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NOTES OF THE WEEK. l" BY WESTMINSTBR. LONDON, SATURDAY. Wli.it is the secret of the marvellous ctidu- laace which keeps Mr. (Jlsdstone hale and stroii" and full of interest in nil thnt makes life worth living on the day 011 which he completes his eigilt.v-ifftil veai., while Lord ni'^ht ln> his ur:inuson, lies stricken to <leath. and \II.ual to anvthiutf more than one of those desperate rallies, the last efforts of struggling human nature, whkh are hut as the dickering of the taper before the light qu:te goes out ? It (,,Innot Ix, N?li(i Iilat always, and ill all things, Mr. Glad- stone has husbanded his resources by nlwer- ving the golden rule of moderation, for his are strong aud vehement, hi", ambi- tion is boundless, alld no man has ever spaaed himself less in the furious conflicts of poli- tical v-ontroversy. The breadth and depth of his sympathies aud the catholicity of his I iI st. which make him imlitfereut to nothing that ¡1II"r, mankin,1 at large, have no doubt, helped to Uecp fresh his powers, both of mind and hod. for there is no more sure forerunner of a premature old age than the habit which Nt. many men form with advan. cing years lIf ceasing tn care for a variety of oeupalions alld amusements, and of sink- iU;: info the observance of a dull and mecha. nical routine -if life. But it cannot he said of Lord Randolph that he wore himself cut bv exclusive devotion to Unt" pursuit. He loved I")¡¡ti" not only because he was c patriot and a statesman, but for the sake of the excitement 1.0 (oUlld in Iho game: '1110 lit" a'\iays found leisure to enjoy pleasant society and to cultivate friendly iclations with all sorts uf inteit'stiug people. He was pre-eminently a sportsman, and a charac- teristic story i, told of him that, when he first made a name iu Parliament by attack- ing Mr. Gladstone, he said to a friend, "rYe tried huntin', I've tried shontin', I've tried fishin'. and 1't' tried 1':1":11', but there's no sport to got anywhere like that of wenvin' the Grand did Man." After he had thrown away power and felt himself stranded in tht Houje of (Aimmoiis h" went, back to the turf, aud he was fond at that time uf boast- ing that the free open-air life suited him far better than the unhealthy atmosphere of the Palace of Westminster. But, hi, heart was ,til! in the House, and he came back to it, only tii tind that hi, old power "the app;au" of listening Senates to command" had passed away from him. What, then, is the meaning of his lamentable collapse? Probably it may be explained to some extent by the fact that the strain of work which falls upon a political leader in this country iR tlf the most intense and exhauthl dHt. racter, and that Lord Randolph had not heen prepared for it during his school and college life, whereas Mr. Gladstone's whole being had been steeped in politics almost trolll hi, infancy. It will lie remembered that Lord George Bentinck, who at a critical moment In the history of the Tory party abandoned the turf and became the leader of the Protectionists, died very soon after- wards of heart disease, brought on by the severe and unwonted labour lie underwent, and there can be no doubt that inanv a man is knocked up ny ParJiaweulary life who enters it in tiie belief that it requires no previous training. But this explanation i, insuffi- cient In the casp "f Lord Randolph, who wa. still quite a young tnan when he came to the front, and who was naturally qualified to shine in Parliamentary debate. In his case, though he was by no means" in appearance the puny creature depleted by the carica- IUrtI, lie must have inherited a weakly con- stitution. I have heard more than one medical wall say that the incessant cigarette- smoking in whicli hu indulged undoubtedly aggravated the disorders of his nervous system. But it seems cruel to pursue these speculations when the latest bulletin suggests that all hope need not yet be abandoned. A survey of t,he ,{.;¡tc of Europe iv the year 1894 draws to a close is not particularly re-assuring to lovers of peace. The manage- ment, of atfairs in the four principal States- Russia, Germany, France, and England- has nnw fallen into the hands of new and untrIed IIwn On the Continent, too, repre- s?nt?itive in'tjtution are everywhere falling into contempt through the ti?,??nne. and want of honesty of public men; in France, the press Is fulow¡ug suit, and it is at such times, when there is 110 authority and no enlightened public opiuioll to direct and cnn, tml popular passions, that international disputes are most likely to become dan- gerous. No thoughtful observer can see without uneasiness the persistent attempts of the, French press to stir up ill-will against Knglaud. The "Debats" tells us that a friendly feeling between France and England out of the question xo long as this country refuses to fulfil its "formal engage- ment" to evacuate Egypt as soon as order Is restored there. A coriespondent of the limes" tears to shreds the oft-repeated argument that French interests are para- mount in Eypt. by pointing out that England has 50 per cent, of the commerce of Egypt and France only 8i per cent., and that as regards the Suez Canal traffic, our supe- liority is quite overwhelming. He also re-calls the interesting fact, which French journalists conveniently overlook, that France seized, and still holds, Tunis, a province of the Turkish Empire, by virtue of a "formal engagement'' that her troops will leave that country as soon as or d er i? ,t?,bli?tied. Ha tin- Flench ((J\"h1¡¡-;1tnt otfend to Mir- render Tunl- if ive con"(ln lH retire from Egypt ? But the real reply tø the "nagg n. of French journalists about the occupation of Egypt is that any "formal engagement'' « may have t'ntled into was made with ail Europe, and not with France alone. England holds Egypt as the trustee for European inteiests. and if Fiance wants Its to resign our ti-lint site must first persuade all tlw other Kuropean Powers to call upon liS tn ,III Meanwhile, she seems likely to have (-iit,iizli business on her hand- fc;r the present in effecting the annexation of Madagascar. Far from feeling gr-itefu] to England for giving her a free hand in this d1\erpris", she is furious at the audacity of English officers who, on their own responsi- bility. have gone out as private adventurers to help the Hovas, just as a good many Frenchmen helped Arabi Pasha and the Mahdi against the English. For iiiy part, I wonder that it much more formidable resis- tance to French aggression in Madagascar has not yet been organised. I do not know t r. ?l'. d (?,? ,v have done in the matter, but. in the ii?ere,t of the in(lpen. dence of South Africa, he would have been well advised if he had persuaded some of the conquerors of Matabeleland to transport themselves with their Maxim guns into the adjacent island and place their services at the disposal of the Queen of Madagascar. Mr. George Curzon is not onlv an enter- prising, but a verv lucky, traveller. It was a happy idea on his part to get himself invited hv the Ameer to visit Cabul, and then to obtain permission to return to India by way of Ghuznee and Candahar. I trust that ltis journey will have had the effect of converting him to a belief in Ihe possibility of opening cut Afghanistan to railways and commerce. Three vears ago, when a motion was riude in the House of Commons declaring j he rela- tions of India with Afghanistan to be un- satisfactory, and urging that steps should lie taken to establish freer intercourse between the two countries, Mr. Curzon came forward as the advocate of the fossilised Indian policy of keeping Afghanistan in a state of barren isolation, and insisted that the Ameer would b., frightened if we proposed to him that Enali^hmen should be allowed to move freelv about his dominions and that be should allow the Indian railway system to be extended to Candahar and Herat. His nwn experience must now have taught him that the Ameer is much more enlightened Prince than the Indian Government sup- posed him to be. and that lie is quite capable of understanding how immensely his country wou]rl