The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-03-12 00:00:00

THE FIGHT ON THE INGOGO.

The Royal Mail steamship German arrived at Plymouth on
Monday evening, bringing news from the Transvaal to Feb.
15. An " Eyewitness" gives the following details of the
light on the Ingogo

On Tuesday morning, the Bth, General Colley moved
out from the camp with five companies of the 60th
Rifles, numbering 500 men, two field and two mountain
guns, and a detachment of mounted men patrolled the
road. To cover the passage over the River Ingogo a
company of the 60th, with the two mountain guns, was
left on a commanding height; the rest of the column
crossed the river and passed on to a ridge of hills, from
whence a large body of the enemy were then seen,
about 400 yards off. The 60th Rifles extended in
skirmishing order, and took up position along the
ridge, whilst the main body made for and obtained
possession of a plateau, about four acres, of flat land.
In the meantime the Boers, numbering about 100 horse-
men, extended along a ridge rather lower than that
taken up by the British.
The nine-pounder field-pieces opened fire, but were
not of much use, the elevation beiry, too high, but the
fire had the effect of causing the being
at once to
relinquish their position and rush to the nearest
dongas for shelter. The Rifles then opened fire, and
the nine-pounders still continued in action. The
Boers having gained the shelter of the dongas,
replied with a heavy fusillade, directing the prin-
cipal part of their fire upon the artillerymen, and both
horses and men began to fall rapidly. Captain Grier
was killed early in the action, and Lieutenant
Parsons, who thereupon took charge of the guns,
behaved with the greatest coolness. At first the
Boers had only attacked from three sides, but about
two hours after the commencement of the fight they
gradually got to the remaining side and kept up a
dropping fire. The General and his staff were in the
middle of the hill, where few shots reached. The
Boers kept up a hot fire during the afternoon, receiv-
ing reinforcements from time to time, while our men
looked in vain for the remainder of their men, with
the two seven-pounders, to come to their assistance.
The artillery, being stationed within 500 yards of
the Boer position, suffered severely. Men dropped
very fast, although the limber and dead horses,
were taken advantage of for the cover they afforded.
At four o'clock in the afternoon a heavy thunderstorm
came on, and the sufferings of the wounded who were
lying out in the open and were sadly in want of water,
were greatly intensified. From four to six o'clock the
Boers kept up a telling fire, insomuch that it was
dangerous to show above ground, and men were shot
in a recumbent position. Lieutenant Parsons was
wounded, whilst walking towards the guns for the
purpose of giving an order, and the 60th Rifles were
compelled to supply the place of gunners as man after
man was hit. - - _

For six hours this kind of 'warfare was tarried on,
the British troops having no chance against the Boers
in the way of shooting, the aim of the latter
being particularly deadly. Advance or retreat
seemed alike equally impossible in face of such a
fire, and it seemed as if the troops would have to
remain in their position throughout the night. At
about six -o'clock one party of Boers showed a white
flag, and the British ceased firing, but the firing was
maintained by the Boers on the other side, and the
Rev. Mr. Ritchie, who went forward with a white flag
to endeavour to arrange a truce whilst the wounded
were attended to, was compelled to retire. The firing
then became general on both sides, but the pieces had
by this been silenced, for nothing could live that came
within the range of the Boer rifles. As soon as the
artilleryman showed at the guns whole volleys were
fired at them, and the guns were finally rendered
useless.
Darkness was now coming on, and as the ammuni-
tion of the British was running short, whilst the
Boers were constantly receiving supplies from thei
camp, it was determined to retreat.oastsfi fifty
Possible
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retreat commenced, and a terrible time it seems to
have been. Seven of the 60th Rifles are reported to
have been drowned in recrossing the Ingogo, and the
survivors did not reach camp until seven o'clock on
uponbt brought ugfollowing
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sent forward under a flag of truce. The British
troops are reported to have behaved with great
gallantry, but they were too few in number to do
anything more than hold their own, whilst their fire
was never at any moment so effective as that of the
enemy.
It is estimated that about 1,000 Boers were engaged,
but there can be no estimate of their losses formed.

