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HOUSE OF COMMONS.—APRIL 20. The House met at four o'clock. NEW MEMHEC. Mr. Timothy Harrington took the oath and his seat for Westmeath, amid loud Home Rule cheers. The hon. member was introduced by Mr. ramell and Mr. Arthur O'Connor. „ CONTAGIOUS DISEASES ACTS. 'on Sir C. FORSTEJtt (L., Walsall) presented a petition from the Committee on Bills, reporting irregularities in a petition from Whitehaven, presented by Mr. Cavendish Bentinek in favour of the repeal of the Contagious Diseases Acts. Among other irregularities, 121 signatures were written in one hand. Mr. tiTAN>FELL) (L., Halifax) presented a num- ber of petitions in favour of the repeal of the Con- tagions Diseases Acts. Among others were a petition signed by 80 ladies of districts who were lady doctors, members of school boards, boards of guardians, and other public bodies; one by the Council of the Baptist Union of Great Britain and Ireland; and another from ministers, magistrates, and inhabitants of the subjected district and the borough of Chatham, including four chaplains of the forces, 13 members of the local clergy, 13 Nonconformist ministers, three justices of the peace, three medical men, six members ot the legal profession, and 718 inhabitants. AFFIRMATION BILL. Sir Stafford Northcote (C., North Devon) presented a number of petitions against the Affirmation Bill, including one signed by 14,980 inhabitants of the city of Edinburgh. LAW'S DELAY. The ATTOENEY-GENEIiAL, in answer to Mr. H. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, in answer to Mr. H. H. FOWLER (L., Wolverhampton) stated that the I judges were in hopes of getting rid of the delay at present complained of respecting cases waiting f'r triai in the Chancery Division of the High Court and in I the Court of Appeal. He was authorised to say that the Lord Chancellor was now considering the iutroduct,on of a short judicial act, with the object of preventing delay in future. EXPLOSIVES. Mr. CHAMBERLAIN (President of the Board of Trade), in answer to Baron De WOKMS (C., Greenwich), stated that up to the 31st March 207 harbours in the United Kingdom had adopted bye-laws regulating the loading and unloading of explosives. loading and unloading of explosives. VOLUNXEEKS. In reply to Mr. GEO. KLSSICLL (L., Aylesbury) as to whether he would consider the advisability ofissidng a bronze medal to every volunteer of 21 years' service, Lord HAKTINGTON said the Government tho^ht it inexpedient to do so. He was inclined to think that the issue of mt-dals should be restricted to soldiers for meritorious army service and saving of life. (Cheers.) NEW GUINEA. Sir GEORGE CAiii'BELL (L., Kirkcaldy) asked the First Lord of the Treasurv, with reference to recent occurrences in New Guinea, whether her Majesty's Government considered that the concession of respon- sible Government to a colony still enjoying the prot. c- tion ot the British power and the British fleet enabled the colonial authorities not only to govern their own colony but aLo to invade and annex other couut:ies in the name of her Majesty without the sanction oi the British Government, and even to cross the seas for the purpose. Mr. GLADSTONE said the Government were im- I perfectly informed on the subject, and it would be premature to take any step or give any opinion as to the transaction referred to as a despatch was on it way, but his hon. triend most be aware that an act of all- nexation bad DO force or validity until it received the sanction of the imperial power. Mr. ijEWls (C., Londonderry) gave notice that on Tuesday week he would mcve that the annexation of New Guir.ea by or witLi the sanction of her Majesty's Government was inconsistent with and directly opposed to the pchcy of the Prime Minister previous to his accepting ctfiqe. LORD WOI.SELEY's ANXVITY. Colonel ALEXANDEK (C S. Ayrshire) stated that, on referring to the division list on Lord Wolseiey s annuity, in which he voted with the ayes, he found ins name omitted, and asked how the error could be rectified. The SPE 4.KEE, said the alteration must be made by ftrraDgemeut with the tellers. PAKOCHIAX. Bo A k us (SCOTLAND). Sir HEKBElii MAXWELL asked the Senior Go- vernment Whip what course the Government would take in respect to the Parochial Boards (Scotland) Bill, which was d >wu (or Committee stage. Lord RiCIiAKD GiiO'aVENOli could give no in. formation OL the subject. CONTAGIOUS DISEASES ACT. On the motion to go into Committee of Supply Mr. STANSFELD (L., Halifax) moved: "That this House disapproves of the compulsory examination of women uuder the Contagious Diseases Act. He re- minded the Honse that the Committee, which had sat for three years in considering this leport, hl:d pre- sented two reports. The majority report c-iusistf d of eighty paragraphs, and i was aaopted at one short sitting, m which 70 divisions took place. He sub- mitted that the report bad not been adequately con- sidered, and bad been adopted by members who had not been at the treble of reading the evidence. Mr. i OTTENHAM iG., Leitrim) said, us a member of the Committee, he had read the report, and he ) thought the charge which had been just made was one j which ought not to be made. Mr. SI AN SI ELD said be bad not said whnt hud said without deliberation. said without deliberation. Mr. OSbOilNE MOKGAN (Judge-Advocate General), Col. bTANLEY (C., North Lancashne), and Mr. I THOIiOLD KOGEltS (L.. Southwark), continued the discussion- The Marquis of HAIITINGTON (War Secretary) rose to state the position of the Government in this question. He said it was quite evident that nothing but the complete repeal of theActs could satisfytho agitation agamst them, while, on the other hand, the report of the majority of the Committee did not furuish the Government with any argument upon which it could, with a leasonable hope of suocess, put forward any modification or compromise in regard to the Acts. (Hear, hear.) In these circumstances. Parliament would have to decide virtually whether it was prepared to maintain the Acts substantially in their present form, or whether it would give up either wholiy, or the most ei-sential portion of, tl cse Acts. The inquiry had not afforded the members of the Government, amongst whom there was at the general election an entire divergence of opimon on the subject, any ground for arriving at an agreement among themselves, and the difference of opinion to which he referred existed to an equal extent at the present moment. Those who had been. like himself, brought into contact with tbeAdminn-tratienof the Acts, and who were more directly iesppnsible for the efficiency of the army and navy services, were in general disposed to support the Acts. (Cheers.) Tfeat was his own view, that, was the view of the Filst Lord of the Admiralty, aijd that a two was the cf the Home Secretary. (H.ep.r, bear,) Then those members of the Government who werg brought less into contact with the administration of those i-ervices, and who were more impressed than the others to whom he had referred with the inexpediency,(the impolicy, and perhaps in their view the iiymorality