be lnricht><! if the main line of a railway connecting Europe with India were carried through it. The discussion that has taken place thit ■»eel; with regard to the Indian import duties on English cotton goods is chiefly remark- able fOt tl", profound ignorance of the Huh, ject displayed by Ih" leading London papcr, The protests against t11B imposi- tion of a coulltHvluling duty on Indian goods, put forward by non-official mem- bers of the Vicel")"" Legislative Council who ro()iesiint the :ienj,dïJ:C¡i'ÏH c l asses, an d are therefore, indirectly at all events, interested in the prosperity )f Indim mills. have hcen accepted II- it perfectly sincere and ingenuous Ntatement of Indian feeling, and the question is indignantly asked why India should lie compelled by the Secretary of State to regulate Iwr tariff in accordance with the demands of Lancashire. Well", Lancashire would lllurh rather hat no dut;e were levied at all; but. if the money is absolutely wanted for rovenue purposes. British workmen have ib light to insist that their indu-trv shall not be unfairly handi- capped. They ask for nothing but air play, n f this they ohyiously would not get if the Indian tiullowner, fieing free from taxa- tion, could seli his manufactures in the mar- ket at 5 per cent, less than his linglish competitor could afford to take. It is merely an attempt to throw dust ill our e y es to sav, t;I ??IU d?'oe.iteS of .tjI.I, ;'It Ht preseiit there is hardly "n' competition Fiigii.It and Indian goods, us th Indial1 is of too short II staple to be spun into the finer kinds of yarn imported ;-roni this country. But once let a protec- tive duty be est" 1,lishcd awl 1 ho Indian mills would soon turn out fine yarns in abundance. Britisli* capital would be 10- creased in ii 1,,rg, number of new Indhn mdl:<. American cotton, now so pl"ntifuI and cheap, would be imported into Bombay, and, as Indian labour b far It'" costly than English, Laneashi.o woukl lv l'Ompktdy .hintl out of the competition for the supply of the Indiau mar k et. Mr. F t 11 Secretar y of State for Tndin, twing a shrewd man of business, has evidently had these uinsiderii- tions pre»ent to his mind, and I think he deserves credit for refusing to sanction the import duties witlwut a countenailing excise. The Indian Xutional Congress is..yidently on its last. Tegs. Its president for -his year i. It quite insignificant Irish M p,; and it will assuredly oome to Hn untimelv "lId nøxt year if its m oniotus can only induce ;t v ild Welshman from the hills to prwsids over it* deliberations an d to make a.n eloquent s p e:cu advocating Home Rille all round It is amusing to observe that the only resolution passed bv the congress which meant business was 01111 in favour of the per:1htnent settlement of Bengal and its extension to the rest of Imlia. This settlement was effected bv ],01'11 Cornwallis 100 years ago, for t,t,, purpoe of CI C\ in\( in Bengal "a cla' of independent and \I'eàJt.hv landed l?r"pi,tol'. after the rnmM of English landlords, aiul it haR 00 far answered its purpose that Bengal is the most flourishing an d most nopulous province f India, ulnle t:do¡:t 1::rlh;,fs ttvi:n; 1Iil;'r\ ¡;I: State lias tint parted with il rights oyer the land and screws up the tents of its tenants at frequent intervals, the firmera have become mere slaye- of the soil in the hands of merciless usurers. But V'nglish democrats who dream of a peasant proprie- tarv under State supervision as tne cue thing essential to a country's salvation are never wearv of denouncing Lord Comwailis's settlement as the curse of India. 1J. Indian National Congress, wisely in my judgment, disagrees with them on this question, whether from a feeding of patriotism or becaase the landowners of Bengal, whose rights are now threatened by a meddlesome Government, have long purses, We need not nuw iiscuss. The Gothenburg bubble has lwll effectually pricked this week by a correspondent of the T imes," who has studied iu Swe d en the working of that system for restricting the .mle of alcoholic liquors of which the Ihshop of Chester and Mr. Chamberlain are so deeply enamoured. It appears that drunken- ness ha increased instead of diminishing since the system oamc into force, But the friends of the svstem gravely assure its that we mUHt. discriminate between different, kinds of drunkenness. FornierIN, the Swedes got drunk on spirits. Now, with the sale of spirits œstricted, this is not so easy a matter. w,it the sale of beer is left frt?? and un- touched, and so the practical Swedes drink beer instead of spirits. It takes a larger quantity to make them drunk, but hey do not inind that. It is a consoling ♦nought that this new kind of drunkenness is alleged not to tic nearly so injurious its the old kind. One is reminded of Hogarth's pictures, show. ing the different results of beer and 1ll drinking. The man who gets drunk on beer. it is stated, soon recovers and rels no ill-effects from it afterward s, whereas drinking spirits inflicts permanent injury. This is the working of the Gothenburg system as it is understood and practised in \edn and the Bishop of Chester now '.heerfully tells its that, in order to make the system perfect when we adopt It in England, all we have to do is to apply it to all forms of alcohol and to out very strict legislative restrictions "II the sale of beer as "elt as spirits. A law to this effect having oaco been paswl. we shall, of course, bv C]nist- m&R. 1900, hMve become a perfectly sober people.

ELECTRIC LIGHTING. I THE CHARGES AT CARDIFF. I A COMPARISON WITH OTHER I TOWNS. At the meeting of the Cardiif Lighting Com. mittee, held on the 18th mutant, it ulated that ISs. per annum for an eight-Candle power ekctric lamp within tho compulsory area was dirt, cheap, and that the. figures had hwu worked ont from charges made l»y meter at the rate uf (xl. per Hoard of Trade unit m other kwns, "Lighting," an electrical review puh- lished in London, has a comment on this state- ment in its igaue of December 27, and states: — "JII \ie* of the announcement of ha Car- difi Corporation that until meters arrive a tixed charge bliall he made of 15. per annum for an eight-caudle power light, the question haii been raised an lu whether this is a fair charge. It is interesting to compare it with the average price obtained in other provillcial towns, viz.: — s. d. I t. d. BirltlÙ1lfham {ô 01 Leerfa :i Brighton 11 <i LivL-rpuoi 11 5 :uoutb 1 i ¡ kri£tJ' 0 '5 Ku&tbouruo 10 51 Northampton 6 7 E?ter. 8HO?r?'t01 Gtoagow  9 10 pw"t.. 9 0 Hull 10 Southampton 11 6 Average for fourteen towns, 9. lid.

LICENSING REFORM. I THE "SYSTEM" AT GOTHEN- I BURG. TENDS TO INCREASE PRIVATE I FUDDLING. The "Morning" says:—The articles in the "Times" on the "Gothenburg Syotem" have enforced, its they were bound to do, a foregone conclusion. TIw only yery lJar. tially adopted in Gothenburg, and differing in certain important details from the Scan- dinavian eystem, which covers Norway as fcell ,a,; Sweden, h". not decpeaspd the area of drunkenness, but hw» slightly increased it. while changing its character. Tho restrictions on tho 'Sale of spirits have created » taste for beer, and druukennes, is now sustained by malt and hopw, instead of by spirits that have b""u slightly raided in prioe and improved in quality. The evil promoted by the "system" is the lnorea.se in private "fuddling." Women and children now ill nllthellburg indulge in a vice whioh would not liti tolerated in public. This has always 1Je¡'n the result of restrictive systems, and always will be; while the Ices of personal liberty under a complication of checks and hindrances will breed up arace of weak- kneed milksops. The Gothenburg system will probably be tried in some hole or corner of England, b("H1.e this is an age of fads, ex- periments, autl molly coddling government. The proper place for the trial will be Stoke Poges.

DEATH OF A MILLIONAIRE. I A Cntra! News teleram from San Fran- pjseo f'avs :uThe death wae announced on Hatnr. day of ex-Senator Fair, one of the Cornstalk millionaires of (,lifornia He was at Oll time a partner in the famous firm of the Mackayi.

