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JIiII--" "foUIl LONDON CORRESPONDENT.
JIiII "foUIl LONDON CORRESPONDENT. One Lord Mayor's Show steadily succeeds to 'another, ss it has been accustomed to do for over two centuries and, although every year somebody or other inquired in the newspapers, and with indignant voice, why this annual pageant is suffered for the better part of a dny to block the principal thoroughfares of the .greatest and busiest city in the world, there is no sign of the affair coming to an end. An i yet there must have been many spectators oil Tuesday who wondered, as the unwieldy caval- cade wended its way through the City streets, why some freshnesa.of thought and originality of design are no forthcoming in its organisa- tion. There was a time when the pageant pro- ceeded by water, and a few years ago there were to be heard positive rumours that this idea was to be revived. If it had been found practicable, the idea would h&<e been hailed by the public with delight, for the Thames- embankment from Blackfriars to Westminster would have furnished a splendid position from which to see the show. But, somehow, the notion came to nothing, and the same rather dreary collection of hired vehicles and a couple of State coaches is brought out year after year without promise of improve- ment. This is probably due in part to thvn fact that the special genius of the Eng- lish race does not lend itself to picturesqueness. A Frenchman, an Austrian, or a Belgian can participate in a historic pageant with a full sense of its effect, but without a trace of that self-consciousness which would fill an English man with the belief that he was making a fool of himself. And that is why our own attempts at historical pageants are accustomed to be failures. This year's distinguishing feature at tho great Guildhall banquet on Lord Mayor's Day was the sombre air given to the proceedings by the continuance of the mourning for the late Dttphess of Teck. But, even when that was noted, there was, as always, one splendid colour effect to rivet the eye, and that was the appear- ance of various judges of the Queen's Bench Division clad in scarlet robes and wearing their full-bottomed state wings. In the words of Hood, "There were large judges and small judges, and judges of a-size and one of the newest creations looked singularly small by the side of his more lusty brethren of the Bench. The custom of inviting the judges to partici- pate in the Lord Mayor's hospitality on this occasion is one that goes back to the days of Elizabeth; and it stands upon record that when the invitation was once given during that reign, the judges sourly declined, with the reply that the City fathers would better em- ploy the money in providing for the poor. The invitation in these times is always formally given by the Recorder after the new Lord Mayor has been presented at the Law Courts, and the answer invariably is an expression of thanks, with a promise that some of her Majesty's judges will attend; but it is somewhat wonderful that these should do so year after year, seeing how uncomfortable it must be to dine in scarlet robes and full-bottomed wig. Lawyers are not accustomed to be considered sentimental folk, but it is to be noted that the pigeons which have taken up their abode at the Law Courts have become such favourites and pets, that when, a few days since, one of them, when feeding near a cab-horse, was accidentally trodden to death there was quite a pathetic little scene. But it is not only at the Law Cqurts that these feathered pets are made a deal of. At Guildhall and St. Paul's Cathedral, the British Museum and the Palace of Westminster alike, hundreds of pigeons take up their residence, and are regularly fed and looked after by the official custodians of these great buildings. The pigeons show themselves perfectly aware of their privileges, for they play about in the most fearless fashion, well knowing that none dare interfere with their liberty or th sir life. There is a splendid inde- pendence about them as they whirl about the historic places named, and the calmness with which, at the Palace of Westminster for in- stance, they perck and preen themselves upon the statues of our most illustrious dead is almost a sermon in itself. Among the very latest ideas in the way of club life in London is the resolve to establish a West Indian Club, with power to arrange the formation of branches, in our West Indian colonies. This institution is being organised for the purpose of bringing together all persons who are interested in the West Indies, in the hope that something may thus