the forb.- Dalzicl.
--SWISS V. ITALIANS.
SWISS V. ITALIANS. DESPERATE EMEUTE AT GENEVA. GENEVA, Friday.—A terrible conflict between Swiss and Italian workmen has taken place at Pery, in the Berness Jura. Four Italians, who had been turned out of a wine shop, returned with several compatriots, forced their way in, over- turned the lamps, and began slashing right and left with their knives, inflicting serious wounds on five men, one of Whom died a few hours after- wards from a stab in the stomach. Two of the other wounded men are in a critical condition. Two of the Italians were arrested on the following morning.- Dalciel.
.. COLLISION IN LUNDY ROADS.
COLLISION IN LUNDY ROADS. A telegram from Lundy Island states that on Friday afternoon the schooners L'zzie May and Ebenezor, both of Padstow. and coal laden, when about to anchor in the roads for shelter, oollided. The Ebenezer was out to the water's edge, her rigging was carried away, and she is making water. The Lizzie May carried away her bow- sprit and jibboom, but is not making any water. Both vessels are now at anchor. -4-p
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---.--. THE WAR IN CUBA. .,
THE WAR IN CUBA. GENERAL WEYLER REPORTED BEATEN. SPANISH FORCES SUR- ROUNDED. NEW YORK, Friday,-The Herald publishes a special despatch from Havana contradicting the reported defeat ot the rebels, and asserting that General Weyler has been forced to fall back. There is intense excitement in Havana. -Dalziel. SPANISH FORCES SURROUNDED. NEW YORK, Friday.—It is reported from Havannah that General Weyder has again been defeated by the insurgents under Maceo. The Spanish Commander-in-Chief came upon Maceo and his troops a few miles beyond Cabanos. Fierce fighting ensued, lasting all day Thursday and until an early hour on Friday morning. General Weyler was forced to retreat, and is now in Cabanos. The insurgents surround the town. Large numbers of them are coming down from the hills with the possible intention of crushing General Weyler's force. Gomez is hastening to join Maceo, and has sent a message ahead offering promotion to any man who should succsed in capturing General Weyler himself. Gomez announces that he will make special efforts to take General Weyler prisoner.—Dalzicl.
ITHE VENEZUELAN DIFFICULTY.
I THE VENEZUELAN DIFFI- CULTY. NEW YORK. Friday.—The Caracas correa. pondent of the Herald says that the settlement of the Venezuelan dispute arrived at between the United States and Great Britain has been received with satisfaction. Venezuela is not disposed to haggle over minor points.-Ceutrat News. THE BRITISH ARBITRATORS. A legal correspondent informs thA Manchester Evening News that the English arbitrators to be appointed to serve on the Venezuela Commission are Sir W. R. Anson, All Souls' College, Oxford, one of the greatest authorities on international law, and Lord Davey. Lord Davev's acceptance of the appointment depends upon the place where the mquiry will be held, as he is rather averse to leaving the country. FREiSCH VIEW OF THE ARRANGEMENT. PARIS, Friday.—The Dcbats points out that although it now appears as though theVenezuelan difficulty will be settled amicably, in reality the United States has completely bad their own way. The Monroe doctrine, points out the Debats, has been brought into application in spite of every- thing, and this fact must be borne in mind by all European nations having colonies in America.— Dalztel.
THE DYNAMITE PLOT.