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A MR. GLADSTONE'S AI BIRTHDAY. CELEBRATIONS AT I HAWARDEN. VENERABLE STATESMAN IN GOOD HEALTH. Mr. Gladstone celebrated hw 65th birthday at Hawjirden 011 Saturday. He received in the morning by mail largo quantities of letters and parcels and many telegrams. The right hoii. gentleittail is in good health and spirits! and was much interested in the kindly consideration shown him by his correspondents. Despite the stormy liloliiiug, Mr. Gladstone drove through the village to Iho. church, where j a deputation from the Armenian Christians presented a chalice. The Prince of Wales wired his warmest and best wishes to him and Mrs. Gladstone for the coming year. Lord and Lady Aberdeen sent their affectionate wihs. whilst Lord and Lady Overtoun did likewise. Lord Ronald Gower and Sir Richard Dickenson sent sincere congra- tulations. Mr. William Agncw said his homage and that of his sons and grandchildren were offered upon that auspicious day. Canon Lowe, of Ely. was amongst those who congratulated Mr. Gladstone and the country on the anni.1 versary. Other felicitous greetings were sent bv Mr. ('banning. fair Honry aud Lady Hawkins, Mr. W. Woodall, M.P., Sir Arthur and' Lady lb),ter, Dr. and Mrs. Ilabershon, Mr. and Mrs. Asquith, Lords Acton, Iweed- mouth, and Ripoii. A consiaerable number of the messages were from Liberal Associations and clubs couched in warmest terms, with the expressions hi many cases that Mr. Gladstone might live for many years to enjoy his well- earned retirement and repose. Mr. Gladstone ilc«ires to express his cordial thanks to the large number of friends who sent congratulations, which ib is entirely out of his power to notice severally. Our London correspondent writes :-Mr. Gladstone on Saturday received tho congratula- tions and good wishe8 of his friends (and oppo- nents) on the attainment of his eighty-fifth birth- day. He is as hale and hearty, apparently, as we have known him any time during the last ten years, but, of course, he has not the staying power lie used to have. Moreover, the symp- toms of old ago are developing. He is. for instance, becoming more jironouncedly affec- tionate to hin old friends. He is the father of them all. Although he is seemingly so well, it is not deemed advisable that he should risk the vigours of an Knglish winter. In a. few days—Monday week. I believe—he will journey lip tü town" and thence will travel to Cannes, where hø. with Mrs. Gladstone and Mr. Henry Gladstone, are to lie the guests of Lord Reudel. Later on he will probably stay with Mr. Armi- stead, who has constituted himself the protector of th« in foreign parts. WILL MR. GLADSTONE COME BACK? To the question which has been raised by some of Mr. Gladstone's journalistic friends, Will he conic iwck to lead tlie Separatist party ? I answvr emphatically, No. Mr. Gladstone's severs nee from active jxilitical life is definite an,1 hllal. lInn aware that in the deep distress of the party many look yearningly towards him. But they look for the impossible. Even if he were younger there were thrilling differences with his colleagues, that would make it im. possible for him to get on with the present Cabinet. I used to be derided when I alluded to dissensions in the Ca billet prior to Mr. Glad- stone's resignation. But there is no doubt that during his eighteen months' Premiership there were frequent bickerings. Who that is in a position to know will deny that the qualms of some of his colleagues on the Home Rule ques- tion were ruthlessly trampled it-derfoot, or that on the high Imperial questions Uganda and the Naval programme Alr. Gladstone was himself in a violent, but hopeless, minority? For tho Grand Old Man has lx-en consistent only in remaining a Little Knglmider.

THE ARMENIAN ATROCITIES CONFERENCE OF THE ANGLO. ARMENIAN ASSOCIATION. DEPUTATION TO MR. GLADSTONE VIGOROUS SPEECH BY THE EX- PREMIER. WORDS OF WARNING TO THE SULTAN OF TURKEY. A romforenoe 61 members or the Anglo Armrnian Apsockfrion and representatives of the Armenian communities abroad was held in privato at Chester on Saturday. Mr. Francis Srymour Stevenson, M.P., presided. Accord- ing to a rt:itwnent issued to the prees, the Chairman paid that under no circumstances could any promise of reforms by the Porte 1)6 adapted unless a governor-general for Turkish Armenia were appointed with the sanction of the Powers which Mitfiied the Berlin Treaty, and unless tho conditions of his tenure of office were also freed from the deleterious influence to which the position of the governors had hitherto been exposed. The Armenians Mked for no advantages in which their Mahommedan neighbours could nut sliare. It WM merely trifling with the question to permit Armenian* to remain under the control of olReiam ap- pointed by the Porte, and subject to no oon. tinuous international supervisiou. The dele- gates unanimously thanked the British press and the people for their sympathy with the Armenians in Turkey, and especially recorded their gratitude to the ministers of religion for having pleaded the cause of the oppressed. Prompt art ion of the British pastors had, they paid, found an echo on the Coutintent. and the suflfcrinifs of Armenians were now regarded t«> (Mv U nt oii an d to the Chris- ten Power* of Kurqpe.—Tho delegates later in the morning visited Mr. 01fld«tone, who celebrated his 85th birthday on Saturday, and congratulated him upon the aus- picious event.Gladstone, in replying, dwelt at considerable lngth upon tl?e grievances from "hiGh the Anmmi&nB ar& I!!úlfering,: Rumours went abroad of horrible and inde- scribable outrage in Armenia. lie would" 8aj- nothing to assume that the bo verified but the intelligence which had reached Mrti nded to ..6n?l-usion that the outrages and .ins and abominations 01 1975 in Bulgaria had been repeated in 1894 in Ar- menia. He hoped it wa»4U)t so, but, if correct, it wa"? tune that one general shout of exeon- tion directed against deeds of wickedness should rise from outraged humanity and should force itself into the carS of the Sultan of Turkey, and make him sensible, if anything could =1 him sensible, of the madness of such a course. If t h ??,? allegations were pr.?A it ,?old ?tu?d as if it were written with letters of iron on the records of the world that a Government which could countenance and cover the per 't,.tiol :¡U¡I ':)1I\Ð\\ \íia\r{:;a:erl: the ."b?"t a disgraoe to .ivili?ation at large, and a curse to mankind. PROVEST BY TURKEY. A Central New" telegram from Cologne on Saturday morning says:—The Constantinople correspondent of the "Cologne (7azett"learns, from what ho describes as a "good source." that remonstrances hav,' beeu made by thme in high places in Turkey to Bulgaria against the confe- rence held at Varna in favour of the Armenians On two occasions the delegates expressed their opinions in very strong lauguage against Turkey. The Turkish authorities have demanded from Bulgaria that meetings of such a character shall in the future be prohibited. In reply to these protestations, the representa- tive of Bulgaria at Constantinople has expressed the regret of his Government for the unfor- tunate impression which has been created, but he maintains that it is impossible to prevent such gatherings so long as order ;s maintained. The Bulgarian Constitution grants the rights of meeting to itti subjects.

"TIMES" CITY EDITOR DEAD. Mr. Ellis, the City editor of the Timea," died "omew b?t suddenly on Friday evening. I Mr. Ellie, who snnoeedeà Mr. Crump, was formerly City editor of the Daily News."