be done to strengthen those colonies in the hour of trial. This is a far graver object than is usually set before the promoters of a club, for even our great political clubs have a convivial side, and even the Athenaeum, "the club of the bishops," has its rooms where men may dine and smoke and otherwise unbend. But the manner in which the making of clubs of all kinds proceeds in London is nothing less than wonderful. Every year sees lengthened a list that at the outset had seemed sufficiently long and, although some of the weaker institutions necessarily go to the wall, it is surprising how msny -survive. It may be true that in some cases these clubs reverse the old rule of Solitical economy, and that, instead of the emand creating the supply, it is the supply that creates the demand; but that there is a growing want for such institutions that needs to be satisfied seems evident. The curious pastime which consists in drawing up a list of forty names for an imaginary English "Academy" upon the lines of the famous French institution of that name, is being revived, and it promises to be, in the homes of the cultured, the parlour game of the winter. The difficulty in playing it properly seems to be that neither the origi- tiators nor the competitors seem quite to be aware of what the French Academy consists, and the lists of an English imitator are, there- fore, apt to be wide of the mark. The French Academy is one of five, which all together form the Institut de France, and its special object is the composition of the historical dictionary of the French language. It consequently consists of literary men alone, and, therefore, the sug- gestion that has come from some quarters that the imaginary English Academy should con- tain some purely scientific men betrays some incapacity to understand the conditions of the case. The pastime, however, is perfectly inno- cent, though no one in literary circles appears to consider that any such institution is likely to be seen in London in our time. A long-needed reform has been adopted this week in the Divorce Court, which may well be extended to the other branches of the Law Courts. The comp aint was formally made by counsel to the President of the Probate, Divorce, and Admiralty Division (Sir Francis, Jeune) to the effect that the. court was over- crowded to the great inconvenience of witnesses and those immediately concerned. This having been found to be well justified, the President intimated that in future the general public would not be allowed to come into the body of the court, but must keep in the galley as was originally intended; and it is now being sug- gested that this most wholesome operation should be extended so as to keep the bench clear from intrusion but pririleged strangers. There is something deeply offensive m the spectacle of such persons occupy- ing a place on the very judgment seat. at all nauseating or sensational trials and the Old Bailey, in particular, would be all the better for their absence. When the Law Courts were designed, a gallery was provided for the public in each one of them; and, although these galleries are not particularly spacious, they are sufficiently so to accommo- date all who have any legitimate reason for \:5 listening to the xmft. Those who crowd the well of the. court tro the annoyance of those who must be present and to the exclusion of many who really tvave business there,*<5ti £ M, there- fore, to bo sent upstairs and Sir Francis Jeunc has done the right thing in taking the lead in that direction. Tha suggestion that football referees should be clad in chain armour, and that their heatlJ should be covered with a helmet, provided with a vizor, so as, if necessary, to protect the face is again being put forward, and not altogether as a joke. There is quite sufficient rough play in th field at many a match without the referee being placed in personal danger; but some flayers, as well as spectators, do not hesi- tate to strike this useful, and, indeed, imlis- S en sable adjunct to the game if his ecisions are not to their taste. One never hears of an umpire at cricket" being; struck over the head with a bat if he gives a player out leg-before- wicket, though that is a decision which pro- bably no sufferer from it has ever recognised as perfectly just. Why, then, should it be that A referee at football is so frequently sub- ject to assault? The season this autumn is not yet very far advanced, and already some magistrates have had to make a striking example of offenders in this way; and public opinion will support them in strong measures to put a brutal practice down. R.
NEWS NOTES.
