The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-03-20 00:00:00

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MM. Erckmann-Chatrisn have punlished a new
volume of short stories, "Grand Pere Lebigre.
A "warm meal" in Mexico consists of two hard
biscuits dipped in pepper sauce. Simple, but not calculated
to become popular. _ _ _ _

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A telegram from Victoria (Vancouver's Island)
states that in consequence of heavy snowfalls in the upper
country nearly all the live stock there will perish.
Her Royal Highness Princess Louise has now almost
completely recovered from the effects of the sleigh accident
on the 14th ultimo.
• Referring to the report at Berlin and also in Vienna
of a contemplated meeting between the Queen sr agland
arid the German kaiperer in sh• spring, the Nationsi Zeitung
deems such an event not at nli improbable, in view of the
circumstance that both their Majesties will soon be sojourn-
ing at Baden-Baden and Wiesbaden respectively.
There were 2,848 births and 1,442 deaths registered
in London last week. Allowing for Increase of population,
the births exceeded by 157, while the deaths were 324 below,
the averate numbers in the corresponding week of the last
ten years. The annual death rate from all causes, which in
the five previous weeks had steadily declined from 48 1 to
22 9 per 1,000, farther fell to 20 5 per 1,000, a lower rate than
has prevailed in any week since the middle of October last.
The ninth international football match between
England and Scotland WAS played at Glasgow last Saturday,
sqd alter a stubbornly contested game resulted in favour of
Sootland by five goals to four. 01 the nine matches played
Scotland has now won five and Bagland two, the other two
being draws.
A discussion has been going on of late in America
as to the expediency of *ending any considerable sum on
the avy of that country. Public opinion there seems to
have set in against any such considerable expenditure, the
generally accepted argument being that all the United
Mates reeuire, beyond having a few vessels afloat, is to have
a naval intelligence department, well acquainted with the
newest style of vessels employed in naval warfare, and so as
to keep the country In a pesition for having these made at
once whenever an emergency occurs.
Oa Sunday afternoon William Folding was being
shown over Liverpool College, when he fell through the sky-
light of the lectureehall on to the seats in the building, and
was killed on the spot.
In Paris there is a talk of constructing a Crystal
Palace in the Park of St. Cloud. The ruins of the old palace
would be removed, and on its site would arise a handsome
structure surmounted bye% costly dome and containing con-
servatories, a gigantic a luarinm, a panorama, museums of
science and art, and a theatre. Model farms would also be
establithed ix the immediate neighbourhood, and there
would be pigeon shooting and other pleasure grounds.
Mr. Alderman Cotton M.P., has placed at the die'
posal of the Lord Mayor of London a warehouse at No. 197.
Bermondsey-street, for the reception of gifts of clothing
for the distressed people hi Ireland, The Duchess of Marl-
borough writes that such gifts are greatly nseded—sapecielly
clothing for women and children and bed coverings.
The winter sowings in South Russia have suffered
greatly from the severe frost prevailing in that quarter.
Lientenant.General Bodolph de Sells, 0,13., Colonel
of the Bth Hussars, who died on Saturday at his residence in
Ashley-place, Westminster, in the 69Ish year of his age, v"r
the eldest son of the late Jerome, Count de Salle bY
his
marriage with Henrietta, daughter of the Eight R.V. William
Foster Bishop of Kilmer°, sled niece to the Right Sou. jehfl
Foster, Lord Oriel, last Speaker ef the Irish Roost
of
Commons. Re was born in May, 1811, and entered the
Army in 1880 He became lieutenant in 1833, wriads
tinted to a cantata,' in 1833, major in 1817,
SUMS
tenantocolonel in 1854 He served with the sib S.ara.
in Tuskey and the Crimea from May, 1854, till theo
tion of peace in 1814, including the battles of th
Balaclava, Inkorman, and Tehernava, and the suture of
Bulganak and If the battle
Kenzle's Farm. He carnal ended the regi-
ment during the last part of the war, inciudihit
ot the Tchernaya and the fall of Sebastopol. Colonel de'
Sails commanded the cavalry at the expedition and capture
of Kerbch ; and he also served in cØI of the Bth
Hussars in Bajpootana and Central India in 1601014 and
was present at the siege and capture of ICoetab. th• re.
occupation of Chnndaree, the battle of Jr eiltilLeserale the
capture of Gwalior and Powree, the battle if Sindwhacs.
and also the actions of Koorwye, Koondrye, and Boordah.