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TERRIFIC GALE. I CONTINUATION OF THE I STORM. WELSH COAST SWEPT BT HEAVY I SEAS. WRECKS AND SERIOUS LOSS I OF LIFE, COLLISION AND WRECK IN I BRISTOL CHANNEL TERKIBLE DISASTER AT I HOLYHEAD. LOSS OF 26 LIVES. HEARTRENDING SCENES. I SNOWSTORM IN THE I COUNTRY. TRAINS BLOCKED IN THE I HIGHLANDS. ROADS IMPASSABLE IN SHROP- I SHIRE, .I Another gale of almost hurricann force swept over land and sen un Friday ninht. Strong westerly winds commenced to rise carlyon Fri- day afternoon, and gradually increased in force until by midnight thoy had reached almort to the strength of the gale of la$t week, which wrought such terrible havoc. Reports to hand tell of much damage to shipping and property, The gale abated during Saturday night, and no o&idents are reported as having resulted fmm it in Cardiff. Th., Welsh coast has, un- fortunately, however, been the scenw of some serious disasters and great, loss of life. In the Bristol Channel a vessel went ahore and two others were in collision, while at Holyhead the Osseo, a vessel belonging to Londonderry, was wre.cktnl, and amidst a scene of the greatest excitement the whole of tho dew, 26 in num- ber, were drowned. The vessel has since been smashed to pieces. Several other shipping disasters have occurred. Between .Saturday night aud Sunday morning there was a fall of snow in Cardiff and over South Wales generally, HS well as in othw part. of the coun- try, and in the evening it was freezing hard. In the Highlands the storm has been very severe, and three trains were blocked in tlie enow. SHIP ASHORE AT PORTHKERRT. PENAJRTH LIFEBOAT PUTS OUT. AlthougIh the gale of Friday night and Saturday morning blew more from the North- ward than that of the previous week, and, flonsequently, afforded comparative protec- tion to the coast of the channel otY Barry, the force of the wind was considerably felt in that .port. The ships which went down ohsainel on the outward vovage from Barry and Car- diff on Friday were obliged to put back to Barry and Penarth Roads in consequence of the raging wind and sea, and several vessels lying in Barry Koads dragged anchor during the night, although, fortunately, they escaped perious mishap, About nine d'clock atief- boatman Westoott was summoned to the Coastguard station at Cold Knap by informa- tion that a ship was showing signals of dis- tress ill Bari'y Roads. He carefully took the hearings of the locality whence the ,;gnal. were observed, and hastened back to the Barry l'ost,offj, where he telegraphed to the Penarth Lifeboat Station for Rsaiataiiee. The Penarth lifeboat put out to sea about ten o'clock, and reached Barry in the face of the fearful elements, about three o'clock on Saturday morning, but failed to find the endangered ship. The crew, therefore, put in to Barry Dock to make inquiries, »nd, being unable to obtain any definite informa'.v>n, thev were obliged to return to Penarth after a fruitless search. Our Barry reporter raw C'h:f boutnian Westcott on Saturday morning, and he, too, was at a loss to know what had beoome of the distressed vessel, although, rn, said, the signals were observed bv scores of persons from the shore U Barry. nLnng Friday night the John and W ::iul1, a coaster, belonging to Miiiehead, about *0 tons register, having on board a cargo of sior.as fioui Pebb'.e Bench, ran asliore off Porthkerry Head, and it is believed she has broken her back, and will become a total wreck. The crew of four hands succeeded in landing, valuable assistance being rendered by chief-boatman Westcott and the local coastguard*. The shipwrecked crew waiwd uiiou Mr. R. t. Dunoah, the local representative of the Shipwrecked Mariners' Society, at Barry Dock, and that gentleman at oni« offered assistance to the men to return to their homes at Miueliead. COLLISION IN THE CHANNEL. NARROW ERCAPE OF A CAPTAIN'S WIFE. Early on Saturday mornillg the sailing ship Poh nesiun, of Liverpool, which left Cardiff, coal-laden, on Friday, put into Penarth Dock badly damaged, after collision with another VÐStlel., It appears that during the gale she slipped her anchor;, and came into collision with the sailing ship Balclutha, also lying at anchor in the Roads, butli vessels receiving oonsiderahle injury. The Polynesian, which is owned by Mr. J. T. Ross, of Quebec, was bound from Cardiff for Santos. From a state- ment made by the captain (Mr. William Wil- liams), it aptiears that all went well until some- "here not the Nash, when it was decided to put )1,k, 'HI th", "eBsel returned to Barry Roads, ami. ramu to anchor. At twilight the 'Balch: drifted flown on the strong tide vthe:: lnimiiig, and came abreast of the Poly- nesian, where she remained for some hours. The two n8.els were so 1'1" that in the prile they awttiiit together with such terrific force that the starboard side of the Balolutha. crashed into the mbiu, of thu Polynesian. The Bjil- clutha's boats were smashed off the davits, the sails were oarried Ilway, and the decks were sffewii with wreckage. The captain's wife (Mrs. Willians), who was in the bi. wh en the oollifion occurred, had a narrow escape, put she mhnaged to reach the deck in safety. The two ships were made fast together, and, as the Polynesian appeared to be in danger of sinking, an effort was made to get Mrs. Williams on board the other vessel. A line was made fait to the lady, but, the ships suddenly lurching, tho mate rushed forward and cut the rope. The Ralclutha. sent up signals of distress, and the Polynesian was taken ill tow by the-pardiff tugs White Rose and Falcon, and safely towed to Penarth Roads. TERRIBLE DISASTER AT I NOLYJIEAD. HEARTRENDING SCENES. I LOSS OF TWENTY-SIX LIVES: I The Holyhead correspondent of the Central News telegraphs that a terrible shipping disas- ter occurred off tlnlAt port early Oil Sunday morning, by which no fewer than 26 men lost their lives. Between three and four o'clock on Sunday morning the men on the North Stack Gun Station saw signals of distress fired from a vessel which appeared to be driving rapidly towards the breakwater, at almost the same spot at which the Kirktniohael grounded last Saturday week. From this station telephone communicates with the Holyhead Coastguard Station, and by means of this word was sent for asaistanoe. The men In ohaige of the life-saving apparatus immediately pro. ceeded to the pot, and, although the sea was coining over the breakwater in tremendous volumes, entirely covering the men, they worked well to get a rooket line across the un- fortunate vessel. The first rockM fell short, and tilmtet immediately the maih-mast fell, striking the vessel amidships, parting her in two. This occurred at about a quarter to four, and) the morning was black, but by the flash of light When the rocket was fired it was seen that part of the crew stood upon the fore- castle- and others on the poop., Several of the now fellow* were uutagjlg, killed bl e r falling of the mast. The seas were sweepmg over the vessel with tremendous force, doing terrible havoc, andrnotwittistending the roar ing of the hurricane, the cries of the sailors for assistance were frequently heard by those on the shore. The vessel was now being fast broken up, and the men'a cries were drowned by the crash of falling spars, which killed many of them. The life-saving appara- tus, in charge of Mr. Mureh, Wttt stationed on the breakwater, and at a moment .when the wind was blowing 1esll strongly than it had been a line was fired, and, amid loud cheers by tlie spectators on shore, fell across the forecastle. A most pathetic scene, however, ensued, for the resouers, who were joyfully expecting that the line would