NEWS NOTES. Tiiis Returns published in regular cbvjrse by the Board of Trade, covering the tale of the Nation's commerce for October, furnish any- thing, but agreeable reading. They show, in fact, a falling-off of nearly a million and a-half sterling, equivalent to something like six and threerquarters per cent., in the value of British produce exported This is a serious bit of figuring to face and no student of economics will be surprised to find that it carries with it a decrease also in imports. Our imports return a reduction on the month of over six hundred thousand pounds, which runs to one and a-half per cent., and the full story leaves us to face a deficit of, roundly, two million pounds on the entire trade of the past month. Whence comes it all about ? The reasons assgr e 1 are, first, the disturbing effects of the engineer- ing trade dispute and corollary or sympathetic labour disagreements; and, secondly, the up- heaval in the silver market which followed the recent American currency proposals. Naturally, with this in view, we find that the decline is chiefly notable in machinery and mill work, yarns and textile fabrics, and the like. The outlook is one which forces anxiety into the mind of every intelligent observer. We must remember that for the past ten months our exports show a curtailment of more than six millions, or nearly three per cent. Surely it is time that all concerned in British produce should get into agreement to the end of mend- ing matters. INDIA, it would appear, has not yet got clear of its bubonic plague trouble. Indeed, in Bombay during the six weeks last past the fell disease has reappeared in even greater strength. Considerably over a thousand deaths a week are occurring, and it is signiS- cant to find that almost three-fourths of these are reported from the notoriously insanitary district of Sattara. Every precau- tion is of course being taken to overcome the scourge; and, what is of far more moment, a vigorous endeavour is to be put forth in the direction of minimising the risks of outbreak for the future. Assuredly this is one of the numerous matters in which prevention is preferable to cure. THE Government would, it seems, contem- plate a revocation of the charter of the Royal Niger Company, with a concurrent assumption on the part of the Imperial authority of administrative power. This might mean a smoothing away of many diplomatic difficul- ties, and it also might mean something of inequity. If we charter merchant adventurers, we should be fair to them, and give them the support they have a reasonable right to expect; not unjustly brush them aside and reap the reward of their labours. Of course, they must be kept duly in check, and prevented from bringing discredit on the name and fame of Britain but the nation should not break with its own creatures in the absence of full and sufficient cause. This line of argument applies fairly and equally to companies chartered to trade in any part of the world. SPAIN has taken her first decisive steps towards securing an enduring quietude in Cuba. The text of the proposed reforms in j the administration of the island has been agreed upon and, what is even more significant, the Autonomists of Cuba are adopting a con- ciliatory attitude. RUSSIA, Japan, and the United States have come to an understanding amongst themselves concerning the seal fisheries, and her British Majesty's representatives are to meet those of the American Government at Washington forthwith with regard to the same subject. A strange, and it may be happy, circumstance in connection with the negotiations is that the Canadian Premier and the Minister of Marine are to join in the final settlement and deal there, let us hope finally, with the question of reciprocity. fftiri the engineering struggle goes on, with- out much appearance of the give-and-take spirit which is essential as between masters and men to bring about a speedy and a permanent settle- ment. The Board of Trade is in no way relax- ing its- efforts to convert chaos into peace, and restore the industrial waves to their wonted channel; but the conflicting currents are strong and stubborn. Meanwhile, the whole body of British trade is undoubtedly injuri- ously affected by the continued deadlock, which is anything but a satisfactory matter to us all.
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DON'T COUGH.—Relief can be obtained immediately. Use "KEATING'S COUGH LOZENGES "-well- known as the utterly unrivalled Cough Remedy. They at once check the cough and remove the cause—with- out any after effect; the most delicate can therefore take them. Sold everywhere in tins I3 £ d.each. TIIB Geological Survey of Japan is progressing well, and phosphate beds have been discovered along the north-east shore of the province of Kyushu. They originate in deposits of marine invertebrates. It is proposed to build a geological museum in Tokio LIJTOM CATHARTicuM Pins, digestive, corrective, and agreeably aperient. 9 £ d., 13id.Of all Chemists. "You'rE got an awful cold, Smithers. Why don't you go for a doctor and get him to give you something for it?" "Give me something for it, man ? He can have it for nothing and welcome." "LINSKBD COMPOUND" (Trade Mark) gives Expec- toration. without strain. 9Jd., 13|d. Sold by Chemists. I* you married your wife because she was a good cook instead of a musician, try to make yourself believe that tbe plates rattling in the dish pan is a Wagnerian overture., COAGUMHB.—-Cement for broken articles 6d. and Is.; postage Id. Bold everywhere. Home and abroad. A WOMAW batesanything that deceives her. Tell her how much better she looks in her old dress than in a new one. if she believea you ahe will then probably smash her mirro*. "LINSEED COMPOUND," an anodyne expectorant for Coughs and Colds. d., 13jd. Of Chemists. "Now mv little girls and boys," said a teacher, «i want you to be rery still—still that you can hear pin drop." In a moment all was silent when a little toy shrieked out, Let her drop r .i¡"¡,