THE DYNAMITE PLOT. IVORY AGAIN AT BOW-STREET. EVIDENCE OF A GOVERNMENT SPY PRISONER COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. At Bow-street Police Court yesterday Ed. J. Ivory, alias Bell, was again brought before Mr Vaughan charged with conspiring with others to cause dynamite explosions within the United Kingdom likely to endanger life and damage property. Mr Gill prosecuted for the Treasury, and Mr Cud by defended. The first witness was called in the name of Jones, Mr Gill saying he would hand his full name to the clarlc at some time. Counsel took objection to a newspaper artist who was making a sketch, and the magistrate decided that no sketching should be allowed. Witness went on to say that he was employed by the Government to make inquiries in Manchester in 1890, and in January, 1891, he was sent to America, where he continued inquiries, and remained there till September ot this year, having latterly been in business in Now York. In the early part of 1892 lie made the acquaintance of men named Boland and Lyman in New York, the latter being the proprietor of the Irish Republic. Witness then learned of the existence of a secret organisation in New Yurk called Irish Nationalists," known among3t members as the United Irish." The executive body was known by the litters "DA." In connection with the organisation there were a number of camps with public names, known amongst members by num- bers. Witness, according to instructions, joined the organisation, being initiated into the camp known as the Shamrock Club. Amongst the public at his initiation there were Lyman, Boland, Gallag her, F. J. K-oriiey, and P. J. Tynan. After initiation he joined one of a new camp called Nolly Club." Those initiated included two men named Mearna and J. Nolan, who had been connected with an explosion in Dablin. Witness was appointed treasurer and became possessed of the secrets of the organisation, meeting of the camps were held with great secrecy, district orders being burnt after being read, and after initiation the member was known by a number and not by name. There were signs and passports to obtain access to camp meetings. Part of subscription was sent as contributory fund, and there were calls made to pay for the celebration of the death of the Manchester martyrs, and in respect to persons convicted of dynamite outrages. Kearney, the author of the pamphlet entitled Scientific Warfare, or Resources of Civilisa- tion," addressed meetings of the camp, as also did Tynan. On the way to the Chicago Convention in 1895 Kearney introduced the prisoner Ivory to him as a brother. With witness Tynan, Kearney, and O'Donovan Rosea travelled together. Tynan said that Ivory belonged to his camp, and that he bad known him previous to 1882 in Dublin. Witness had met Ivory at secret meeting in Chicago. At this time the speeches at the secret meetings were of a very violent revolutionary nature. Witness knew the prisoner's drinking saloon in New York. Members of the organisation mostly frequented Cody's saloon, and witness had seen the prisoner there at the latter end of July in this year. Just before he left America witness said he was initiated into this organisotion under the constitu- tion and ritual of the Clan Magael, which favoured revolution to bring about the independence of Ireland. Any man, said witnees, convicted of dynamite outrage, was described in the proceed- ings of the organisation as a soldier of Ireland." Ho produced more of the documents which had come into his possession white an officer, including enmp instructions, passwords, and signs. The importance of fostering the military spirit of the Irish race was insisted upon so that Ireland might be prepared for action in the hour of England's difficultly. Ib was declared that constitutional agitators must he looked upon as dead. Witness also produced reports of secret conventions held in Chtoago in 1895 There was an expenditure of 3,500 dollars for merchandise, which witness said meant dynamite. Cross-examined, witness was asked his name. bu:, the Court decided that the name of Jonps he had given was sufficient. Witness said he entered the organisation in the name of Jones, and was still a member. This concluded the case for the prosecution. Prisoner, on being charged, replied that be had nothing to say. Mr Cudby submitted that the evidence did not sustain the ohaige of conspiracy. The whole L thing was a mare's nest, originating in the imagination of the British authorities. There was no evidencoblitt he had intended to cause an explosion or to oomneut him with the dis. covery of ohemicals abroad. The Magistrate said that there was the strongest possible evidence of conspiracy, and committed prisoner for trial at the Central Criminal Court, AMERICAN KNOWLEDGE OF JONES." Nzw YORK, Fliday.-The statements made by the British agent Jones at Bow-street to-day have aroused great interest here. A man named Thomas M. Jones was a member of the Sham- rock Club, and also one of the secretaries of the Amnesty Association. About 10 weeks ago he left New York, telling his acquaintances that he W" going to the North of Ireland to seoure some property left to him through the death of a relative. Mr MoLaughlin. the secretary, says that the books of the Alliance are open to the public. Jones wrote for the Irish Semiblic, but MoLaughlin rejeoted his articles on the ground that they were too wild for a newspaper repre- senting the Alliance. In the course of an interview to-day McLaughlin said: "If Jones knows anything of the so-oalled dynamite plot, i. originated in his own mind, and he buncoed' Sootland Yard in return for a fat remuneration." Reuter.
