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WOMEN LIBERAL UNIONISTS. The Duke of Devonshire and Mr. Chamberlain were the principal speakers at a meeting of the Women's Liberal Unionist Association held in London on Tuesday at St. George's Hall, Langham- place. The duko vindicated the continued existence of the association, criticised the attitude of the opposition with regard to the war in South Africa, and defended the Government from the charge of pre- cipitancy in announcing its purpose to annex the Republics. Mr. Chamberlain discussed foreign and American criticism of the British policy in South Africa, referred with gratification to the support accorded to us by the colonies, and, in regard to bhe settlement in South Africa, said the nation were resolved that it should be final. The question which would be at issue in the next general election, when- ever it might come, would be that of the future of the Empire.

S.P.G. I "UDGES AT ST. PAUL'S. The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel began its bicentenary celebrations on Saturday morn- ing with a celebration of the Holy Communion in St. Paul's Cathedral, at which the Bishops of London, Durham, and IV i rcli ester officiated, while the sermon was preached by the Bishop of Albany, U.S. Special sermons in connection with the celebrations were preached in many churches on Sunday. At, West- minster Abbey the preachers were the Archbishops of Canterbury and Armagh and the Bishop of Albany; and at St. Saviour's, Sonthwurk, the Bishops of Algoma and Southwarfe. To fct. Paul's Cathedral (says the Baity Mail) her Majesty's judges went—the Master of the Bolls, his clerk and train-bearer, Lords Justices A. L. Smith and Collins, and Justices llyrne, l'hillimore, Farwell, and Buckley, and their clerks also the Lord Min or, sheriffs, and aldermen. The judges rode in their polished carriages to the cathedral. Over the heads of the throng you saw the white wigs and grizzled hair, the sword and mace, and flecks of scarlet and gold piss through the transept dovil the lines of white-gowned choristers into the tall chasm of the chancel. Simultaneously the soft thudding of Great Paul changed to the under-roll of the organ. Then the chant of the priest, and the gentle clash of voices, pure and utterly passionless: thunderous bass and soaring treble, tireless as the carol of birds at dawn. And the Bishop of Stepney preached quite to the point, as always. Later the mighty western doors swung back, and in the eye of the glaring sunlight and of London's loiterers the gorgeous train trooped smiling down the steps-judges in black and lace of gold, big, broad faces, thoughtful and strong; and the City people in flaming scarlet, and all their ladies And so drove away. LORD SALISBURY ON MISSION WORK. The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel con- tinued its bicentenary celebrations on Tuesday with a great meeting in Exeter Hall, over which the Arch- bishop of Canterbury presided. Lord Salisbury, in moving a resolution of thankfulness for the success which had attended the laboars of the society, said that at the Foreign Office missionaries were not popular; but Governments owed their assistance to the society because the civilisation it was their duty to serve was not an unmixed blessing to mis- sionary societies. There was an Eastern proverb First the missionary, then the Consul, then the general"; and it was true, and could hardly be avoided, that those natioas which were most active in their missionary work were also marked by the constant expansion of their frontiers. This was a great hindrance to missionary work. In China the people who were being slaughtered were mostly Christians; and it was not because the Chinese disliked their religion, but because they and other nations had got the idea that mis- sionary work was a mere instrument of the secular Government in order to achieve the objects it had in view. The moral, he thought, was that caution and prudence were the duties of missionaries. They ran the risk not only of losing their own lives-they would care little for that-but of producing terrible events on a gigantic scale, because the secular Powers, in justice to their own subjects, could not allow their deaths to go unavenged. He emphasised his warning on this point with special reference to the Mahomedan populations. Careless action on the part of British missionaries in a Mahomedan country might light a flame which it might be hard to suppress. Among other speakers were the Bishop of Albany, Sir J. Ken- ?awa,y, M.P., the Bishop of Winchester, and the Bishop of Kentucky.