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INDIA'S TROUBLES. l DESPERATE ATTACK ON AN ESCORT. On Saturday an escort of a foraging party, consist- ing of the 15th 8ikbs, under Captain Rowcroft, were attacked near Maidan. One man was wounded. He was Carried away by his comrades, but he expired. A Jemadar of the party was next bit twice, and a repoy was also wounded. The little forces gallantly stood their ground, the enemy creeping up to within 150 yards under cover of the terraces. The annihila- tion of the party seemed inevitable, when a support- ing company came to the rescue. FURTHER LOSSES. The Kurram Column on Sunday made a recon- naissance up the Kufwapa River.' The enemy offered little resistance. On their return the troops were followed by about 500 of the enemy. 1W casualties on our side were two killed and five wounded. The enemy's loss was heavy. ORAKZAIS SUBMISSIVE. The Dorsetshire Regiment on Sunday, when cover- ing the return of a foraging party near Maiden, lost, one killed and nine wounded. Eight sections of tribal representatives of the Orakzais have now come in, but there is no sign of the Afridis making similar overtures. OFFICER ACCIDENTALLY SHOT. • Foraging and survey parties from Sir William Lockhart's force sent out from the north-east camp (says a Simla message of Saturday) were opposed by the enemy. A party of the Yorkshire Regiment, with some Goorkha scouts, drove the tribesmen off, killing two of them. The British casualties were one man wounded. Lieutenant C. V. Windsor, o* the 1st Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment, acci- dentally shot himself with his rifle, and died subse- quently from the effects of the wound. BRITISH OFFICER KILLED. The camp at Maidan was again fired into on Saturday night. Lieutenant Giffard, of the North- amptonshire Regiment, was killed, and Lieutenant Sullivan, of the 36th Sikhs, wounded in the arm. THE PESHAWUR COLUMN. It is reported that a lasbkar of Aka and Zakha Khels and Sipahs, 1100 strong, have collected at Bawan and Praikrai, in the Bara Valley, with the in- tention of opposing the Peahawur Column under General Hammond. The Zakha, Aka, and Kembar Khels werer on Sunday removing their families towards Ningrakar, via the Bakar and Halwai Passes and the Mangal Bagh. AN OUTBREAK OF DISEASE. Considerable concern has been caused at Simla by the news from the front that foot-and-mouth disease has broken out among the transport cattle employed in the Tirah Expedition. If the disease should spread it would greatly add to General Lockhart's embarrassments in connection with the transport of supplies for his large force. So far the disease has been confined to the animals along the line of com- munications. TELEGRAM FROM THE VICEROY. The following telegram from the Viceroy was received at the India Office on Sunday afternoon: "Nov. 7, Tirah.—General Lockhart reports that foraging parties were sent out on November 5 to the north-east and west of the camp. Enemy fired on r former. No casualties. A few shots were fired into camp at night. Camels are now working over Sampagha, and depot of supplies is being formed in I Mastura Valley. Hammond reports a lashkar is said to be collected in Bara Valley. TROOPS FOR INDIA. ¡ The Second Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers have been ordered to furnish a strong draft of about 150 men to reinforce the First Battalion on the North-West frontier.
ZAKKA-KHELS AGGRESSIVE.
ZAKKA-KHELS AGGRESSIVE. General Kempster's Brigade was engaged on Sun- day in covering foragers. The British casualties were: One man of the Dorsetshire Regiment killed and nine wounded and one man of the 2nd Gurkhas and one man of No. 9 Battery, R.A., wounded. Three mules were shot, and one gun-axle and some ammuni- tion were lost. The enemy's losses were considerable. The Zakka-khels continue to maintain an obstinate1 and aggressive attitude. Sir William Lockhart has ordered the destruction, of all their villages by the lot Division. FROM THE VICEROY. The following telegram from the Viceroy has been y received at the India Office: November 8.-Generst Lockhart reports foraging parties were sent to the north-east and north-wesr, of camp Maidan en November 6. latter)tawe under heavy fire from enemy. "Our casualties Two natives kllied, six wounded. "Same evening camp fired into and Lieutenant C. L. Giffard, 1st Battalion Northamptonshire Regi- ment, killed; Captain E. L. Sullivan, 36th Bengal Infantry, severely wounded. Officer commanding Kuram movable column re- ports reconnoissance in force made on 7th through Khurmana defile, in which a portion of Masozai country was sketched. Enemy were surprised. A ltyrge number of them followed retiring troops for some distance. Our casualties: Two natives killed, five wjounded. "The following are the names and regimental numbers of the non-eommissioned officers and men killed and wounded on foraging duty near camp gaidan, November 7: "I lst Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment: KiHed— 3547, Private G. Bennett. Dangerously wounded- 3404, Lance-Corporal G. Bowdietch 4452, Private W. Drury (latter since dead). Severely wounded- Privates, 3127, A. Read 3336, F. Hewlett; 3708, W. Salvage; 4511, M. Desert; 3204, F. Kerley. Slightly wounded-3321, Private W. Doinoney. "No. 8 Mounted Battery Royal Artillery f. Dangerously wounded -38,264, Sergeant H. W. Williams."
