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I I ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE LADY FLORENCE DIXIE. I ANOTHER }"'jNIA.L OUTRAGE. A profound nation was created in Windsor and the '4u'Toundlllg, country, ? Saturday evening, by the???ro?? ??T? I' Di  e had been a report that Lady l"lorence Dixie had been a?ttach? ed by t?o men armed with daggers, and a dctcr?ned attcmpt made upon her lifeThe ?n?r, which was at n?t di?edited, p:oved tob only too true, and cau.ed thegrea?t cu???n ? Lady IFio,C0 Dixie and her hu.b?d, Sir iJeau-! muut iDixil:, have a residence t.u?n as ?, The ?h?y, winch is situat.d about thr.e miles from ?d.?, and where they are at pr.scnt stavhi ]3l)tb arc  rodent, iu the viduity of Windso^ | afn nd J ? i ? 110rclice ?'J??at popukrity amours tJi? people of the ancient and Royal borough, j l? .11, liicli is t3itualle(i clothe ban? of ta- j-u.uue- M a ?icturc?uc little ^^etnre, of the ¡ ?" /'T'? ?- Ending in the ?"? ? Encaddow land. Skirting the meadow, and: ??.uu? by the side of the road, is a ?ruh- i xij oi plantation, and here it was that the ..t. I .iLu.ini.Leu inuruer of Lady Florence took place. It ill ay be remarked that the plantation is only thinly planted, ana any struggle which took place could caMiy have oeen witnessed by a passer-by on the jilOLpa.ii in the roadway, which stands at a slight cl,nation It would seem that between half-past- C ill the afternoon Lady Florence was i-alkiiig through the plantation, accompanied only <t>j a large and powerfully.-built Newfoundland dog called Hubert. Entrance from the roads is gained by means of a small wooden gateway, spiked w?h nad.s at the top, and it was while stands Itt I thi? ?au-, juht preview to entering, that Lady I ilurcnce wa.s a?ted by two per?n?n fc.ina? ?tt?-, who asked her if that were "The Fi?herv  lep}ied that it w?. They then enquired what *t? he mne was, a?i her ladyship, who had not her watch with her, answered that sne was not quite sure, but believed it to be about twenty minutes to five. Thereupon she passed through the gate, and walked along the avenue I o. shrubs, halting at a fence which separates the grounus of Captain Brocklehurst, The Willows iioin The Fi-ilict-y estate. lierg, while in the act of iiiouii, iiig the fence, which is a four-bai red one, over 41t. in hei .11t, she happened to look back, and tiieu she noticed, for the first time, that the two strangers to whom sho had just spoken were follow- illg her down the avenue. The suspicion at once Hashed across her mind that something was wron" and that violence wras contemplated. Only to,) son did the unfortunate lady realise the truth of her suspicion and the desperate position in which she was placed; for while she stood by the fence the Strangers advanced at a run down the pathwav, rusiied forward, and immediately closed with her. Not a word was said, and, so far as Lady Dixie | can recollect, not a 8igua] parsed, but the foremost oi the two seized her by the neck and pulled her violently to the ground, where she lay helpless and alone. Whether the dog- at- tacked the miscreants at this particular juncture is not known, a-Lady Florence was for some seconds ins nsible. It would appear, however, that one of the men, bending down, drew from the fold of the loose cloak which enveloped him a knife or dagger, aud aimed a blow at the lady's prostrate form in the region of the heart. The blade of the weapon pierced the la y s dress, and struck the corset, but litre encountered a steel, which caused it to glanci,, off. Deliberately, though hurriedly, withdrawing i the murderous weapon, the man made another lunge at Lady Dixie. By this time, however, her I:> d 1, ladyship had, to a certain extent, recovered from the suddenness of the attack, and, with surprising j sefl-possession. clutehed the dagger by the blade with her left hand. it would seem, however that. alter a brief struggle, the instrument was wrenched from her grasp, only to be seized again by the right hand of the courageous lady. Once more the weapon was turn from her, and on another blo w being delivered the point of it pierced her dress through. Again the corset afforded protection, and diverted the blow. Jt would now seem that the dug came to the rescue, for, according to Lady lhxie, it was not until this time that the noble brute became aware of the danger to which liis mistress was exposed. Bounding forward, the animal seized the would-be assassin and dragged him off his pros-, rate victim. At this moment,, ap- parently, the wheels of some passing vehicle v.< re heard proceeding- along the highway, and the villains becoming alarmed, left the" object of their brutal assault lying almost sensed ss on the ground, and took to flight. Whether or not they were fol- lowed by the dog, and how they effected their es- cape, must remain a mystery, but the only explana- tion of Lady Dixie's almost miraculous escape from death at the assassins' hands is that in some way or other her ussa-Iants were interrupted in their fiendish work, and sought safety in a retreat. At all events, recovering from the fit of unconscious- ness into which she had fallen, Lady Florence found her sc. f lying quite alone on the ground. The men had disappeared, and so had the dog. On recovering suiffciently she got over the fence, and proceeded toward:, lioiue as fast as her exhausted condition would permit. She had not advanced far along the plantation, probably about half way, when she met the gardener, Storey, who was almost dumb with astonishment when he beheld his mistress, with torn dress, dishevelled hair, bleeding hands, and mouth covered with dirt, coming to- wards him. He at once heard from her ladyship the story of her struggle, and assisted her to The Fishery with all possible speed. On reaching the house Lady Florence sank exhausted on a chair in the hall, and it was while she was thus reclining that Sir Beaumont Dixie, to whom the startling news had ju t been conveyed, also entered the establish- ment. Sir Beaumont, who was naturally very much alarmed at the condition of his wife, and excited with indignation at the cowardly and murderous assaults of which her ladyship had been the victim, at once suggested that medical assistance should be sent for. This Lady Florence, whose conduct through- out was marked by those characteristics of courage and self-possession for which she is so well known, refused. She assured Sir Beaumont that, although her dress was pierced in several places, yet she had not sustained any wounds beyond some cuts on the hands, from which the blood was still flowing. Thus assured that his wife had escaped any serious injury, Sir Beaumont, accompanied by a friend, who was at The Fishery at the time, drove immediately to the police station at Windsor, where he communicated intelligence of the attack to Superintendent Mayes. Without loss of time Superintendent Hayes telegraphed to the authori- ties ot Scotland Yard, while lie also communicated with the authorities at the Castle. The startling news was at once conveyed to her Majesty the Queen, who expressed her sympathy with Lady Dixie, an l subsequently made anxious enquiries for full particulars. Lady I- loivnce has rtiade a sti-tteiil,Ilt of the oc- currence in which she says: The man who pushed! me down stuffed a lot of mould into my mouth tc prevent me crying out, and that as much as any- tltixiz- inlido me faint. They were very tall men, and dressed in long cloaks without arms. One of them stabbed at me with a dagger or knife which he liel,l in his hand. I saw the flash of steel. The second time he struck me I seized the weapon at first with my left hand. Then he tore it away, and I seized it again with the other. The last thing I remembered was the noise of the wheels of a cart passing. The men did not speak to one another, nor did I see them make any signal. They were clean-shaved, very dark men, with dark com- plexions and dark hair. They did not, I am sure, sp.ak with any brogue." Asked what she thought was the reason of the outrage, Lady Florence said, '•Itmay 1)0 my letters in the Times on the Irish quest Ion. jt may be just intended for a warn- iiig to me to hold my tongue. I have had a lot of threatening letters. The last one I received a month ago, and the first last August. The man who stabbed me had a veil over his face. When I "ume to I found myself lying on the ground all alone. The dog had gone, probably to follow the men, but I think he afterwards returned. I do not know anything except that he flew a1; them and pulleu them back. I walked to the house. It was the dog, I believe, who saved my life." It is satisfactory to state that Lady Florence Dixie went out walking on Sunday morning in the Y\ iudsor lioad with Sir Beaumont, Hubert, the dog which had saved her ladyship's life, accompanying them on their excursion. I p to a late hour on Sunday night no arrests had been made, nor had the least clue as to the where- n i.-outs of the perpetrators of the outrage been dis- I
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1-1 I- 1 I HOUSE OF LORDS.-r-MDAT I "r Sel?tf-n?? Imposed the appointment of a S. it f u to inquire into the working of the K f!°tn7 being established by several 13"a.rds. Lord Carlingford objected to the proposal, pUed^thf^^ higher ^hiols sti^ft^n- plied   ?q?mcnts of the Education Code.  DalilSbury said that this wa. not the L TilUU on which the richer class had Sefnt in and appropriated that which was on?naUy intended .or the po?r A?? 1 I Wd conversation the motion was Sthdr?awn ? LordNorthbrook stated that a pension bad been widow and children ofl?of?en 1 PaW but there was no necessity for makin" suchprov?on for the families of Captain Oil? mid ?eutenantCharrin?on. He added ?hr?<heDeSau r?aln? of ?' ?m?en ?? consented to the ^'nwa^ni? oftbe V t^ee men being interred in th?t ?Sdii? hce The National Gallery (Loan) Bill p:?ed through Committee, and their Lordships adjourned at  i HOUSE OF CU.\DiOXS.-Fmr'ÁY. I I At a morning sitting, the debate on Mr. Goj%en motion relating to the complicity of the Transvaal Government in the attacks ma it" by Boers upon native ehief" was resumed by Mr. \V. E Forstpr who contended that the itu(I Man- koroane were virtually BritA-SIL subjects, and were entitled to our protection. There were only two courses open to us; one was to fulfil our duty, the other to declare with all humility that we could not or wo:ad not do it. Mr. Gladstone said tiiat Mr. ror.ter had rireached uncquivoeally the doctrine of war. He would not say what it raiirht or inight not be the duty of the Government to do with regard to the Transvaal Government; b-.if what they declined to do was to undertake a military expedition for the purpose of rectifying disorders in a country which had always been disordered. He recommended Mr. Cartwright to withdraw his amendment; and in opposition to Mr. Gorsi'a motion and Sir M. H. Beach's amendment, he moved, lhat in view of the very grave com- plications that must attend intervention in the affairs of the native population on the western portion of the Transvaal, and of the inability of the lrausvaal Government to restrain those agencies which have been productive of crime and outrage in Bechuanaland and ainrr t- vatcd its disorders, this House trusts that her Majesty s Government will make adequate provision for the interests of any Chiefs who may have just claims upon them. Sir M. H. Beach said he could not support Mr. Gorst's motion, as it meant war. Lord C. Campbell charged Ministers with vacilla- tion. Lord U. Churchiil having recommended the withdrawal of Mr. Gorst's motion, the debate was adjourned. At the evening sitting the House was counted out.