CORRUPT TRANSVAAL OFFICIALS. Government against the, brought by the Transvaal Poort-Selati R^w founders,o!f. Ko°mafcl Monday, when MT8r>Sh 25 of the ConventioTun ™^ ? that Article which the whole case' t2lV" £ rpretat,on f drawn up in ambiguousw' K PurP09el* rng contentious points. The evidence of M. de Jongh M. Oppenheim s counsel ,n Pretoria, was to the effect that bribes had been distributed to the Transvaal authorities the form of presents-

I IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. I HOUSE OF LORDS.-JUNE 18. I NEW PEER. Lord Alverstone (Sir Richard Webster, Master of Ithe Rolls), on the re-asseiiibly after the Wliittintide the Rolls), on the re.assem bly after the Whitmutide Recess, took the oath and subscribed the roll on his elevation to the peerage. I THE PREMIER ON CHINA. Lord Salisbury, replying to a question from Lord Kimberley, with reference to the state of affairs in C hina, said the admiral had returned to Tien- tsin, but her Majesty's Government did not know what grounds he had for coming back or what his intentions were. The Ta-ku forts had i-een attacked, but no information of any result from t hat movement had yet been received. At present all her Majesty's Government had been able to do was to inform those who represented them that their discretion was absolute, and also to forward as many troops as they could. THE MARRIAGE ACT. The Archbishop of Canterbury, in moving the second reading of the Marriage Act Amendment Bill, explained that its object was to amend ia r I several particulars the Act passed in 1823. The present measure had passed through this House on a previons occasion, but it could not be carried through Parliament owing to the pressure of business in the House of Commons. The most operative clause was the sixth, which provided that when banns had been published the marriage might, at any time within three months, be solemnised either in one of the churches in which the banns had been published, or in any other church in the diocese. In his belief the bill would be a consider- able advance in many ways; it would remove a great deal of discomfort and distress; while he felt con- fident that nothing it could give rise to any kind of abuse. After a few words from the Lord Chancellor. the bill was read a second time. CREMATION. Lord Monkswell moved the second reading of too Burial" Authorities (Cremation) Bill. Its main object was to declare that the powers of a burial authority to provide and maintain cemeteries should be deemed to extend to and include the provision and mainten- ance of place, and the necessary appliances, for burn- ing the bodies of dead persons. The bill was read a second time.

HOUSE OF COMMONS. CIIINESE AFFAIRS. Mr. Brodrick, at the invitation of Sir H. Campbell Bannerman, made a statement as to the position of affairs in China, saying that no confirmation of the rumours of a general attack upon the Legations at Pekin had reached the Government. Amid cheera lie assured the House that no effort would be spared to get into touch with Admiral Seymour, who would be given every possible support. Mr. Yerburgh having asked whether native troops would be sent from India to reinforce the garrison at Hong Kong, Mr. Balfour replied in the affirmative, and this announcement was also cheered. SOLDIERS WIL'OWS AND ORPHANS. Replying to another question, Mr. Balfour stated that the Government intended to frame a scheme under which adequate provision would be made for the widows and orphans of soldiers killed in war. KUMASI. Mr. Cliaimberlain, in the course of a reply to a question as to the steps taken for relieving Kumasi, said that the Government had endeavoured to send to the Gold Coast more stores and men than had been asked for by the local authorities. GOVERNMENT BUSINESS, Mr. Balfour having proposed a resolution giving precedence to Government business on all Tuesdays for the remainder of the session and on all Wed- nesdays after the next two. Sir H. Campbell- Bannerman urged the right hon. gentleman to tell the House which bills of the Government were to be proceeded with and which were to be dropped. Mr. James Lowther questioned the expediency of taking Tuesdays for Government business, as it was undesirable to restrict still further the few opportunities which members had for calling attention to urgent questions. Sir C. Dilke asked the First Lord of the Treasury to announce the in- tentions of the Government with regard to the Com- panies Bill, the Factories and Workshops Bill, the Money Lending Bill, the Dogs Regulation Bill, and the Colonial Marriages Bill. Mr. Balfour declined to make any statement as to the bills which ho intended to proceed with, on the ground that it would be inex- pedient to make such a statement until a later period of the Session, and he pointed out that the course which he was taking was in accordance with pre- cedent. He refused to give private members additional facilities for their bills, denying that their measures stood on a footing of equality with those introduced by the Government. He under- took. however, that no fresh controversial business would be introduced this Session. Mr. Channing moved an amendment which would have limited the operation of the motion to Tuesdays, and, this pro- posal having been negatived by 236 votes against 118, the resolution was agreed, to, after another division. AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH. The first order of the day was