lie made fast and the remainder of the crew safely brought ashore, now found that not a single soul of all the 26 who had formed the crew survived to fix the line. Nothing had been heard of the unfortunate 1II"1l after the falling of the mizzen-mast and foremast, hut it was not thought that the whole of the crew had been killed or washed overlioard. The lifoboat, Thomas Fielding put off, but owing to theterritie north-westerly winds she was unable to get anywhere near the ship to render assistance. I*he final catas- trophe took place on the boulders in the bend nt, the back of the breakwater, and within half an hour of the vessel's stranding tin. wan smashed to pieces. The ship proved to be the steel barque Osseo, of Londonderry, 1,463 tons gross. She was owned by Messrs. B. H. M'Corkell, and was proceeding from Falmouth to Ardrossan. On tho 21sfc iust. a vessel bound for Belfast passed the Osseo 70 mihs west ol Stv.lly, and Captain R. Boggs, of the latter ship, tele. graphed" warning to the other captain of the approaching storm. Many of the bodies of the drowned men have been washed ashore. All the coastguards at Jlolyhead Station say the; have never witnessed so pathetic a scene in their entire existence. NINljf BODIES RECOVKRKD .4, Holyhead telegram late 011 Sunday night -\alp" that nine bodies wrp recovered i.;1 the course of Sunday, a" well as the body of Thomas Ready, sailmaker, of the barque Kirk- michael, wrecked in the previous gale. THE VESSEL A CARDIFF TRADER. The Press Assooitifinn Londonderry corre- spondent telegraphsThe news of the wreck of th Osseo, en reaching Londonderry on Sun- dav, caused feelings of deep dismay. The nn. fortunate crew, six of whom belonged to I/mdon. derry. where the vessel was owned, were ex- pected home for Christmas, All day on Satur- day the otrico of Mr. B. H. M'Corkell, the owner, was besieged bv inquiring wives and rela- tives. A reassuring answer was given an all instances, as it was believed the barque was standing out to sea awaiting the moderation of the gale. In the course of an interview on Sunday Mr. M'Corkell said, "I have just got a mire from Lloyd. telling me the melan- choly news. I do not know how it is to be' broken to the poor men's WiHS, The vessel was one of the trim little fleet of ships built in Londonderry. She was built in 1889. and was splendidly found, and I had every confidence she would have weathered the gales of tlie last week. She was eighteen months away. Leaving Cardiff she went to Rio de Janeiro, thence to Newcastle, New South Wales. Then II couple of Chilian portA were touched at.Anto- fagasta and Taltal. She left tlie latter place for Falmouth (for orders), with nitrates. A fortnight ago to-day Captaiti Boggs got orders to sail to Ardrossan. The weather was then excellent. He left, and the last news I had was through the master of the Davis. Mr. M'Corkell is unable to give a full list of the crew. Mr. Thompson, his managing clerk, says all the hands were shipped abroad, except the Derby men, who left in the ship eighteen months ago. These are Captain Boggs, who leaves a wife and three children s his nephew. Peter Brndy who leaves a widowed mother; Jamos Clarke and John Clarke, both married and with small families; liiqgills, who acted as cook and steward; and a lad named ODTiscoll. for whom this was -he first voyage. Mr. Thompson believes that a Dublin man. named Child, was also on board. The full complement was twenty, or .vt most 21, and if 24 are lost three or four must tare been resoued from other vessels curing tie YnvgøA. EXCITING SCENE AT TROON. LIFEBOAT CAPSIZED AND 29 PERSONS IN THE WATER. On Saturday morning a vessel was seen drifting on to the Lady Isle midway between Troon and hyine. and the Troou lifeboat was at once got out, but such was the fury of the gale that she could make no headway. A tele- gram was despatched to Irvine, and the crew of the lifeboat got their boat safely into the water, and, being to the windward, managed to reach the vessel. Wit), great diiffculty they rescued the crew, sixteen in number, but being unable to return to Irvine, made for Troon. When off that port the lifeboat was struck by a heavy sea, and the occupants, 29 in all, were thrown into the water. Several caught hold of the ropes of the boat, but others were car- ried away. All, however, were rescued with the exception of a young man, the steward of the ship, who was drowned. The vessel in distress proved to be the Norwegian four- masted ship Frey, timber laden, from Pensa- cola to Greenock. She is likely to become a total wreck. GLOUCESTER SCHOONER DISMASTED. NARROW ESCAPE OF THE CREW. A telegram from Yarmouth states that the soliooner Fair City, of Gloucester, from Lon- don for Newcastle, was dismasted off Cromer, and, though, four lifeboats put off to her assis- tance, she was for twelve hours in great peril, before her crew could be rescued. Huge waves swept over her constantly, and the lifeboats could not approach. Lines were flung to the crew, who then threw themselves into the sea anrl were dragged through the waves to the Palling lifeboat, which was towed into Yar. mouth BRIGAXTINE AND ALL HANDS LOST. The "Freeman » Journal says:— Kcws has reached Dublin cf the loss of the brigantine Woodvillc, which left Dublin for Liverpool with a cargo of iini bc-r on the 22nd met. The captain, mate, and threw sailors were natned I'urfield, and were relatives of the owiier (Mr. John Purfield, Dublin), and a fourth sailor was named Doyle. All six were drowned. A BODY FleXED UP. I A LloYd. Hoylakète1eg. dated Saturday, stat?. a body wae pick?d up on Friday night in a ship's lifeboat, marked "Lewesw&ter, l Liverpool." SUPPOSED LOSS OF SHIP AND FIFTEEN LIARES. Grave fears (says the Central News Liver- pool correspondent) are entertained as to the fate of the iron vessel Loweswaterr whioh on Friday week left Garston, iu tow. The tow rope ljroke in the gale off Llandudno on- Friday night "week, and the tug reported thin- -on Saturday when she put into Llmdudno By. The Loweswater liat a crew of fiff?er, and it Is feared they aiM all lost. One f, her boata was picked up olf Hilbre Island on Friday. On Saturday some wreckage, labelled Lowei- water, was picked up at Seaforth, and an Sunday a ship's punt, also tearing the name of the mling vessel, was found on Formby shore near Liverpool. CHANNEL BOAT LATE. _I _I A violent gale raged in the English Channel during the night, and boats arriving at Doftr from Calais and O?tend were much delayed. SCHOONER LOST. I The Dublin schooner Active, potato-laden, from KUkee) for the Bristol Channel, went ashore on the County Down coa8t during Fri- I day nieht'e storm, and hM become a total wreck. The crew were saved. IN LIVERPOOL DISTRICT. Reports to hand up to noon on Saturday from Liverpool and district do not indioate the wide- s p -,d di.a.t?r? to life and propev which ,difrr81 week's g?le. The 'ít boats have all arrived late, and report. terrible weather in the Channel. While making for her berth at the landing-stage, the Voltaio fouled a Birkenhead luggage steamer, and both were somewhat damaged. The Belfast steamer Optic went on to the Pluckington bank, but Wal floated ith the aid of tups. Before reach- ing her berth she collided with two tugs, and had some plates stove in. The steam lifeboat at New Brighton, and the other lifeboats along the coast are in readiness for emergencies, FOUR TRAWLERS LOST. several shipping casualties are reported irom Holyh??A e w hooner E?in, .f ran _¡)re ODJIMJ!.lg).J¡pt ?M  <  safelv off. Fishing vessels arriving at Hull bear 'testimony to the severity Of last weeks gale. The steam trawler Quebec reports loss of her boatswain, who was drowned. All hope of the safety of four missing trawlers i. ahmdoned. The body of the mate of one of them, the Starhound, has been picked up at sea. I_ SHIPPING CASUALTLKS. -The schooner Imperial, of and for Chester from London, with manure, went ashore at Perranporth, Cornwall; likely to tjecome a total wreck. Crew saved. The Norwegian ship Frey, previously re- ported. lias gone ashore at Devil 's Dyke, four miles from Ayr. Tllé Norwegian ship Vasa. from Risoer for Cardiff, with props, put into Arendal, having lost all sails. JI",t of deck-load, and slight deck damage., Th..?'orwegi!tn ship Woye, from „ frred, n.k,- eha!d for Newport, with wood, put into Arcn- dal I.,?t d?,k-1.?d deck damas. The stewn^u Marquis of Bute was towed into the Mersey, disabled. Iloy' d'a agent ÎrhJ ;;w N,wfou.dl:d, cables t!?t the Briti? steamer Beni?f was lost at Spillcr's Cove; crew saved. Lloyd's agent at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, cables that the Norwegian barque Attila, from