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HOUSE OF LORDS.—TUESDAY. The Royal assent was given by Commission to the Consolidated Fund (No. 1) Bill and the Con- solidated Fund (Permanent Charges) Redemption Bill. The Irish Sunday Closing Bill was read a third time and passed, after a protest from the Earl of Milltown that it contained no bona fide traveller clause. A reply was given by Lord Carlingford to the Earl of Belmore with reference to legisla- tion dealing with the Endowed Schools in Ireland, the Chief Secretary not being without hope that he would be able to deal with the subject this! session. Earl Granville, in reply to the Marquis j of Salisbury, stated that the Viceroy of Ireland still remained a member of the Cabinet. The House then adjourned until April 3. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TUESDAY. Sir William Harcourt, in reply to Mr. O'Shea, said the reported attack on Lady Florence Dixey was under careful investigation, and he was not in I a position to make any statement on the subject. Mr. Gladstone stated that no engagement had been given by the Government to remodel the department of the Lord President of the Council. The engagement of the Government had only relation to the provision for the affairs of commerce and agriculture, and to that extent it involved an enquiry into the present management of the office of the Lord President, but beyond that it was not intended to go. The right hon. gentleman also stated that the Tenants' Compensation Bill was under careful consideration, and in a very advanced state, but he could not give the precise date for its introduction. Mr. Anderson complained that information hai been given to a Scotch paper as to the composition of the Commis- sion on the Highland Crofters. Mr. Gladstone having stated that a satisfactory adjustment of the difficulty respecting the Cuban refugees would not be promoted by a discussion at the present moment, Sir R. Cross expressed himself satisfied with the answer. A discussion took place on the distress in the western isles of Scotland, and also on the pro- ceedings of the New Standing Committees. The Chancellor of the Exchequer said he hoped to make his Budget statement on April 5. The Bankruptcy Bill was referred to the Standing Committee! on Trade and Manufacture, and the House went1 into committee on the Bankruptcy (No. 2) bill pro forma after the division, but progress was at j once reported. Tha Bouse then adjourned over the Easter recess. I
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The Duchess of Edinburgh visited the Adelplii I Theatre on Tuesday evening. Lord Derby will be present at a meeting at Manchester, on the 28th instant, in aid of tin. Restoration Fund of Manchester Cathedral. Acting under orders received to that effect, General Monck has directed additional guards to t, placed at might over the powder magazines at For; Amherst, Chatham, extra sentries having also been I posted at the other magazines. The steamer Boyne, of London, witti coals, irom Cardiff for Colombo, and the Gienwra-th, of Leitli, with coal, from Penarth for Singapore, were in collision off Penarth Head about midnight. Both vessels were beached, to avoid sinking. I At the London Guildhall William Petts, of I Newport Pagnell, BUCKS, described as a butcher, was sentenced to a m >nta's imprisonment for sending to the London Central M.at Market the carcase of a pig which was uniit for human food. At the m ctiug of the London Court of Common Council, the Lord Mayor annouueed that the freedom of the City woùld be couferred on Lord Alcester, and a sword of honour presented to Lord Wolseley, on the 11th of next month. The next aniiuzti meetiii,, of the Librarians' As- sociation of the United Ki ngdom will take place in August at Liverpool. Efforts are being made to secure the attendance of Lord Derby, Lord Bal- carres, and other influential noblemen and gentle- men. Mr. Ottaway, pawnbroker, of Rotherham, whose mysterious disappearance from Hull, oil the 7th inst., caused so much anxiety to his iriends, has I turned up at Hull. Durmg the day he returned to Rotherham with his sons, who had been searching for him-
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS. & FRANCE. A very Berious disturbance took place at St 1 Etienne on Monday. A miner was arrested fo! areating an uproar at a cafe, whereupon some six v of his fellow workmen attacked and maltreated the gendarmes, who were obliged to use their arms. One miner was mortally wounded. Several arrest* have been made. The excitement anion" the people is very great. ¡ NN THE ANARCHISTS IN FRANCE. I a Lile au^nonties at 1 ans had made very complete preparations lor the suppression of any Anarchist I disturbances on Sunday, and it may be inferred that' be knowledge of this checked the turbulent spirit-, for the day passed quietly. The Anarchist- lea<; Letailiewi, was arrested on Saturday, and the noiice are searching for Louise Michel, who is believed to be in concealment somewhere in Paris. It is s. Id that communications are going on between tho Cabinets of London, St. Petersburg, Berlin and Paris, with a view to the adoption of united mea- against the Anarchists. I I- GERMANY. ) .me ce!era.t1on of the Emperor's Birth Jay w:? I marked by the greatest enthusiasm everywhere Pnd among all Parties. Free beer and free amusement, were again given to the populace in Berlin by the Conservatives, and for the first time there were similar generous arrangements on the part of the Liberals. The Emperor and Imperial Family cele- brated the occasion on Sunday by the ceremony of nailing to the standard the new colours of the bat- talion of Marines. Berlin is again excited by flesh news of murder and suicide. The son of a gunmaker, of Potsdam, who was staying with his betrothed at an hotel here, was found last night to have first shot his fiancee, and then to have taken his own life with a revolver. The Commercial Treaty between Germany and Spam, as was long since predicted, has expired, all eltorts to renew it proving unavailing. I SOCIALIST DEMONSTRATION IN GENEVA. -v correspondent, writing from Geneva on Sunday I night, says: The Socialist manifestation ilus afternoon tu?k the form of a meeting in the lai room of a caf6 much frequented by working m?i The tribune was draped with scarlet. Red iia-s hung on the wails, and the members of the cum- mittee wore red bands on their arms. The room was quite full, and many were unable to obtain admission, for it was rumoured that Louise Michel who is said to be in Geneva, would appear in the tribune. Probably not more than half those present were socialists, or had any sympathy with Socialism. The proceedings were began by an eulogium on ivarl Marx, pronounced by the chairman, who afterwards read a long treatise to prove that the Revolution of 1789 and every other that has since occurred were preparations for the great Social Revolution whic.i must shortly come to pass. To- vvards the end of his discourse the chairman "a interrupted by not very complimentary demands for an orator; whereupon he made way for a gentle- man who, until he had occasion to refer to his notes, spoke with much oratorical cffect. The burden of his speech, as of all the speeches that iol owed, was that while the rich are growing richer the poor are glowing poorer, and that the discoveries of science and perfection of mechanism had serve 1 only to make the lot of the people harder and their lives less secure. The sole remedy for these evils is the overthrow of capitalism and the establishment of the Social Republic. The best, .speaker of all was a German, whose