the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Bill, which was down foi consideration in Committee. After the first four clauses had hcen agreed to without discussion, Mr. Chamberlain explained the last arrangement that he had come to with the Australian delegates in regard to appeals to the Privy Councils on questions relating to the constitutional powers of the Commonwealth and of the federated States. The new clause which he pro- posed to move laid down that no appeal should be pra- mitted to the Queen in Council from a t ecision of the High Court of the Commonwealth upon any question as to the limits inter se of the constitutional powers of the Commonwealth, and those of any State, or as to limits inter se of the constitutional powers of any two States, unless the High Court should certify that the question was one which ought to be determined by the Privy Council. Recapitulat- ing the history of the subject, the right hon. gentleman recalled the various stages through which it had passed, and stated that it had been a matter of some difficulty to arrive at a decision, as the Australian delegates had come here with a limited mandate and the Governments which they represented had refrained from first to last from giving him any official information as to their views. He had learned, however, through the usual channels of in- formation that the arrangement agreed to when the bill was read a second time was objected to on two grounds. In the first place, the colonies appeared to think that the amendment which he then explained would limit the right of appeal from the State Courts to a greater extent than was done by the original bill; and, secondly, objection was taken to the provision that no appeal should lie to the Privy Council unless the consent of the Govern- ments of the States concerned had been ob- tained to such an appeal. It bad been pointed out that this might have had the unfortunate result of introducing the influence of the Execu- tive into judicial matters. The Government had therefore tried by further changes to secure unanimity; and he was glad to say that he was now able, with the approval of the delegates, to make a proposal which met the two objections to which he bad referred. The proposal was that the right of appeal should be restricted only in the single case provided for in his new clause. Under the bill as originally drawn in nine cases out of ten the right of appeal would have been restricted, but if the new amendment were agreed to it would only be restricted in one case out of ten. Each successive change in the bill had been in accordance with the view held by the Government from the first-namely, that it was to the advantage of Australia that she should retain in the fullest degree the right of appealing to an authoritative Court at home. Another change of great importance, which had been effected with the consent of the five delegates, was that the leave to appeal was to be given by the High Court in Aus- tralia and was not to depend upon the consent of the Governments of the States concerned. He had com- municated his proposals totheAustralian Governments, but up the present he bad received no official reply. He believed, however, that these proposals would give general satisfaction; but if it should appear before the report, stage that a further alteration of Clause 74 was desired in Australia he would be pre- pared to submit it to the House, as long as Imperial interests were not affected injuriously, the desire of the Government being to carry out the wishes of the colonies. Mr. Haldane, pointing out that the new clause contained no express reservation of the right of appeal in cases affecting the public interests of her Majesty's dominions outside Australia, argued that the right hon, gentleman was giving away more than the delegates had asked for. He hoped more time would be given to the Committee to study the clause, which had only been circulated among members that morn- ing. Other members having spoken, Mr. Chamber-, lain deprecated delay, explaining that he had been guided in his action by the wishes of the delegates, who desired that the bill should pass as soon as pos- sible. He agreed with Sir W. Anson that it might be desirable to increase the power of the Federal Par- liament by enabling it to extend the right of appeal as well as to limit it, and, as the general effect of his amendment, he said it would introduce conditions with regard to the right of appeal which would be very similar to those existing in Canada, Mr. Courtney urged the expediency of deferring the consideration of the measure for a short time, and after Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman had also spoken in favour of delay, Mr. Chamberlain reluctantly gave way, and pro- gress was reported, it being understood that the Committe stage of the measure would be resumed on Thursday. I HOUSE OF LORDS.