WHEN IS A BUTCHER LIKE A CRIPPLE ?—When he's
out of joints.—Judy.
HORSE SHOE KEPT QN TOO LONG.—There seems to
be no doubt that this causes more injury to the feet of
a horse than anything else; for as soon as the shoe is
fastened on a double action begins, as his hoof grows
down and presses against the shoe, and the shoe is
hammered forcibly up against the hoof every time the
foot is set back on the ground after being raised. This
makes the double action which is so apt to prove in-
jurious. To obviate this it becomes necessary to have
the shoe fit nicely and easily at all times to the horse's
foot. To insure this it should be taken off and re-set
about once a fortnight and in doing so care should be
taken to first file off the clinching part of the nails out-
side of the hoof, so that they cannot make large holes
or tear the hoof as they are withdrawn. Some let
shoes remain on the horse two or three months.
Nothing can be more injurious to keeping up a sound
-good foot than this.. The change twice-a uionth.Dr so
allows the foot to expand, and keeps it in a healthy
natural form.—Rural New Yorker.

EPITOME OF NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN,

The reverse at Majuba has caused a profound sen-
sation througnout India, a feeling which is intensified by the
fact that Sir George Colley was well known and universally
liked and respected in that country.

The remains of Victor Jacquemont, the French
naturalist, who died at Bombay nearly sixty yelrs ago, have
been exhumed and embarked on a man-of-war for conveyance
to France.
During the past year Canada exported 50,905 head
of cattle, 81,843 sheep, and 700 swine.

The honour of Knighthood has been conferred on
James Risdon Bennett, Esq., .111. D. President of the Royal
College of Physicians, F.R.S.

Telephone stations have recently been opened in
New York, where, for a small sum, persons may -hold five
minute conversations with friends at a distance. Ladies can
use the syswin without extra charge.
The consumption in France of horseflesh as an article
of food seems, according to recent statistics, to be steadily
increasing. Attempts have been made more than once to
induce the English to adopt it too, but without success.
A Parliamentary paper, showing the total number
of summary punishments inflicted on seamen; marines, and
boys afloat between 1859 and 1878, was issued last Saturday.
The following are the number of punishments inflicted in
each year :-1859, 63,930; 1865, 89,816 ; 1870, 75,907; 1874,
65,264; 1875, 63,410; 1876, 62,162 ; 1877, 6078; and in
18,63,568.

"Amongst the motions to be made when the Army
Estimates are considered will be, we understand, one by
Major-General Burnaby for an effective system of registra-
tion of every soldier when retired from the ranks of the
army; and one by Captain O'Shea for the proper mainten-
ance of the wives and families of such of our soldiers as
are fighting abroad, and of the widows and orphans of those
who are killed.'—Daily Telegraph.

The London Gazette of March 4 states that the
Queen has beeh graciously pleased to confer the decoration
of the Imperial Order of the Crown of India on her High-
ness Lakshmi Bhayie, Senior Rani of Travancore.

Prince George of Hesse, brother of her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, died on Friday in
last week at Frankfort, at the advanced age of eighty-three
years. •

A week's temperance mission commenced on Sun-
day -at Brighton. Sermons bearing on the subject were
preached in various Dissenting places of worship.

The Time. of India notes that the F:arsees are trying
to imitate European taste, and that the imitation is not only
unsuccessful, but leads to great extravagance.

Mdlle. Rosa Bonheur is stated to be in very delicate
health. She is staying at Nice.

The train from Washington by which Mr. Hares,
the out-going President, and liii family were returning to
Ohio, came into collision with another train near Baltimore.
Two of the passengers were killed and sevetal others in-
jured, but neither Mr. Hayes nor any of his party received
any hurt.