denunciation of universal military service and the blood-tax ex acred by European Monarchies from their subjects wit, exceedingly powerful. Another German, who spoke in French, while deprecating- the indis- I criminate throwing of bombs, advocated the use of i dynamite as a superior force in the war against th ¿vltl!JuÚ,5ie, who received very hard measure from all tne orators. A Swiss workman, after install-;n- the increase of emigration as a proof of tile, rottenness of the present state of things, startled j his heareis by informing them that in wealthy England three-fourths of the people are dying of hunger. He observed, moreover, that while the bourgeoisie are armed and the people unarmed the people are no better than slaves, and exhorted his hearers to close their ranks for the great impending ?tru?Ie. At this point a man in the crowd objected energetically to the speaker's theories, and was in-I vited to ascend the tribune. On this a free n?ht en ued. Chairs were brandished, windows smashed the people outside burst in the doors, and the meet- ing broke up in confusion. It is noteworthy that !,i?e speakers were quite as well dressed as the bonryeoWt.t whom they denounced. AMERICA. President Arthur has greatly improved ia kcalth, bat has not yet entirely recovered. At Helena, in Arkansas, the waters are declining rapidly, aId hope and confidence has revived. Forest City, in California, has been destroyed by fire. Lat r intelligence states that hundreds of the inhabitants have been left homeless. Great suffer- ing is caused by the destruction of almost the entire stockof provisions. Seventy-six buildings were burnt, and only a few small ones on the outskirts of the town are left standing. The damage is estimated at about 250.000 dols. EGYPT. It is understood that the following are the principal bases upon which the Government pro- poses to issue a new loan to meet the indemnity claims and the cost of the British army of occupa- tion. The amount will be £ 5,000,000, bearing in- terest at it per cent, the payment of which is guaranteed by the revenues of the province of II Charkieh, which reach roo: c than double the amount required. These revenues will be laid directly to the Caisse of the Public Debt, in the same manner as the other revenues specially as- signed for the service of the Debt. Tlie amonisa- tion of the loan will be effected by means of a sinking fund extending over a period of tixtv- three years. Out of the proceeds of the loan it is intended to apply £3,000,000 in payment of the in- demnity claims, and £ 1,500,000 for the cost of the Britisn army of occupation. I ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP A HOeSE WITH DYNAMITE. A despatch from Taganrog published at Lemberg states that an attempt has been made to blow up the house of a banker named Isai in that town. The c-utraiiec hall of the building was shattered to pieces. A case filled with dynamite which had failed to explode was subsequently discovered in one of the cellars of the house. THE RESTORATION OF CETEWAYO. I _n c:.?sengers from Uetewayo complain that he is l- eai.ened with starvation, owing to the retention of the Royal cattle by the late appointed chiefs. We have very grare accounts of Mr. John Shep- stone's action in the Zulu reserve. Besides im- posing fines right and left, he is said to have p?rponally assaulted one chief, and caused others to be severely beaten for not renouncing Cetewayo. I ALEXANDRIA. MASSACRES. I The Government manifests a strong inclination to contest the right of the Hon. Mark Napier and Mr. Beaman to defend before the Court-martial the prisoners charged with the Alexandria massacres, probably for the same reasons that led to the sudden close of the trial of Arabi. It will, however, be I scarcely possible to deprive these men of the advantage of counsel after having detained them j for seven mouths in close confinement, with life and death at stake, especially as, besides the legal aI,d I moral right, they have the precedent of Mr. Broadley's being permitted to defend his events against similar charges before the Court in Cairo. It is to be hoped that no serious opposition will 1.1ê offertd, as it could only arise from a desire to pre- vent publicity, and make the innocent suffer for the guilty. The course of the investigations made by the Commission of Inquiry, under the presidency ot I Ismail Pacha Yussri, already tends to shift the responsibility for the massacres from Kaudeel to Omar Pacha Lufti, the present Minister of War, who was Governor of Alexandria at the time. He I will shortly be summoned before the Commission for examination. Among the French in Vienna who are connected with the ex-Khedive Ismail, the report is spread that Ismail is preparing with his sons to avail him- self of the permission allowed him to return to: Egypt. It is said that he intends to take up his I residence in Alexandria. i
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 'I "0 .GoiiviiA- ;I i NL:aws, I -lr '1 IN. ] Ce?m.! News. -0' :1 1 k. 'l.f h'! P'] ?oo wa" hoard !:Mt week in Fifeshire. -¡ l1C' ( t Th' c" ;111 nll\:r ?'?'cd :he mastership of tb r .w" Ht''??"f"- k t,} ,n. k f  ? ? again broken out among the Duke of ,.¡.t"Jt'" (: IJ¡'" i: ¡iei'd <JÍ d cr. ?'"t ihah?r oi Oxford li Id a confirmation service 'j¡' h¡ I" ??(.?.? on Saturday. "iVtine irV.ur (salmo ferox) have been taken in 'i', r" ,tInc, } 3"lb 11\ ??-i", ??'H'? '??'?r 321 bs. ,j¡ 'loull c 1 .f;r" 1;n ?'"? B»«',urM» oldest ?i?terofEarl Bath- 'UI" ?j '?t ( ':lIwe" oa .Saturday ni?ht. jI \? j I'lU'iino *?"? L'X .h',i,juu of Mexico, (n'JJlI 1 "? '? ???" ?'??'? ?c was warmly wel- 1lir"" ti-?'.?!! *roR1 Galatz states that a '^v ,r ?'! ni, 'ind the ice on the Danube i.s j! j I' I:') ?'i:?t"?'L ?'. ''1'1'J, I.: t 't t '1 t i"  ?(? IIi rt: i.ni »:a.tos that last year, out 0 ) ",d' 1 1] 1 I. 'I, ? J a»hu' thr.ugh tile Suez Canal, ?,7-7 I .1111'" "j. ,} ))r:?i-t' ?"'? '??'Y ?? wcre French. /)nll-' ?'? th' ?'"?" !!?"?< !i.ti:.iu? ??.tbi?b, Dear Lam- t 11 A. ,'11 M''?'?y?Hcd.)lad,anda.ft<'rwards j '¡ ,lu" J si'Viv.gtt<i''k«-d a..other horse. ?"?' :?.it''? ?'" Channel Tunnel Wor?s at' 1, u?i t? '?'d'-d until th" intentions of I .q:" T'T"'i ?'?'i:il art' f<I?)\VH. I '1" } :J 1 1 ..u'h ."?'? ?' « autorbury Cathedral hav- l' Hi' It.. I ? -q'i'b I*'1'" strong iorceot detective- on 'I' I 1 T" t><>i !h- i'nui,ne's enthronement. 'III. •iiiu,rv Wln!!1e limr'hrs of Linton, at 1 J J j' j .thd i?'L'i'.v. at Craut?hweil, w;" j t .1 L .j 'r?.? on Saturday, and was further "11 ,1., a' "11,, '') t'? s:v«j^.r on Sal urd.iv. by proxy, J I" 'J 1 j d "1 .] ,,1" of HI" hihl o. Lord Mount- ,?.h.j'? )' ?'.t'?ui6 Conyngham, at Pal- | x'r.uru.. } I,} ??. | ,.mr ;li ij ,Uear Richmond, the pro;iert y 'llr.' ??' ??"'?""t w?h the contiguous i ?i?- t ?t thcp'?t-ictor, wa? d uaU'uy?dby ju viui.-1-of the proprietor, W<t destroyed by I I ,r h;' I' riu.-i*. | ?. i.J that Lord Shaftesbury will preside .j ,?: .iii:d minting of the Madagascar < V>i- ''1 J. ,I } d }' } ? ?'' *?' h-'id immediatel" y after tin- 1'J; 0 ?. I Bench Division, on Friday', it was Iii. ,at .i!it .ruineiitslor a new trial in the Belt ''J' ,y 1.1 ilt. on the iii'st or second day ufter ;;• va.-atiou. I Mj. i:i.ii' Aibaiii appeared at a concert in Phila-  ?-. :i r'?wd d audience, and obtained a Ii".plu.. 1 1 -I' 1 1 -n   ?! i'.? "d "to leave for Fngland 0?  ^nr.i Jf' ') "'Y t ■* .1 111! ?. Aubyn, M.P for West Coniw;iH, 1"11 l,¡¡,iug- the wintor in tbe south of ?. ;.? n ?.-ht? the wintt.-r in the so?i.h of :)rn..?"'1'?"? ?'