—JUNE 19. The Duke of Argyll took his seat and subscribei the roll on his succession to the peerage. The Naval Reserve (Mobilisation) Bill was, on the motion of Lord Ilopetoun, read a second time. The County Councils (Elections) Act (1891) Amendment Bill passed through Committee. The Colonial Marriages (Deceased Wife's Sister) Bill also passed through Committee, with an amend- ment, moved by Lord James of Hereford, limiting the operation of the measure to marriages between a man and his deceased wife's sister, both being actually domiciled in a British colony, dependency, or possession. I HOUSE OF COMMONS. ARMY ESTIMATES. The House having gone into Committee of Supply on the Army Estimates, Major Rasch and other service members, on the vote of F-10,000,000 for transport and remounts, called attention to the question of the supply of horses for the army. Mr. Wyndbam, in his reply, stated that 91,600 horses had been shipped to South Africa during the present war, and he commented on the enormous cost which would have been involved if all these horses had been sent out from this country, the cost of transit to South Africa being F.35 for each animal. While the total cost of an Eng- lish horse on arrival in Africa amounted to £70 or P,75, the cost of an Argentine horse was only £ 26, and as Argentine and Australian horses served our purpose in Africa the War Office would not have been justified had it asked the country to provide English horses at a much larger expense. He explained that during the past year officers had been sent to many parts of the world for the purpose of securing options for the purchase of horses when they might be wanted. It having been argued that the plan of buying horses from middlemen was un- satisfactory, he showed that it was not without ad- vantages, but added that it would be an error to sup- pose that the War Office did not also purchase horses from owners directly. The discussion of the vote was continued by Mr. Warner, Sir H. Vincent, General Russell, and Colonel Kenyon-Slaney, and Mr. Wyndham, answering questions which had been put to him, said that General Sir F. Forestier- Walker considered the large Australian horses in Africa best for cavalry purposes, putting English horses in the second place and Argentine horses in the third. For mounted infantry he thought Cape horses were specially suited, and after them came, in his opinion, Indian and Australian horses. With regard to the supply of horses for the Royal Reserve regiments no difficulty was being experienced. After further conversation, The vote was agreed to, as was a vote of E13,100,000 for provisions, forage, and other sup- plies. On the vote of £ 4,680,000 for clothing establish- ments and services, Sir J. Fergusson referred to the casualties from sunstroke at Aldershot last Monday week, and, observing that many of the men who suffered were wearing the field cap, he urged the War Office to provide the troops with better headgear. Colonel Welby and other members having spoken, Mr. Wyndham gave expression in feeling terms to the sorrow caused to the military authorities by the loss of life on the field day in question, and assured the Committee that every possible step had been taken by the War Office to prevent the recurrence of such an unfortunate event. He submitted that, although there might have been negligence on the part of indi- viduals, the Committee would not be justified in taking further action in the matter. There had, he regretted to say, been unjustifiable criticism af officers who were in no way to blame. An enor- mous number of helmets bad been sent out to South Africa, and the makers could not supply more than a certain quantity in a given time. It would be the policy of the Government in future to keep far larger reserves of such articles than had been kept hitherto, and as an emergency measure it was proposed to issue at once a sufficient supply of white canvas caps. After some remarks by Sir H. Campbell-Banner- man, The vote was agreed to. On the vote of E8,000,000 for warlike stores, Mr. Wyndham, being questioned with regard to the new field guns, said that they embodied all the latest improvements, and that if it should turn out the.t these guns were the best that money could buy the artillery would be armed with them. To some of the batteries they would be issued at an early date. The vote was passed, as were votes of P.2,670,700 for works, buildings, and repairs, of £ 113,800 for establishments for military education, of C66,900 for miscellaneous effective services, of EI,611,000 for non-effective charges for officers, of £ 1,379,000 for non-effective charges for men, and of E186,000 for superannuation and compassionate allowances.

LED BULLER ACROSS THE LINE. Our mounted patrols were seen scouring the country, and the South African Light Horse reached a stony kopje overlooking the Charlestown road, and a stony kopje overlooking the Charlestown road, and saw the enemy galloping across to take up a position in force immediately in front. Lieutenant Pearse sent for reinforcements, and meanwhile the Boers opened fire across the kloof, within a stone's throw of our men.Daily News. The Lieutenant Pearse mentioned in the above account of General Buller's entry into the Transvaal is Lieutenant W. Puxley Pearse, son of Mr. H. H. S. Pearse, the Daily News correspondent now with Lord Roberts. When the war broke out Mr. Pearse was a reporter in London on the staff of the Daily Mail. He promptly set out for the scene of action on his own initiative, and on arrival at Cape Town joined the South African Light Horse, then forming. His experience as an ex-eavalryman in a British regiment led to his becoming a non-com- missionedofficer, and after a few weeks of guarding the lines of communication he was sent to Natal,' and received his commission. He got plenty of fighting in the operations for the relief of Ladysmith, and was with Lord Dundonald when the entry was made, much to the astonishment of his father, who, himself shut up in Ladysmith, had no idea that his boy Puxley was at the front.