A MURDERER AT SIXTEEN.
A MURDERER AT SIXTEEN. At the Pas de Palais Assizeis, on Saturday, schoolboy, of 16 yeart, was sentenced to 20 years' penal servitude for a brutal case of murder. The lad, who is the son of a well-to-do trades- man named Lemoine, attended the college at St. Omer, where he was placed as an out-boarder with a dressmaker named Madame Duhayon. The latter had several young girls in her employment, with one of whom the boy quarrelled. Madame Dahayon rebuked him rather sharply for his rude-" ness, and sent him off to bed. During the night he stole downstairs, and procured a large chopper from the cellar. He then crept into Madame Duhayon's bedroom, and attacked the sleep- ing woman with the chopper, dealing her several terrible blows about the head and body. Attracted by her screams, two of the work girls came upon the scene. The boy rushed upon them, hacking one nearly to pieces, and killing her instantly. The other was severely wounded, but eventually recovered; as did also Madame Duhayon, despite her terrible injnries. The prisoner's defence was thatjhe. was infuriated with temper, and, tbat he, was no longer master of himself when he com- mitted the crime.
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ti > i ACCORDING to M. Mailer, a French geographer; Japan is virtually ft land, without domestic animal a. The Japanese do not eat meat or drink milk, and .the, cow is of no use to them. Horses are not wanted, Binee men draw their vehicles. There are many dogs in the country, but they are wild, or else belong to foreigners. They do not raise sheep, .goats,, or pigs. Woo? iB replaced by silt# which, is very ctjeap, Fowls, ducks, and pigeons are rare in a Japanese home, and only reared for the sake of -strangers. Some landowners near Yeddp breed cattle, but only for religious ceremonies. They are, in fact, destined to draw the funeral car when a member of the Imperial family dies. t SIR GEORGE GROVE, C.B., was born on Aognst13, 1820. He has been justly called the true friend to music and musicians. Being the first secretary of the Crystal Palace, he went down to the Isle of Wight to see the poet Tennyson about writing an ode for the occasion of its opening. Although unsuccess- ful, a lasting friendship was the result. Again he made the acquaintance of Sullivan at a concert m St. James's Hall one day on the arrival of the latter from Leipzic, which endured through life.- In 1880 Sir George Grove was the recipient of a purse of 1000 guineas and a gold chronometer, presented as a, testimonial by the late Dr. Tait, Archbishop of Can- terbury, at St. James's Hall, in the presence of mep distinguished in scienoe. music. and literature. 1 J..
r—-r-7-;——-A VILLAGE SENSATION.