of this legislation—(cheers) did not see their way to making themselves responsible foi tbe c'ntinuedma'hteoa.cce of legislation to winch they had iu. Opposition been opposed. In those cir- cumstances tyep} was no a Uej native, so far as the Government w^is concerned, 'hyfc to treat this as other questions not lesa important'. before now had been treated—4 Option. He was, perfectly aware that qf lafe ^eaia 'iu^clS, of ixnpwrtauce treated as open subjects Dy tne Goveiuuueut had not been ■HI 11— ■wiwii iniiiiMiHiTIRM rrrnun u rn ~n T numerous. (Hear, hear.) But in former rears ques fcious of quire us reat M cial importance an i infinit..y greater political importance, bad been made open ques- tions on which members of au Administration difiered. Having said this much, he made one or two remarks on the discussion, and especially on the speech of the right hon. member for Halifax. He regretted that his rit ht hon. friend (Mr. Stansltl.j) had approached this subject in the spirit of a paitisan, and had made it evident that whatever evidence bad been produced would not have made the slightest difference to him. He had dwelt ui on the fact that the saving to the army in 1880 was represented by 5i men per thousand. Why did he omit to say that the saving was progressive, and that it amounted in 18d2 to eight per thousand? He contended that it was the duty of the Tovernweut to diminish the temptations and the risks to which soldiers and sailors when they gathered together in large towns were exposed. He sincerely trusted that the decision of Parliament would not interfere with the beneficial effects of these Acts, until some more satisfactory meawure was proposed. Sir STAFFOBi) NORTHCOTE (C., North Devon) rose not for the purpose of discussing the merits 01 the particular system, but to press on Government to make a clean breast of it, and to say what tney wanted to do. He thought the Government we coming rather too fond of leaving such matters ia U10 hands of Parliament, and on this question he deelt1,d extremely unaesirable to leave the matter 01 The motion aimed at the destruction ot the whole A Were the Government prepared to vote tor or a^m i.-i- that proposal, or were they prepared to vote o:: both sides? He trusted that those who disagreed wi' lie Secretary for War and the First Lord of the Adir r ;lty would come forward and say wlias they proposed do. Were they prepared to support the member for Ha!i?; y and urge their influence to obtiv* a Mpeal ot the Ac The action of the Government h6 coimemned as e; e ingly feeble, and he trusted that the House would insist upon hearing, in the absence of the Prime Minister, from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what it wathat the Government really intended to do. Those member.! of the liou.-e who had given votes in favour of the Acts, at the risk of great obloquy, had more reason to com- plain that they were left in the lurch by a. divided Government. (Opposition cheers.) After some further discussion, a. motion for the adjournment of the debate, moved by 1\1: GORST (C., Chatham), was withdrawn. Mr. CHILDERS, who, on rising again was greeted with Ministerial cheers, reviewed the policy of the Liberal Government in regard to these Acts since the appointment of the Royal Commission, ifi 1871. In 1875 he had iiini-le-f given an opinion that it might be possible, by extending the law, in restraint espe- cially of juvenile prostitution and against houses of ill- fame, that the objects of the Contagious Diseases Acts might be carried out, and the immoral feature of compulsory examination might be avoided a ltogether. He had seen nothing to shake the opinion he bad then farmed. At the same time he believed the effect of the Acts had been useful, especially in reducing juvenile prostitution. If the motion were a. motion for the repeal of the Acts he could not vote for it, but as be motion only declaredlegainst compulsory examina- tion, and as he thought compulsory examination was not a necessary part of the Acts he intended to vote for the motion. (Cheers, and cries of "Oh. ob.") Mr. SUTTON EGERTON opposed Mr. Stansfeld's motion. Mr. T. D. ACLAND (L., East Comwa.)). who claimed to be as good a Christian as the ruemoer for Halifax—(laughter)—protested against the point of view of the right hon. gentleman being considered the only Christian point of view. and quoted a petition signed by clergymen and Christian workers in Plymouth and Devonport in favour of the Acts. The SPEAKER then put the question, and named as tellers against Mr. Stansfeld's motion Mr. O'Shaugnnessy and Sir H. Wolff. (Cheers. "Oh." "No, no.") Sir S. NORTHCOTE, who sat in his place wearing his hat, said: I wish to ask whether, when a motion Is on a Government order, the teliers must not be named from the Government bench? (Opposition cheers.) The SPEAKER: I have no authority to compel any member to tell who declines. Colonel STANLEY: Is it competent for any person not in the Government to move Supply? Mr. CHlLDERS: I think there have been pre- cedents. The SPEAKER: There are precedents for the course I have taken. I called upon an hon. member who took part in the debate (Mr. O'Shaugnessy), and consulted him as to the name of the second teller. The division was then taken, when there voted— For Mr. Stansfeid's motion 182 1 Against. 110 Majority 72 Mr. Stansfeid's motion was therefore carried amid loud cheers. The House adjourned at a quarter-past one.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—MONDAY. The Lord Chancellor took his seat on the woolsack at a quarter-past four o'clock. DISTRESS IN IKELAND. The Earl of DUNRAVEN called attention to the distress prevailing in certain parts of Ireland, and moved, "That this House, whilst desiring to impress on the Government the necessity of securing sufficient relief for the suffering population, is of opinion that a large scheme of emigration, to prevent the recur- rence of similar distress, should be adopted." The Marquis of LANSDOWNE supported in the main the views expressed by the noble earl, and pointed out that a large proportion of the small tenants in the west were so poor that even if reheved from the payment of the rent, they still would be in a chronic state of poverty. It was necessary that something should be done, not only for temporary but for permanent relief of the people. He agreed that public relief works would be of little value unless the works themselves were calculated to improve the industrial resources of the country. He quite agreed with Earl Spencer that it would have been demoralising to have relaxed the provisions of the poor laws. During the last 20 vears the numbers receiving out-door relief had greatly increased, and he was unable to see anything more likely permanently to improve the prospects (,f the country than by carrying out a well digested scheme of emigration. L°r MONTEAGLE supported the motion. Lord CARLIJNGFORD (Lord Privy Seal) said that Lord CARLIJNGFORD (Lord Privy Seal) said that the reports which had most recently been received bv the Government were very encouraging, and it was satisfactory to know that the distress was