?' ViscoHut Minchuig'brook, ? ]' ].? !h:u?.rd<m, tiH after East«r. '? ?r. I"u: ?'' ?'iday ldght on the ?rcmisM •■t'iyni:ii;er, at 83, Street, Camden j,lW„. ( damnge was done to the i.-iilJiiiK' beiore the flames were subdued. 1",1 I d f'tl. 1 M;,rin Feimyr-ju, the murderer of the c hemist An ^rt, h.? .? icn?th b.-<m sent to New Caledonia. IIi, wit ('.ti'i ieUe. was an accom|>liee in tne ,-im-, i- still in .prison at Clermont. A: ;i mi of represontatives of the Con- tTr.-ati»n;ii CisureLi-s üfShciiield it has been" d("1 invite ihe Congiiegational Union of ¡:11""1.1 an Wales to meet at Manchester in (I A-i- ■ ■•»' announces the death of Mdme. Hujniu. t tn v idow uf the coinp.iser, at the age of ninety m.-iiden was lliickel, and beiore luarri-d rh- wa.« a ]>opular singer at the Vienna i! -lil. dan- A-ii/.e.s, Mary Kehoe, afim Kelly. ,.vw led .ii drowning her two children in the .u.-i:. aiui \1,1"" nt'-nced to be executed on April ai .Vs j- ii ,], i ho prisoner betrayed no emotion. Til- iin- Sundcriaud library was continued ■i Saturday. Among the prif"? were Valerius i)?.)!- A?-i.M!tt?-on, i'aU; Vaienus Fhci'U., Urolier's copy of ihefirut Aldir.e diti-'ii nt V ai«-riu>, £ 225. Jj, i' ><ml of radc entjuiry conceming till": • <it the British steamer Crest, noar St. II a v..yag-> to new York from Santo*. on Sut iirday, at Swansea. <r;itiea'e for three inonili-. lii- 'attii- njmn the insurance offices by tin- mtiir. 11;)"£11 1:}¡r? iire in Wood Street haviinr lie- :i ;;>: !■ d, it is found (tlie /').'(/ i'/v.v-. says'; tha: ihi aur a»>!» winch the offices are called uron to p;r- -if the aggregate, upwards of a million >ud;n-. Th. :a;if-v m-eting of the :iharehoId.,r-: of Ani iii hriui-h Railway was he'd on 1 riday, in l.tlir.b'.i'-gh James Falsliaw presiding. The n j' n v. adopted, and approval win given of bills Jill l.«.i.>g i rtai II ext-ensions of the ooropan* v's i sv- jJlJ Muilahy, aceus-rd at Bow Street Bclie.e t .jiiri London, on Friday, of a tempting to marui r nis wife, was committed for triaL It. was >:awd that the wound on the woman's throat was -serious that probably she would never again be iiul- to s peak. ^■ir Fiaucis Stillivan, K.C.B., now serving as ud in comma.id of the Channel squadron, has .-elected to succeed Sir William as Uiivi tor of Transports at the Admiralty. Captain .1 0. iliipkins will succeed Admiral' Herbert as Oil, r of Naval Ordnauce.. ih- contemplated alterations to Seftotl ,Lodge, N. inarliot which were stopped when the HeWS was r.-ceived of Mr. iCrawfurd's 'death, are to be n'-unk,l at once, and it is expected that the 1) Av;ej Du. hes* of Montrose will make the place h. p-rmmeiit residence. ):u-«p:c:n:e of the Shropshire Union Cana! !aym^ ;ra;ii sliown Si80f collapse ?hcrc the 1" k Lur?t at Bun bury (Cheshire) about; a month ??o. 'hj London aud North-Western Kailway '")?;.n\. \ii.L works the canal, have drawn the watvr otl suspended traffic. An count lias been issued of the receipts and 'U»bui> ineuts of the Duchy of Cornwall for the »'-sreml.-d the 31st of December, 1882. The' ir.iidina balance of £10,5;>0, «mountod j 2, Tiie payments made to the I?rince of »»i«unt«d to ,£6:1,870.. lii- of W, H. Yost, the American P!it(-ni::i. tvh committed suicide in Dunfermline un l-r extraordinary circumstances, has been '■uly by I'rofessor Simpson, and was des- iMtc.ieu tr.im Glasgow on Saturda* for New York, '? the .? ? ? '? ??'?' steamer Cirea?ia. 'Ii ( 1 f'} t ?. (dud -tunc ?.j.,?.? to Q?? of his constituents: — 1 Vy*1 t3ial we may .make ?-ood pro?-rc? with L'jsh¡t¡I" w'J!'kthi" session. There are seljou ""?.?'' ?u ;T.< in the House of Commons, but '"?'o!? (i..j,. h? .nM:nIy on the SUCCS8 of the e~ood al1d,utíi..j,¡ ?v'tcm of devolution,"  M??.-ion nHnse, Londm:- Ratm-day, "? "r" th. ?rt M.yor.John W?,ho for 1? '"? .:ud V h.'i ?H?dcntial position in Barclay, and C, s Bank, Lombard Mrcet. was a i.i atosix month s' -hard labour for embezzling. ? '?-y wa? large, but only a small sum b '"4 •■aaiy. ;i 'israinst itflie Imisone]'. ,1.;¡;:J:,11 \:itCl1'IÎ toPa:î,is will'do well tkl,)ül) ;I. X.V V.y "ll -?' belongings on arriving at the \b, ¡,:j;a.r ??'?' Barcin de of  ,lh';g'i;-¡l¡ L-?uiun, w"" a^'ived !:?i ?'ch, was io! !„.i  '?'?"iug f'&se, containins jcwcncrv, '? h.d left in a cab for oiil3" Pill of ;,ll¡lijl,.s '°"king for bis other Iu?a.g-e. A;?it-lit ???cimous character occurred on *Mtm-? ? Luudonderry. A b?ud of musicians ? ?'yH? a!<m? Cari?Ie BMdt?, wi?u ?hor?e vukrJ btifh-, an^ overthrew the vehide, iir Vit 1,r',ipit:i;¡lIg,¡¡ ?'??" 'over the parapet mto the liv-.i 1:1" ?-?? ??o?? 70ft., but the woman l\Ù\'f'¡-"d ?' '? '-onvvyed to ho?pitaL Mr|< • ???'?"?'" "Hd ?common ?!rv, sH-?'n"- ■it tl,. ,I _1 >, '¡  Lundon, <»n Saturdnv, bud hf.?.? 1'111 IlK ;Jemima Jllliott Heibcrt Nor- ill"!) J. d Jt'  ?' "?'"? by a dressmaker of Cam- • 'TiM'-ii 1V ''?' <<ma?-<.? from a builder or • "1" nt! .?'?' ?" ???-i.?, ?r ?.?.ioi- j?nn? rl .1n:l.r1"j..P. .inry a-?Yf ? ?crd:? for (he lu (la1): ?' III 'ST* ?'"?' i.: a ??'-?"'??? whoM. f&Mi!y m" but w iio is generally known as; "tii, 0U,iff1,J '?au? hs' ? [c ha? don?- ?.od 1,is ij„V" a^'V-populatod distri<-ts hitherto ■ i h ]. i' ut rmaour.s "fthc -rett success of "?' :,d ;-i1l1:]; :;hd l:¡te:- (It the f.1\'a1 ion ArJ:I', ??' ? ? ."t ?u?:y, :? }?c,. <,f t he S??-a?on Annv, l,„Vl; !u!nner 11J:O" :1:' 1 ('OU11Hg ,,j ^ndulr !???h(.?H, .h! H. ;s<.on? !nf"'i; \1" "Ü d ??"?"' !?'?'?'L'y el.^ing was to ?" ¡ 1, ht..jiJ,f,ni) on Friday even- l Ii, 111t =:t'l'uhanl, )B :1rJha)'" C,rcn- I .? "?'?'?' ;uid L¡, ?.pporters were ))  .()j t. } ? ."? ?'??" ??? i' 1 :iN 'ir'ur-- 1 roe lights took place, ?. ??\ .?'?'I ?h?piu.'t.L'diMg'swcreof? "t inrI 1 1 .J d 1 ?? A ?i.iiiiiar dMorderly ¡1I.'totlnH' 1 1. ?.?i,?; '?"'<' ?" S'ilreliaH, (louee8tcr, on ^i d av nj:. 'b' t b ??d? .)???'' '"?'?'?'?--??? sub jccttobc  hili, n 'I>" f' ft' 1 't I liitluo ??<' 4.,li4,f of the JcMtHt .h 'I' 1", ) 1 Wcdnesbury, has received Oqt It 1)aJ' J ) t. 1 J "j -.?!?, ?' '??' '?"??'? cautiously opened 111 å fan 'i'" » "n:.? wooden ?ox, like tho>c  j, -j.•/•••idaining a substance believed <"• tiV f. ,?,,  ? the centre, which j ;j 1I,1I:,Pt. irh Ii ,fusc in Jbe centre, which "1 nt- rle parcel was handed t» ■ pi.li- t t t} p., eiy reticent, st.at? th. v ""f (l '?.h" '??" it was too large to be "? ii ? '?'?<?-. Hn? was banded in at.some '-iv^nvi, J t.  !I¡'.t-: 1., "'f'I: H' ¡¡W(t \\T¡¡ Jrlg i* t 1:t of an    • i 'd.)1\' "¡d' '1' 'J .0" 1; .1. .•J4* T.aw:n:l Cowell W'cUdon, M.A., 1  c n e, le.-t-d head-mas! cr of Dulwich College,  ^lltjr of Jung's CoHe.ro, Cambridge, | ,¡;r'(:(:¡;si'J!i tu Hr. fr. 'clldori was '('1 f 'th ,?'?"' !m? gained th<> Hr:tt of the ,,¡.1,'¡)" 1 1 '1..1" "} C .?: ]  ? ::i!;d ;)L ht 1?77. lie the Carus  1' 'I') i wiS, lloi:li, ii 18'4il, Brown').s ,¡, I\ 1 t 1.. il u*1 18" j?'i? and <'r?veu Scholar in ,1"1¡'Ju. u""id"l1t (j((.urrud at the ti.;kd platform 'J¡¡j'OIl I +" ?. ""?'?''H? of the 'wKerlJlg train' | lV,"lUl1 'V :thu engine was turned on to the ',I" '1' 6 "'Ix ? -tt?]"'?' Uia a ^rious collision .tookplacc..a 'ier j' ?'?"Mstci-, of iSwahit?, had his left  1 1 1 d .hi '1 f -i' 'ud ??- W<?, coron.-r iur the North 1.11" ''¡'' 1 i.), .'t' '?"?'y.?ad hishuad se.erely cut. OtlCr ,i-s „ 'I] I :? '?"?="cur!l.ssshakc!i. HI<'  J) I f tt If' d ?. '? ?? President of the London "'daile 't I' } I J '?!t:t '? ?' "?i?tie?ofthe UritMh Jews in 'd '? Marital Commaudimr in Chief "l\Á, t' j f' '} f J d 'II 1. ?u\i'i '] ?)"? ?'??'? 'for .eight days sh:dl bo "ri I IJ il, ?"umisaioued officers and men ;) l>irsaasion serving in the BritMh ?.u\?. ) D f vi.uv ''Mir '? «';road for the observance of ',t;1 f' tl l h' h ?' ?''?:' t ? ??? -P??over, which commences o* the 2lt4t"of April noxr.