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LORD RANDOLPH I CHURCHILL. EXTRAORDTNARY RALLY OF THE PATIENT. CAUSE OF THE COMATOSE I CONDITION. The Press Association BaY8 t; p to 9.30 oil Saturday morning there was no official retort of Lord Randolph Churchill's conditio, but it waB ascertained that his lordship had a period of eight, and, at his request, Lady Randolph sent for hi. siters, Lady de Ramsey, and lie not only recognised Lady Ramsey, but v,as able to converse. It appears that, though Friday's last bulletin merely recorded the taking of nourishment and maintenance -of. strength, Lord Randolph had a long period of conscious- ness during the evening, and talked with ltis medical attendants. The Press Association is irfoimed that both doctors regarded the rally as a most extraordinary one, but, as they an- nounced some days ago, temporary rallies were pottjble and even probable, and at present there is I-o exlwctltion thit the improvement can be other than of an evanescent character. The following bulletin was issued about ten o'clock: — "Lord Randolph Churchill has had a good niglit. His lordship is considerably less roma. tow this morning. The slight improvement indicated in Thursday's bulletin is still maul- tallied. There were several early callers, among them being messengers from th- Gei mail LmbasSV and Lady 'l'weedmouth, who expressed much satis-, faction at receiving information from Dr. Roose that the fiatient had recognised him on Satur- day' 1II00'nin. The Prince of Wal" wat Sir Francis K lIolly. to fnake in<tuiri<!s, SUNDAY'S BULLETIN. The Press Association, telegraphing on hun- day night, saysAt nine o'clock this morning a Ptette Association representa tive was informed that Lord Randolph Churchill had passed a comfortable night, aud that the improvement reported on Saturday appeared to have been maintained. An hour later Dr. Robson Roose Saw his patient, and, after a consultation with, Dr. Kfith, the following bulletin was issued I Lord Randolph Churchili is practically free from coma this morning; otherwise his condi. tion remains unaltered. (Slgned)8&f.\fIri:R" GEO. E. KEITH, M. B On .making the foregoing report, the doctors stated tluy saw no necessity for further bulletins to-day^ and, accordingly, none will bo issued until Monday morning, unlets the malady takes an unfavourable turn in the mean- time. The bulletins havo naturally dealt only with the actual condition of the patient, and liave given no information as to the canses from which the affects cmie. It appe:trs, 110 Nevcr, that Lord R. Churchill has suffered from hemorrhage, which, through pressure upon the brain, has induced the comatose symptoms, which were regarded as so alarming in th"past week. The hemorrhage has ceased, temporarily at all events, and the cessation has resulted in the return of consciousness. SYMPATHY FROM IRELAND. At a specially-convened meeting held on Fri. day evening of the Ulster Convention League and the Belfast Conservative Association reso- lutions tendering sincere sympathy with the relatives of Lord Randolph Churchill, and ex. pressing an earnest hope that his valuable life might be spared to the country, were unani- mously adopted. THE IMPROVEMENT MAINTAINED. I Telegraphing on Sunday night the Press Asso- ciation says!—Lord R. Churchill, aocording to this evening's report, remained all day just aa the morning's bulletin described hinl, and the doctors, therefore, issued no further statement, and intimated that probably one in 48 hours would be sufficient after to-morrow (Uouday) mproiqjti

WALES DAY BY DAY. There is a pear-tree in bloom at Glanafoo, near Haverfordwest. Except for what he learnt as a choir boy Mi- Edward Lloyd (says the "Musical Herald") is entirely self-taught. In Pembrokeshire there are two and a half Radicals to every one Conservative on thE, parish councils, over three to one in Cardigan- shire, and three and a half to one in Carmar- then shire, Lord Cawdor will be a passenger to the Cape by the Union Steamship Company s steamer Goth, leaving Southampton on January 12. His lord-hip is making the voyage to South Africa for the lienefit of his health. It is not often that Penarth people are roised at jnght by the tiring of distress guns in the Channd, Ther?? little ??'t .<» Friday night, wh,n lockvts announced the case of distress in the Ibads aLd called for th., lifeboat. Walts, politically, lias ft very black pa? if-the truth were known. Royalist and legalist as Wales once was, it gave birth to one of tho-■ who signed the death-warrant of Ct?l. 1. old Colonel John Jones, anati?ofMe.ion..th. ]?i 1660, the -econd Charles "came to his own again, tins man of blood had to expiate his regicidal mania "ilh hi. own life, Civilisation does not add to the vocabulary of For instance, there is not a Welsh word for • match." Not even "Moricn'rouM IlInd a wonl for '?L The only approach wnutd be"tMct.aword whichcc.?nom<-anin!; to the ordinary Welshman. The first man who s moked a pipe of tobacco in this country was a Welshman—Sir Hugh iliddleton. It was the same Sir Hugh who brought the New River to London, thereby impoverishing himself by spending the fortune which his ancestors hed left him. Among the many men in Wales who combine secular with spiritual Catlings is the Rev. Captain Davie" of Swansea. He is the only instance of a "captain" outside the Salvation Army who has entered a Welsh Nonconformist pulpit. At Pietermaritzburg there is in the Town- ball an organ of 39 speaking stops which cost La,ooo, a berough erganist, and recitals on alternate Sunday evenings at 8.30. Why shouldn't Cardiff or Newport, or even Swansea get hold of an organist and municipalise him ? Sir William Thomas Lewis sailed on Saturday for Egypt, and intends te visit Mount Sinai. It is not improbable that Sir William will crosi rom Alexandria to Joppa, and thence proceed by rail through Jericho and the Jordail Valle, to Jerusalem. Sir William's voyage is primarily n the interest of a much-needed rest. Drink legislutio i is uo happier in its results 111 Sweden than in this country. The "Times" has just been bursting iii) the Gothenburg system, which only shows that the more you tamper with people's liberties the more you worry them into wrong-doing. Welsh Sunday Closing still •-•aps the list as the eraasitst ir.terferences of the century. Who can say that the Swansea County Council are not a prompt body?" asks the "Poet." Alderman Chapman, who was only one minute late on Friday for the opening meeting, had not time to entirely divest him. self of his fur mat after entering the council chamber, when the mayor intimated to thosa present that the business of the meeting