strictly con- fined within narrow limits, and the Government were informed on the best authority that the distress in the west had been greatly mitigated within the last few weeks. The question of migrating people in Ireland from one part of the country to the other, and of send- ing them abroad waa fully considered by the Bess- borough Commission, which, however, was unable to come to any recommendations on the subject further than that it would be futile to remove people to so- called waste lands, such landBreally being already in the occupation of small tenants, or else the lauds were too unprofitable to work. To emigration they no doubt I must look to relieve certain parts of the country. The subject had received the serious attention of the The debate was continued by Earl FOI.TI>-CI;> Lord DONOUGHMOKE, and Lord ORANMORF. and BKOW.NE. The Earl of DUNRAVEN then withdrew his motion. GENERAL. The Contempt of Court Bill, as amended, passed thr .ugh Committee. The Land Drainage I rovismnal Order Bill was read a third time; and the House ad- journed at five minutes past seven.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TUESDAY. The House met at four o'clock. RAILWAY VENTILATORS. On the motion for the reading of the Metropolitan District Railway Bill, Mr. HICKS (C., Cambridgeshire) moved that the bill be read a second time this day six months. A long debate ensued, the ground of objection to the bill being the action of the Railway Company ju open- ing ventilators in Victoria street and the gardens on the Thames Embankment. Eventually Air. fllcks agreed to withdraw the amendment, and the bill was read a second nme. Mr. MARRIOTT (L., Brighton) then moved an instruction to the Committee on the bill, giving them power to insert a clause making it compulgory upon the Railway Company to pull down the ventilators, and to reinstate the streets aud gardens affected upon such terms as "may seem reasonable to the Com- mittee." Mr. ANDERSON (L., Glasgow) moved, as an amendment, that the ventilators on the embankment having been sanctioned by the House, after full investigation of the facts by one of its Committees, and in order to promote the health and comfort of the millions who are travelling by the underground rail- way, the House declined, on mere ex parte statement, to upset the previous decision by an instruction that would appear vindictive as given on a "ill not relating to the subject. to I Mr. SHAW LEFEVRE (Commissioner of Works) supported the proposed instruction to the Committee, on the ground that the railway company had obtained the powers under which the ventilators had been erected without the general knowledge of Parliament. Mr. A. J. BALFuUR (C., Hertford) defended the on the ground that the railway company had obtained the powers uuder which the ventilators had been erected without the general knowledge of Parliament. Mr. A. J. BALFuUR (C., Hertford) defended the action of the Committee which granted the powers, who had been actuated by a regard for the health and comfort of the thirty millions of people who travelled annually by the railway. Mr. Firth (L., Chelsea), Mr. W. H. Smith (C., Westminster), Mr. Hubbard (C., London), Mr. Story MasKelyne (L., Cricklade), and Sir George Elliott (C., r*. Durham) supported the instruction; while Mr. Wiggin (L., E. Staffordshire) and Mr. Biddell (C., \v[ Suffolk) thought it unnecessary. The iiouse divided on Mr. Marriott's motion, which was carried by 200 to 110. Lord ALGERNON PERCY (C., Westminster) moved that it be also an instruction to the Committee to inquire what powers the railway company possessed enabling them to cover in or build over the open cuttings on their railways, and, if requisite, to amend or repeal such powers. The proposal wa#negatived without a division. FIGHTING IN SOUTH AFRICA. Mr. ALGERNON EGERTON (C., Wigan) asked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the Government had received any confirmation of the report that there had recently been severe fighting between the troops of Cetewayo and those ofsomeiof the chiefs in the reserved territories? Mr. ASHLEY (Under Colonial Secretary) said the news the Government bad from Zululand was to the effect that a body of the Masuto. party, a young violent section of Cetewayo's adherents, had made au attack on Usibeba's territory. Cetewayo professed of the attack, but whether that was so or uotm'K doubtful. (Hear, hear.) The Chief Usibeba was lett in possession of the bounded territory i° tne s corner of Zululand for various reaeo.^ bat on the understanding that he was able to o gaiiisfc all comers. That had turned f^t, as he had driven the Masutos back to their U iritory, and he hoped it would be J L t aD, ^tighter.) had driven the Masutos back to their territory, and he hoped it would be J L t aD, ^tighter.) Lord R. CHURCHILL asked whether the attention of the hon. gentleman bad ^awu to the telegram of the correspondent of the DailyzVewq, who was ex- tremely well informed on the question, stating that Usibeba bad attacked Cetewayo. Mr. ASHLEY: I am rather giad the noble lord has givtn me an opportunity to say what I should not have liked to volunteer, that that correspondent is never well informed. (Laughter.) On the contrary, the special correspondent at Maritzburg of the Daily News seems to make it a practice, and has made it for a very long time, of telegraphing false information. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) MADAGASCAR. rMr. ASHMEAD BARTLETT (C., Eye) asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether her Majesty's Government still adhere to the state- ments made by Lord Granville,, in his despatch of Oct. 7, 1882, to Lord Lyons, that Her Majesty's I Government recognise the Queen of Madagascar as ab- solute monarch oi the whole island, and are unaware of any treaty stipulations, in virtue of which the French Government could properly claim territorial jurisdiction over any part of the mo in land of Mada- gascar," and whether he can give the House any in- formation regarding the recent French annexations north of the Congo, and regarding the relations of Mr. Stanley and M. de Brazza. Lord E. FITZMAURICE: I must refer the hon. gentleman to my previous answer to the same question which was put on his behalf on the 2nd inst. The position of her Majesty's Government with regard to the French claims is fully shown in the pavers already presented to Parliament. With respect to the second question, a report reached her Majesty's Government some days ago that the French had occupied Amloango, a point to the north of the Cougo, lin., beyond'the limits of the territory claimed by Portugal. The French Government, in answer to an inquiry addressed to them by her Majesty's Ambassador at Paris, state that they have received no intelligence of the alleged occupation. Her Majesty's Government have no infor- mation respecting the relations of Mr. Stanley and M. de Brazza IRISH LAND ACT. Mr. SEXTON Sligo) asked the First Lord of the Treasury whether he had had his attention drawn t9 the official records of the proceedings of the Irish Land Commission under The Land Law (Ireland) Act, i iu W v rf ence to "appeals," fair rent, &R-j whether he has observed that whereas tbe total number of appeals lodged up to the 31st ultimo was 7060, the total number heard was but 1542, and the number withdrawn 1013, leaving the number of appeals not then in any way disposed of 4505; whether he has observed that the number of appeals not disposed of w»s on the 24th February, 1882, 648; on the 15th April. 