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1- DEATH OF Lord Salisbury. The Most Noble the Marquis of Salisbury passed away on Saturday at Hatfield in his seventy-fourth year, after an illness of consider- able duration, which, in its later stages, had oc- casioned grave anxiety. The ex-Premier, singular to say, died on the fiftieth anniversary of his entry into Parliament, and on the very day upon which his half sister, Mary, Countess I of Galloway, with' whom in her literary pur- suits the late Marquis had many things in com- mon, was being buried in the private cemetery of the Cecils at Hatfield, at her own request, so that she might lie side by side with the late Marchioness of Salisbury, to whom she was deeply attached. All the members of the Cecil family, save Lord Edward, of the Grenadiers, who was absent on military duty, were present in the closing stages of Lord Salisbury's final ill- ness, and the present Prime Minister, the Right Hon. A. J. Balfour, nephew of his former chief, arrived at Hatfield in time to see the end of his distinguished uncle.

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LOVE-MAKING FORBIDDEN. The Charles River, which is to Boston what the Thames is to London, has for years been the favourite resort of those who find summer enjoy- ment in canoeing and punting. There are about 4,000 canoes and punts owned by residents along., the river banks. This year the Metropolitan Park Commission, through whose jurisdiction the prettiest part of the river flows, reminding. one of Maidenhead and Cookham, has issued (says the "Telegraph") a regulation prohibiting love-making on the river. The canoeists laughed at police regulations, and continued "canoodl- ing," as the song in "The Schoolgirl" has it. On Saturday afternoon, Superintendent Hab- berley, of the Charles River Reservation, and Patrolman Coombs, of the Metropolitan Police Force, were locking for infringements of law, when they saw a young man and a girl kissing, in a canoe. This they claimed was a violation of the regulations, and the couple were arrested. This action has so angered the canoe-owners that the question of police interference is likely to assume considerable proportions. Petitions are- being circulated which will eventually reach Governor Bates, of Massachusetts, and a mass. meeting is to be held to discuss the matter.

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I TOWN TOPICS. I {From Our London Correspondent.') ) The death of Lord Salisbury has removed the greatest of the remaining figures associated with the political life of this country in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Thrice Prime Minister, the deceased statesman's final occupancy of the Premiership was the longest for the past hundred years, having extended from July 2,1895, to July 12, 1902, a period of over seven years, during which occurred the demise of her late Majesty, and the general election of the previous autumn. Apart from his political reputation, Lord Salisbury had gained distinction both in journalism and in science, the one undertaken as a young man to overcome an honourable poverty, and the other pursued in later years as an absorbing distraction from the strain of public life. His presidential address to the British Association is said to have given him as much pleasure to prepare as the writing of an important despatch; and an absolutely unique event was witnessed when the First Minister of the Crown presided over the learned delibera- tions of such a purely scientific assembly. By a sad coincidence he expired on the fiftieth an- niversary of his entry into Parliament. He had been Chanceller of Oxford University since 1869, and it was the Chancellor of the Sister 'Varsity (the Duke of Devonshire) who succeeded him in the leadership of the House oi Lords on his retirement last summer; while his most prominent political opponent in that Chamber, Lord Rosebery, is now Chancellor of the University of London. The late Queen on more than one occasion offered to confer a Dukedom on Lord Salisbury, and the same honour would have been his had he desired it when he resigned the seals to King Edward last year. The law of average, which like that of the Medes and Persians altereth not, made it in- evitable that the deficiency in the rainfall of the last few years would have to be made up sooner or later. Undoubtedly the current twelvemonth will do something in this direc- tion, though the fact will bring little comfort to the unfortunate people whose holidays and tempers have been spoilt by wet weather. One of the worst classes of sufferers by the over- generous dampness is the suburban Londoner who takes a pride in his little bit of garden, necessarily a scanty allowance, for land is too precious here to permit much ground to the ordinarily-sized dwelling. What with the con- tinual rainfall and perpetual nuisance of cats, who wage ceaseless war against anything tender and green, the lot of the small amateur has been far from a happy one. The present summer in the matter of rain constitutes a record for the past sixty years, the aggregate fall since the beginning of June having mea- sured over fourteen and a-half inches at Green- wich and being thus some three-quarters of an inch in excess of the figure for 1888, which had previously stood for the wettest summer in the period named. Last summer will