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DEFENCE OF OUR COMMERCE. MR CHAMBERLAIN AT BIRMINGHAM. CLAIMING CREDIT FOR THE GOVERNMENT. —— THE STATE OF TRADE. EXTENSION OF ENGLAND'S INFLUENCE. Mr Chamberlain was last evening the principal guest of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce at a banquet given at the Grand Hotel. The chairman was Mr P. A. Muntz, M.P., supported by the Secretary for the Colonies, Mr Jesse Colhngs, M.P., Sir B. Stone, M.P., Mr E. Perks. M.P., the Lord Mayor, and other pro- minent local gentlemen. Mr CHAMBERLAIN, on tising to respond to the toast of Her Majesty's Ministers," was received with cheers. He said he thanked the company most heartily on behalf of his colleagues and himself for the cordial reception which they had given to the toast, and he assured them that they valued very highly the support of the representa- tives of commerce, irrespective altogether of party considerations. (Hear, hear.) The present Government, like all the Governments that he had known in our Constitutional system, came into office in consequence of a party victory. It was therefore in a sense a Party Government, bnt from the moment that they accepted and entered upon the duties of office, the most important duty, their most absorb- ing care had been not the party legislation which oocuped probably the largest part of the public discussions, but the development and the main. tenance of that vast agricultural, manufacturing, and commercial enterprise upon which the wel- fare and even the existence of our great popula- tion depended. (Hear, hear.) All the great offices of State were occupied with commercial affairs, the Foreign Office, and thp Agricultural Office were chiefly engaged in finding new markets and defending okl ones. (Hear, hear.) The War Office and tho Admiralty were mostly occupied in preparations for the defence of these markets and for the protection of our commerce. (Hear, hear.) The Boards of Agriculture and of TrAilf1 entirely concerned with those two great branches of industry; even the Education Department based its claim for public money upon the necessity of keeping our people well to the front in the competition, the commercial competition, which they had to sustain and the Home Office found the largest scope for its activity in the protection of the life, the health, and in the promotion of the comfort of the vast army of manual labourers who were engaged in those industries. And therefore it was not too much to say that commerce was the greatest of all political interests-(heir, hear)—and that that Government deserved most the popular approval which did most to increase our trade and to settle it on a firm foundation. Well, now, he thought the time had oome when he might put in a modest claim on behalf of the Government which he represented, (Cheers.) He would not dwell upon the recovery of trade to which Mr Tonka referred, which undoubtedly was coincident with their accession to office- (hear, hear, and laughter)—and which had continued, he was happy to say, down to the present time. But it might be said that that was only a coincidence, that it was due to circumstances over which they had uo control. He had observed that Sir William Harcourt stated on one occasion that the improve- ment in trade began to manifest itself during the discussion upou his Budg."t-(Iaughter)-fnm which he imagined that Sir Wm. Harcourt would like them to infer that it was due entirely to the increase of the death duties. (Laughter and cheers.) That was a matter of controversy which it would not be proper for him to discuss more fully on the present occasion. (Lsughter.) Neither would he claim credit for the fact thab they have by Riving relief in taxation to the greatest and the most distressed of all our industries, done something to brighten the prospects of agriculture—(cheers)—upon which the manufacturers of our towns and so many other interests largely, if not entirely, depend. [Cheers.) He thought he might olaim credit to the Government for doing all in their power to increase and to develop those great free markets in the world, to which we look now, and to which we shall have in the future, for outlets for British trade—for the trade which, he was tioriy to say, foreign nations, and even some of our own Colonies, were threatening by HOSTILE AND RESTKIORIVJK TARIFFS. (Hear, hear.) Attention was called the other day in a very able and a very powerful speech delivered by Lord Rosebery at Edinburgh to the fact that during the last few years we have added 2,600,000 "quare miles to the territories which are either dominions of the Queen or over which the Queen exercised her influenoe. He was not quite certain that the orator was not himself a little alarmed at this vast development, although Lord Rosebery had in come sort contributed to it by speeches of a stimulating character on previous occasions. (Laughter.) But he (Mr Chamberlain) would be perfectly prepared to admit that if other nations would only stand aside it might have been wiser that we should have proceeded more gradually, that we should have developed the countries that we already possessed before seeking this vast extension. But there was no appearance of such an inclination on the part of other nations. (Laughter and applause.) He could truly say that we were not the first or the most eager to move; but if we had remained passive, what would have happened? Was it not as certain as that they were sitting there that the great part of the continent of Africa would have been occupied by our commercial rivals, who would have proceeded, as the first act of their policy, to close this groat potential market to British trade ? (Cheers.) In our colonial pnl'oy we as fast aa wo acquired new territory and developed it — developed it as trustees for the civilisation and the commerce of the world. (Cheers.) We offered in all these markets over which our flag floats the same opportunities, the same open fluid to foreigners that we offered to our own subjects and upon Ihe same terms—(hear, hear)—and in that policy we stood alone, because every other nation as fast as it acquised new territory acting, as he believed most mistakenly in their own inter- ests, and above all in the interests of the countries that they administered. Every other nation, however, sought at once to secure the monopoly for its own products by prsferential and artificial methods. Wall, under those oircumstauoes it was-- a matter of life and death to us that we should not be forestalled in these markets of the future, in which we might have learned to look