188^, 1181: on the 20th June, 1882, 1929; on the 31st J "iy, 1882, 2002; on the 31st August, 1882, 2626: on tbe iuth September, 18S2, 2733; on the 31st October, 3281; on the 30th November, 1882, 3638>" «T°° „the 31st December, 1882, 3842; on inoA last, 3771; on tbe 28th of February on the 31st ult. 4505; and whether, in view of t naous increase of arrear of business under this and of the fact that tbe demand for judicial action u several times as great as tbe supply, the r ta^e steps to remedy the e Land Commission Court to deal with this part of its functions. -.a M*. BRODRICK *C., Surrey) asked if the arrears of appeals did oofcarrte from tbe fnrtHer pres- sure which had .been brottgbt to bear upon the Sub- j Commissioners tba number of decisions Oer dican. f Mr. GLADSTONE: I am not aware of any pressure ■ which has been brought to bear upon the Sub Com- missioners, and I am not informed that the number oi appeals accumulated arises from incapacity or incon- siderate proceedings on the part of the Sub-Commis- sioners. I give no opinion on these matters, on which I am without information, and in regard to which I have received no notice. With respect to the original question I have no fault to find with the statement of facts made by the hon. gentleman, which, I believe, is correct. With regard to the closing part of his question, the Government, I am afraid, have no power to supply any lemtdy lor w, at I Leheve to 1 e a serious inconvenience. I do not know of any remedy which would be effective, except such a remedy as weuld require legislation; and the hon. member is as competent to form an estimate as I am of tne difficulties which lie in the way of fresh legislation. I cannot hold out an immediate prospect of a remeds, but the subject is one which will receive our immediate attention. AMERICA AND THE FENIANS. Mr. BOURKE (C.,King's Lynn) asked the First Lord of the Treasury whether her Majesty's Government have made any communication to the American Government with respect to the conspiracies torinej Government with respect to the conspiracies forme:] in America against life and property in England, and whether any communications were made in 1831 upon the subject to the American Government; and, if so, whether theipapers can be produced. Mr. GLADSTONE replied that he did not think it would be right for the public interest at this momen; to make any communication to the House on this subject. Sir ALEXANDER GORDON (L., Aberdeen shire) asked the First Lord of the Treasury whether, in view of the urgent necessity of legislation with respect t(, compensation to tenants for unexhausted improve ments, her Majesty's Government will gl\:e Priority to the Tenants' Compensation Bill over the Loudon Cor poration Bill in arranging the business of the House. Mr. GLADSTONE said it was impossible to mako a statement as to precedence between the two bills. The Tenants' Compensation Bill would cert inly not be a measure of great complexity, as compared with the other bill named, and would not require very great ex- planation in detail on the stage of introduction, There- fore lie did not think there would be any great deiay in the introduction of the Tenants' Compensation Bill if it could be: .troduced without giving it the place on the orders of the day. THE CASE OF LEON XIII. Dr. CAMERON (C., Glasgow) called attention to the case of the "Leon XIII- and moved, That bearii .t: in mind the manner in which the Spanish law was re- cently enforced in the case of the English steamer, Tangier, this House looks to her Majesty's Government to uphold English law, seriously violated in the case of the Spanish steamship, Leon XUI., and to obtain compensation to the British subjects damnified in that case for the suffering and loss inflicted on them through the action of the Spanish Consul at Singa- pore." Mr. HENRY LEE (L., Southampton) seconded the motion. Sir HENRY. HOLLAND (C., Midhurst) saw many difficulties in the wav of obtaining compensation. Lord E. FITZMAURICE said, in regard to the position of the British Government against the Spanish Government, it was not to be tolerated that they should abate one jot or tittle of the territorial extent over which the English doctrine of habeas corpus applied. They could not allow that in the ter- ritorial waters of a British port it should be held that the doctrine of habeas corpus ceased on board a foteign ship. (Hear, hear.) The question of the exequatur oi the Spanish Consul was still receiving the clojo atten- tion of the Secretary of State. (Hear, Lear.) Then as to the men, grave charges had been made tgainst them, to which they had no proper opportunity of replying. He appealed to the House not to press upon her Majesty's Government any particular course at the present moment. He assured the House that the Government would continue to give due attention to the matter. He hoped, without long delay, to be able to give some information with respect to the case of the Tangier. He bore testimony to the ability with which her Majesty's Ambassador at Madrid had conducted the negotiations. Mr. BOURKE concurred in this testimony. Atter some remarks by Mr. CAVENDISH BEN. TINCK and the SOLICITOR-GENERAL, the House was counted out at a quarter to nine o'clock.

In consequence of threatening letters recaivea by the authorities at Romford, two companies of the 1st Essex Rifles wera paraded on Sunday evening, and the rifles and ammunition removed. Mr. Philip Higgs, farmer, of Laubruery, was dr. .'iug into Bodmin with his wife, on Monday, to attend Lord Robartes' court dinner, when the trap was overturned. Mrs. Higgs was. killed ou the spot. They had only been warded twelve months One of the latest things about the giant trees of California is that upon the stump of one that had been recently felled a house has been built for theatrical and other entertainments." The cir- cumference of the tree was 96 feet and its height 302 feet, and the annual growth lines gave it over 3000 years of age. The labour of felling such a tree might possibly have daunted even Mr. Glad- I stone's courage. Five men were engaged upon it constantly for twenty-five days, not with simple axe, but with pump-boring augurs; and when it was cut through it took two and a half days' labour, with mechanical appliances, to cast it down from its base. There are still more than a I hundred of these trees at the Big Tree Grove, in Calaveras county, at the bracing elevation oi 4375 feet above the level of th« sea. On Saturday afternoon, Mr. E. F. V1" troduced a deputation to Mr. Cham er 6 Board of Trade from the companies representing the incandescent branches of the electric I interest. The object of the deputation Wa6 to request certaip mortifications in