He became inajor-geiseeal in 1888, colonel of the 8.12
Jlngssr in ISM and lieutenaitrgeneral in 1517. yor
military services he received the thanks of the Governot.
General of India, and was nominated a Companion of the
Order of the Bath (oeiiitary division) in 1861- He married.
In 1876, Avoidsa, widow of General Den Die, al th bean
Army.—Oblittary of 7764 Timm

Subscriptions to the amount of 211,000 have been
collected In Qaeensland for the relief of the distress In Ire-

land. n
The Father Lloyd announces that the Queen will,
during her approaching sojourn on the Continent, meet the
German Emperor either in Baden or in Wiesbaden.
A Renter's telegram, dated Nicosia, Cyprus, March
14 states :—" The prospects of the cotton and grain crops
are excellent. There has been an extraordinary heavy fall
of snow in every part of the island since yesterday
evening.'
Ladies are winning their way to the front in Belgium
as in other countries, and the University of Brussels has for
the first time admitted a lady as a science student.
King Louie of Bavaria's palace, which is being built
In imitation of Versailles, at H' erzeninsel, in the Chtemsee,
is fast growing into shape, and a Galeria des Glaces has been
finished exactly resembling the French model.
The hundredth anniversary of the birthday of D:.
Charming fails on the 7th of April next, and arrangements
are being made to celebrate the event in London and Man-
chester ;

Five navvies have been killed between Metz and
Ferbsch by the exprese train from Mete, the approach of
which they had not noticed owing to a fog. They had all
stepped on the down line to let a goods train pass, and,
probably owing to the noise made by it as it passed, did not
hear the approach of the other train. Four were killed on
the spot, and the Ant died an hour after.
The Bishop of Manchester, in consecrating on
Friday, the church of St. George the Martyr, Bolton, said
it was necessary they should exercise a somewhat severe
economy in churchbuilding, and, speaking of the propriety
of observing a due law of proportion, said that be should be
very glad—though it was a dream that he had long ceased
to dream—if in that popalous and wealthy diocese they had
a cathedral church more worthy of the name.
Some MSS. discovered by a Benedictine monk,
Peoline Mans:dant, in the Abbey of Subtaco, have been de-
r by Roman psleogrsphists to be unpublished com-
positions of FM Themes ACILMIII, the handwriting agreeing
with that of his ether MSS They consist of controversial
works and sermons.
The presence of phylloxera has been ascertained in
one loeality in Sicily. The Minister of Agriculture has at
once empowered a Special Commissioner to adopt the most
stringent measures, eve* to the entire destruction of all
vegetation in the infected area, which is said to be no; more
as yet than ten hectares.
Lord Butoonsfield is in exceptionally good health
and spirits. The turn which affairs are taking appears te
have quite regenerated the veneyable Bab and he is its
capital condition. He is said to he also in constant commu-
nication with Prinee Bismarck, and that the "Eastern
policy." which has of late been the 'abject of much comment,
Is at this moment only just beginning to develop itself.—
Court Journal.
it is now almost certain that more seats will be
eontested at this general election than even at that of Mt,
when there were mere than at that of MS.
Her Majesty's ship Beeshante, Captain Lord
Charles Scott, hewing on board Prince Albert Victor and
Prince George of Wales, arrived at Jamaica on Friday in last
week from St. Thonms—all well, and was to sail from thence
on the 'Sind inst.
A Reuter's telegram, dated Algiers, March 14, states
that the boiler of the steamer Colombo', belonging to the
Talery Company, boand for Algiers, burst on Saturday in
the harbour of Bona. The steamer was driven with great
form towards the shore and crashed into two Spanish
'shoos; injuring very severely twenty.live men who were on
;ward of them. Two firemen belonging to the Colomba were
killed by the explosion, and the 'chief engineer was $o
severely injured that Witte is despaired of.