be remembered as a wet season; yet the fall this summer has been more than twice as much. Perhaps the only consolation afforded by the excessive moisture is the beautiful greenness of the grass and foliage which, for the time of the year, keep wonderfully fresh and verdant. The capital, though unable in its busy centre to boast of the trees which make the Parisian boulevards so pleasant a rendezvous, possesses quite a number of superbly leafy suburbs and the enlightened plan of laying out new roads in the better class residential districts with trees on either side has added much to the ^beauty of the metropolis within recent years. Dr. Johnson's glowing eulogy of London —" the best possible place in summer, and the only possible place in winter "—can hardly be uni- versally accepted, but in view of its unrivalled presentment of business life, its unique historic associations, its innumerable and world-famed sources of amusement, and the perpetual charm of its constantly expanding parks and open spaces, one insensibly recalls Evelyn's courtly description of the capital as the Imperial seat of our incomparable Monarch." A more enlightened view appears to pervade the official mind with regard to the precautions against fire at our chief public buildings. Steps have recently been taken to isolate ths National Gallery in Trafalgar-square by acquiring and pulling down some adjoining structures, and a much criticised Government Department, which it is needless to particularise, has now—at last —arrived at a commonsense decision respecting the most historic relic belonging to the British people, namely, the Tower of London. It has been decided, we are gravely told, that the Tower is not a suitable site for the storage of explosives in future,therefore, only ammunition sufficient for a twenty-one gun salute is to be kept in the grim old fortress, and all other ammuuition will be removed. Most people will be surprised that there could ever be two opinions about such an obvious precaution, especially when it is recalled that the Tower has already once suffered very severely from fire, the traces of which are still to be seen and furnish two or three very striking exhibits in the museum in the White Tower. To run the risk of further damage by using the place as a storehouse of explosives seems to have been courting a needless danger. Conservative as our great railway companies may be, there is undoubted evidence that several of them have been closely watching the latest developments in traction both as regards the substitution of electricity for steam and the application of motor-cars to the lighter forms of traffic. The Metropolitan District Railway, which is more familiarly known as the Under- ground, is now in process of electrification and in place of the present grime and sulphur- laden atmosphere we are promised white-tiled tunnels and an air that can he breathed with impunity. The Great Western Company suc- cessfully inaugurated, a few days ago, a service of motor-cars from the branch line terminus at Helston to the Lizard, a distance of ten miles, and it also intends to establish an experimental service of large steam motor-cars on the line between Sfconehouse and Chalford in the Stroud Valley. The directors of the Furness Railway are now considering how far they can utilise a motor-car service on some of their branches, and if it can be worked economically the idea is to have a combined engine and car capable of accommodating about fifty passengers. Other companies are also working out the problem, and it would seem that the greater competition of electric trams of recent years, by stimulating a marked spirit of enterprise on the part of most of the railways, is likely to bring about a considerable increase in travelling facilities. Here in London the County Council electric trams south of the Thames are swiftly taking the place of the old-fashioned and slow-going horse-cars, and when all the South London systems have been electrified, the railway com- panies serving the Surrey side of the metro- polis will have to wake up to the new situation, the realisation of which has not apparently yet occurred. The contest for the blue riband of the yacht- ing world has absorbed so much interest that the closing stage of the county cricket competi- tion and the swift approach of football have not attracted the usual amount of attention during the last few days. The great struggle which has been proceeding off Sandy Hook is only another of the many illustrations at hand in every walk of life of the way in which men struggle after the apparently unattainable. The intrinsic value of the America Cup represents a mere bagatelle; yet hundreds of thousands of pounds, it would hardly be an exaggeration to say millions, have been spent in the oppos- ing efforts to retain the trophy and wrest it from our cousins across the Atlantic. As re- I gards the national summer game it is curious i that while as shown in a foregoing paragraph the present summer has been more than twice as wet as the preceding one, the drawn games in the championship series last year reached the high total of seventy-one, with two other fixtures abandoned without a ball bE.ing bowled, as against about sixty-five unfinished and aban- doned contests during the season now ending, though the proportion of matches never actually I started is greater. R.