the provisional orders with to electric lighting. Ur. Cham- berlain. *eVly> said companies might rely upon it that tbe Board of Trade waB anxious that the eleotrio lighting experiments should be fully developed, and that no unnecessary difficulties should be thrown in the way. The Board had indeed done a great deal to smooth away obstacles from the path of the companies, and to promote agreement between them and the local authorities, in order to save eX pense and facilitate the success of the work- ing. -The Board had also, however, the duty of protecting the interests of tbe public; and it was not in accordance with those interests that bogus companies should be estab- lished for the purpose of speculatIon. and should obtain a quisi monopoly of tbe electric supply- over whole districts of the country. Companies were established not very long ago In the most frantic spirit of speculation, and there had been transactions not at all creditable to the persons engaged. Indeed, there had been applications made to the public for money, and to the Board of Trade for powers which, if granted, would have placed the control of the future develop- ment oi electric lighting to a large extent in the hands of persons who had no knowledge, ability, or moans, but were simply speculating on ot^r people's money. The conditions imposed by e Board of Trade were designed rather to project bona fide undertakings, and he the deposit required and the other condit'<>uS. imposed yrero cot such as could be reasonably to, although they might be subject to modmcation in particular cases.. AN INGENIOUS TRAIN ingenious appliance, actuated by clockwor is to be placed in the traiu-starter's room. 6 rand Central Depot, New York, and is designed to do automa- tically what is now done by men known as train starters. The machine aescribed as being less than two feet in sirea(itlJ. or height. The mechanism 01 ^ree upright c.v;ir,ders of brass, in whiob-»re Punctured a series of hoes, each representing ™e of the 1440 minutes in a day. At side of these there are three sm»ller cy^U(ier8, on which are fixed spirally pins represe°ting the 2-i hours of the day. These three pairs of cylinders represent respec- tively the three roads using the depot, namely, the the New York Central, and the New. York, New Haven, and Hartford. A series of springs arf set so as to be operated upon bv the two cylinders as they meke their revolution in the 24 hours of the day. These springs are con- nected with electrical appliances, and the fixed pegs on the hour cylinder and the movable pegs on the minute cylinder strike tbe. arms of tho spring and set the necessary bells ringing in the various parts of the station. At twenty minutes before leaving time of through trains, -bells are rung f0r gateat,o opened. Fifteen minutes later they ring a warning "all aboard" in the passenger rooms, and in the baggage rooms Dotify the baggage master to have all his baggage on board the train. At one minute before leaving time, they ring to close the doors leading to the station, and they ring a minute later to start the train. The machinery adjusts itself once in seven days, so as to be in working order for the number of trains running on Sunday, and nln then readjusts itself for Monday's increased travel. All this signalling is now done by hand, the bells being operated by a series of bell pulls, and it is claimed that greater accuracy can be obtained by the use of the above apparatus, in addition to an appreciable saving of labour. A* there are bow 198 trains arriving at and leaving the above station each day in the week except Sunday, when the number is but 48, it will be seen that the apparatus, when put in use, will be severely te.ted,-IJ'Oft.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY. The House met at four o'clock. INDIA.. Mr. CROSS (Under Indian Secretary), m answer to Mr. CAEBUTT (L., Monmouth), said there was no such scueme under the consideration of the (j Of India as one to form a branch of the Public orks i. e- partmentiu India, to be called the Consulting En- gineer 8 Branch, which should consist of 20 dticers oi the Royal Engineers, and exclude all civil engineers. The hon. member was mistaken in supposing thnt civil engineers were excluded from all the superior administrative posts of the Public Works Department of India. •IRRIGATION OP EGYPT Lord E. FITZMAURICE (Under Foreign Secretary), replying to Air. CARBUTT, said that some engineer offi- cers of great experience in irrigation works in India had been named to Lord Duflerm as well qualified tor carrying out bis lordship a recommendation with refe- rence to the canalisation and irrigation, and also the control and distribution of water in Egypt; and it was not known whether the Egyptian Government had come to any decision on the subject of making an appointment or as to the emoluments attached to it. Lord Grauville had been M communication with the India Office on the matter. x 3 -r> CONTAGIOUS DISEASES ACTS. Lord R. CHURCHILL (C Woodstock) asked the Secretary of State for War-wbether It is the intention of her Majesty's Government without delay to intro- duce a bill to give effect to the resolution arrived at on Friday last, relative to the Contagious Diseases Acts. He also asked a further question of which tie had given private notice on Saturday, namely, whether it is the intention of her Majesty's Government, pending further legislation, to continue to enforce the existing laws, or whether they will consider themselves en- titled to exercise a dispensing power, and to issue in- structions to take uo farther prosecutions under the Act. Lord HARTINGTON (War Secretary) said he was in communication with the First Lord of the Admiralty and the Home Secretary as to the measures to be taken to give effect to the resolutions of the House. He hoped, in the course of a few days, to be able to make a statement on thfc subject, and he must, there- fore, ask the noble lord to postpone his question for a few days. Tim CONGO. Mr JACOB BRIGHT (L., Mancheater) asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether lie could make any statement calculated to remove the feeling of uncertainty which tends to, paralyse oar tb48 with South West Africa in consequence of the authority sought to be exercised by the Portuguese on the Congo. Lord 15. FITZMAURICE In consequence of the disquieting reports which recently appeared, ter Majesty's Minister at Lisbon was instructed to addrtss inquiries to the Portuguese Government on the subject cf the Health Office and the Post Othce, stated to hnve been established atBanama. Tbe Portuguese Govern. ment have replied that the Angola Board of Health has appointed a. delegate at Bnnama not as an act of sovereignty, bnt to viser bills of health for Portuguese packets only, it being necessary for their pratique at Lisbon. A post office station has for some tixie been in existence at Banama. also, it is und3r- stood, for tba use of the Portuguese only. Positive orders had been issued to the Governor of Angola not to occupy an inch of the territory in dis-. pnte during the progress of the negotiations with ler