Under the head of "Conscience Money." the Chan.
cellor of the Exchequer acknowledges (in The Times) the
receipt of the second halves of notes for 4.360 from "A
D.btor."
The Franco-Hongroise Insurance Company in Petah
has engaged a lady doctor, the Countess Vilma Hugounay,
who obtained her doctorate in Zurich, to perform the exa-
mination of female applicants for life insurance.

The Court Journal says that the fate of the Deceased
Wife's Sister Bill is certain. If not this year, certainly before
many years have passed, it must become law. The part
which the Prince of Wales and other members of the Royal
Family have taken in supporting it has done much In its
favour.
"In the smoking-room, jut before Tuesday's count-
oat, I said to an ancient member of the Legislature 'What
do you think et the majority 3" Tell me the Budget' and I'll
tell you the majority.' There's a good deal in thvt. '—White-
hnll .Review.
On the night of the Bth bat. a terrible fire broke out
in a ootton-weavieg factory at isisraeowiresulting in the death
of a large number of the operatives. The fire broke out in
one of the lower stories, and spread rapidly over so large an
area before it was noticed by the men dwelling in the upper
stories, tenanted by some 200 persons, that descent Inside the
building was impossible. knish to the safety staircase outside
the building ended in its giving way and depriving the inmates
of their only means ot escape. Only thirty lives were
saved.
The Chliteau of Chantilly is being restored by the
Dec d'Aumale, who intends that magnificent residence to re-
appear in its former splendour.
At Mark Lane on Monday the price of wheat was
fully a shilling per quarter wove last week's rates. The
supply of home wheat coffering small and in bad condition,
and the foreign arrivals also are restricted. But the weather
is most favonrabie for crops of all kinds, and buyers are
purchasing only from hand to month.
At the fifteenth annual meeting of the Corporation
for the promotion of Middle Class Education in the
City of London, held at the Mansion mouse, Mr. Freahfleld,
M.P., in moving the adoption of the report, congratulated
the meeting upon the progress of the movement, and the
highly aatiniactory nature of the extminer's report.
From a return issued on Wednesday, showing, with
respect to each Parliamentary constituency in the 'Milted
Kingdom, the total number of electors on the register now
in force, it appears that in the counties ot Eugland and
Wales there are 913,658 voters, in the boroughs 1,584,877,
and in the universities 13,141. In Ireland there are 170,C93
county voters, 57,291 borough, and 3,548 university. In
Scotland the number of county votexs lit 94,695, borough
198,883, and university 11,936.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer had an audience
of the queen en Sunday, and afterwards, with Lady North-
eote, dined with the Queen and Royal family. The Dean of
Worcester, and the Dean of Windsor and the Hon. Mrs,
Wellesley were also included in her Majesty's dinner party,
" Daring the past fortnight there have been recorded
In the obituary et The Tin34B the deaths of 25 ladies at ages
ranging from 85 to 99 years, their united ages amounting to
2,205 years, giving an average of 83 years and over two
months to with. Of the opposite sex there were 21 whose
ages ranged from 85 to 98 years, their united ages &meant-
ing to 1,846 years, giving an average of 87 years and nearly
11 months to each.' —Monday's Tines.
"A new article has been added to the Customs
Tariff. From the Bth inst. a duty of 3d. per pound has been
levied on transparent sump apes importation into this
country. This measure in owing to the fast that spirit is
used in the manufacture of the article, and that, therefore,
the hems producer was unfairly treated in comparison with
the manufacturer abroad."— Civilian .
Mr. Van Even, the architect of the town of
Louvain, and one of the earliest friends of the late M. Van
de Weyer, has called attention to a very curious work of art
in the possession of M. Van Bennet, of Louvain. Ills an
oaken clock-dial, 1 metre 20 centimetres in diameter, with a,
picture on it divided into three eoncientric circles, and oon-
Seining more than two hundred figures. The work is attri-
buted to qaenten Mateyo, and is, owing to the scenes repre-
sented, of great interest with regard ta the manners and
customs of his times.
During the last twelve months the Chinese Arsenals
have been extremely busy in turning out heavy ordnance
and riles. Ironclads have been bought from Ragland and
ether Foreign nations; and lergsratores of ammunition
have been oollected at various places.