In France several shocks of earthquake are re-
ported from Puy de Dome and the surrounding country. At
Saint Jean des Olares, Thiers, and Billom the shocks were
distinctly felt, the oscillations being from east to west.
Articles of furniture were moved or shaken, and at the last-
named place many of the inhabitants wepc for a few
moments in a state of the utmost panic.

All the remaining creditor; of the late West of
England and South Wales District Bank have received from
the official liquidators dividend warrants for the balance of
their claims. The entire liabilities, which at the date of the
bank's suspension, December 7, 1878, were nearly three and
a half millions, have therefore now been discharged.
,Jr. Dale has, it is stated, accepted the offer of a
living in the diocese of Lincoln, and consequently the living
of St. Vedast, Foster-lane, London, will be vacant. Its value
is about £3OO per annum, and the patronage is in the alter-
nate gift of the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of
London.

A St: Louis telegram states that two hundred and
sixty-three thousand bushels of corn and 90,000 bushels of
wheat for foreign account left that city for New Orleans on
March sth. There were between 1,100,000 and 1,200,000
bushels of wheat in the elevators, of which three fourths
were for exportation, vid New Orleans.

A terrific snowstorm raged during Thursday and
Friday in last week throughout the North-West of Ainerica,
blocking the railways throughout Illinois, Michigan, Wis-
consin, and lowa, and almost entirely impeding the street
traffic in Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, and other cities. The
snow generally was 3ft. deep on level ground, with drifts
18f I. deep. The storm extended, though not so severely, to
the Atlantic seaboard.

The Roman Catholic Bishops of British Columbia
have partitioned the Legislature against the secular educa-
tion.

During the debate on Candahar in the House of
Lords on Friday night, Mrs. Gladstone occupied a seat near
the bar. There was a considerable gathering of peeresses
in the galleries. Amongst other ladies present were the
Countess Granville, Countess Spencer. the Countess of
Lytton, the Countess of Dalhousie, Viscountess Cranbrook,
Lady Chelmsford, Lady Alington, Lady Lawrence, and Lady
Dorchester.

The day telegraph clerks at the Place de la Bourse,
in Paris, have been replaced by women. Only experienced
male clerks, acquainted with the night duties and press
service, have been retained at that office.

In London, on Saturday, at a meeting of the
Metropolitan Asylums District Board, it was stated that
there had been during the past fortnight the alarming
increase of 103 cases of small-pox in the institutions under
the management of the Board. In this period 412 persons
had been admitted, of whom 59 had died.

A Reuters telegram says that the gig belonging to
the CPrbents, the vessel stationed at Melbourne for the
defence of the colony, has been blown up by a torpedo. Five
of the crew were killed.

The Grand Duke Alexis of Russia, accompanied by
the Duke of Edinburgh, arrived in London by spacial train
on Saturday evening.

The Prince of Wales, before leaving Berlin, had an
interview with Prince Bismarck.

Mr. Joseph Livesey, surnamed "the father of tee-
totalism," attained his eighty-seventh birthday last Satur-
day, having spent half a century in the cause of temperance.
The venerable gentleman is well, hale, and hearty. Two
deputations from London waited on him at Preston, and he
also received congratulations from Leeds, .through Sir
Edward Baines; while good wishes poured in from all
sides.

In the Board of Trade returns for February it is
shown that the total declared value of British and Irish pro-
duce exported during the month was £16,835,550, against
£16,504,708 in February, 1880, and £12,713,069 in February,
1879. The value of the imports was £36,646,270, against
£33,246,028 in 1880, and £28,661,080 ia 1879.

A flockreasteiin the neighbourhood of the Lomond
Hills lost sight of a number of his sheep Wore the last
great snow-fall. After mucksearching they were found in a
ravine between the East and West Lomond. They were
much emaciated, but all alive, and under careful treatment
are expected to recover.

Attention is drawn by the Registrar-General to the
fact that, of 52 persons who died from small-pox in London
last week, 21 resided in the south, 14 in the east, 8 in the
west, 3 in the north, and 1 in the central groups of registra-
tkon districts; 5 belonged to Kensington, 5 to Hackney, 6 to
Shoreditch, 5 to Beilmal Green, and 5 to Camberwell.
Thirteen were of children under five years of age, 19 of
persons aged between 5 and 20 years, and 20 of persons aged
upwards of 20 years.