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The Ru.-Mian Covermnent propose purchasing the I I .1- 1' d 1), .I.' C 1 Slug" I:! A and I'cnil cannon manufactories. The mastership of theChidùi11lriold F h d, I has become vacant by the resi ::> t" of 1Il C. (•odnifiii. -Ion 0 C. he AdmhaHy have ordered immediate cessation I "}I' 4& ",Sfi& Ion if all overtime at Chatham Dockyard, and a con- ;.1"}1)}." J.lu 'tl'O tb 1 a con- -iderabb- reduction in the number of workmen em- 'I 1 1 I d .ell Ctn- liuii(lred hands will be discharged The Jersey States having prohibiteil the importa- tion from France of hay, straw, & in conseqaence of the prevalence of foot-and-mouth di?ease, rcpre- sentations have Lecn made from the l;'rmwh I authorities tj the States that the (1;.s?riet whence the Channel Islands are suppl ed with fora re are free from infection. The States, however, maintain tprohibition, since no sufficient guarantee could be given that forage was forwarded onginally from iufect,)d The Court of Appeal has reversed a do -;sion of the j lid go in bankruptcy, whicn upheld an of ;lie Bradford County j v uurt, conuuiuing for contempt a creditor who had rci'used to submit himself for examination uu-uer section 96 of the Bankruptcy Act. The M i?;,cr of the Rolls referred to the exceptional powers churned to be f-xercis d under this section, and said that in the new Bankruptcy Bill the law would b3 made i jilainor than it was now. Sir Charles John Herries, K.C.B., formerly j chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue, has ai<3d at hisresidence, St. Julian's, Sevenoaks, in the sixty-eighth year of his age. In 1831 he resigned the poeC°win"!? to ill-liealth, and retired into pri- vate life with the regretful congratulations of the numerous staff who had been associated with him in the dudes of his arduous and responsible position. The deceased was created a Companion of the in 187]. and a K.C.B. in 1880.
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HOUSE OF LORDS.—MONDAY. I The Consolidated Fund (No. 1) Bill was read a second time, and passed through the remaining stages. Lord Stratheden and Campbell called attention to the foreign policy of her Majesty's Government in the East, and moved for a copy of the treaty between Germany and Austria concluded in 1879. Earl Granville failed to understand what part of the Government policy the noble lord desired to criticise. The Marquis of Salisbury asked if the argument opened up by Lord Stratheden could be properly entered upon then ? He had no recollection of any official communication having been made as to the forms of the Treaty moved for. The motion was withdrawn. The Sunday Closing Bill for Ireland passed through Committee, and the House adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY. 1110 fewer than 112 questions to her Majesty's Government were on the notice paper. Mr. Fawcett gave explanations with reference to the I Irish mail contract, and the saving which would be effected by the new arrangement; while the London and North Western Railway Company had undertaken to accelerate the mails. Lord E. Fitzmaurace stated that her Majesty's Government had not proposed, and therefore had no occasion to abandon a scheme for establishing a British Resident at the Vatican. Mr. Trevelyan gave statistics of drunkenness in Ireland, showing that in ISSl, as compared with 1877, there was a decrease of 42 per cent. in the arrests in certain counties for that otieuce. ir. Gladstone, in reply to Mr. J. Ceilings, stated that until the House had had some experience of the working of the Grand Committees, and had reached a more advanced period of the [ session, it would be premature to declare that the S(Iss;oll should not cl.?c until all the measures i mentioned in the Queen's Speech had been dealt with. Sir W. Harcourt, in reply to Sir li. Cross, stated that owing to a large force of police being required at the Boat Race last Thursday, the beats of the police on duty in Charles Street were longer than usual. Orders had been given to strengthen the police force at public buildings, and an addition of 500 men would bj made to the metropolitan force. In the meantime soldiers would be employed to assist the police in protecting public buildings. Mr. Gladstone stated that on Tuesday he should move the adjournment of the House for the Easter recess, and the right hon. gentleman afterwards said he had no information of the reported attack on Lady j Florence Dixie that would be of value to the House. Mr. Chamberlain then moved the second reading of the Bankruptcy Bill. He explained that the measure was framed on the same lines as that of 1881, and, having enumerated the defects of the existing law, observed that any good measure of reform must consist in an economical and honest administration of bankrupt estates, with a view to a fair an 1 speedy distribution of the assets among the creditors. Mr. Stanhope objected to the Bill that it went a long way beyond the proved necessities of the case, and introduced into the Bankruptcy system the curse of officialism under the Board of Trade. After a long debate, the amendment was withdrawn, and the Bill was read a second time.
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The latePrinceGortschakoff, whose parsimony was j notorious, leaves an immense fortune to his two sons, Meaars. Moody and Sankey commenced a fortnight's I mission at Leeds on Sunday, in the new Colisseum, I which holds 4,000 people. Miss Jack, who was shot three weeks ago by John Robb, a lodger in her houpe, at Gardner Street, Glasgow, died on Monday in the Western Infirmary. I Robb shot himself dead immediately after shooting Miss Jack. The ice harvest from the Kennebec River is no estimated at 07tons, and there were 200,0 -» tons left over irom last year. The King ami Qu-en of the Netherlands will start for England on iio Jrd of April, and will stay here until the lSth ot that month. Lord Justice ihiggallay is suffering from a sever attack of gout, and is not expected to resume im judicial duties dnr.n? the present term, Mr. John Morley, ?I.P., M t? be entcrtMned .?. j I dinner by the ivewcastie Liberal dub on April 2, I in celebration of his recent return for the city. At Brighton, a bu.cher named George Conisbce has been sent to prison for a month for exposing two quarters of beef, which were unfit for human food. I A Gibraltar telegram says that the Channel squadron, numbering five siiipt., has arrived there, and will stay two days, proceeding afterwards to Madeira. After a lapse of thirty years, Sir Walter Scott -3 works are b-iii; republished and retranslated B1 France. It will be curious to watch the result or this revival. Tiiirty shares in the Epsom Grand Stand Associa- I tion have been sold for £ 2,700, or an average of X90 per share. Tin- last year's dividend amounted to 40 per cent.