for the extension of our trade, and even for the subsis. tenceof our people. (Hear, hear.) And in cDrBider. ing the results of our policy, he thought Britons could look back with satisfaction. (Hear, hear.) It was interesting to notice that we alone had been successful, and astonishingly successful, m making these acquisitions profitable, which every addition to the colonial possession of Franoe or of Germany continued to add to the latest date a heavy burden upon the taxpayers of the mother country, whereas in our case all our colonies and territories were either self supporting from the first, or they: became self-support- ing in a very short space of time. You could not exercise control over savage countries,which previous to your arrival had been in a state of constant anarchy and disorder without occasionally COMING INTO CONFLICT WITH SAVACJE BULKRS, and having to shed some blood but be said that universally it had proved to be the case that after a time we had secured the pacification of the country, we had put an end to the tribal conflict which had previously interfered with progress. We had destroyed those tilave- raiding expeditions which had been fatal to commerce, and we bad secured the permanent improvement of the country and she increase of the population. (Cheers.) They all sympathised with poople who in Asia Minor have suffere 1 from the cruelty cf the Turks, from the anarchy which had prevailed in this land. They sympa- thised with those who desired by every practical means to come to their aid and to prevent the continuance of these cruelties. But was the fact that the Armenians are of the same colour as ourselves, or that they profess the Chnstiau religion, a reason why the sympathy which we felt for them should not be extended to a still larger populace in Africa and elsewhere, who were suffering at least from equal tyranny. fApplause.) And yet he found that those who had been preaching a crusade for the Armenian, and, in spite of the knowledge that such a Crusade might produce even greattr evils thau those which we sought to avoid, had not one word of sympathy, one word ot approval for a pohcy which is comparatively striali a-iteritice had diminished the sum of human misery by a greater amount thin even if we had secured the extinction of the Turkish Empire. (Cheers.) He would like, however, to suppose thitb it was only on military expeditions that ho based his claim to support, for the POLICY OF THE OOVKRNMKNT AFTKR TN. CONQUEST must come developmenL-(iiear, hear)—and by railways in the Soudan, in the railway to Uganda, the railways which were being planned or were already in progress on the West Coast of Africa, and by other railways which they were stimulating and encouraging by evhry means in their power in all their dominions of the Crown, by furthering the means cf communication in all parts of the world, and especially those between our own Colonies and ourselves, by endeavouring to bring out the latent runouroes of I these territories, we wore actively pursuing the policy of developing the linperial State, which he ventured to recommend to the House of Commons M the true, the wise, and the economical policy for this country to pursue. (Cheers.) What was the charge which was made against British industry ? He wished to confine it as far as possible to its prominent characteristic, in order that he might deal wIth it in a few words. Germany was the country which we wore to fear. (Laughter.) Germany was the country which was to undermine our industry which had made this astonishing pro- gress. Germany, they were told. was making inroade upon our trade. Let them look at the course of trade as between Germanv and this country, and when tbpy did so he thought we should lind that although there was reason for watchfulness there was no reason at all for despair. In 1885 the total export of domestic produce from the United K ngdom—leaving oub of accounb altogether the foreign and coloni:tl produce which came to this country, and winch was exported at a profit, and taking everything of our own manufacture and production—the total export was 213 millions. In 1894 it was 216 millions, aud increase of three millions. The total exports of domestic produce from Germany we 143 millions in 1875, and MS millions in 1894 that is tosay they had increased five millions, while ours had increased three millions. Well, then, what had been the course of trade between Germany and this country. The exports of produce from the United Kingdom to Germany have risen in the 10 years from 26 millions to 33 millions, an addition of seven millions. The exports in the other direction, from Germany to the United Kingdom. have risen in the same time from 21 millions to 27 millions, or an increase of six millions. That was to say the trade of both States has increased in practically the same proportion. Iu German exports to the Colonies the percentage of increase was very large, but the actual increase was only about one-third of the amount of increase of Brit- ish products, and that increase all took place in the first five or six years of the period, and there had been no increase in the last five years. (Hfar, hear.) There was no reason whatever for putting forward alarmist views of our position, which were greediiy snapped up abroad, and which led our foreign friends and competitors to take altogether an erroneous view of the commercial power and the commercial influence of Great Britain. (Cheers.) The propo- sition gave no reason for excessive alarm. It did show that in the certain branches of our trade in particular industries we had been outstripped by our competitors, and have lost trade wliieii ive ought to have maintained. (Hear, hear.) Well, what was the reason of that ? The reason, no doubt, was multifarious, but the prinoipal reason undoubtedly was I to be found in what he must call the too greab independence of our manufacturing population. (Hear, hear.) By manufacturing population he included all clMes-the manufacturers them- selves and their workpeople; and it was unfor- tunately true that in late years our competitors abroad, and especially our German com- petitors, had shown a greater willing- ness than we had shown to meet tho requirements of the markets. (Hear, he;ir.) He did not believe in adopting foreign rates of wages or foreign hours of labour. (Cheers.) But he did believe iu stimulating the invention I of our people. in maintaining that originality and individuality of our manufacturers and merchants which, after all, had given to us our (Treat character for enterprise and individuality, (Cheers.)