Majesty's Government, but to maintain strictly the statu* quo. Air..JACOB BRIGHT asked if it was understood that British merchants were not obliged to post thjir letieis through this Post Office. ¡ Lord EDMOND FITZMAURICE: That is quite clear. THE FKENCH IN TOXQIIJN. Sir DONALD CURRIW (L., Perthshire) asked '.he n"der Secretary ot State for Foreign Affairs whetacr !kr Îû9.JHtV'" Government are aware that the Freicb Co'isoi or other agent of the French Government at J U ,ii-Fang, a pla^-e in Tonquin, in the kingd m of A I'.am, i.t: interdicted ships from loading rice for i!a" the carntal of Aunam; and if so, whether aer j Majesty's Government have remonstrated against ibe [ inci-rference with the interests of shipping and of j trado goncrcVly in that quarter. And whether i i", is c t' at tbe French Government are a beet to submit to the Chambers a vote of five u'.liiots of (vanes for tbe purpose of compelling tli? King of Annum to accept the protectorate of Prance about to submit to the Chambers a vote of five u'.liiots of (vanes for the purpose of compelling Lh;" King of Annum to accept the protectorate of France ■ \r TOU3"«VI and in that case whether her Majesty's G.verument have any reason to anticipate that such a proceeding will produce a brcach of friendly 121a- I tions between France and China. Lord E. FITZMAURICE: Her Majesty's Govorn- meci have received no informatton with regard tothe alleged prohibition of the loading of rice at Hai-Ptng, near the capital of Annaiu, to which the boa. member refers. They have no information beyond what has appeared in the newspapers in regard to the latter part of my hon. iiiend'o question. POLICE SUPERANNUATION. In reply to Sir liENitv D. SELWI.N- IBBOTSON (C., W. E»sex), Mr. GLADSTONE said the Government intended, at the earliest possible opportunity, to introduce .1 bill dealing with the subject of police superannuation, PAROCHIAL BOARDS (SCOTLAND). Dr. CAMEKON, in reply to a question, said tint he proposed to Itsk the House to go pro forma into (jom- irnttee with the Parochial Boards (Scotland) Bil, but he should take care that ample time should elapse U03- fore goiug into the regular Committee, to permit hou. members to express their views upon the matter, and to put their amendments upon the paper. THE AFFIRMATION BILL. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the second reading of the Afiirmation Bill. He began by laving down the proposition that every constituency jad a right to elect any member who was their free choice, if such member should not be disqualified by law from taking his seat. If such a disqualification existed it should be marked and distinct, and the constituency should have notice of the disqualification. If the House of Commons gave such nonce of disqualification to the constituency, the constituency bad no riellt to return such disqualified member. If Parliament did not givo such notice, the House of Commons was hound to receive the member. If they did not, they ran the risk of being placed in the position of throwing back the member upon his constituency, and having the constituency throwing back the mem- bar upon Parliament. He maintained that there w^s no disqualification existing in respect of religious belief. I There were disqualiifcations enough; there were 116 statutes in the Statute Book, which imposed dis- I qualifications but there was neither directly tor in- uirectly any disqualification on the ground of religious belief. That had not been the intention of the Legis- lature in proposing the different oaths which a mem- ber was required to take on taking his seat in Parliament These oaths had been proposed for political objects, and had not been employed for purposes of religious tests at any time, nor under any circumstances. (Cheers.) Sir R. GROSS- (C., S. W. Lancashire), who was received with Opposition cheers, moved the rejection of the bill. Mr. MQCULLAGH TORIIENS (L., Finsbury) .seconded the- amendment. Mr. BAXTER (L., Montrose) contended that the House had nothing to do with the religious opinions of a;iv man whom the constituencies elected, and the oath was solely political. He would have been pleaseG if the Government had introduced a bill for the aboli- tion of the oaths and declarations altogether. Mr. DALUYMPLE (C., Bute), thought that not- withstanding the ingenious speech of the right hon. member for Montrose, the speech of the member for Finsbury remained unanswered. The assertion of the bon. member that troops of dishonest Atheists came into the House, and that some of them had sat on the Treasury bench, was an assertion which he would have been sorry to make. But. if it was true, it ought to be put forward, not in the language of triumph and of self-con- gratulatiou, but with a feeling of something i.ke shame and regret. The right hon. member in his indignation had referred to bigoted Scotland. No doubt Scotland was very fond of religious discussion, but be hoped the epithet a Scotch member had thought fit to level at Scotland was not wholly deserved. He was sorry the right hon. gentleman's experience of Scotland justified him m applying that epithet. (Hear, hear.) He (Mr. Dalrymple) had lost his seat at the general election, but had regained it after a short interval, and it was said that he owed his election to the change of feeling which had been produced in Scotland in consequence of the action of the Government in regard to Mr. Bradlaugh. He did not believe tha.t he owed his seat to anything of the kind, but assuming for the sake of argument that the-statement was true, that wa.s a good reason for his opposing the proposal the Government now made. (Hear, bear.) ■ Mr. O'SULLIVAN (H.R., Limerick Co.), as an Irish Catholic, opposed the bill. Mr. HINDE PALMER (L., Lincoln) maintained that the House had not the power to resolve itself into a court of conscience. He thought the present mode of administering au olttb was very unsatisfactory, and would favour its abolition and the substitution of a declaration of allegiauce. Mr. ALGERNON EGERTON (C., Wigan) opposed, and Mr. SHIELD (L., Cambridge) supported the bill. Baron HENRY DE "WOR-ViS (C., Greenwich) said that as one who, as a Jew, had benefited by past legis- lation with respect to the oath, he could not give a silent vote. It was because he felt the paramount duty of the citizen to protect the religions feeling of the country, although he might differ from it on f great question of creed, that be should oppose this measure. He recommended the Prime Minister t > make an ap- peal to the country and hoist the new banner of "Bradlaugh and Blasphemy." (Cries of "Ob, oh," and Opposition cheers.) These were the words of the late Lord Beaconsfield, and when he used them be seemed to argue the possession of a prophetic spirit. (Laughter.) These views might perhaps recommend themselves to Scottish constituencies, but he ventured to believe that at the close of this debate hon. mem- bers for Scotland would probably pause before they endorsed the views of the Prime Minister upon this subject. (Hear, hoar.) Lord ELCHO (L., Haddingtonshire), in a maiden speech, contended that the religious