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1- NOTES ON NEWS. THOUGH Cetewayo has been restored to his thron he is not yet quite happy. Messoiurors from his Majesty ar; said to have reached Maritzburg, stating that the King is threatened with starvation t hrough the ex-chiefs n.)t having sent in ttit-ir ti-iljtite of cattle. Anotb' telegram states that Oham, the King's brother, j has L fle to the Boers, and that raids are ex- I pect^ ed froiu some of Letowayo's people, who a few weeks ago killed some of Oham's meu. IT appears from retilrns which are just about to be distributed that not a single case of ioot-aiid-moutii disease occurred in any caro-o of live animals from the United States of America. in the year 1882. This year, however, there has born a detection of the disease in a single cargo at Liverpool. Considering the great llWlluer or cargoes, the prevalence of the disease here and in Europe, and the period of fourteen mouths, this is regarded as an extraordinary immunity. I THE preponderance of the railway interesl ill the House of Commons has always told heavily against the passenger interest, and has before now been productive of serious results, ¡ The transier of the mail service from the Irish company which for years conducted it !) I successfully, and gave passengers such spWud accommodation on the Ulster, Munster, L('in,tf' I and Connanght, to the London and North- 'V cste Hailwar, requires further explanation, Some folk say that the interests of the passengers have been entirely troddeu under foot in the transaction, and not the slightest concern has been shown for them. It is of course ridiculous to suppose that the secret of the change wili be found in the fact that the London and North-Western Company is largely represented in the House, and that one of the directors is the present Patronage Secretary. FUAXCT: has given renewed proof of the fact that in polities it is the unexpected that always happens. The anniversary of the Commune in Paris, Lyons, and other Com- munistic centres in France passed off with I remarkable quietness, and though various public meetings were held in honour of the day, the proceedings were everywhere quite orderly. The authorities had been put upon their guard by the premature disturbances of the previous week, and had had an opportunity not only of preparing for eventualities, but of I stating in the most explicit manner that at all hazards they would put down disorder, whether on a large or a small scale. The Communists, therefore, were on their good behaviour, and the pacific character of the anniversary has led to a renewed feeling of confidence, which may or n'ay not be justified. IT has soon been shown that Mr. ParnelTs threat of a renewal of agitation in Ireland was not a vain one. It has, in fact, already borne fruit. Elaborate prepuradons have been made by the Central Committee of th National League for the early holding of demonstrations in the principal towns of the South. The meet- ing on aturday, at which the arrangements were made, was attended by three police- constables and a Government shorthand writer, who were asked to leave, but refused to do so, and remained during the proceedings. Resolu- tions were submitted and agreed to, approving of the objects of the League, which, so far as the new agitation is concerned, will be to de- nounce the Government for refusing Home Rule to the sister country, and applying the workhouse test in regard to the prevailing dis- tre s. Dissatisfaction will also be expressed at l the alleged inadequacy of the Land Act, and it is probable that if the meetings arc not pro- hibited, some violent language will be used. At all events, Fenian outrage is, it would seem, to be accompanied by League agitation. THE cowardly attack upon Lady Florence Dixie, and her marvellous escape from the knife of the assassin, have caused such an out- burst of anger that the least which will follow this incident will be to stimulate the anti-Irish feeling which is unquestionably growing among all classes here. This outrage is regarded as the direct outcome of Lady Dixie's demands for an honest balance-sheet from the leaders of the Lund Leag ue. The popular mind interpreted the dynamite explosion in Whitehall as the answer of the Irish party to Mr. Gladstone's refusal to accept Mr. Parnell's Land Bill. The attack upon Lady F. Dixie, so cowardly and therefore so characteristic in all its surroundings of a patriotic" origin, will do Mr. Parnell and his immediate friends even more harm than the dynamite incident in Charles Street. Both these outrages come more closely home to the party who follow Mr. Paniell in Parliament, and who have assisted him in manipulating the League than any of the acts committed by the assassination club in Dublin. A feeling of d s- gust towards the Irish and their apologists is rapidly developing into anger, especially among the lower classes of the metropolis. COFFEE taverns can be made to pay by supplying the very best coffee and food, especi- ally when "personally conducted" by a Queen's Counsel. Such at least has been the experience of Mr. Barber, Q.C., who takes pleasure and pride in walking over from his mansion at Pinner to serve for an hour or two behind the bar in his coffee tavern at that village. The learned gentleman evidently draws no less in the conventional than in the literal use of the term, his manager assuring him that there is always more business done on the nights when he serves customers. He found cheap coffee and Canadian ham a mistake. Coffee bought at Is. 8d. a pound and retailed at l £ d. a pint and good English ham bought at 1021d. a pound yield a good 5 per cent. profit. Mr. Barber also had a good trade in hot pease soup on the July nights of the hay harvest. These were the experiences stated by Mr. Barber at a meeting on Saturday to open a coffee tavern very kindly and graciously given by Lady Ossington for the benefit of the district around Paradise Street, Marylebone. It is just possible that the throwing open of | Mr. Barber's pleasure grounds to excursionists from London may help the coffee-house with- out appearing on the debit side o, the account. As might have been expected, the Irish Fenians in New York are much elated over the I recent wanton and dastardly outrage at the English Government offices. Several of them have expressed their sentiments on the subject, I and what they failed to say the reporters have said for them. For instance, J. P. Sheridan, who bolted from Dublin, is reported by cable to have declared that the work was that of Irishmen, and added that the explosion was only an advanced picket, to be followed by much more. That brilliant specimen of the! human race, O'Donovan Rossa, has been having quite an enjoyable time of it since the news reached him. On being interviewed, he ex- | hibited a despatch from the Fenian Brother- hood in Boston, thus worded Congratulate you on news from London. Can collect assis- tance in Boston now." Another read, '4 It is It glorious piece of news for the e e of St. j Patrick's Day. Three cheers and a tiger! Rossa was seated while talking in a room filled j with Fenians. Overhead was the motto, i Burn everything English except England's coal." He was particularly pleased with the! outrage, because, he said, money would begin to pour in for the skirmishing fund. Doubt- i less the money will enable him and ono or two others of the fraternity to live without working for :t time.
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r Sunday was the Soth birthday of Princess Louise, Marchioness of Lome. Mr. Gladstone has consented to preside at the in- augural banquet of tha National Liberal Club, on May 1. The coronation of the Czar has been definitely fixed for May 27 (old style). The troops who are to take part in the event have been ordered to pro- ceed to Moscow on May 17, and to remain there until June 7. The other afternoon, the fishing boat Friends wati entering Berwick harbour when she was struck by a heavy sea, and capsized. The crew were rescued j in an ex!»au<t-d < ou litiou. I The customs authorities on the Tyne have just discovered concealed aboard a foreign screw-steamer lJing- at IVlaw Main eighty pounds of Cavendish tobacco and twenty pounds of cigars.. It is probable that Professor Tynuall and Dr. Siemens will be members of the small committee I which has been app tinted to consider trie best mode of illuminating the lighthouses on the coast. The :j,¡.1ip-. of t wo sailors have been washed ashore at Chapel, 51 id-Lincolnshire. A quantity of coal has ab) been washed up, and it is supposed that the men beloiicc I to some collier sunk during the late uale. Tlie Queensland Royal Mail steamer "ferktra, Captain \Vood, ieffc Plymouth for Queensland on Thursday, having on board 350 adults, equal to 390 souls naf-isly, 124 single men, lü5 single women, and 121 married couples. X correspondent having some doubt about the legality of rartb-s at bazaar*, recently wrote to the Home Scrotal-y for information. The reply lie received was "that all lotteries are illegal," whether iu aid of churches or chapels, or not.