The Prism of Wales, presiding at the festival dinner
of the Westminster Hospital, even at Wigisee Rooms,
London, in proposing the toast of the army and navy, said
that our army is maintained not so much for aggression as
defence. We had lately had two short campargas, and we
had every reason to be proud of the eonduct if our soldiers,
who had proved themselves brave and gallant men. Although
remarks had iNalla made as to the conduct of our forces our
army is as brave and well disciplined as ever it was. Wibh
regard to the navy, we had been making many changes in
ear ships, but we had a great and powerful Beet.
The Grocers' Company (London) have awarded a
fifth donation of £lOO In aid of the ',cattier Consumption
Hospital.
The Himalaya troopship arrived at Spithead on the
18th with Invalids, about 200 in number, from the Cape The
men are mostly those who were wounded at triune*, the
serious character of their injuries having prevented them
leaving before for England.
The fishing in the Berwick district in the Tweed
on Tuesday in last week suddenly showed a great improve-
ment, while the takes on Wednesday were the highest
which have been obtained this season. As suddenly as the
improvement appeared it fell eff again, and the catches on
Thursday were the same as have been the ease for some
time past— poor. On Friday and Saturday there was an im-
provement, and as the demand was considerable the pigpen
Increased since Thursday from, caisson, t.e. Id. to Is. 6d., and
trout is. 91. tole. lid.
December 31,
theTruotyccoofunot.roLatpieforrotoeheipyisseassruednddeisdbtrreemente Of
1879, shows that the total leonine received for the year was
£46,781. The total disbursements made were £91,181, of
which £65,268 was paid to the Prince of Wales.
The decision of the Government, which was an-
nounced, in both Houses of Parliament on Melia), night,
with regard to the Easter Monday Review I irgive great
satisfaction to the volunteers, for they had entered Into
numernts costly °entreats, the uoe-fulfilment of which
would probably have been productive of much litigation.
The arrangements foe the review are now to be taken num
pro tune Prince Edward of Baxe-Weimar will command,
and the total number taking part will be about 21,000.
The Dailg News of Tueeday publishes a special
telegram from their Correspondent at Lahore, stating that
confirmation has been received of the news that many
thousand Afghans have assembled in Kohistan under a reso-
lute leader And according to a Clobul letter, Mahomed Jan
intends to join Mahoined Bunion Khan in the Leger Valley,
for the purpose of attacking Bulimic
The Maidstone Journal is informed that as two
ladies from Wellington Vicarage were walking through
Mote-park, the other day', one of the rheas ran up and
struck at the face of sere of them. The lady stopped the
blow with her arm, which it then seised. She caught the
vicious bird-by the neck wita her other hand, and held it as
firmly as she could, while it continued to strike furiously
with both beak and legs, teariefeher diem, with the blows.
The struggle lasted several mit' s, when, seeing a men and
a dog approaching, the rhea ma e off.
44 Here is a union.; fact. Of course a General
Eleotion causes a large sum of money to be circulated.
About 460,000 changes from the pockets of the candidates
into those of solicitors, iiinkeeptrs, newspaper proprietors,
printers, bill stickers, and oat) proprietor,, who all share in
the harvest The oewly-returned members are so gay with
their success that they don't cavil; the beaten man thlrilis
as be is in for a penny he may as well be in for a pound,
pays--e,re,
e and tries to look cheerful."— Whitehall Review,
Various symptoms wore or less disquieting to the
inhabitants continue to show that Mount Etna is, subter-
raneously at least, in a state of aotivity. On the 28th
February, at eleven in the morning, on the Etstern side of
the mountain, an explosion, sounding as if at a vast depth,
&loosed the netgheourhopti, and a quarter of an hour after-
wards three sharp shocks of earthquake were felt. No
mischief, however, was done.
Mr. Gladstone, hi addresang a crowded meeting of
the electors of Manlebone in support of the candidature of
Sir Thomas Chambers and Mr. Daniel Grant, for the repre-
sentation of the bosough, aioribed the cable of the sudden
dissolution of Parliament to the difficulty experienced by
the Government with the Water Bill, which he deciarel they
had not the courage either to press through or to abandon.