A PASHA FLEES TO LONDON. Ismail Kemal Bey, the Anglophil Turkish Pasha, who fled from Constantinople, taking refuge on board the British gunboat Salamander, left Athens on Saturday for Naples, from which place he was to proceed, via Paris to London.

MR. ARCHIBALD FORBES'S WILL. I The sole executrix of the will of Mr. Archibald Forbes, of 1, Clarence-terrace, Regent's-park, author and journalist, war correspondent of the Daily News, who died on March 29 last, aged 62 years, is the testator's widow, Mrs. Louisa Myers Forbes, probate having been renounced by Mr. James Robertson. The testator's estate has been valued at £ 10,908 6s. lid. gross, including personalty to the net value of 96207 Os. lOd.

CAPTAIN E. F. CLAYTON, son of the late Mr. N. G. Clayton, of the Chesters, near Hexham, has been ap- pointed aide-de-camp to H.R.H. the Duke of Con- naught in Ireland, and is seconded for his regiment, the Scots Guards, of which the Duke is Colonel! Captain Clayton commenced his career in the North- umberland Fusiliers Militia at. Alnwick 15 years ago, and transferred to the Guards in the J II bilee year He has served on the .t.ø.ff of the Earl of Glasgow in New Zealand.

SERIOUS RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT SLOUGH. I MANY PASSENGERS KILLED AND INJURED. The Slough Station of the Great Western Rail v.'iy was on Saturday afternoon the scene of an accident as a result of which five passengers lost their live* and more than 70 were injured, many of them seriously. Two trains (according to the Times account of the catastrophe) were involved in the accident the 1.5 Windsor train and the 1.15 West of England express. The former, which runs from Paddington without calling at intermediate stations, arrived safely at Slough about lu;!f-past one o'clock, the distance being covered in 25 minutes. Here it stopped while the tickets of those proceeding to Windsor were collected and the Slough passengers alighted. A minute or two later the West of England express was seen running apparently at full fpeed on the line on which the Windsor train, which consisted of eight carriages, several being occupied by race-going and other passengers, was standing. Seeing its dangerous position a porter ran up the line nnd a signalman waved a red flag from the east cabin window in order to attract the attention of the driver of the express, while the people in the station shouted to those still in the sarriages. Some, thus warned, were enabled hastily to leave the carriages, but others were not so fortunate, and a moment later there was a fearful crash as "The Kennet," the engine draw- ing the West of England express, ran into the rear of the stationary Windsor train, telescoping with terrible force its two rear coaches, and smashing the end of the adjoining carriage. The iron frame- work and wheels of the rear coaches mounted up on end, cutting away portions of the platform roof and footbridge, and scattering the broken glass, and then rested upon the front of the locomotive, which, although it did not leave the rails was wrecked, while portions of the carriages whence the passengets had been unable to escape were set on fire. Three of the pas- sengers appear to have been killed instantaneously, and Woodman, the driver of the engine of the express, and his fireman were much injured. Mr. Rendell, of the general manager's office, happened to be in the Windsor train, and he, in conjunction with Mr. Page, the Slough stationmaster, immediately set the railway staff to work in order to rescue the injured and search for the dead and dying. Mr. W. Pairbank, who is the instructor of the Great Western ambulance classes at Windsor and Slough, was immediately telephoned to, and the services of Drs. Meggs, Brickwell, ani Charsley, and of other Slough medical men were requisitioned. Drs. Holderness, Bruce, Porter, and Miller also hastened from Windsor to the station. The noise of the collision and the escaping steam and smoke attracted many of the residents, and crowds gathered about the place, many anxious inquiries being made after relatives and friends who were known to be travelling by the two trains. Deputy Chief Constable Sutton, of the Bucks Constabulary, and Head Constable Carter, of the Windsor Police, and several of their men assisted in clearing the platforms and restraining