r—-r-7-; — —- A VILLAGE SENSATION. Although within comfortable distance of Swindon, tfto Enginopolis of the G.W.R., the village of Pur- ton, N. Wilts, wears a refreshing air of peace and repose. But there has iust been an unwonted stir in the village (says the North Wilts Herald). A com- missioner from that journal visited a Miss Hannah Strange, at Purton, and from hei lips received an weretfting narrative. m Just outside eottafce," he writes, "I met a lady of robust appearance and contented coun- tenance; and it did not need heri ebeerful 'Very well, air, thank you: in answer to my enquiry as to her health, to assure me that the was go. Miss Strange told me •verytnifag rela- ing to the affair in which she has been the princi- pal actor." "For over eighteen months, she commenced, X had suffered most terribly from rheumatism. I was hardly able to get up or down-stairs, and the pain was so awful as to draw my body into all sorts of positions. I was often forced to kneel down on account,of the pain. I could only use one hand in the houfee-work. All the neighbours knew of my aftIietiørl and everybody pitied me. I was only able to get about with a stick and a oruteh. I "And how is it, Miss Strange, that I find you so active*?" Well, sir, this was how it happened. One day a neighbour received by post a book referring to Dr. wiiiiam, Pink Pills for Pale People, and recom- mended me to give them a trial. I had previously lead about them in the papers, and it occurred to me that they might do me good. I sent for some." And I presume you were none tht worse ?" •None the worse! Why, they have cured me! As eoon as I began to take the Pills I felt good effects. With the second box the improvement was otdi greater, and now, after having used seven or eight boxes, I am as well as ever I was. The pain bad made me very thin, but, as you can see, 1 am quite stout again. I am much stronger, and can do my Woik without any trouble whatever." What do your neighbours think of you ?" If Oh. they think I am nothing short of a bonder: and that is what led to so much stir in the village. Whatever have you been taking ?' they ask me, and my reply iB Dr. Williams' Pink Pills.' Th6y laughed at me at first, but they are now as convinced as I am." MHad you- previously tried other means?" Yes; many; but nothing seemed to do me any good. The doctor told me I had chronic rheumatism, and that nothing could cure ale-but," with mean- jggemphasis, Dr. Williams' Pink Pills did." jtiss Strange was not (a neighbour said) the same woman that she was a month or two ago. There have perhaps been more cases of rheumatism cured by Dr. Williams Pink Pills than any other disorder, except, perhaps, anaemia; and both arise from the blood. These Pills, which are sold by all chemists, and by Dr. Williams' Medicine Company, Holborh- viadnet, London, at 2s. 9d. a box, or six for 13s. 9d., are genuine only with full name, Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People; they act directly on the blood, nerves, and spine, and thns it is that they are so famous for the cure of paralysis, scrofula, chronic erysipelas, neuralgia, consumption, rickets, St. Vitud dance, nervous headache, &c.
SHOCKING END OF CAPTAIN
SHOCKING END OF CAPTAIN BUNSBY. The little town of Ilsoud un, in France, has a Cap- tain Bunsby, who has been led to the altar, or rathei to the registry, by a local Mrs. McStinger. The Frenchman, it seems from the Paris correspondent of the Ikitty News, is a widower, and he presented himself at the Mairie, in company with a widow, for the purpose of being married. When asked, how- ever, whether he would take the woman for his wife, to everybody's surprise, he said, emphatically: No, I waa too unhappy in my first marriage to wish to lMgatn." Come, come," said the Mayor, you should have thought of all that before you came here. You must have known what you were doing." But it was no use. It is never too late to avoid doing a foolish thing," said the bridegroom, and so saying he put on his hat and rushed out of the place. A strange scene was then witnessed. The whole wedding party, with the bride at their head, ran after him through the streets of the town, amidst tbe jeers of the passers-by. The fugitive was run to •arth at last, and brought back in triumph by the laidy, who showed by her manner that she was not to be baulked of her prey. The wretched man, no* thoroughly oowed, went through the ceremony a8 meekly lamb. Loud cheers greeted the newly- wedded couple as they'reappeared on their way to the restaurant, where the wedding breakflut was being prepared. ¡'"
I— J" .OUR ROUND CHURCHES.…
— J" OUR ROUND CHURCHES. 1:" Our country possesses. four round cburchee, the -v Rambler notes. They were built in ancient times by the Knights Templars, and their circular shape qym- bblises the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem., Indeed, the finest example of the four is called II 1;1011 Sepulchre," and is at Cambridge. Of the other three, the Temple Church in London is, of coursp, familiar; while the two remaining are those in Northampton and the little Essex village called Little Maplestead. Of them, the church of the Holy Sepulchre at Cambridge is the oldest, as well as being the finest. It wu consecrated in 1101, v » )
I TlIKROBIN'S MISTAKE.