A PEACEFUL END. My father is slowly sinking," was the mournful telegram sent by Viscount Cranborne to the King at Marienbad on Saturday morning, and the message accurately described the condition of the dying statesman during the remainder of the day. All the members of Lord Salisbury's family were in the house except Lord Edward Cecil, who is at Cairo. It is stated that the patient suffered no pain or even discomfort during the last day, and that for 24 hours prior to his death he was quite unconscious. He was attended by three nurses, and his medical man, Dr. Walker, was never absent. At ten minutes past nine o'clock Lord Salisbury, surrounded by his devoted kinsfolk, passed peace- fully and quietly away. Soon the knell of the passing bell told the people of Hatfield that all was over. The sad tidings gave rise to no little emotion among the inhabitants, many of whom formed into little groups and discussed in subdued voices the death of one who was by them esteemed and loved. Up to a late hour on Sunday night nothing had been definitely settled with regard to the funeral. The oaken shell to contain the coffin was conveyed into Hatfield House on Sunday. One of the oaks of Hatfield-park supplied the timber, which was prepared and shaped by the estate carpenters, while Lord Salisbury's own artificers constructed the inner lining of metal. MESSAGES OF CONDOLENCE. His Majesty the King telegraphed from Marien- bad expressing his 'deep sympathy with Lord Salisbury's family in their bereavement. Messages of sympathy have also been received from the Queen, President Loubet, the Queen of Portugal, Prince and Princess Christian, the Duke of Cam- bridge, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Marquis of Lansdowne, and many others. CHARACTER OF-THE ILLNESS. The following statement was authoritatively issued at Hatfield House on Sunday night as to the character of Lord Salisbury's illness: "Lord Salisbury, who had not been in very good health for some time past, had an attack of acute nephritis last Whitsuntide, accompanied by alarming symptoms of heart weakness. From this attack he never really recovered, and on the morning of Wednesday, August 12, his .heart began to fail. Though there was a rally, it was only of a tem- porary character, and he peacefully passed away shortly after nine on Saturday evening." AT THE PARISH CHURCH. The service on Sunday morning at the Parish Church of St. Etheldreda, Hatfield, of which Lord William Cecil, second son of the late Lord Salis- bury, is rector, was attended by several members of the family, including Lord William Cecil him- self, Lord Robert Cecil, the Earl of Selborne, and Mr. Balfour. They occupied seats in the Salisbury Chapel on the left side of the chancel. There was; a large congregation. The clergy officiating, iu addition to Lord W. Cecil, were the Rev. A. L. Smith and the Rev. C. E. Briggs. The sermon was preached by the Rev. A. E. Smith. Choosing for his text the words, WaI;, worthy of the Lord (Colossians), he spoke of the care and pressing anxiety which such a work a,i that performed by Lord Salisbury involved. He mi1t, added the preacher, have chosen, as doubt- less many would have done, a life of compara- tive ease, instead of which he deliberately chop u the highest life a" life of service a lif, of incessant and exacting itoil in the interest of others which in all human probability hastened his end. His friends and neighbours Ii Hatfield could not but be thankful for the splendi example of his personal character, and could nc-5 but be conscious of the secret of its strength and the source of its power. Lord Salisbury's life was a consecrated life. Each day, whatever ths pressure of work might be, he was to be seen taking part in the devotions in his little private chapel. The people of Hatfield knew what a regular attendant he was at St. Etheldreda'^ Church, thus bearing testimony to the supremo importance of public worship in the corporate life of the Church of Christ. At the close of the service the organist, Mr. Williams, played the Dead'March in Saul," th o congregation standing. THE DEAD STATESMAN'S CAREER. I It may be helpful to present here a brief synopsis I of the historic career now closed: I 1830-Born at Hatfield. 3 Feb. 1850—Journeyed round the world. 1853—Elected M.P. for Stamford. 1857—Married the daughter of Sir Edward Hall Alderson, Baron of the Exchequer. 1864-Elected Chanceller of the University of Oxford. 1865—Succeeded his brother as Lord Cranborne. 1868—Became Secretary of State for India in Lord Derby's Ministry. 1867—Resigned as protest to Reform Bill. 1868—Succeeded to the Marquisate of Salisbury. 1874—Secretary of State for India in Mr. Disraeli's Ministry. 1876—Special Ambassador at Constantinople Con- ference. 187S-Plenipotentiary with Lord Beaconsfield at Berlin Congress. 1885—Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. 1886—Became Prime Minister again after Mr. Gladstone's brief Home Rule administration. 