feeling of ococland Was united with a rare unanimity against the bill. If bigotry meant a dislike of professional atheism, he was proud to believe that Scotland was bigoted, and he hoped it would long continue to be bigoted. Mr. FIRTH (L., Chelsea) looked upon the bill with great satisfaction as a step in the right direction of re- moving from public business the invocation to tue Supreme Being. Sir W„ BARTTELOT (0., Sussex) said the Prime Minister had been playing with this question until he was forced into a corner by Mr. Bradlaugh's followers. Under the benefits and blessings the nation received from that Almighty Being whose we-are, it would not forgot the mac, the Government who dragged down I that name for the sake of bringing into this House i those who believed that there is no God. Alderman FOWLER (C., London) said this bill was a national insult to the God who made us great, and he (Aid Fowler) would oppose it as far as he could. The bill was properly to be called a Bradlaugh Relief BDr WEBSTER fU., Aberdeen), supported tbe ad- mission of Mr. Bradlaugh to Parliament as acqnatitu- tUThi"debate was continued by GIFFARD (C., Launceoton) and Mr. ILLING- WOKTH (L„ Bradford). Sir HENRY WOLFF moved the adjournment of the debate, which was agreed to. CUSTOMS AND INLAND REVENUE BILL. On the motion for the second reading of the Customs and Inland Revenue Bill, Mr. HICKS (C., Cambridgeshire) proposed the ad- joMntnent of the House. The CHANCELLOR cf the EXCHEQUER hoped the adjournment would not be agreed to. The bill dealt merely with the continuance of the tea duty and the reduction of the income tax. Mr. CHAPLIN appealed to the Government not to tate the btll at that hour (1.15), as there was an im- portant amendment in the mnie of the hon. member I for Preston (Mr. Ecroyd) with reference to duties and tariffs.. T n The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the motion of Mr. Ecroyd would more properly be made I on a private member s night than as an amendment to this almost formal bill- Mr. ECROYD considered «us a fitting opportunity. He felt bound to raise the discussion of this question, and as be had never given any support to obstruction, he hoped the House would aiiow laiin to bring forward his rieWL SirS. NORTHCOTE said it was only fait that a gentleman in the position of the .hou. member for Preston -ahould have an opportunity of bringing bis views bsfoia.the House, and, is Ms opium. MM hon. member ha.d chosen an opportunity which was ex- tremely suitable. S'ie Marquis of HARTlNGtOU opposed the motion. OIA fiMsitfn there voted — I ,For the adjournment 81 I Against. 102 Majority against 21 I L VlENEUAli- The Isle of Man Harbours Bill passed through Com- mittee. The other Orders were postponed, and the House adjourned.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—TUESDAY. The Lord Chancellor took his seat on the woolsack At a quarter-past four o'clock. ZULULAND. The Earl of CAMPERDOWN asked whether any further information had been received with regard to the encroachments upon Zulu territory by subjects of the Transvaal State, and what action the Government intended to take in the matter. The noble earl pointed' out that the Boers systematically encroached with their flocks and herds upon Zulu territory, and in his opinion England was bound to extend protection over the native tribes and subjects of Cetewayo, whom we had disarmed. The Earl of DERBY (Colonial Secretary) in reply said he had nothing to add to the information already in their lordslfips' hands with regard to encroach- ments on Zulu territory by Bo«rs. The answer of the secretary of the Transvaal Government to the representations made in the course of last winter were not of a conciliatory character, and he had not yet received an answer to the despatch of the 17th January. He had, however, received another communication from the Transvaal Government, which, he was happy to state, was of a more satisfactory character than the preceding one, and would shortly be laid on the table of the House. The letter was from Mr. Bock to the British resident, and stated that the facts were under investigation, and if they were found to be accurate the Transvaal Government would forbid all persons crossing the border in an unlawful manner. The lan- guage of the letter led him to believe that the Transvaal Government intended to act on it. There were, how- ever, persons settled in Zululand whose settlement dated prior to the clear marking outot the boundaries, and if they were removed they would clearly be entitled to compensation. Mr. Bock said the question of compen- sation was clearly one between the British Government to compensation. Mr. Bock said the question of compen- sation was clearly one between the British Government and the Zulu Government. A member of the Transvaal Government was at present in England, where he would probably remain for some time, and from him her Majesty's Government had obtained a full and fair statement of the view of his Goveriiraeut. Sir Hercules Robinson, the Governor of Natal, would also shortly arrive in England; and the noble earl ex- pressed the hope that some means would be found of permanently settling the present difficulties. POWDER MAGAZINES IN IRELAND. The Earl of ROSEBERY (Under Home Secretary), in reply to the Earl of LIMERICK. said that the maga- zine for storing powder at Corrigan, co. Limerick, bad been duly licensed, and tbe persons to whom the liceuse was granted had been warned that they would be held responsible for all persons entering into and going near the magazine which was one mile from the village. The House adjourned at 5.30.

Til LAIMK.V COLUMN. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. TREACLE PUDUISG.—Line a basin with suet paste, put -in a small qutui Ity of treacle, have reaity soma hue bread crumos rubbed through a colander, I!U'1 put a itty, r on tne top of the treacle. Next, a layer ot pante, a the ingredients al- ternately until the oasiu is full. Cover iu the ordinary way. and boil well. Bachei.oh'l: PCDDING.— Beat up three eggs, flavauz with es once of lemon aud grate i nutmeg, and add thorn to fcur ounces each of finely rcinced apples, currants, grated bread crumos, and two ounces of sugar. Mix tlioioughly, and boil in a buttered mouid nearly three Lours. Serve with wine sauce. FANCY CAKES.—Pretty little cakes, tG be mixed with others in the basket, are made of three quar- ters of a pound of sweet ttitriOLdt;, blei:h'fid and cut fine, on i pouud of pulverised suo, and the whites ot live eggs. Beat the eggs to e. froth, stir in the sugar aud then the almcD Is. Press on white buttered paper in Bmail heaving them up till they aio coue shaped, t >. Jttle prac- tice will enable you to do this succes:y CREAM CDJSE.SE.