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DESIR FOR DUELLING DISPELLED. A LIE UT, COLON EL REGRETS HIS RASHNESS. At the Devon Assizes yesterday Hy. Horace Eden, retired litut.-colonel, residing at 51, IfHey. road, Oxford, pleaded guilty to sending to Mr Wilmot Allhusen, of Lyme Regis, a letter IUvit. ing him to a duel. The parties had been trustees under a marriage settlement, and proceedings in Chanceiy were taken to remove accused from the trusteeship. He now expressed regret for his conduct, and was bound over to come up for judgment when called upon.
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FIRE AT GLASGOW. TWO LIVES LOST. At three a.m. yesterday the Glasgow fuoir.cn were called to a fire in a single apitrtment in Main-street, Gorbals, Glasgow. They found a Mrs Neilson burned to death and her lodger, Chp.p. McGregor, a plumber and gasfitter, suffocated. Both the victims were between 60 ani 70 years of age.
RINDERPEST IN SOUTH AFRICA.
RINDERPEST IN SOUTH AFRICA. PROFESSOR KOCH'S MISSION. Iu the course of an interview with a representative of the British Medical Journal, Professor Koch, of Berlin, said his missiou to South Africa to investigate the rinderpest had been undertaken at the instigation of the Cape Government. He intended to establish his laboratory in Cape Town, where every facility would be given him by the Government for the prosecution of his researches. Profeasor Koch, who is accompanied by hie wife and his assistant, Dr. Kohlstock, will sail from Sjuthaniptou to-day. -=-
A STORM AND DISASTER.
A STORM AND DISASTER. TORPEDO BOAT SUNK. GENEVA, Friday.—It is reported that an Italian torpedo boat, stationed on the Upper Lakes to prevent smuggling, has gone down with all hands off Luino. The disaster occurred during a violent storm.—Dahiel.
MATRIMONIAL SUIT.
MATRIMONIAL SUIT. MRS CHAMPION'S PETITION. The hearing of Mrs Caroline le Champion's petition for judicial separation was resumed yester- day. Olivia Painter, late maid to:tbe petitioner, said respondent gave her notice to leave because he said he had found an envelope addressed to her from Mr Trotter. She did not however leave then. Letters which came in this way she delivered to petitioner. Witness also took mes- sages to Mr Trotter from petitioner. There were many quarrels about Mrs Champion having dogs in her bedroom. Witness heard that the bedroom door was once broken open. She did not see the door, but she heard the noise. She also heard respondent threatening to burst the door. Asked whether Mrs Champion appeared to be afraid of her husband, witness replied "Oh dear, nn." Liaette Amy Lewes, who was parlourmaid to Mrs le Champion, aid she remembered the occasion when she found the ring in the grate. Later on she was present when Mrs Champion was persuading her husband to go to bed, and Mrs Champion was unwilling to go. Mr Champion said, Come to bed, and I will not touch you." She said she was not going, and he said, If you don't go of your own accord, I must carry you." Eventually she went up to her room. At the time Mrs Champion was hysterical and crying. She heard Mrs Champion nay, Loftus, you are always knocking me about," He replied, It's a lie," and accused her of throwing a brush itt him. She said she did so in self defence, This closed the evidenoe, and Mr Inrlerwick addressed the jury on behalf of Mrs Champion. The learned counsel said Mrs Champion married her husband without caring a pin for him and no doubt she married hurl because she thought ehe would have greater freedom than would be the case if she were under the control of her mother. He submitted that the petitioner's case had failed. Mr Gill then addressed the Court for Mrs Champion, and said the whole story of Mrs Champion's brief married life was such that he contended his client was entitled to the relitif whioh she sought. Sir Francis Jeune, afterwards summing up, said he thought in Pticii oases it was always better for mutual arrangement to be come to out of court. The jury would have to oonsider whether the husband had been guilty of physical violenoo, and whether it was justified by the wife's con d uot. THE VERDICT. The jury found for the petitioner, and a judicial separation was granted with costs. Th« jury expressed the opinion that the petitioner had acted indiscreetly. The question of the custody of the child of the marriage was reserved for u application.