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f 7 SOCIETY GOSSIP i i i (From The World.) I I tue nncess Beatrice has been sitting to Mr. Moira for a portrait in miniature. It is to be hoped that her Majesty's inspection of it-I see by the Cottrt Cip*ceilfzr that the work waa submitted to the Queen-may lead to a more general rev val of interest in a branch of art that has too long re- maincd in abeyance. When the Coventry ribbon trade languishes some lady goes to a Drawing- room or a fancy ball smothered in Coventry rib- bons, and the trade revives. Will some lady oblige with a robe seuiee with miniatures ? I .« I am already enabled to say of the American I exhibit," that it will undoubtedly be the feature ot the approaching Fisheries Exposition. It con- si-its of some five thousand different articles, and will prove an interesting display of all subjects, aPParJitus, methods, and products of the American fisheries, which are the greatest in the world. It is much to be regretted that Mr. Spencer Baird, of th., Smithsonian Institute, will not be able to ac- < mipany the exhibit," which will be under the ■i iperintendenee 0, Mr. G. Brown Goode, one of the J oi amissioners of American fisheries, an expert HI the arts of pisciculture and the various modes of making tish plentiful, which are practised in the ¡ to nited States. Among the most prominent visitors to the scene ot the late explosion were Mr. Parnell, who Mir- vcyed the ruins with a pladd anll cynical counten -iiir*e, awl 5Ir. Bradlauyrh, whose beaming inteiyoif.ii.ed the police on the spot, was a study. l'-y the way, one is coming to uuik-isiand the n il in ailing-of the liberty or the press as exempli tied "ii the Fi-eUfil and other journals of the kind, of i-, li-, *h llerr -Ali)-st and Mr. A. 51. Sullivan's other amiable client, 5Ir. William O lirien, are the repre- sentative editors. How the military authorities must laugh in their slecv- s wli ii the Hou.e of Commons is gravely told that the minimum age for recruits is to b nineteen, and that no young soldiers are to be sent on servico before the age of twenty Any recruiting sergeant knows that the great majority of recruits are hoy* of sixteen and seventeen, who call themselves eighteen or nineteen, as the regulations for the time being may require. If every recruit was obliged to produce a certificate of birth, I fear that our army would be small enough to satisfy the re- quirements of Sir Wilfrid La v m or Mr. Illini<- wortb. l'rillcc Edward of Saxe- Weimar's conunand of the Southern Military District is drawing to a clo-e. So popular is his Serene Highness at Ports- mouth that if that garrison had any voice in the matter his period of command would be extended. ? e!untion is again rife as to his possible successor. The s tection of the Dulie of Connaught would give satisfaction but it is a moot point whether his Royal Highness will not prefer a little experi- ence of Indian service, with the prospect, of an ap- pointment at head-quarters. Leopold Meyer, the well-known pianist, is dead. I lie had a certain degree of execution and elegance of touch; but that was all. He was, however, I well patronised by some aristocratic old ladies in Vienna, and was invited to play at Court before tho Emperor Ferdinand, whose brilliant intelli- gence was not exactly an ornament to the line of Hapsburgs. After ileyer —who was rather a stoutish man—had played, the Emperor spoke to I him, and said: "My dear Mr. Meyer, I have h. ard Tiszt" (Meyer bows low "I have heard Thalberg" (Meyer bows lower still); but not one I of them perspired like you." Tableau! (From ltfc.) i During Mr. Shaw-Lefevre s short tenure of Office in St. Martin-ie-Grand, when Mr. Fawcett was recruiting his health, it is said that his official ey t: fell upon Newgate Gaol as a very likely spot to found the head-quarters of the New Parcels Post. Apart from a certain grimness in the suggestion, it is by no means an unhappy one, for the Gaol is now .scarcely used at all, and it is well-known that the Post Office is at its wits' end to find receiving houses for their parcels, on the wretchedly small allowance made by the Treasury under the new scheme. Fur a sound practical method of applying the Cloture, commend me to a revolutionary meeting held the other day at Lyons. A man in the crowd asked what had become of the subscriptions which had been received for the defence of the anarchists lately condemned for the outrages at Montceau les Mines and elsewhere. A citizen" thereupon I mouuted the tribune. "I asl, the meeting" he said H to vote me the right of punching tlie -head of the author of the question we have just heard." The request was granted by acclamation; but the inquisitive gentleman had hurriedly quitted the l room be fore the mo: ion could be acted upon. I An ingenious mode of turning a dishonest penny ) has been discovered by certain enterprising Dublin piekpo'-kefs. They pretend to be marines, and j i nnder pretext of searching suspicious persons, t iey j I stop people in the streets and case them of their watches and money this done the pseudo marines make themselves scarce. i (- t r c e. I It is a somewhat remarkable circumstance that whenever a Fenian, Socialist, or Nihilist is arrested he invariably leaves in his lodgings boxes full of papers "of a very compromising description." Owing to the publicity given to the movements of the police these men are for the most part perfectly I well aware that they are being watched, and it seems to argue an incomprehensible degree of stupidity on their part if they do not destroy these incriminating documents. The other and mora ¡ probable hypothes's is that the papers are bogeys," I and are manufactured for the express purpose of misleading the detectives. There has been a good deal of outcry, legitimate and otherwise, on the part of tradesmen against Co-operative Societies, but the composition of the "Boards" of the Aldershot Brewery Company is cert- linly suggestive of unfair interference with trade on the part of those whose position makes such interference peculiarly invidious. The beer brewed by the Aldershot Brewery Company may bo very good, for anything we know, but there is something very lufm dig in officers acting as brewery managers, andmaking an iucome out of sellingbarrels ale and porter to their men.
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I  F "'n' t' L" I'! '7' I Fun for the i?miy. BAT;K? :n the wood—Dutch dolls. Ax intdlig-nt Hne-Thp t??Jin? ra?wav babyK Jate'fc tbh,2 »" cradle-- Tne R.?v A.,q ar,,)n v m--t,o A»anonymous article -A baby fc -fore it is ohris- tened..t btby t-f,)rc -*t i. chri.,?- TuiLm-vr, 'ri-yiyy;? t?. i.,ew WHY is a b't!!?.n like s;?nf<- ?-B'H: ? tr ??v.? ascent. Cer.KTiy is said to bo good for liewvonsnefH. So i* salary. AnvANCi-tt-T of lea "mug—Mo villi? the school- hjuse. inn thief has hi» excuse: he would do go ,d hy stealth. Exi-ooxoKiiS—Keitred preachers and reformed pugilists. nit,,t m lII\!t!I- tore o-, • ? \Visei» Iif.) is insured. if is. rather paradox N-at that fat landlord:; should 1', JI" '1 ¡ be called iiouifaees. Ihw i:eeu.•■wutnan's IIuv 10;n6 like ShadowSew, 1Jtc"1;al"L" J J ¡ t', Sow* men are so hicking- in hospitality that they W;!l not even omen., ai •> idea. A LA,Y<! \o¡-i profession fi.-mthc very stai'i. lie Oejfij.s by j i ose.-utinif bi-» f.-il s. .-ui.iA Mil. you naas<i.;y b->y, to tUowni: fl^ies. L-red: 1 drowning *«IH i'm putting tlUMil illfo tjp; YV ir v » nich i»tne easiest, of the tin • e prob'^ions, ? .aw, piiy.sic, ..r divinity 'i Divinity—because it is e-a-:er to pica h than to ird.tinH. A WOL-J.i,K drama: i-r, nn :?;r!y oiwvin* M ';<H!dy to ?L manager, assured bin). 'Hnnnw:? a IK>t, tu bo \l i: lit- L?-MA!!U:D:)?!1 ?:- ? u, -.dtv w.- ?.id fan ;;i- cal. Long- haired worn n -w.-il, thcr- II: iy I e but yo? aj?, ten wh;. h ?m switch. I"Fopl,i; -,Iie -I tlit,, i,i?:tvc; an. :in iiiim- ose time betoro they put in ?he ')thel, Tu*;y ?:n, like Ljrrb, to r'-jp*i.vj oil IIUCUAND: My dear, don't you r- memb.-v h >w ? swooned away when L prup.? L to .y" P" \V¡f: T have :t a:ilt, t- .'oUccHon of .t," C:'n'L? w.? once a«l<ed by one "i his :?;.t??! couits ,1. Do you se anything ri.ii-a'ms in this Nothing but the head," wa-uhe -p'y. A WINK ami spirit merchant advertr s th.-rs IS .till!.tc-ranou in his liquor.. He always c.i-i gin or-.viim (yo-yaw")* don't you :I;? Ü h Y. A lEU! for a cli-itik vaguely idd., i Then sit, oil the lire, and st-ii? constantly." Ja-r a-, if anyone could sit on a lire without stir ting c.m-* stantly. A UUACK doctor began his advertisement with the solemn and truthful declaration—•• [ oUVr lUj services to all who are so unfortunate as to i e ntire them. TH:: meanest slight a girl can put upon an admirer is to use a post-card in refusing an offer of marriage. It proves that she doesn't actually care a halfpenny for him. A UEtUi fellow in a primary school was nulied by his teacher to spell the word knife. A fter he had correctly done so, he added, ••Bat what's th. K for HERE, waiter, this salmon i-"1Lt nearly as i'rea'J as that we had on Sunday."—" Not as fresh as that we had on Sunday, sir > Must be. sir. Same salmon, sir!" the Irish drummer to hi- friend; t. begorra, he's a genius. He lived in house for two years, and contrived t > stave oil" paying the rint." A co-uic paper, in speaking of a rival, sdd hst is->uo contained au entirely new thing such a thing as had never been seen in its columns before —namely a joke. A c r.EHoYMAX asked of a condemned criminal in a Paris gaol, Wliat, iciiilof a conscience have -It is as good as new, replied the prisoner, for II have never used it." PA, did you sa.y those cigars in your poeket were too strong?" Yes, my sen. Why ?" "Oh, 'cause they broke so easy when T tried them, 1 was afraid I had. misunderstood yo)i-. ];)oil,r you find it hurts your lawn to lei your children play ou it, a,w.l a. biend tJt a suburban the other day.