—If five or six cows are to be miiked, take the last quart of each C;)'3 milking; or, it you have nut two cows, take ti)L iasi two or three quarts of their milking, and c -.rich it wi«a the cream of the last night's Ilnik; s'-i; 10 it in its native warmth two spoonfuls of rennet. When the curd is come, strike it with tue skimming dish to break it a little; in two h era spread a cheese cloth on a sieve, lay th curd upou it, breaking it a little with the hand oueii put. it in a vat with a two-pound weight PC¡ it. jf; twelve hvurs take it out and bind a fWd round. Turn it daily on a clean board with fit- h notiles or dock leaves till quite dry. If tiie be warm it will be ready iu three weeks. lId maturity may be hastened by laying it 1 ,.2C.: two uewte* plates. TIIEACLE BVEit-The foU^wn g :niipe is for a barrel (^6 gallons) of a very superior leverage:— Take l £ lbs. hops, loz. cor.snder aeeds, Joz. (cut small) capsicum pods v. J vr 8 gallons. BciJ for a quarter of an hour, a strain the liquor through acoarse sieve into 1 b.-t.-r* containing 28lbs of treacle. Then throw 1 ack bops, &c., int<) tue copper, and re-boil then; for fen mniutt s with a second 8 gallons of wate' wbi-ik must be strained into the barrel as before. !•- t stir the wiJole well with a stout stick; add cf coiu water 21 gallotiq (sufficient to make the a rneasdre 37 gallans'u and after again mixing, stir in lll¡!t a pint of go?<( fresh yeast. Lastly, 1. it i .m. at. for 1; hours, in a moderately warm place, uficr wnich it may put into the cellar, and lu two t)4:' three days bot- tled or tapped on dra'^ht. in t. wt;ek it will be fit to drink. For a beer, b;'«ibs., or even 5liibs., of treacle me. be U"h i it. will then keep good for a year. CocK-A-LnEEY.—E a, i t.,e feather from an old fowl, singe it, w po it '^a^wioh a %ot towel, draw and truss it, tad pat ii-to a with one onion ponied aud sliood. <io*rter of A pound of lean bac.-u elirt d, one taMdi^onful 01 sugar and four oi outi-sr; ast the c-?ticopau ovet the fire and turn th: fowl occasionally Gut I it is brown all over; tle-, adu to it four qiiat! of boil- ing water, two tea?poc;.fuls ot one s%ii>-noon- fal of pepper, and wuoie .ovea ¡..ei "Y foi two hours, or un ;1 sha n-- .vl i. valuer • iben sixain the broth and re, T il it to i,(v? put into fi two dozen prune: ht-d oiia buncb of 18.8 •wi'.ehe.l *nd chopped ii. e, tho ctiick^»n in "u^ual'V cut in inch bits and aduetl, bat it may be pat 'n whole to cook with the let and prunes ur tfiirty minute, and then taken irom tLe doup ton. rve i the men.* dish for the dinner. At ti e c-y"; of th* btdr-h;,ur see that the seat, .l ijg is puiaiH -ie, O&V:' seep, ike: soup. Rice can nt- substituted for thfc prr.iaes. Sour veal for the chickeu. V" THINGS WORTH iv^owtsk;.—That tif11 may scaled much e" by dipping i-ito boilieq water about minute. Tusi gait* ti't<h is cluickest and U.- iu'coui milk. That milk .<• hicli is turned ot vhaugod m"j be sweetened end reu<?.?rti fit for use again bv stirring in a 1. tt,k oOda. TiU'u iaft will curdle new milk-he. 3 in preparing porridge, gravies, &o., th- a^ii, shouM r ot he ».. i- i mtii tu( • dish is prepared. {/-cih u\^»tv affcsrf.eghu'iuf to sonr, will sw.,et, piac oi a^rs iu 'L< eool over night. TLd clear hailing wit! 10 move tea stains &nd mary froth, stain ?, Poa, th- water througli >1- tuu revest spreading over ch-c 'chit 'podUfni turpentine boi:;»u vl;tli,yon cicthes will ai<. the whitening procbse. That bttil- ruftroJ. I" aiuol itnproved bytb, addition of S F.perra or I little salt, or both, or » lkti6gijfl& arnticdi^rOiVSd That beeswar rn, j[} make yciii' ft.sty .fly irons as clean s,u. ajooo'ih as gl.«ss. Tie tiloMf-e of wax in a Lg. and k^ep .1. tor ti»=ir. gar^osa When the iro..s u.\e but, rub them first wilt tG1 wax rag, then t cur ■?. Maperor cloth st)r"akW< with salt; .*■ i; Dishes FOR INYAMV s.—Wkateve? article 0t:1". is purchased fc* invalids should ha the very fces and perfectly weet and fresh. Poultry and .m. of all kindR, when ordered for in yUMs, shorlei m cooked and served, iu tot" nenal way, and- iisl) should, as a rule, be plainly boiled«b.nd served with melted j-uttar,—Me'ton uhup or nvap steyved: TriLJ nw ay neat y all tho f&t, fud put im chop in a jaT that has a closely fitting liti, I this in a suat -span i)f water, si d keep the Lei simmering jouad it ttl. tbe treat is tander. I will take-about an i -iU and sif. ir, Raw mutton, beef, poultry, abd game ,.J.í b minced. Cutaway all th*; fat, and skin, a: sinew, and mince tiie a<-Hj finely, cpdcakla i little salt •' pon n. put i" saucepan, 8.;d heat it vary slowly by the Hide wly b-,f the fire. <uu i,ot fc'.iroagh it in doi:e snQBR i It must On no iccoant boil, or it will be htti. Cooked imai should never be warmed, up Jar in valids. Ne. ramp stei-.k, s^rtped lo pulpj ikOA"l ordered for .veaiuiesn.—'lilk: Miifc- shour«i i&iai taken of 1 y invalids father >re dy,' 11» invalid be of a constipated ijature. stnci thito may be paitaken of w*lh mora naoderatiot. If goat's mil:" can be had it is prelbras;ia, Tdi away coustipat'on, iuva>ios* oftun h¿' eating gin.rfrread made without Jp&t? moderate •sere;so J< a)- a tc fl, I s £ nut broth Bad clucks broth, be taken ocoas-011; dy a little baef tea, r patient can stf&Tic Trilt PAHT I PLAY.—Asparagus strong di that b, it acta on the kidncyf forms part, of cure fat rheumatic paiienti?- such hee Itii roscrta as \ix-k'-3-Bains • cooling, anu forms the staple oi ."It hvbeg which a French lady will od. fpr heT. after a long and tmng J .;irr»i;y. f'rr-otUj as cr" taining a q.w t:t/ of su^ar, are avoided by sc-a people, while others complain ,.>1 them 'a ire* gestible. With regard to th,. latter couas&tioa. may be remam parsing, that it ia «i<i yeHoi core of tbo Ci-.n-ct lb: ia difficult of digestion- the oute a layer, .3 tender euftigh. in3avov tlIe pen-S1 to i.n infusion cf < rots as a ior T'vs i.dfgft »■» 1 onion is very rich in thosealkaUrtf jri-c countered tiie powon of rhenaiatlQ .^ou< stewed i, broth, and eataa WiU A .'i paul pei-per, it re found to i an aeirii.ed' article p! diet for r>ai.i«»c s of si-Jklions tnd s deutary haMtg, 'lut.' sts'; £ s of .ulidowf r o'' the same of vai ,e. only '■00 o^ -en so a<>d anpslatr- that few persons would (bank y^a'for pw.. •>•' to them par; o'L -of inviting an article. Turnip?., in "he saic> are often thought to t'j iuvl• £ <*••<ibi* au; betf suited fcr c-jwr- and nheey thb a fv" dtliiat:- peoprf iiut here i ds fault hoe with t" cook :ju;tey much as mil the root, i ns 00.0k i-oils the tU!1f badly, and tLca pours :j:):r,F' hotter over tt, a. the eate- ji such a <Jiah is surs to be tlie'fvorwi! it. Try a better -r*v bcil your tarnip^y cut it in s.ioes l.k half put in the slh.es, iue:steu with » a weak bi; th, dust oace v,;ilv pepper au"; salt, id bake *.« t-bf- 1 i" a bright :{oiaen brovn. Th»3 disU, is Piedmoi- t,P-- fatihioa ot ing ttiroip=s j" uusuited to cow*. ou,uht H 8 :CPU mr, is au old story that 1 King of feit!;ynia soc den fancy for a <ielicat°H fish ^Silled a kat at twelve days ';oaency irono thjjP A f• was wanted, l'úd in. tT'-tnty ud>cu served oc up. He teak .• turnip« £ <» the figure of the f-Liri. tifi tbea bOii«d.it over a S;();V pre, adncd r <2«r*«40 -qaftniijtv and salt, tra completed tt a Ulsh by the^pniui of a do -ea grains of bla^k papper, iSiciiooec devouring olt- di«?hiae6 turliio *vii o a :1,óoâ. at tite, toll iv* 'tiends thntiv Hn "be ineU lcacl ba«l ever a to 1 his tife.. >

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