HE AW FAILURE.
HE AW FAILURE. At the London Bankruptcy Cjnrt 3 i-6 I r(lay a meeting WM hfllld for the public examination ot H. G. I'arry O'Keden, financier, whose deb s were filed as £ 47,851, cf winch £37,608 was unsecured, I\"d the assets £ 32. Tho debtor was formerly in partnership with a firm of puialistier., but in 1888 the busings was cunverted into" liability cumpany, O'K^den being appointed managing director at 9300 a year. Tho company however went into voluntary liquidation, and since debtor hAd been engaged in promoting two limited companies, via., the Imperial Opera Company, Limited, and the Crown Lease Propriebarj Company, Limited, bhe latter beintf formed to purchase her M»jo«ty'» Theatre, Haymarket, which the bankrupt had contracted to purchase and trMnsfer to the first- named CIOMIany. The Crown Lease Company, however, did nob receive the support of tiie jiiililic, and consequently debtor had to forfeit £ 10.000 deposited with the vendors of the theatre. Bankrupt attributed his insolvency chiefly to the depreciation of the value of his shares in the pub. lishing business of Griffith, Farran, and Co., Limited, and to losses in connection with th* companies referred to.
A PLUCKY YOUNG WELSHMAN.
A PLUCKY YOUNG WELSH- MAN. STOPS A BANK ROBBERY. Thb Trinidad papers record a plucky par- formaneo by a young Welshman, a Llandovery College boy, and brother to Mr J. M. Sambrooke, manager of the Cardiff luauch of the London and Provincial Bi,iik. He is a clerk at ths Colonial Bank of San Fernando, and whilst left in charge was successful in stopping a daring bank theft, and securing the thief. One of the Trinidad papers (the Daily Newl thus records the occurrence: While Mr William McKenaie, clerk in charge, was out attending to some business, and young Sambrooke, a junior clerks was in charge, a well-known butcher of San Fernando, named Bowman, made a bold and dariug attempt to 'steal, take, and carry away a pile ot bank notes which were on the counter. He was quickly seen by Mr Sambrooke, who pluckily collared the robber, when a severn struggle ensued and considering that Bowman belongs to that class of the lower order of dem B"jan1" who pride themselves on the art of using the fist, Mr Sambroolce is to he complimented in being able to have pinned Bowraau until Constable Doyle, who was doing duty in High-street, secured his man and marched him off to the station."
THE VACANT PRIMACY.
THE VACANT PRIMACY. The date of the election to the vacant Primacy was yesterday fixed by the Chapter of Canterbury for November 25th, between the hours of 8 and 1 o'clock.
NEWS FROM AUSTRALIA.