Lord Kimberley, Secretary of State for the Colonies,
had an audience of the Queen on Monday.

In connection with the question of short service in
the army, it is interesting to note that the number of deser-
tions last year amounted to 4,140.

A telegram from constantinople says thirty-five
persons have fallen victims to the plague at Kerbela, Nedjeff,
and Djagra. The infected districts have been placed in
quarantine, and other precautionary measure. have been
taken by the Porte to prevent the epidemic from spread-
ing.

A landslip occurred on, Monday morrang on the
North-Eastern line, about half-a-mile from Dthialesi station,
in what is known as the Red-hills cutting. Vaeline passes
right through Red-hills, and is flanked on eit side by a
steep embankment. A portion of the north side suddenly
gave way about ten o'clock and blocked both I,nes with tons
of earth and stones. The London express was delayed at
Durham until the up line was cleared, and other trains had
to be sent on vitt Learnside. Both lines were cleared by
MOIL

The King of the Sandwich Islands is coming to Eng.
land on a visit to Captain Lord Charles Beresferd, It. N.

Mr. Manning, Governor of Chester Castle, has re-
ceived a Royal warrant cumulating the sentence of death
passed upon Ann Smith at the late Chester Assizes for child
murder, to penal servitude for the term of her natural life.
The condemned woman, who is about 18 years of ago, and
subject to fits, drowned her illegitimate child, near Audlem,
a few minutes after caressing it, and her whole conduct was
opposed to the idea that the murder was premeditated.
The House of Lords has delivered judgment in the
action brought by Sir Rowland Hill and other residents at
Hampstead against the managers of the Metropolitan
Asylums for damages on account of a nuisance arising from
the Hampstead Small-pox Hospital. Their lordships de-
cided that the managers had no statutory authority to do
anything which might be a nuisance to the plaintiffs with-
out their consent. The judgment of the lower Courts in
favour of the plaintiffs would therefore be affirmed, with
costs.

Mr. Morley, M.P., in laying the memorial-stone of
a new Congregational chapel at 11romley, drew attention to
the immense field for active service in good work which lay
open tc young men and women in urging the claims of re-
ligion upon the poorer classes, who at present were compa-
ratively indifferent to them.

A French inventor has been awarded a prize of 1,000
francs for the production of a cheap fluid for rendering paper,
textile fabrics, and other things uninflammable.
Petitions in favour of an inquiry into perpetual
pensions increase hi number. Upwards of forty-eight more
were on Tuesday presented from as many constituencies by
members on both sides of the House.

A vegetarian Society has been started in Paris, the
object being to do away, if possible, with all animal food.
The association has issued its first bulletin.
King Thee.baw of Burinah has ordered a theatre to
be erected in the garden of his palace, far the special benefit
of his 450 wives. No individual of the stronger sex is allowed
to set foot in this temple of the muses, except the eunnochs,
who are occasionally required to take part in the perform-
ances, which the king attends several times a week. The
actors are female slaves or eunnochs, and receive the munifi-
cent salary of twelve Nano (about its. 75c.) per diem.

The recent Indian census gave rise to some
humorous incidents. One conscientious official in the
Central Provinces entered a certain old tomb as " a house
with one inhabitant," while as the Cens us Commissioner of
this same district came into a compound, an Ayah, who had
been noted down by both enumerator and supervisor,
rushed in great alarm to her mistress to tell her that she
had been counted twioe already, and was now going to be
counted again.

From April Ist to the sth inst. the Exchequer.
receipts amounted to £76,908.221, as compared with
£7-1,910,910 in the corresponding period of the wevious
twelve months. The expenditure has been £i3,410,493. The
balance in the Back of England on Saturday last amounted
to £8,5956d5.