While rejoicing in the fact that a dissolution had taken place
he condemned the nocins by which it had been brought
about. He eseeolally impressed upon the meeting the neces-
sity of dropping sectional differences, and presenting a
united front upon the main question.
We (Glebe) learn from Crowstadt that, in consequence
of the warlike attitude of the Chinese, the Russian Govern-
ment is making preparations, both at Nicolseff and Cross-
tadt, for the despatch of munitions of war to the Pacific, for
the protection of the region of the Imoor. At both places
orders have been received to push forward the completion
of several corvettes and clippers for despatch to the Nellie
Si soon as the ice breaks up.
According to the German Imperial statistics for
1878 of births, deaths, and marriages' just published, the
estimated population being 44,900,000, the marriages num-
bered 840,000, the btrths L 788,008, and the deaths 1,228,000.
The stillborn am reckoned in both births and deaths. It is
Intereeting to compare the latter figures with those of the
same year for France, given on the Ist inst. In Franoe the
number of births was 926,000 and of deaths 81900, so that
the births exceeded the deaths by 97,000. In Germany the
excess of births was 657,010—that is SI say, that while in
France population increased in 1878 at the rate of 17 per
cent., it increased in Germany at the rate of 121 per cent.
The number of marriages in GernietLY has greatly ter 03,
since 1872. when 425,900 were registered.—Oorropon eat
The Tinses. -

A telegram from San Francisco states that D.
O'Leary bad beaten E. T. Weston in a six dJsys' contest at
Ban Francisco.
The Jablochkoff system of electric lighting is to be
continued in the streets of Paris till May, 1881.—Zlectrfcian.
The 14t1 inst. being Sing Humbert's birthday, his
Majesty reviewed the troops forming the garrison of Rome.
A great number of people assembled to witneu the spectacle,
and the King was enthusiastically cheered.
Prince Gortschakoff has been obliged to keep his '
bed, owing to a slight chill. •
Mrs. Elizabeth Butler has had the honour of sub-
mitting to the Queen her picture of the attack on Rorke'll
Drift, painted for her Majesty.
A telegram from the British Vice-Consul at Van to
Sir Henry Layard states that the population in that district
are in such a destitute state that they search in the moun- •
tains ftir roots, and mix them with linseed as a substitute for
bread. In searching for this food, which they have only
onoe a day, many of them are frozen to death. A
Two more bodies of victims of the Tay Bridge
disaster have been recovered, one at Dundee and the other .4,41
eight miles east of the bridge. The first was identified by
the clothing as that of tieorge Taylor, a mason, twenty yes=
of age.
The Home Secretary, in acknowledging the receipt
of a memorial adapted at the recent conference of the mem-
hers of the National Sunday League, protesting against the '"' •
suppression of the "Sunday Evenings for the People" 127 the
Lord Chamberlain, states that he has had the honour to lay
the document before the Queen.
Intelligence has reached Cambridge of the death of
The
itdyecciroaleleedge, was formerly the Rev. Charles Yorke, in the 24111 year of. his age, le
Central Africa, where he was working under Bishop Steerg
fworams eirhlye
fier,cthomrtsisitetornelryn tohredarneodirboyf
Bishop fiteere, who writes that "he was the most suVaiMlll
of all our young clergy, especially with the chiefs at Baia'.
—Obituary of The Times.
At a meeting of the London Central Arctic Cons'
mittee. Dr. W. B. Richardson, T,KS, In the chair, a resolu-
tion has been passed appointing the month of May,- 1881., as
the time of sailing of the new British Arctic Expeditien
for the discovery of the North Foie and general Arctic
exploration.
The Bari of Dalneitb, in his address, promlser
general support to the party now in power, and um *ter.
taus, "1 am a supporter of the maintenance of the Esta-
blished Church of 13:etland, which I believe to be In
Imminent danger. My eminent opponent has promised that
before it is disestablished it shall have a 'fair triaL' I must,
however, remind you that between his pledge to his sup-
porters that the question of the Irish Church was 1-outside
the practical politics of the day' and his scheme for its
destruction there was but an interval at three years."