NEWS FROM AUSTRALIA. NEW SOUTH WALES PARLIAMENT PROROGUED. SYDNEY, Friday. The Now South Wales Parliament was prorogued to-day after a Session lasting six months, which lias been most fruitful in domestic legislation. The land laws have been slightly amended in order to facilitate a settle- ment which is making remarkable progress. The Land Act of 1895 has proved extremely beneficial in promoting a settlement by the best classes of agriculturists. The Coal Mines Bill passed during the past Session remodels the regulations for collieries upon the lines of the English Act for the protection of miners and the development of trade. The policy of constructing light railways in the agricultural districts has been consistently followed. A proposal to erect new Parliamentary buildings on an elaborate scale has been referred to the Works Committee. A resolution affirming the desirability of holding a great International Exhibition in 1899 has been approved by the Legislative Assembly. The measures passed during the Session include Bills for safeguarding the public health, for the pre- vention of the adulteration of food, for the reduction of pilotago dues, the regulation of factories and shops, and for the restriction of the influxof coloured races under liberal conditions. The mining laws have been amended, providing greater facilities for the development of mineral resources. Finally, the finances of the Colony are declared to be in an excellent condition. -Reuter. TWO EXPLORERS MISSING. PERTH, Friday.—The Calvert expedition, which left Adelaide in May last, under the leadership of Mr L. A. Wells, to explore unknown regions in the interior of southern and western Australia, has arrived at Fitzroy River, in the north of West Australia. Two members of the party are missing, and tears are entertained for their safety. -Reuter,
NIGHT SIGNALLING AT SEA,
NIGHT SIGNALLING AT SEA, IMPORTANT INVENTION. VIENNA, Thursday Night.—An important im- provement in the way of night signal- ling is reported to have been made by Leopold Sellner, an officer in the Austrian Army. The apparatus, which was constructed by him 15 years ago, has been during the last few days tesked at Pola, the Austrian naval port, with results that are likely to revolutionize the whole system of night signalling. The new apparatus is said to combine great safety with hitherto uuobtained distinctness of signals. In each lamp of 200 candle- power there are five principles, namely, a fixed white light, a fixed red light, a white flash light, a red flash light, and a white and red flash light. Thirty signals, therefore, can be given with two of these lamps, which are visible at the greatest distance. The mechanism is described as being entirely independent of weighting power, and is in no way affeoted by the pendulum movement of the ship. It is maintained that the ordinary flashing signal system is liable to many defects, which have now been overoome.-Daily Chronicle.
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DISTRESS IN IRELAND.
DISTRESS IN IRELAND. LAND ACT SAID TO BE A FAILURE. Mr David Sheehy, M P., in issuing an appeal on behalf of the Executive of the Irish National Federation, stated that the agricultural distrest in Ireland had not been so acute for 20 years, and that the Land Act had absolutely failed to offer any substantial relief. Having oeen asked by a correspondent whet,he; lie thought that the agricultural distress in Ireland was as grave as Mr Sheehy asserted, -ine whether in his opinion the new Land Act ha6 failed to offer any substantial relief, Mr Hugh O. Arnold Forster, M.P., in a letter dated lltt inst, stated that from reports which reaohed hint from friends in the South of Ireland he was led to believe that, although there had been, or was likely to be, a failure with regard to some classes of agricultural produce, the past year bad not on the whole been an exceptionally bad one, and that the distress, if it exists, is less acute than in many parts of England. With regard to the last Land Act, Mr Forster says the Act will undoubtedly prove of some small service to individuals in special cases, but its complications and the hopelessly incorrect principle upon which, in common with previous Land Acts, it is based, will probably make it m the long run more mischievous than beneficial.
LIVERPOOL SHOOTING CASE.
LIVERPOOL SHOOTING CASE. CORONER'S INQUIRY. The inquest on the body of EJar Holland (49), who was shot by Catherine Kempshall, at Liver. pool, opened yesterday afternoon. Evidenoe was adduced to show that the deceased was of irde. pendent means, and a bachelor. Mr Alsop, solicitor, who was present when the tragedy took place, gave evidence as to the shooting. At prior interviews he had with the prisoner she used abusive language, 'but not threats. He put in letters from her in which she repeatedly cursed Holland. When Holland was shot witness and deceased were sitting at a table, when Kemp?h;ill entered aud refused Holland's offer to sib down. She stood facing Holland, and deceased said, You have no more claim on me. I am going to make provision for you, but it must be arranged by our solicitors under certain conditions. I will go to London at the end of the week and see my solicitors. You had better go to London at once to see your solicibors, so that arrangements may he made." She replied, "I want you to pay me. You promised to marry me itid leave me all your property and to compensate ma for the wrong you have done me." She was very violent and very voluble. Holland became indignant, and said she knew he had never promised to marry her, and added that he had never wronged her, but treated her with kindness. You haven't, you beast!" she cried, and drawing a revolver from underneath her cloak tired straight at II deceased's breast four times. Witness imme- diately knocked K(-mp-ii]Al I'S arm down and seised her, and Holland walked round the table and assisted to secure her until the arrival of a clerk, who took the revolver away from the woman. Holland at first said he thought he was not wounded, but afterwards said he believed he was shot in the heart. Prisoner meanwhile laughed. and said she would not run away. Corroborative evidence having been given, the inquest was adjourned to Wednesday week.