the spectators who besieged the station. The members of the Slough Fire Brigade, who were quickly on the spot, extinguished the burning woodwork and helped in the removal of the injured passengers, several of whom were carried into the waiting-room. Among them was Mrs. Buxton, of Calton Hall, Norwich, a lady who was going to visit her son at Eton, and two Indian gentlemen. These and others were conveyed under the care of Mr. Fairbank by train to Windsor and taken in ambulances to the Royal Infirmary, where they were carefully attended to by Mr. Farquharson, Dr. Norris, and other medical men. Others of the injured persons wero eonveyed without delay to Paddington and taken to St. Mary's Hospital. Mr. J. L. Wilkinson, general manager of the Brreat Western iiailway, Mr. Morris, assistant traffic superintendent, and Mr. Hart, divisional superintendent, on hearing of the accident pro- ceeded immediately to Slough, and under their personal supervision every possible assistance was rendered to the injured who were still at the station. Meanwhile the fragments of the Windsor carriages were removed from the line by breakdown gangs. These gangs, with engines, cranes, ropes, and jacks, worked carefully and energetically under the guidance of Mr. Waister and Mr. Turner, of the engineering department. They gradually cleared away the debris, and in doing so recovered the bodies of the three unfortunate persons who had been killed. These were laid in a waiting- room on the middle platform for identification. It was subsequently ascertained that one of the killed was named Bloomfleld; he was valet to the Duke of Leeds. Another was Mr. Talleyarkan, an Indian solicitor of the High Court of Bombay, who had been staying at the Hotel Metropole, London. His wife died just before his departure from India, and he leaves six children. The third was Mr. Jackson, of 24, Southampton-street, Strand, London. A fourth man, Mr. R. Geoghegan, 35, clerk, Barnes, died at St. Mary's Hospital, Padding- ton, and a fifth, James Hodgkin, of Windsor, plumber, died early on Sunday morning at the Windsor Royal Infirmary. Among the injured at Windsor two are stated to be regarded as being in a very serious condition- namely, Mr. Bassett, 122, Fernhead-road, St. Peter's- park, Paddington, suffering from severe scalp wound and contusions of the face, and Mr. Irvine, of Wreay, Carlisle, suffering from severe scalds on head and face. Although their names do not appear in the official list, it is stated in a telegram that among the injured were Baron Rudolf von Konig, who has been Btaying at 6, Maddox-square, London, and Mrs. Bernard Beere (Mrs. Charles Olivier), who are at the Royal Hotel, Slough. Mr. Charles Hanbury, an actor, of 108, Marylebone-road, was also taken to the Royal Hotel. The main line was blocked for several hours, the traffic, in the meanwhile, being taken over the relief rails till the former could be cleared, which was not done until late at night. The directors and general manager of the Great Western Railway, in view of the inquest and Board of Trade inquiry which must necessarily follow, are at present reluctant to express any opinion as to who is to blamed for the train's running past the signals protecting the station. Mr. Wilkinson, immediately after the accident, made arrangements for personally visiting the sufferers who were taken to London, while Mr. Rendell was sent by him to Windsor to inquire after those at the Royal Infirmary and ascertain what could be done for them. A large proportion of the Great Western Railway staff at Slough possess the ambulance certificate, and valuable assistance wae rendered by them to the in- jured. On their arrival at Paddington they were dealt with by the Great Western Railway Company's ambulance corps at that station with an ample supply of stretchers and other appliances. The authorities of St. Mary's Hospital have spoken highly of the work done by the great Western Railway am- bulance men, and the injured have expressed gratitude for the treatment which they received. The Great Western Railway Company have devoted special attention to the ambulance work among their em- ployes, and upwards of 5500 members of the staff possess the first aid certificate of the St. John Ambu- lance Association. The ge'neral manager and other officials greatly Jeplore