TlIKROBIN'S MISTAKE. Still further evidences as to the extreme mHdneM ef the season continue to come to hand. The latest aoeount is from Dorking, where a misguided robin, which has been completely thrown off its balance by. the deceptive semblance of spring, has gone the length of constructing a nest and depositing.in it aim eggs. This interesting, .discovery was made in the yard of a local ironmonger. Another resident in Dorking has gathered a second crop of plurhs,- Wd_. pears, the latter being in much better condition than the first crop.
THE CUTLERS' FEAST: 4 .J":..t
THE CUTLERS' FEAST: 4 J"t The Chancellor of the Exchequer was the principal guest at the Sheffield Cutlers' Feast on the 4th inst., tad, in responding to the toast,of "Her Majesty's Ministers," said he was not of thope w^o shran^ from the idfca of building up the British Empire. The list of countries in which prohibitive tariffs did not exist became smaller every year, and it was necessary that we should, in obedience to the instinct of self- preservation, take care of ourselves. The highest authorities had said the army must be inoreaeed, but it rested on those who pressed for an increase to demonstrate the necessity. No one maintained that the -present condition of the army was an adequate return for the yearly expenditure upon it but be was not yet convinced that mere increase of men and < of expenditure was all that was required. He was, however, as anxious for the efficiency of the army as of the navy, and held that it should, in respect of efficiency, mobility, and organisation, be fit for any work it might be called upon to do.
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ORCS upon a time a housewife sent hr huaband to the merchants to make, ooxoe purchases, and whence i returned with the goods she examined them and dole-' fully exclaimed Alas, you have been badly cheated! These [stockings are at least half cotton I" But he warranted them all wool, replied the husband. Anil this calico will never wash in the worldJ., And yet he warranted it fast colour." "And this, linen tablecloth is only half linen 1" The viUian, to deceive me so 1 He ought to be arrested 1" Did you pay him?" "I did. I worked off that dollar bill we believed was a counterfeit and slipped in, a. half dollar which had been plugged. Did any one caH while 1 was gone?" 11 Yes, the tin peddler and the chicken buyer. I sold to the first that sheep" pelt you declared worthless, and there was much ditt .tra. in the bag of paper rags. To the second I ■old six old fowls at pullet price, and among the four aofeh eggs <were at least six bad ones." Mo?al; It's the other fellow whose dishonesty makes life miserr. able. At the next house the tin neddler and chiefcen bojer beat the woman out of 2do&. fll
".. | - IN THE PERSIAN'GULF.…
IN THE PERSIAN'GULF. X annu»lrreport £ .of Col^,Wilson, the Political Resident in the Pei^ian Gulf, are always interesting reading, for life in the torrid regions where his sway is felt is peculiarly eventful. The sheikhs along the coast are constantly engaged in tho amiable occupa- tion of cutting one another's throats. Slave dhows from Africa creep'.secretly through the Straits of Ormuz and try to evade the inquisitive British gun- boats which are for ever cruising up and down the wafers of the Gulf. Corsairs from the strip of Arabia known by the ominous name of the "Pirated Coastpwoop out from their lairs and pounce upon the bungalows of unsuspecting Bunnias. Highway robbora relieve the monotony of their existence by occasional raids on the mail carriers, or by the sack of the stores of some European firm. And-when for a moment, says the Times oj India, there is a lull in these engaging incidents, a fire breaks out and burns a whole town, or an earthquake wrecks all the houses in an island, so that, one way and another, the British officials'can hardly complain of deadly dulness. Last year's report i« as full as usual of the records of internecine strife, piracy, slave-trading, and raiding. On the Arabian side, Capt. F. G. Beville, the Resident at Muscat, had the lively experience of capturing single handed A slave1 vessel with 23 slaves on board. It is further re- corded that the Sultan of Muscat had the satisfac- tion of bringing about the removal of his bitterest rival, Sheikh Saleh-bin-Alie, who had been a thorn in the side of the rulers of Muscat for 25 years. It may be remembered that in a previous year the Sultan was ordered to pay an indemnity for outrages committed on British-Indian subjects. In order to