CHEAP SHIP AND CARGO.
CHEAP SHIP AND CARGO. At Yarmouth last night the fuliy-r>gged 12. year-old iron four-masted ship Soudan, of Liverpool, which was wrecked in Suuday's gale on Scroby Sands, three miles off Yarmouth, was sold b7 auctior with al! ler stores and outfit for two years' voyage, and only fetched £7. Her cargo of 2 540 tons of coal was sold at the same time by tender for only £2, The ship and cargo will, of course, have to be got off the sande to be of any use.
REMARKABLE SUICIDE.
REMARKABLE SUICIDE. A labourer named Pat Connor committed suicide on Thursday at Kilogher, two milesi from Carrick-on-Shannon, by drowning; himself. He put his feet into a bag, and another bag over his head, and having fastened them inside at the waist, dropped himself into a wall. Ho was a widower, and left no family.
COURT COMES SOUTH.
COURT COMES SOUTH. Shortly a.fter 1 30 p.m. yesterday her M»jc»ty, accompanied by Princess Beatrice and bbt members of her Court, left Balmoral for thf South, driving to Ballater Railway Station, which was reached at 2.30. Her Majesty wai received by a guard of houuur furnished by thf BUck Watch, under the oeinmand of Captain Bruce Cumming. The Royal train left ab 2.36. and reached Aberdeen at 3.42. There was a considerable gathering of public on the platform, and the Lord Provost and magistrates of the city were present in their official capacity. There was a loyal demonstration on tho departure of her Majesty.
MISSING PRIEST STORY.
MISSING PRIEST STORY. LETTER TO THE BISHOP. Mr James Britten, bon. secretary of the Catholic Truth Society, is highly indignant about the story of the kidnapped aud shadowed priest," and has sent the following letter bo the Bishop of Marlborough demanding an explanation or withdrawal of the serious charge. The lebbei may be taken as representing the entire Roman Catholic body, who naturally look for some state- ment from the Bishop My Lord Bialiop,-So many inquiries are being made as to the "kidnapped." and "st,ftdowed- priest, regarding whom your L-.rdship's state- ments were published in the Time* and other papers of Monday last, thab I venture bo ask yoot Lordship whether yon can supply further infor- mation regarding him, or whether, falling 8UoI:. corroboration. I am at liberty to say that your Lordship has been misled by false reports, and is therefore unable to sub- stantiate the statements. Before taking steps towards circulating the account of the matter, published in to-day s Twits by the Rev. Dr. Butler, it would be desirable to kn&w whether your lordship contemplates the publioation of any explanation or withdrawal of the serious charge which hM been circulated on your lordship's authority.—Your obedient servant, JAKM BBIT- TEN. h"ii. see. Catholic TL-ugli Sooiety.
THE PRICE OF BRitA D.
THE PRICE OF BRitA D. At a meeting of thft Bakery and Allied Trades Section of the London Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, attention was directed to misleading statements which have been recently current M to the price of hread and the profits of bakers. All it was considered that these Were calculated to prejudice the bakery trade m the public mind and otherwise to seriously affect its interests, it was decided to take steps to correct such mis-statement 1*3 far all possible. For instance, it had been affirmed that with wheat at 50s pfr quarter bread ought to be sold at the same price as when wheat was at 25s per quarter. In answer to this it was pointed out by members of the Section that before the present rise m price ordinary household bread ("the poor man's loaf") was chiefly sold at 4d per quartern; the average price of flour was 20< per sack, and of wheat 25s per quarter. Tins bread was now being sold at Sri per quartern and flour at 30; per sack, representing an advance of 10< on flour, equivalent to IV^d per quartern loaf. An answer to the allegation that the bakers generally have taken an undue advan- tage of the present situation of the corn market is afforded by tho foregoing figure*, and by the fact that a saok or flour will produce 9G quartern loaves, which, sold at 4d per quartern, would realise 50<; the cost ot manufacturing a 6;>ck of fl >ur into bread is put .*u 6s 6d, add to tnw rent, taxe-, insurance, ana depreciation, and the profit of the baker almost rt"«.ches a vanishing point. The Section were of opinion that such tacts as these, if made known, would largely correct the false impression which Pxists as to the profits of the trndf.