1887 Entertained Queen Victoria at Hatfield. 1891—Entertained the German Emperor at Hat- field, 1895—Became Prime Minister for the third time. Appointed Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. 1900-Abandoned Secretaryship of State for Foreign Affairs, while retaining Premier- ship—fourth Ministry. 1902—Retired from public life-July. 1903—Died at Hatfield. AN APPREClAf ION. I Lord Salisbury's position in public life, it has I been well said, was unique. To the station of a great English nobleman whose name was second I to none in the kingdom he brought the wide experience of one who has seen the world after a fashion that is not given to many representa- tives of his aristocratic caste. He was a thinker—not a man of many words, except when the occasion called for eloquence, and then there were few in public life on either side of politics who could vie with him in the weight, authority and learning of what he had to say. As a master I of language and style he was first without ques- tion. To the man in the street he may have seemed lacking in some of those tra-its siucii are currently believed to make for popularity, and the proud reserv which characterised him, more especially in his public utterances, was a stumbling block in the way of his being generally understood. But he was a type of politician whose disappearance is to be viewed with deep regret—a man who knew, who understood, who valued the swing of the public pendulum at its true worth, and who, once convinced of the truth of a cause, would pursue his way unflinch- ingly to the end. He was convinced of the rectitude of his action, grave, dignified, and firm of purpose. In the subtle art of diplomacy lie was versed to the fullest, and seldom has Eng- land been more efficiently represented in the councils of Europe than by him. In moments of national crisis, and likewise of international ferment, the Marquis of Salisbury brought to the consideration of the affair of the :B lament that restraint which in the days when he was at the helm frequently stood this country in good stead. His speeches were distinguished by that spirit of confidence born of a race which for centuries has been ia the van of thought and deed. He had few equals as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. Since his retirement, so well marked was his personality, so deep his in-reading as to the trend of current affairs, that to some, maybe to many, it seemed as though the library at Hatfield" were still to some extent the centre of political thought, and that its occupant almost unconsciously still exerted a powerful influence on the progress of events. The marquis had many calls upon his intellect outside the political arena, being a savant, a book lover, a student and an investigator into many of the scientific marvels of the laboratory. By his death England loses one of her most conspicuous and devoted sons, who for her sake scorned delights and lived laborious days when wealth and rank opened to him all the so-called pleasures of life. It will be remembered that though the neces- sity of retirement was forced upon him by failing health, he postponed the inevitable resignation until some time after his Majesty's accession. He was, as has been said, born at Hatfield osi February 3, 1830, marrying in 1857 Georgin, the daughter of Sir Edward Hall Alderson, and succeeding to the title in 1868. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. Prior to his work as Plenipotentiary at the Berlin Con- gress in 1878 he had been Secretary for India and President of the Indian Council. He wns Lord Beaconsfield's Foreign Secretary in the '78-80 Administration, and after the break up of the Liberal Party in 1886 he again took the lead (having already been chief of the short- lived Administration of '85) and that position he held, with the brief Gladstone-Rosebery '92-'95 interlude, until last year. He was fo: merly chairman of the Great Eastern Railway Company. His successor in title is Viscount Cranborne, his eldest son, who was born in 1861. PERSONAL REMINISCENCES. I A well-known journalist writes:- "Coming from Constantinople for the Berlin Congress in 1878, I had occasion on the eve of the meeting to see Lord Salisbury in the library of the British Embassy in the WilheLmstmsBB upon a rather delicate matter. When the busi- ness was ended I, with a lump in my throat, hesi- tatingly told him that I was going to deliver him a message which I certainly would not have de- livered unless the sender had been dead. I was going on—"MacGahan asked me," when the Foreign Secretary cried, "MacGahan dead? How, when?" I replied that I had left him very ill in Pera with typhoid, as was thought, but it had turned to typhus, and, as I was passing through Cracow, Skobeleff had telegraphed me the dread news. Lord Salisbury's chest heaved and h's eyes moistened as he said, "Poor fellow—after all he did Tell me what he said." Then I told him that, as I was sitting on the side of my friend's bed) he asked me to take Lord