was completed. A Burry Port mother (writes a correspondent of the Llanellv "Mercury"), reading list of prelents desired by the pride of her heart—"A sled, a drum, a bos of soluiers. a horse, a pair of skates, a cart, a bicycle, a gun, a boat, some candy, and a doll for Mary. I am afraid Santa Claiis can hardly bring you all these. You will h, e ta cross something off the list, my little man." The prfle—"Well, cross off the doll." Eleanor. Lady Westbury. widow of the first Baron Westbury, d;ed on the 19th of Dec-emlier, at Florence. She was the daughter of Mr. Henrf Tennant. of Cadoxton Lodge, Neath, Glamor ganshire, therefore sister to Mrs. Stanley Miss Tennant married in January, 1873, as hit second wife, Richard, first Baron Westbury. who w, Lord Ch"n('O"!1or of England from 1861 to 1865. Lord Westbury died in the July of the year in which his second marriage took place. Bad government redueet us to soro Btraite Mr, Waddington, the Conservative agent at Cardiff, issues as a New Year card a smal piece of ordtnary brown paper on which is printed- HAJtD TIMES, 1893-4. (RADICAL GOVERNMENT tN OFFICE.) With E. Waddington's Compliments and Bed Wishes for a Happy and Prosperous New Year, A Better Government and Better Trade in 1895, Salisbury-chambers, Cardiff, December 31, 1894. Mr. John Taylor, Alltyferin. Llanegwad, says, according to the "Journal""Some weeks ago I read an account of a hen canary which had laid some eggs at this time of the year. ( should like to inform you what a yellow hen canary of mine can boast of. Sines last April she has hatched four lots of young birds, the last lot-wllÍch >11e i, now rearing all right-having been hatched on November 30. During the time she was rearing the third lot of birdlings she laid seven unfertile eggs. She has laid twenty altogether, and hatched twelve birds. I shall be very pleased to show them to anyone interested in cage- birds." A member of Parliament is not always the greatest man in his constituency. A--Swansea paper says that her Majesty's inspector paid a surprise visit to a Llanellv girls' school last week, and, after a general look round, he began questioning a class. "Who is the best speaker in Llanellv. girls?" "Mr. Trubsliaw, sir," was the reply. "Who is the next b.,t?" quoth the inspector. There was silcuc.* after this until a bright-looking girl answered, "Mr. John I Griffiths. Tenby House, sir." The inspector was hll anxious fur information, and lie asked who was the third hest. This was a poser until a brilliant idea struck one of the girls, am she boldly answered. "Major Jones, sir." The oon.truution of the Snowdon Railway, the first ood of which w as cut last week, was due to the people of Llanberis. The tourist traffic was diverted from them by the narrow- 11I'3111j'C line of the London and North Western Railway on the southern side of a spur of Snowdon. In order to bring back trade, tboy suggested an electric line to the top of Snowdon. Hence the formation of the oom. panv. The carriages will be of tho tramway type, and will hold at lewt 50 passengers. The train will consist of two carriages. The length of the line will be nearly five miles, the journey occupying less than an hour each way. There will lie four statious. The ooutract imptiai completion in July, 1895, The author of "Gerald the Welshman" and editor of "Owen's Pembrokeshire" has been again at work, compiling an index to that rare and valuable volume, "Richard Fenton's His- torical Tour through Pembrokeshire." Mr. Heury Oweu, of London, and of Withybueh. near Haverfordwest, deserves the thanks of the antiquarian student for his careful compila- tion, especially because formerly one had to wade through a whole chapter or moro in order to get at the particular information wanted, while now the task of reference is made simple and easy. Mr. Owen, in a prefatory note to his index, says that hitherto there was much information concealed in the Tour. This is perfectly true. It is interesting to learn that Mr. Owen drew uu the index in the first in. stance for his own ""sistallce,, While descendants of the Puritan fathers turn up now and then in the States, we occa- sionally get oil the track of the Puritans' sons in the Welsh valleys. After the Battle of St. Fawn's a number of Cromwell's men settled in the Principality, and their descendants to this day can be pointed out by looal historians as thoroughly blended with the Welsh peopk in language and calling. At Aberdare one of Cromwell's officers lived, and it is related te this day amongst tho old people that in the battle ye had got into a sawpit, and was fighting desperately with a Loyalist and would have been killed if another Aberdare man, a smith, had not jumped down and saved his life. I. gratitude the officer gave him a piece of land at Gadlys, Aberdare, which was in poswasifltti of dMttndautij to recent date. •»

?jjj??.-M'?'——————-———— jr«uoh«an^ Ana?ck? P?m.sp? C°*h? The ('h'n?Adnnn?tr.tt.nn..pp?s. \0 ?;?.,))y.H.?)i.t..nd?.nupt.L. H?u.Ch;.M.'h.-Vi?'y.a.< ?n.)?.?)?t. ?,i?.s?n<t"'t"?.?t-'?'"?'c' rifidP?'?" A Kim>i>van i> UTvon- tion ha* l**ei1 diseased, a*u* Cl^n.H in* .1 t!ir mediation «»f t'?'L"?' ???,n?'"ne<-tinnwi'hthi<\v.))th?nr t;Vt.rnM).wi'?Hr?t a diplomitiv It was a )ropt'al for a juint untt'. wlJidl was ?i?'?..t t,vt)K'(?t?t'n Cabmtt, but ->mo to .i«Mn and tI". >u.iv-n dn»ppeil. THK KASTKKN QVKNTIOV Inr.?r.)t<?t J* ?n.-rUh.?n? thn :II:\rt (:It.t'I lh\ '\11):Jlk: 1 p.?hK-tivc..f rfUtwHatUY than usual, though there haVt Iwtn ^onic "tnkw events. Iu Bulgaria tJ»e two a.liul feat U! huvt* Kea t.? birth oi an hrir to tho tho hist native i'riueo l<u iive hundved nul's. Ind the f,ii ?f Nt. th,, little t'rmotp.ttitvn?tv?'M'it-'ixcp'n?tT. Prin?- Ff't)?n.) )?-'??,h.?.v.! bnu able to work with )ii« successor, and the: t l? ll,,t Ministerial risix1 at Sofia. Servia hid Iut crisis ;>t the opit- ing oi 1894. and Kinir Alcxandn 'suited jiis !t)?.??..tvai)..t h;ms..if..t.? .j?r I t?N' t4? h'turn to Helgradv. Com)* .i t":1' .;rr. llO\Y\C1', a* ordi«. oy I' lllr.1 rence* in 5*eivia ;1:- Oa! I h«|ual\r u th, Troim KilVP'l' In .)t th<* '.OU!l K!i»;ttve »m« ^\en troubleli- tj? u.^r-ion while n a t.,ur ot iho Nile, when reviewing th' :t;)P- to ,insure U regiment !Julh;! the ctunniaud 01' Ht"!?(.m.?.<?y?)\?rh??'.at?t.? warned. L"td Ciomer look tin- matter up, and insisted lipon a U'tlii't itaMi an' ,:pOI' aliso upon t:,c removal df S\v. the I'nder-ScvTt taii for to be «» mover in the after. The Khedive *• ielded with a bad jru-e, and un :t I'n.i,ijll tit Av-ny. hit V PJ¡;llf. J'f'ciy?ve-?"?' post. Howvvr. UrJ *Orowr was M»OII able td i educe the! l;p!art yoiMii; PdU"t tn t<r»Ur. turkey luis fi\ rvmis«, Hhi has brought Ih'rsd{ into trouble. Teniblo aCl"ount ni <.utvai;cs .( 1:1. m¡1[\\1 upon ihe Christians of Aunenia by !? K'i''?"<!t"'? '<?"'?'? ?t.N"V. !t'?'?f't tint thousands of :mofffndun D«r.Mtn» Iwvo b"1I ,1ult"1 and tortured, and their property lestroycd. ThfTu'??'?th?c))'n?.)?t.?r <u?cn:v)«d'???'<<ht. i'Mtty ?.?'c.s un?:tn.t'i.y.tK'?''?t.?'t t.)U'<t'<n'.jniu?)..n.?ht'<(Uity.t''n? .utat)i:?). Ti?T)i[?.UU.tt)cc.tMs,th( to it-ave the matter to England and Uu$«ia as the Poweis ItIOt loiioeriwd Public n'^vt- J"ë have lately been held in Loiil,,ii on t he matter. AFRICA.. I In suni-civiu^d Alnca tho M.ataoeie »> ar | lia.- beeif brou.tfht to a umchMon with the devn.v-tion pf LobcnRulaV fonv a, Hi lu own utath. Cnhuppily, the satisfaction felt in r In ,i t' If the war w.v marred by the tratf'dy ct (.'tiptain W il«»nV party. Alter lonj? stis- punse. th worst fear* weia 1"f'alitJed. for it ascertained that t very in^inlx-r of it had l*nshed. though after making H> lieroic a stand as to till the native foe* with adinsra- Th- i-ountry has now v^ttlod down and 1'1'0011"" to dew lop into a valuable territory. In regard to 1-tfanda, the British (;o\C'rJl1lu.'ut ha.