raise the residue of the indemnity, and to replenish his own depleted exchequer, he imposed taxes on certain outlying tribes. Sheikh Saleh, though 75 years old, raised the tribes in rebellion, but a stray bullet killed him in the skirmish, and the Sultan breathed more freely than he had done for a long time past. A month later his Highness marched into the interior at the head of 7006 men, to enforce the payment of the tax. But his troops were mer- cenaries, and they had long been unpaid. Ne pay, no fighting," was their motto, and at a oritieal mo- ment the army melted away, and bhe Sultan returned home with his treasure-cheat unfilled. It does not appear that the balance of the- indemnity has yet teen paid. In another instance the Sultan was enabled to restore his rule in a revolted province, that of Dhofar, by British aid. The Government of India consented to send a warship to help his troorpit, upon conditions which are not made publio. The troops entered Dhofar, and H.M.S. Cossack, with Capt. Beville on board, appeared off the coast to exercise a little persuasive inSuence. Col. Wilson also visited the spot in the R.I.M.S. Lawrence. Capt. Beville Conveyed a polite note of warning from the Resident to the rebels, who eventually hauled down their flag, and the provinoe was rostored to his High- ness without bloodshed. THB PIRATE COAST. On the Pirate Coast there has been a good deal of that intermittent fighting which is the eatt of life to the tribes on the Arabian side of the Persian Gulf. The Chief of Abu Thabi, who bad failed to pay up the balance of a fine imposed upon him for extensive slave importations received a visit from H.M.S. Sphinx, and the commander of that vessel success- fully played the part of debt collector; There has been an epidemic of fires in the towns on this oeast. At Debai half the town was destroyed, while at Shargah 400 bouses were burned. At Abu Thahi, where 170 houses were reduced to ashes, the unfor- tunate inhabitants had succeeded in rescuing a large proportion of their property, when a neighbouring tribe was inconsiderate enough to rush in and carry it off. buch is life on the Pirate Coast Those naval authorities who express a healthy disbelief in the existence of the Turkish fleet will be. interested to learn that the appearance of small Turkish war vessels in these waters was rather more frequent and continued than has been usual." One Turkish gun- boat actually succeeded in conveying 400 troop* to ELBidaa. Evidently the Sultan's Minister of Marine has been cruelly slandered. Koweyt, the pOtt, which Mr. Black hopes to make the terminus of his rans-, Arabian railway, has had its share of exciietne'i^- during the year, for the ruling sheik aud one of hit brothers were murdered by another brother, who fancied that they kept too tight a hold on the fallJlv property. Now the assassin "reigns in-their stead," after the fashion of the Kings of Israel. DANGER TO TRADERS. Traders in the Persian Gulf must carry on tbfir business under considerable difficulty, judging by one or two instances quoted by Col. Wileop. Mr. Tanfield, an agent of Messrs. Lynch Brcthers, *ta- tioned at the head of the Gilf, was murderously at- tacked One night by a Pertitin id his service, nnd "the final escape of the victim with his life, tho:i(;Q fearfully mutilated, was almost miraculous." Ttio culprit waa afterwards dealt withut Teheren: On culprit waa afterwardø dealt with 'at Tê!H>ren: '.0" another occasion a mob of freebooters pillnged a caravan of Messrs. Lynch Brothers, and afterwards completely sacked the office of Messrs. Hot7.. There has been a revival of activity in the slave trade, btit H.M.S. Lapwing and Sphinx have done good service in capturing dhows. In one instance a picly of kidnapped .Beluchi boys were carried to Lirg tli. Fiye of these escaped, but the-ethers have not been traced. Another case mentioned is that of .17 wen who were kidnapped in South Arabia and carried l o the Pirate Coast. Only two of the n-en have been traced, but the sheikh, who kidnapped them. was im- prisoned and died in confinement. Col. Wilson in- oidently mentions the extraordinary eartbqunke which occurred on Kishim Island, in the Straits of Ormuz, last January. The whole town of Kishim was destroyed, only two musjids and three or four other buildings being left standing. 1600 bodies were reported have been recovered from tbe ruins. It ia singular that no details of this terrible catastroohe have ever found their way into print.
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