—answered tho gen: toman addressed: •• but it doesn't hurt the children." "TuE?E is no more modest thing in the world than a clock, for it is always running n;? down," than a for it; i:i tlxviy.,i rtkrtiii; '-hut if strikes itself every once in a while for d-t;')? it:. ItfSBAND (two a.m., after a curtain lecture} Well,;tll I've got to say it, if you are a per-on of fin(th retin;ii-ki!iit and good breeding, above talking to a drunken fellow a*, this time of the niirht." A GOOD old Quaker lady, after listening to tne extravagant yarn of a person as long as lici- patience would allow, said to him, Flrieud, what a pity it is a sin to lie, when it seems so nyee^sfuy to thy happiness She wouldn't stand to have a tooth palled out for a million, she said, and yet she walked aii day in tiny boots, two sizes too small for her, and thought nothing of it but then nobody saw the tooth, and several saw the boots. THERE'S nothing like settling down," said th., retired merchant, confidently, to a neighbour. When I gave up business I settlell down, and found I had quite a fortune. If I had settled up, if should not have had a farthing." "BY JovKJ" exclaimed Adolphus, stroking the capillary suggestions on his stipei-ior lip tlie fellows say that a moustache hides the expression of a fellow's face, and they're all; going to s have before taking part in our theatricals. lx-v(yi the ,lay-Saiiibo Massa says de niggers in Georgia hab to work twenty-five bou! a day." Uncle Ned: "Why, a day hab only got twenty-four hours I How can dey work twenty- five ?" Sambo: S'pose olcy hab to get up au hour 'fore daybreak. A OBNTi.r.jrAN who had tamed late at hisduh found; his wife in a high state of nervousness awaiting his return. She said 11 I've been waiting and rocking in the chair till my head spins round like a top!" "Jess so, dear, where l'v been," responded he. "I think itsh in the atmosphere. IINVELL," remarked a young M.D., just from college, "I suppose the next thing will be to hunt a good place to start practice and wait for some- thing to do, like 'Patience on a monument. '"— 4. tYet," said a bystander; "and it won't be long after you do begin before the monuments will be on the patients." PHILOSOPHY taught in the kitel- .-The new cook has been strongly recommended; but the first three dinuers have been something too dreadful, and the mistress has ventured on a few words. Cook a, Well, mem, I dare say you think you're right: but wherever I've been cook before they in genera f found it best to take things as I give em." A PARISIAN jeweller has long dunned a lady of fashion for the amount of his bill, but in vttiu, When he rings the bell, the footmau says politely, but firmly, "Sir, the Countess receives only on Tuesdays." "t don't care ,vheui ;¡ho Fecc.ive! thunders the irate and long-suffering creditor. "What I want to know is the day she pays on." AN extract from the letter of a recent emigrant I'm workin' on the roads here at Saratogy, but ?, y but t don't intind to do it long. Sure Mike Mulhooly, who left home three years ago come nixt Aistei, has a rich young lady to thrive him around the city in a beautiful coach, an' he sittin' up behoind an' his arms folded like a fine gintleman intoirely." 5IODERN cookery explained—A father says to 1»: son, whom he has gone to fetch home from school. "Well, what did you do to-day?"—"We had Homer ex plained. Tell me, papa, is it true, then, that the ancients used t o roast whole an ox "Certainly and they ate it. too. Then why don't they serve beefsteaks like that now Why, child, our potatoes are not larg-e enough!" AN old gentleman without tact, on meeting some ladies whom he had known as girls in his boyhood. cordially remarkpd, "Bless me! How time flies: I.et me see; it's thirty-two years come next Aprit since we used to go to school together. I was a little .-1wp then, you remember, and you were fine young women." The old man could never under- stand why his cordial greeting was received so coldly. A wKi.xs'jw. actor had a horror of street-music. On one occasion the "waits" played before his house a.; midnight, and waited on him the next Iuoruiug. They were ushered into his room. !.K.t-n i ui ? s?' d t h ettctur, '•Weil," said the actor, "what do yon want?" We played before your house last night," said tlie I ] d h 0 } musicians. ■•• I heard you," was the 'r(.!ply. We are come for our little gratuity," said the melodious mvaut-rs. --Why, bfes* me," said the sufferer, t thought you came to apologize A KKAL ornament to tha judicial bench—An old rreiich judge who has always been looked upon as- the possessor of an iron constitution calls upon his doctor. You says the physician^ in as- tonishment. What can be the matter?" "Wen doctor, the fa :t is, I am getting to be a little nn- easy about the state of my health." Ah! And where is the t,rozilple In the bultd "No, they're all righ' but of late I have been suffering a good deal from insomnia—in court.'
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been- committed on a charge of obtaining money by false pretences. Ansell had canvassed fOl advertise- ments for .t handbook which had not bent published .iii'-e IS71, and from different firms had received payments in cash. By dirctioa of the Admiralty the constructor of hiiaerness Dockyard has proceeded to Chatham, t > report on the damage- sustained by the schooner la-ua in her collision with the Otter, as it is under- stood the (iovernment will be called upon to repaiv the Krna, owing to the Otter exhibiting no The Congregational- Union Jubilee Fund, which was originated some time ago in connection with the jubilee of the Congregational Union of England and Wales, has now reached C230,000, exclusive oli t;;j,),OUO promised by the Welsh Congregational «h niches to wards the liquidation of their burden- s'lino chapel debts. Enormous quantities of sheU fish, joi-incitizoil ra,^or lisn, have been caught in Orkney and the sh-tlai. 1 Islands du-ing the recent low tifb- SamU t hat have not he n dry for years wi re osti' and iumdre Is of l" population lu all s llo-ked *«» ">•«•<•, ;.id ■ a igL. tW manv tish as hey here
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■' • od an.1 haddock fishing in Orkney was only two or three days last week. iTarry Ward, aged 12 years, of Wortley, was: ii! iug at football wirh some lads near his home on iirday, when he fell and broke his leg. opened a coffee i >vera, erected at r er wn expense, in Paradise Street, High Srvr-er, 'nr.iobone. Lord Enfield, i .evd Claud Hamilton, and a number of influential 5 (or s were present. The Chester Custom House officers ttitt o n. inorning received a slip of paper picked up by tL agent, at Male Bank, a dangerous reef near Po a of Ayr, on the Dee shore. It bears the follow ir-g i.nscription, in a b"ld, legible hand, in pcneil: R. Bason and Jarn e:i Nixon wreek- o r .iiM lay. Try and find our bodies." In 1880 Berlin had a canine population of 34, J :;s, and it boasts to-day that by means of inland reve- nue duties and organised battues it. has r- duced this number to 20,000. While, how ver, the do-s have been decreasing the rats have been increasing, and are said to be only waiting for a favourable opportunity to devour Berlin alive. ihe wite of a Glasgow compositor named Unt}1 AICimdle leap d from the window on a third storey of a house in a central street in Glasgow, and was caught on the iron spikes of a railing in ihe coarc below. Some workmen close by took her olf, but she was frightfully injured, and died a s):ort, time afterwards. i nomas Harrison and Alice Worthiugton, who lived as husband and wife, were brought up at \V orsnip Street, London, accused of stealing money and various articles of jewellery. In one case they ha • lodged for a short time in furnished apart- ments, and having without notice, took a clocl, and 'J:h<Jr articles with them. Both prisoners were •ommirted for trial. TUB T-ILAEFO WAY. The Talaings are the race mlit-) formerly possessed all the lower part of Bur- in all and had a kingdom of their own. They were however dispossessed by the Burmans long ago, and have now practically become absorbed in the con- quering race. The Talaing maiden does not admit her lover into the room with her. That is a free- dom which she considers as little less shocking tli-tii the custom of the West. He has to creep between the posts on which the house is supported, and hold sweet converse through the chinks of the bamboo floor. From a male point of view, the ai rangement compares unfavourably with the un- controlled access of the Burman lover. But, on the other hand, there is nobody by to listen t) all that is said so long as the happy pair speak in -r.-li.-ieotly guarded whisrers. The Talaing lover doe-; not use a fiddle unless he is pressing his nit with a Burmese girl; and even then he fre- quently holds by his own national custom. Hi whistles. Orientals, as a rule, are not good a whittling. In fact, it may be said sweepin^ly, and with no violent injustice, that they cannot whistle at all. When, therefore, the Talaing- falls in love, he may at once be detected by the assiduous way in ¡ which he practices whistling at furtive moments daring the day. He never attains to excellence, and often at the end of a long courtship makes wild .1 ips and puffs in ungraceful and jerky fashion •• fore lie gets to the sounding-point. The courting whistle is not therefore at all calculiited to entrance the soul even of the loved object, still leas of those w ho have to listen whether they like it or not. Of ':n?c the girl may be imposed upon by a bold adventurer who simulates the favoured man, nd comc-s up the moment the neckerchief is danglel through the chinks of the floor as a signal to announce that the coast, is dear. Accordingly the visitor is required to put1 bis hand through between the interstices of the i->mboo floor. The girl recognises her lover's hand, and, if it is all right, and she is inclined to favour Ins suit, sh takes hold of it, and thus hand in hand i hey unfold their hearts to each other. But, if it is a -traiige hand, or if she is inclined to be coquettish, she clips his fingers with a pair of betel-nip ers; and tale", are told of over-energetic damsels who have actually nipped a man's finger-joint off with that formidable instrument. Courtinir on these terms is rather perilous work, and the ladies have gallant gay Lotharios very completely under their control. Still the hope of a talk, with the gi l's hand clasped in his own, reconciles the Talaing youth to dangers of this kind; and he shows no desire to give up the old national custom.