Salisbury this message "I have got a touch of fever, but I shall soon be able to get to Berlin. Wliether I come in time or not, tell Lord Salisbury I know that, having put his hand to the, plough, as he did for the Christians in 1876, he will never take it off till the work is done.' "And then the great Minister got up, and, keeping his face to the wall for a couple of minutes, walked up and down the line of glazed bookcases, speechless from emotion. He turned to me and said, MacGahan and I diffelred as to the means, but not as to the end. But he knew the difficulties. And now for you. It was kind, it was manly of you to give me his dying mes- sage. I shall never forget it to you, and I shall never forget him. Poor fellow, to dies without seeing the fruit ripen A member of the family has spoken to me more than once of the intense affection sub- sitting between the marquis and marchioness. Last time he mentioned it—thousands of miles from home—he said they used to sit, when busi- ness was not pressing, side by side and hand in hand on a sofa in front ofthe fire, not speaking for perhaps an hour together, while the rest of the family read or talked or enjoyed music. The enjoyment of the heads of the family was just to be together." FIGHTING THE GOUT. I Lord Salisbury was a great sufferer from gouty affections, and in August, 1898, he went to try a course of the waters at Contrexeville. At the end of three weeks he came back quite free from all symptoms of the disease from which he suf- fered. It was on the advice of Dr. Debout d'Es- trees, in whose hands he placed himself at Con- trexeville, that Lord Salisbury took to the daily tricycle exercise which made him so easily dis- tinguished a figure in Hyde-park during the early mornings. The exercise enabled him to keep free of the gout, and render a further visit to Contrexeville unnecessary. TRICYCLE AND CAMERA. I But if he bent to the tricycle, Lord Salisbury had an inveterate objection to being "snap- shotted," and (says the "Westminster Gazette") would flourish his stick vigorously if he caught sight of any photographer trying to get him into a picture. One one occasion, when taking hi,?' glass at the spring at Contrexeville, he noticed that he was being focussed, and immediately turned his back on the camera. In so doing, however, he threw himself into the jaws of an- other "demon," who was lying in wait in an op- posite corner, and who thusi secured a good pic- ture. Again, when the Marchioness joined her husband at Contrexeville Lord Salisbury was. much to his disgust, photographed in the act of wheeling her along in a bathchair. i kSOME SALISBURY ANECDOTES I During Lord Salisbury's residence in his beau- tiful villa, the Chalet Cecil at Puys, near Dieppe (which he sold in the mid-nineties), he had as neighbours M. Alexandre Dumas and M. Carvalho, of operatic fame. The late Lord Lytton often visited the Chalet Cecil, as well as the house of M. Dumas. One evening he arrived quite unexpectedly at the latter domicile while M. Dumas was in the drawing-room talk- ing to some ladies. He was received with characteristic courtesy, but by-and-bye it was evident that his mind was troubled. Eventually he said with a sad smile that apparently he had made a mistake, as he thought he had come to dinner, and had begun to feel that way inclined. It appeared, however, that the invita- tion had come from Lord Salisbury. Lord Lytton, brooding perhaps over poetry or some kindred subject, had mixed up matters. Hearty laughter followed the discovery the hungry peer hurried away to the right villa, where Lord Salisbury was equally hungry. All ended happily as novels of the old style. SCOTLAND-YARD AND HATFIELD. I When any member of the Royal Family went to Hatfield House Lord Salisbury took elaborate precautions in regard to the safety of the guests and their belongings. The ordinary force of watchmen was largely augmented, and an eminent member or two of the Scotland-yard detective force was generally present, apparently as a guest. it was said that when Queen Victoria visited Hatfield one such Scotland-yarder put in an appearance as a, medical attendant of the family, and so perfect was the disguise, so clever the impersonator, that intimate acquaintances never suspected it. IN A CARRIAGE WRECK. I In February, 1898, he had a marvellous escape I from serious injury in an accident at the entrance to Hatfield-park. He was returning home in the evening, driving in a pair-horse victoria with his son, the Rev. Lord William Cecil, rector of Hatfield. Just as they passed the lodge at the entrance to the park, the high wind caught one of the massive iron gates and swung it violently against the vehicle between the front and hind wheels, cutting the carriage into two parts. The horses bolted, dragging the front part of the victoria with them, leaving the then Prime Minister and his son entangled in the wreckage of the rear portion. They quickly got clear of the debris, and though both were much shaken neither met with any serious injury, and they walked up the drive to the house together. WALKS IN LONDON. I Historians have dwelt on the bracing fact f.