Lord Carrington has just, returned 20 per cent. to his
tenanlry at Winterimham, the trustees of the late Mr. John
Burton have done the same, and Earl Manvers has returned
15 per cent.
The InApendance Roumaine asserts that Roumania
will be proclaimed a kingdom on May the 10th, 1581, and that
all the European Powers have agreed to accept the translation
of His Highness into His Majesty.
Mr. Childers has issued a circular from the War
Office requesting the editors of newspapers having special
correspondents at the seat of war in South Africa to exercise
a careful supervision over the telegrams they may receive
from them.
The Paris Correspondent of The Times says that a
mechanical contrivance to facilitate horsebreaking, in-
vented by Major de Lange, and already introduced into
the Russian cavalry, is, on the reconsmenEation of the
French Cavalry Commission, about to be tried at Saumur.
This " re,sort-dresseur " is an artificial hand, attached to
the animal's lower jaw. It combines softness with resist-
ance, and is a substitute for the breaker's hand. It is said
to obviate much rough treatment. The inventor will after-
wards visit England.
The additions to the Zoological Society's Gardens,
Regent's Park, London, during the past week include a
Bactrian camel from Afghanistan, presented by Colonel
0. B. C. St. John, R.E., F.Z.S.I, a Punjaub wild sheep from
Afghanistan, presented by Captain W. Cotton; a Mona
monkey from West Africa, presented by Mr. W. Macmillan
Scott; two common peafowls from India, presented by Mrs.
Edward Brown • a roseate cockatoo from Australia, pre-
sented by Miss Mary J. Richardson; a stump-tailed lizard
from Australia, presented by Mr. F. 0. Maitland; a Hors.
field's tortoise from Cabul, deposited ; two globbse curassows
from qeutral America, a white-browed amazon from Hon-
duras, purchased.

The verger of the chief parish church of St.
Andrew's, Plymouth, died suddenly on Sunday evening in
i church while the congregation were assembled.
President Garfield has, it is stated, lately written is
letter to the honorary secretary of the Cobden Club, in which,
while expressing his inability, for various patriotic reasons,
to carry out all the principles of that body, of which he is a
member, as the newly-elected head of the United States
Government, he approves of all possible ventilation of the
subject of free trade in America.
From the severity of the weather, many thousands
of cattle have succumbed on the Western plains of America.
According to an official report the active militia in
the Canadian Dominion number 38,000 men.
The Berlin Correspondent of 'The Times says that
the Crown Prince of Swede* has become engaged to the
eldest daughter of the Grand Duke of Baden and grand-
daughter of the German Emperor.
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prospects, In consequence of the want of turnips, stock are
being turned into market in an imperfectly matured state,
and in larger numbers than would otherwise have been the
ease. Accordingly, prices for fat cattle have fallen con-
siderably and store stock are all but unsaleable.
" Several telegrams were received at the House of
Commons last night by Irish members representing consti-
tuencies iii which arrests had been made. e
tTarheefLuaini3d, Lealeadg
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party intends to investizate every case
placeplace particulars of each arrest before the British public."—
Weduesday's Times.
A telegram from New York says that the visible
supply of wheat on the 26th ef February amounted to
25,748,690 bushels, and that of corn to 15,544,284 bushels.
The exports of wheat for the week were 1,438,826 bushels.
William Turner, in the employ of the Great
Western Railway Company. while engaged in shunting a
trAin at the new joint railway station at Temple Meads
was knocked down by an engine and so seriously injured
that he died shortly afterwards.
Lady Colley (says the Durban Correspondent of
the Daily News), leaves for England shortly. It is believed
that General Colley desired, in the event of his death, to be
left buried with his soldiers.
Can anybody realise the supposition—Mr. Glad-
stone a licensed victualler? The right hon. gentleman said
on Monday night that if he held that position in Oxford he
should try and induce the University to give up their privi-
, lege of taxing wine-sellers. As Prime Minister, however, he
sees no reason to interfere.—Globe.
The first instalment of the European-made-uniforms
for King Thee Baw's invincibles arrived at Mandalay on the
21st of January. They are, the Rangoon Gazette believes,
after the pattern of the Italian army.
On Saturday evening Mr. Joseph Cowen, M.P.,
presided over a meeting held at the Westminster Palace
Hotel to consider the best means of uniting the working
men's organizations of the kingdom in a movement having
for its object the promotion and settlement of the various
pressing social and polities' questions of the day. A sub-
committee was appointed to draw up a programme to be laid
before a future conference.
At a meeting of the Westminster Liberal Union on
Saturday a resolution, moved by Sir Arthur Hobhouse and
seconded by Mr. James Beal, was unanimously carried, join-
ing in the earnest desire that bloodshed may be stayed by an
immediate armistice in the Transvaal; that commissioners
may be appointed to negotiate peace; and that some neutral
Power be invited to arbitrate on the question in dispute.
Last week's receipts of cotton at all United States
ports have been 132,000 bales, and since the Ist September,
4,641,065 bales. Shipments to Great Britain 53,000 bales,
and to the Continent and Channel 69,000 bales; total since
Ist September 2,989,276 bales. Stock at all ports 860,000
bales.