the accident, and desire to tender their sincere sympathy to the relatives and friends of the killed and injured passengers. MESSAGE FROM THE QUEEN, I Sir Arthur Bigge telegraphed from Balmoral to Mr. J. L. Wilkinson, the general manager of the Great Western Railway, saying that the Queen was deeply grieved to hear of the accident at Slough, and desired to be furnished with particulars. Details of the sad occurrence have accordingly been forwarded, with an expression of the directors' and general manager's appreciation of her Majesty's gracious in- quiry and sympathy.. The following are the list of killed and injured: KILLED. I Mr. Bloomfield, said to be valet to the Duke of Leeds. i_ Mr. M. J. Talleyarkan, an Indian gentleman. Mr. B. Jackson (supposed), 14, Southampton- Btreet, Strand. Mr. Robert Geoghegan, 35, clerk, Barnes. Mr. J. Hodgkin, plumber, 97, Victoria-cottages, Windsor. INJURED. I The following, except where otherwise mentioned were detained at St. Mary's Hospital: Roderick Mackenzie, 28, single, 162, High-street, Harlesden, upholsterer (scalds), not detained. Lewis Solomon, 22, married, 100, Long-acre, W.C., fruit salesman, injury to foot. Thomas Suffolk, 42, married, 77, MontpeHer-road, Feekbam. printer, injury to foot. Harry Owen, 49, married, 3, Eaton-street, LMB< beth, slater, injury to head and back. Robert Egan, 30, married, The Oxford, Kentish Town-road, publican, injury to head and back. Charles Gray, 26, single, 2, Raphael-street, Knights bridge, footmrn, injury to head. Robert. Campbell, 22, clerk, 15, Kennedy-street, Glasgow, and 9, Gibson-square. Islington, compound fracture of ankle and iujury to back and face (under- went an operation). -ro&c William Blackman, 33, single, 25, Brockley-road, Shepherd's-busb, porter, injury to back. Alfred Springmore, 42, married, 39, King-street, Cam ben-street, St. Pan eras, builder, injury to right foot (amputated). John Adams, 40, married, 3, Commerce-road, Wood-preen, bricklayer, fractured pelvis. Dr. Jan.eis M. Clarke, 40, single, 4, Carlton- chambers, Regent-street, doctor, injury to head and arms. Arthur Trotman, of 84, Dynevor-road, Stoke Newington, concussion. Samuel Taylor, 40, 7, Crawford-buildings, Matyle* bone, milkman, conclusion. William Pinfold, 22, married, 85, Marlborough. road, Bowes-park, N., joiner, injury to head, arm, and back. Nelson Greenaway, 30, married, 117, Stamford. street., S.E., general dealer, injury to back. Joseph Daly, 37. of 3, Eade-road, Green-lanes, N, salesman, at Smithfield, abdominal injury. William Santon, 179, Lorrimore-road, Walworth, bruised nose, not detained. The following were sent to Windsor Infirmary: Mr. E. R. Portal, Eddington House, Hungerford. Seller, 8, Gos well-road, Windsor. A. Grandy, 7, River-street, Windsor. Sairburn, 10, Avenue-road, S. Tottenham. W. Greenaway, 282, Tabor-street, London. Mr. Bassett, 122, Fernhead-road, St. Peter's-park, Paddington. Mr. Irvind, of Wreay, Carlisle. D. C. Darodawlla, Hotel Metropole. Phisoze C. Sethna, Hotel Metropole. Mrs. Buxton, of Norwich. The undermentioned is a list of those officially re- turned as slightly injured. Mr. Clarke, 29, Alwyne-road, Canonbury. L. Cranford, 19, St. Paul's-road, Canonbury. W. Connell, of Prince of Wales's-road, N.W. Donald MacGillivray, 9, Thornhill-square, London. M. Gompertz, 313, Amhurst-road, Stoke New- ington. Launcelot Holt, 1, Haymarket-street, Cavendish- square. George Burkes, 68, Florence-road, Stroud-greea, Henry Cooper, 43, Colvestone-crescent, Dalston. C. J. Cantle, 9, Brondesbury-villas, Kilburn, L. W. Bangs, 52, Jermyn-street, or Jerman-street, London. W. S. Grares, 6, Grange-park, Ealing. D. Jacobs, 118, Grafton-street. Mile-end-road. J. Gaymer, 52, Dawlish-road, Leyton. David Gardiner and Grant Jackson, 47, Carysforfc- road, Stoke Newington. H. Warner, 40, Ormiston-road, Shepherd's-busb. Mr. A. Walden, 66, Pennard-road, ShepherdV bush. Mr. Batters, 24, Coverdale-road, Shepherd's-bt»h. William Overton, 75, Hayies-street, Brook-street, Kennington. W. Taylor, Chilworth-street, Paddington. Barnet Aarons, of Houndsditch. Abraham Aarons, 11, Ellison-street, Aldgate. John Levy, 14, Cephas-street, Mile-end. Tom Lee, 10, Brixton-hill, London. H. de Defries, 24, Stoney-lane, London. W. H. Cohen, 17, Duncan-terrace, Islington. Thomas Pigott, 40, Trafalgar-street, Walworth- road. Mr. Daly, 