-it Lord Salisbury in middle-life invariably too-, a walk before breakfast. "When at his mag.ufi- cent country estate," said one, "he goes out in his park, and very often reels off three or four miles before taking his coffee. When in London it is his custom to have a sharp spin round the Green-park, or even in Hyde-park, before the day fairly begins. It is here that he feels the pre- sence of the Scotland-yard detectives most severely for the Marquis is a rapid walker, and the spectacle of two beefy and red-faced bobbies ploughing excitedly after him disturbs his equani- mity and his quiet habit of thought." FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS. I The funeral of the Marquis of Salisbury will take place at Hatfield on Monday next and will be of the most private character. A memorial service will be held on the same day in West- minster Abbey at two o'clock. Lord Salisbury will be interred by his wife's side in the private burial ground adjoining the parish churchyard at Hatfield. Only the mem- bers of the late statesman's family, a few inti- mate friends, and some of the townspeople are expected to attend. The service in Hatfield Church will commence at three o'clock and the interment will follow immediately afterwards. For three centuries the heads of the house of Cecil have found their last earthly resting-place in the Cecil Chapel, which lies on the northern side of the chancel of the parish church of St. Ethelreda, Hatfield. Here is the remarkable tomb of Robert Cecil, the first Earl of Salisbury who bore that name. On a black marble slab resting on the shoulders of four kneeling female figures, representing the chief virtues, lies the statue of the builder of Hatfield House, while on the marble floor beneath reclines a skeleton. The seat which Lord Salisbury occupied when he attended the parish church is within a few yards of this gruesome monument, and faces the oldest part of the church-the Brocket Chapel, portions of which date back to the twelfth cen- tury. The body of the ex-Prime Minister is to be carried by old servants of the family from the doorway of Hatfield House to the church. It will remain at the foot of the chancel stepsi while the funeral service is in progress, and will then be borne to the private burial ground. The church holds some seven hundred persons. So general is the desire, of residents in the Hatfield district to give evidence of the deep respect in which Lord Salisbury was held by attending his funeral that it will be absolutely impossible to find room for a tithe of those who wish to be present, but it is understood that no tickets will be issued for the ordinary sittingsl. As to the short service at the grave-side the space is so limited that it will be impossible to find standing room for more than the immediate relatives and a few personal friends. THE BURIAL PLACE. The private burial ground which contains the tomb of Lord Salisbury's wife is a small railed-in plot of land lying between the parish churchyard and the grounds of Hatfield Park. On one side it is overlooked by the eastern windows of the church, while on the other is an open space backed by the Hatfield House stables, once form- ing the refectory of the palace of the Bishops of Ely. The venerable red-brick tower in which Queen Elizabeth resided is immediately oppo- site the wrought iron gateway of the little burial ground. In the middle of the grass-grown en- closure stands a small stone cross on a tall carved pedestal. There are only four graves. That of Lady Salisbury is covered by a stone slab on which are laid a cross and panels of gun- metal. On one of the upper panels is the in- scription "Georgina Caroline, Marchioness of Salisbury," while the corresponding panel on the opposite side contains the words: "Died Nov. XX, MDCCCXCIX, aged LXXII years. R.I.P." The other graves are those of the infant daughter of Lord Salisbury, who died in 1867; Lady Salis- bury's sister, Miss Louisa Alderson, who died in 1894; and Mary Countess of Galloway, Lord Salisbury's half-sister, whose funeral took place on Saturday. Some of the white wreaths and crosses placed on Lady Galloway's coffin still rest against the base of the central cross, the only other flowers within the enclosure being a number of pink China roses, whose delicate blossoms form the sole adornment of the narrow gardens which edge the turf. NO FLOWERS. It is the earnest desire of the members of Lord Salisbury's family that no flowers should be sent for the funeral. Lord Salisbury's body was on Monday placed in a leaden coffin, which was sealed up and deposited in an outer coffin of oak. On the lid is a brass tablet bearing the fol- lowing inscription: "Robert Arthur Talbot Ga-scoigne Cecil, Marquis of Salisbury, K.G., P.C., D.C.L., LL.D., M.A. Born 3rd February, 1830. Died 22nd August, 1903, aged 73 years."