Dissimilar earrings are the fashion in Paris. These
ornaments are no longer made in pairs, but one may con-
sist of a sapphire surrounded by diamonds, and the other of
a different-sized ruby, also diamond-set. None of the gems
in a suite are now intended to match—rather a convenient
innovation.
Sir Henry Mather Jackson, Bart., late member for
Coventry, who only resigned his seat in Parliament last
week to accept one of the vacant judgeships in the High
Court of Justice, died on Tuesday night at his residence, 61,
Portland-place, London. The deceased baronet had been
unwell for pome time past, and he had been unable to take
his seat °lithe Bench; but it was believed that the illness
was not of a serious character. Shortly after eight o'clock
on Tuesday night, however, he became suddenly worse, and
died before medical assistance could be procured.
It is understood (the London Correspondent of the
Manchester Guardian says) that the honour to be conferred
in recognition ot the origin of the volunteer rifle movement
alluded to in a recent speech of the Secretary of State for
War will be the title of K.C.B. One of these distinctions
will be granted to Lord Klein), and the other, it is said, to
the Duke of Westminster.
In reply to a letter signed ,by upwards of 2,000 per-
sons, asking him to receive a deputation from the Sunday
Society respecting the provision of funds for opening the
British Museum on Sundays, Mr. Gladstone has expressed
regret the, the state of public business prevented hira.frona
acceding to the wish of the Society.
intelligence has been received at Queenstown of the
capsizing of a whaleboat belonging to that port off Roberta
Cove on Monday evening. Seven persons were drowned and
one saved.
During the gale and snowstorm of Jan. 18 and 19,
139 lives were saved by the rocket-apparatus on the coasts
of the United Kingdom,
The Lord Mayor of London has received a letter
from the rector of Pen-y-Craig, the scene of the recent col-
liery explosion, stating that numbers of the little orphan
children are sadly in need of clothes, and asking the benevo-
lent who have clothes to dispose of to forward them to the
rectory without delay.
The Crown Prince of Germany has just purchased
Rubens's magnificent picture of " Neptune and Amphitrite,"
which has hitherto been one of the principal ornaments of
the celebrated picture gallery of Count Schbuborn, in
Vienna. 'I he price paid for the work is 200,000 marks, or
10,000 sterling.
While hunting with the Bicester hounds on Satur-
day Lord Ribblesdale was thrown from his horse while at-
tempting to clear Purstone brook. The animal fell, and
kicked his lordship in the forehead. He was removed to
Brackley, and attended by Dr. Hocter, who,.prouounced that
his lordship was suffering from a slight concussion of the
brain.
In London last week 2,620 births and 1,633 deaths
were registered. Allowing for increase of population, the
births were 20 and the deaths 116 below the average numbers
in the corresponding week of the last ten years. _The annual
death-rate from all causes, which had steadily deblined from
297 to 21'5 per 1,000 in the five preceding weeks, rose to
23.
The Indian marriage season is now at its height in
Bombay, and some curious matches have been made. Thus,
at a recent Parsee wedding seven youthful couples were
united, the eldest bridegroom being only fifteen years of age,
and the youngest sixteen months, e kile the youngest bride
was only nine months old. The wiTdding-knot was tied while
each child was seated in its mother's lap. This pair,
hew-
ever, were better suited than a bridegroom of sixty-five and
a bride of eleven.
At the last M.A. Examination in the Universii of
_ . _