\t\ 4.h"'irlf'rl to ret »iu th" province. Ixi^uV indewl, com|*lhd to do the f,,rc. ,f pi,l)li,- 1),,t th,-y :,redoma'.?"i?d"-?" half-hearted f,hh;on A melanrholy ilH'idrHt coniiK'ted v ith I' awida W", the 'itth of dIP biiii-t "011I!: diplomatist. Sir Gerd«i Portal, who hud rteted as Spjvial Commissioner, ami whose rt r'.Ort arl Ken stTOnffly 1.1' favour of reten- tion. Sir Gerald died mx)ii this eotmtrv of fever, contorted durinw his .Action. a Swazi det>ntati<»n to Kntf- Jand to b>s the Qucn to retain tliem under Ft.srb?h protection, in^t.ad transferrin* fbtm to the Boris. The Government, how- ever, dcclin»d to <rr*nt. their prava r. AMEKiCA. luthft.nt??.tt?t'?y'?'?' r?rk.dbVt.fYm?) ,Il'iking in,idcHt, L?i;' i,thtVfirthpWi?M<)?''itfBi)'lM.?d thrtnish the House o! Kei-resentattves i-mid c\tr.)<'r(hMn<;nth.??.butth?hattipw. .Twon.for'h?<tn?h'int)?St.n?' wa> a p'-otvacted and desperate one. and e\t.nttally ? Bill w? ,id m -?utUat<??f''nt???rre?.nt':i,?,Mt W«MJM ??ot sign it. He ,tm?ted himself with nnt'u«W?tht-?tu")?''???'??''?"? I?w th.,igh <u))oft'rn'?:<nd)m'fn?< '-n?:< The oth,? notable )oht.'f?) oent the unexpected turn of affairs in the Fall elections. The RepuhhMns "on .) ??epihi: triumph, carrying :dl before them, and niakin-, tlit,it ??tt!iui?r'hi''th''n?xt (mxttfrof ?'-tMnh. There i, rea?oii 111, however, that, they will not return to p-o- hibitorv t-iff ,hi,,h proved so d sastr-.uj^. l}: t r: u/ \tli l.t'h i t'tr: I n:O t i.;I propo,rti.n. ii tt?(? z?e-i R?-Pl?b!i", !? g.g.nti,, ,,?1-Y ;trik, ?,, th,, ,,t, which /or short t,:m threatened to paralyse hutiiMts. Many acts of violence and htmai ««re committed, and large bodies of men set cut to march to the Capitol. Mr. Debs, the ring- .•idcr. maintJ.ined a bold front, but ultimately je authorities W('1'(l too strong for him. thovsh the Yede,l Government had to come tn the r€»cue of the State Gowl110r" The movement (ollopseti: the prime movorn Ai oz-o arrested and prosecuted, and have just been sentenced to terms of imprisonment. ThA forest fires in the Xor*h-West have dom. much misehie^ during rV»«. VMT. IIOMI; NIATTER. home, though there have been many local dispute- durin'/ tho hnh";l)nnth' then ha'-e Ywa none a« f"l'nvdable a' th,? -?,t coa! str;k, 1893. thuah i? S,tl.,?d there w., a miners' ,tr'ke of considerable duration, which Mc!"d in favour of th" ,mplover<. The term of .ettle, ment agreed upon in Enc:nd under the arbi- 1"lt;on of Lord Robbery are btill in force, and "11 not terminate in any ease till next year. rP'e Socialists have tried to get up violent d"11jOn.:tratj0l1 on behalf of the unemployed. :\nd on one occasion came into active enllislon with thA police ;n London, but th g(.,l ?f the people kept them effectually in check. Tra d has begun to revive, th??wh slowly, but agriculture i, still much depressed, the price of corn being unrrecedentedly low. The weather ha* been unfa"nuablp. the promise of the "ar!v Oar' of ,h. year being fru'tr«t¡ by a very ,,t ,d summer ,.?d autumn. The winter i;l:;I"('a;\t '!trlÜd. The 'inter ¡ THK DEATH LIST. The d-th-l?,t f notabilities i,, a long one. Wtmu?th?ditwithA'M.tndftlH.uf! Rm?i?i and Priic?nt Caruot of Frauœ. Hun- gary haa lo.t her venerable patriot. Kossuth. France has lost Ferdinand de Lessepj. the creator of the Suez Canal. Among other u,iiu«s "lid. belong, ?.t to o ti?y only ?:?T?cedth?<.fUhverWend?t H»';mes, the Aniocrar ot the Bredkfa?t-table; «>[ RlIbir,¡>h..i¡1. the prince of liianists; o UUf {I\¡ PI"Ofr. 1'iouoean.i ROIHJ t Louis Ste\en- Oli. and o. Madame Patey, the gifted eon- TraHo. who expired ,uddl'u! at a farewell e<»n- •••it. Auothu dramatically >udden death .t- that of Sir d«>hu Th?n))?)h.tht- Canadian Premier, who died at Windsor (^astle. wiiere 'Ie had just 1-?? enrolled as a member of the Privy Coum.¡J. A #»hip-of-vai is now eunvey- nig nis remains to Halifax. Earl Grey, the n t(r:J1 statesmaJi tn WJI1)11I our Colonies owe *>» much, has jjos^ed away al Ihc age of 92. Trofestor Tvndall, tlie eminent scientist; Lord Coleridge, the Lord Chief Justice: Sir Austin Layai-d—were all men of wide repute. Major 1> Caron, "ho played so prominent a pari in frustrating the Femau plots against thw died in his owo home, after risking a hundred violent deaths. The Cointe de Paris died a* hi, Surrey home, regretted hy I his Englifth friends. The Church has lost heavily. Bidiop Hill and Iiis wife, who sailed ai the end of the year for Equatorial Africa, both died of fever within a week of their arrival on the African PO. The Rev. F. J. Ponton by, a well-known London clergyman; Dr. Warren, Dean of Cork: Dr. Butler, the eminent Dean of Lillcolu; the Peau of Here- ford, Bishop Pelhani, Prebendary Griei. Canon Prothero, Redor of Whippingham, must all be included ill the obituary. So, too, must the Rev. Gordon Calthorn and the Rev. Mark Wilk,. Lord Hann, the most distinguished of English jurists; Lord Bowen. who succeeded him -1? last year a.s Lord of ?kppl: 8,, •Tames Fit& J aine< Stephen are all losses to ;in"îa t?"T (:II:;nt'a)r:;I h;i:\ f: i *n explorer, died from :111 accident. Amollt her promiunt name* in th, obituary are th?.? of Pin,i, Bismarck. -%I- Thackerav. Sir Harr? Vonpv (father of the Royal Agri- cultural Socieh), and AU»ni. the once famous nrim;: (101\113.

Parrhborough for Bristol Channel, \nth d?14. is ashore, on Spencer's l?ln??d, badl., d,,mag-d. ?6 ° )ce?'h Emn?. of Bristol, collided ?ith theLi'.amnor.mb.tUa?t.audjMrtedmMes, ?d<tntnded:i) Ki:kanyBfty..Sod.H??e ?prcxet)t.<')'ew)!tMdmffbyTeMe). The bri?ntine Tuttn?h?orum, from C.rdiff for Ply,??.uth.itl, ,-I. i, .U, Wid, moUth Bay.Cornw?).Crew.?c<). Lloyd's agent at Bristol telegraphs that the steamer Marian, from Nkolaief, with bnrtey. etrurk the M?y wat) Ht h?r dtscna?- ing berth there. Rho is reported leaking so seriously as to necessitate an immediate con tnu,ous discharge. Lloyd's agent at Nagasaki telegraphs that the British barquentiiie Sea. Swallow has been abandoned at sea in a sinking condition. Crew The steamsr Cyprus, of Cardiff, collided with the wharf at Bordeaux and grounded, but will probably float next tide. The steamer Yoxford, from Palermo for New York, arrived at Gibraltar with plates slightly damaged, having collided about 80 miles from Subinal Point with the French barque Marie Louise, which sank. Five of the crew were I On Sunday morning the steamship Grimsby arrived in the Penarth Roads with loss of funnel, which was carried away while the vessel was on a voyagre to Cardiff. The Grimsby will enter dock on Monday morning. L THE GA-LE-ON SHORE. I SEVERE SNOWSTORMS IN THE. NORTH. I TRAINS BLOCKED IN THE HIGHLANDS. I ROADS IMPASSABLE IN SHROP- SHIRE. A telegram from Inverness on Sunday says -A snowstorm of exceptional severity has pre- vailed in tho Highlands during the night. Three trains are blocked, and r lief squads have been font- out. Telegiaph wires are hioktn devil, and, in consequence, but little is known as to the whereahods of the trains. A later telegram from Inverness states that thj London Saturday niglit mail, which was detained by the snowstorm, had arrived there about two hours late. Telegraphic communi- cation has been re-established between Helms- dalo i'iid Wick. A special relief train has sum eded in clearing tic way north as far as I'cisinard, but beyond that point little is krown. Snow was still falling on Sunday eH r iug. ROADS IMPASSABLE IN SHROP- I SHIRE. Snow fell heavily in Shropshire duraig Saturday night, and several ?'?--t?y roa d. aJmo"t impassable .?? Sunday moruin,