M.P.'S KITCHEN. Some interesting particulars concerning the meals consumed at the House of Commons since January 1 last are given in the report of the Kitchen Committee, just issued. The figures are calculated up to July 25. Alto- gether 87,955 meals were served in the refresh- ment rooms. 24,286 luncheons. 34,330 teas. 23,481 dinners. 5,858 meals at bars. The business of supplying M.P.'s meals is • quite a large one. During the past seven months £ 13,646 was expended on purchases, salaries, and expenses in the kitchen and refreshment depart- ments of the House, the receipts being E12,770. In the seven months the M.P.'s drank Q4,282 worth of wine, smoked z2591 worth of cigars, and disposed of Y.6,565 worth of provisions. Wages and salaries of kitchen staff and management amounted to £ 2,940, and expenses -9210.

OCEAN TELEGRAMS. An illustration of the uses of wireless tele- graphy is furnished by the voyage of his Majesty's ship Spartiate from Lagos to Plymouth, which port she reached the other evening, on the con- clusion of the manoeuvres. She brought home a number of invalids, and Captain Tate desired to receive early intimation of the wishes of the Commander-in-Chief at Plymouth. Consequently, while he was still over ninety miles from that port, he got into communication with the Rame Head, the nearest sea-coast signal station to Ply- drouth, and in answer to his request for orders received Admiral Sir .Edward Seymour's mes- sage. At the same time he was able to inform the Commander-in-Chief that he had invalids on board for Plymouth Hospital. By these means the medical authorities had six hours for making necessary preparations, and on the Spartiate reaching Plymouth Sound a vessel came at once alongside to convey the patients ashore, and the man-of-war was able to continue her journey to Portsmouth at once.

INCOME-TAX. The Inland Revenue Commissioners in the course of their forty-sixth report give a table of income-tax return for the series of eight years ended 1901-2, compared with an equal series in the period of greatest prosperity in past times— viz., the eight years 1868-9 to 1875-6. The gross- income brought under the review of the depart- ment in the year 1868-9 was £ 398,749,000, the income on which tax was received being £ 344,772,000. The respective figures for 1875-6 were £ 544.376,000, an increase of 36.5 per cent., and £ 474,740,000 and an increase of 37.7 per cent. In 1894-5 the gross income brought under the review of the department was E657,097,000, and in 1901-2 V,866,993,000, an increase in the latter year of 31.9 per cent. The income on which tax was received in the same years was respectively k475,680,000 and E607,551,000, an increase in 1901-2 over 1894-5 of 27.7 per cent. The fact that the increase of taxed income as compared with the increase of gross income, was much less in the later period than in the earlier was due to the greater relief from taxation given by the Finance Acts of 1894 and 1898.

Farmer: "See y .-What are you do- ing up that apple tree?" Kid: "Can't yer see nothing? One of yer apples fell off de tree an' I'm tieing it on again Mrs. Talkyer-Blind can say some of the most cutting things." Yes. If she could only keep her mouth closed for five minutes you could have her arrested for carrying concealed weapons." Rubber Doll: "Won't you have some break- fast food, Dolly? Sawdust Doll: "No thanks. I'm just as full as I can be of that sort of stltff." Mamma: ",Johnny, I'm disappointed in you." Johnny: "Oh, well, you ain't just the mother I thought you'd be. But it's too late now to cry about it."