Madras, N. Vaidyanathan, a native student, by obtaining
the highest marks for -Political Economy, was declared to bet
the winner of the Cobden Club silver medal.
Lieutenant T. Jones and' E. A. Walter Royal Engi-
neers, have been strongly recommended to the notice of the
military authorities to receive the Victoria Cross, in recog-
nition of their distinguished gallantry before Candahar.
One swallow, we'know, does not make a summer-
but if, as we road to-day, the bird has really appeared thus
early, even on the Cornish coasts, we may, perhaps, hope for
a warm spring after our long and trying winter.—Wednes-
day's Globe.
Great dissatisfaction has been caused at Chatham
Dockyard by the receipt of an order from the Admiralty
that their Lordships cannot entertain the applications
made by the workmen for an increase in wages, which was
seht for the consideration of their Lordships some months,
ago.
A Bucharest telegram states that the Roumanian
are evidently convinced that war is imminent, and ,quiet
military preparations are the order of the day in that
country. •
The Morning Post, ref extring to Sir Garnet Wolseley's
reported elevation to the peerage, says :—" This dignity is
conferred on the distinguished general in order that he may,
in the House of Lords, conduct and explain the new scheme
of military reform, which he will personally supervise at
the Horse Guards, Sir Garnet had, of course, the first
claim to the supreme command in South Africa. It has,
however, been deemed still more important that his serviCes
should be retaineOt home in the important work of re-
organizing our military establishment."
The death has been announceci, in her 89th year, of
the Dowager Lady Raglan, which occurred on Sunday morn-
ing at her residence, Stanhope-street, Mayfair, London. The
deceased, who was Emily Harriet: second daughter, of
William, Earl ef Mornington, the niece of the late Duke of
Wellington, was born in March, 1792. She was married in
1814 to the late Lord Raglan, who died in the Crimea in 1855,,
and her ladyship had therefore survived him 26 years.
During the fourth week of February 100,283 paupers
were relieved in the metropolis, against 98,017 in the eorre-
sponding week last year, and 89,778 in 1879. There is an
increase in all the districts, except the west, as compared
with last year. The number of vagrants relieved during the
same period was 770.
Mr. O'Donnell is now one of the three Irish
members that has been suspended twice. ,The other two are
Mr. Biggar and Mr. Healy.
More than £3,300 has, the Litcraril Churchman
says, been received for the memorial to the late Rev. Henry
Wright, honorary secretary to the Church Missionary
Society, and it is intended.to devote it to the purchase of a
steamer, for the use of the missionaries on the East Coast.of
Africa. The total cost of the boatrwill be £6,000, and edits
are to be made to raise the subscriptions to this amonnt.
"According to strict Court etiquette, Lord Beacons-
field had the honour of receiving a command to dine at
Windsor on the occasion of the Grand Banquet to celebrate
the Royal wedding at Berlin. Mr. Gladstone also had a
command, and inisse,4 a great pleasure and honour, if a sur-
prise on the other hand—that is, to shake hands with his
political foe. Yet only foe in politics, for they have met and
chatted with friendship. Many's the time that they have
been at warfare. Lord Beacchsfleld would doubtless send
an enquirer Liter Mr, Gladstone's cracked head, if it is cer-
tain that the world would not put a construction on it a
little too woildly."—Court Journal.