3, Eade-road, Green-lanes, Finsbury- park. Emmanuel Wharton, 12, Braddon-street, Padding- ton. Miss Russell Davies, Arundel House, Balham-road, Balham. Miss Hart, 4, Camden-road, London. Samuel Isaacs, 28, James-street, Covent-garden. W. A. Lewis, Red Lion, East Ham. F. Knight, Greyhound, West Ham-lane, Stratford. Mrs. Latham, 2, Fielding-road, Chiswick. R. de Vere Farnell, 26, Rylet-eresent, Shepherd'i- bush. Mr. Cuyler, care of Sir Philip Grey-Egerton, Runnymede, Old Windsor. Bowen Piggott, 174, Goda-streefc, Lambeth. William Putman, 4, Baker's-place, St. Joha't- wood. Edwin Staines, 24, Edgworth-place, Begent's- park. Mr. W. Nixon, Braemar-road, West -green r oa^ South Tottenham. W. Hearn, 133, Victoria-street, Pimlico. INQUEST OPENED, No fuither deaths have resulted from the railway accident at Slough. On Monday it was reported that the injured at St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington, the Royal Infirmary, Windsor, and at Slough, were pro- gressing satisfactorily. The Bucks Coroner opened on Monday an inquest on the bodies of the three persons who were found dead immediately after the disaster. Amongst the witnesses was a police-ser- geant, who stated that before the collision he noticed that the engine of the West of England express was reversed. The inquiry was adjourned until Friday, after evidence of identification had been taken. The Board of Trade have appointed Colonel Yorke, R.E., to hold an investigation into the cause of the acci- dent.

THE DOCKERS' STRIKE. The dockers' strike is extending, as on Monday the labourers employed by the New Zealand Shipping Company joined the strikers. It is stated that the ordinary business at both the Albert and Victoria Docks in London is now practically blocked, though the Free Labour Association profess to be able to Cil cmnvent the action of the malcontents. The whole of the dockers at Bristol have also left work without notice, so that the foreign trade of that port is practically suspended.

THE SETTLEMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA. Jkr. Rider Haggard, speaking on Monday night at a dinner given to Captain Lambton, of the Powerful, by the Anglo-African Writers' Club, said that the settlement of South Africa would perhaps be the most re; 1 and difficult struggle. They all hoped that com- plications in the East would not be the means of some compromise creeping into the settlement. Unless the final settlement involved a recognition of the flag of Great Britain throughout South Africa, the struggle might, and he sometimes thought must, arise in the future.

TELEPHONES AND THE ROADWAY. In the Queen's Bench the case of the National Telephone Company v. Corporation of Tunbridge Wells was an application to prohibit the County- court judge of Kent, at Tunbridge Wells, from further proceeding with a claim to disturb the roads, in spite of the refusal of the rating authority. It was contended that the plaintiff company could only disturb the streets with the consent of the Corporation. Consent was refused, and the company contended that that refusal they had a right to appeal to the county-court judge. Mr. Justice Grantham held that the moment the powers of the Crown were delegated to a private company the power of appeal to a judicial authority ceased. Under these circumstances he thought the prohibi- tion should go. The application was thereupon granted.

LORD CARRINGTON has been elected chairman of the National Liberal Club for the ensuing year, and Mr. Curling Anderson and Dr. Spence Watson vice- chairman. THE Indian battalion which is stated to have been ordered to Hong Kong in connection with the Chinese crisis is the 7th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Regiment of Bengal Infantry, composed entirely of Rajputs, and has previously served in China", its colours bearing the words, China, 1858—59," aø well as honours for Egypt and Tel-el-Kebir. PROBABLY the public are not generally aware that Princess Louise, now Duches3 of Argyll, undertook about 18 months ago, when Marchioness of Lome, to execute a statue of the Queen for the western porch of the Manchester Cathedral. The work has been delayed owing to unavoidable circumstances; but the Cathedral authorities have lately been given to understand that they will not now have long to wait for