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In digging for the foundation of a new gasometer in
the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, 50 skeletons have been dis-
interred. It is supposed that they- are the remains of
convicts who were buried there at the time when this class
of prisoners were employed at the Anerral.
A Deport was cnarent on Monday at the Berlin
Bourse 6o the effect that Prince Gortschakoff we's dead. The
rumour had no foundation, but the effect which it produced
while credited was remarkable. Russian stocks went up
considerably upon its becoming known, the present Chan-
cellor's death being accepted as a pledge and promise of
peace.
Her Majesty and Princess Beatrice, travelling in-
cog niti as the Countess of Balmoral and the Countess Beat-
rice of Balmoral, and attended by the smite, will, according
to the most recent arrangements, leave Windsor Ciptie
on Thursday (25th), for Baden Baden, where the Villa Hain-
lobe is being prepared for their reception. fez Majesty Ls
expected to reside for about a month on the Continent.
A coachman was recently asked to tie up a dog, and
he resigned on the ground that it was the butler's duty.
The butler declined and resigned, And after six servants had
left the earl tied up the dog himui_ll.—Court Journal.

The Australian papers report the performance of
remarkable journey across the continent from north to south.
Three Europeans started from Barketown, on the Gall of
Oarpentaria, with 200 head of cattle, and have succeeded in
bringing them to Adelaide in good condition. They travelled
in nearly a straight line from point to point, and occupied
six months in the journey. -
The statement just published of the number of -
paupers in England, exclusive of lunatics In asylums and - •
vagrants, daring January last, shows that a turn for the •e
better has taken place in the relief lists, when compared Iv ,
with the corresponding period of the previous year. T?* •
number of paupers steadily increased as summer passed into
winter, but the increase is now very much under that which
prevailed a few months ago.
A Dr. Borne of French extraotion has left all his

property to the -Lausanne University, on condition of the
revenue aecumulating for 100 years, and being then devtatea
to the publication, in all known languages, of his mann:
script work "MAXIM. and Aphorisms," every library in the
wosid te be supplied with a copy.
A legacy of 22,000 has been bequeathed to. the
Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parte
by the late Miss Mary Woodward, of Sproughton, Ipsrloh.
—A legacy of £l,OOO has also been bequeathed to the sake
society by the late Miss Susanna Caroline Palmer, of Holme
P " Berks.

'ark,
A Paaliament.ary return has been issued in reference
to Government Life Insurances effected through the Post
Office. It shows that from the commeneemetit of business
under the Act to the gist December, 1878, C 844 polltea were
.
issued, the total value of which was 4160.759. The amount
of prescinms was A 02,993; $4l paymenss, amounting to
£84,097 were made on death: payments amounting to
£1,5113 on surrender; and 710 contracts were closed by .
fanit of persons insured to the amount of £60,583; the value
uf premiums forfeited being £1,570.
The Duchess of Marlborough's Relief Fund now
amounts to f.,88,625 —At a meeting of the Duchess of Marl-
boroUgh's Committee, on Tuesday, it was stated that for the
purchelie of seeds alote upwards of £89,052 had been granted,
and that 1,230 tons of seed potatoes had been allocated.—A
letter from Sir Michael Hicks-Beach announced that the
Parliament of the Dominion of Canada had voted 100,000 -
dollars for the relief of the Irish distress, and suggested that
this sum should be jointly administered by the Mansion
House and the Duchess's Committee. vs
Under the presidency of the Duke of Northumber-
land the annual meeting of the supporters of the Royal 4"
National Lifeboat Institution was held on Tuesday in Lon-
don at Willis's Rooms. The report stated fatal twelve new -
lifeboats had been placed on the coasts of the British Isles,
so that there were now under the management of the society'
269 lifeboats; and during the year 1879 the boats had saved -
637 persons from wrecked or endangered vessels. The
financial condition of the society was stated to be very.siatit-
factory. •
"We understand that a marriage is likely to take •
place between her Royal Highness the Princess Frederica of s,
Hanover and the Baron de lawel Itammingen. The Queen,
we believe, will give her assent in Council to this union, the
Princess being a Princess of Great Britain as•well as of
Hanover, and intending to reside in this country.7—Wednes-
day's Times.
The Cologne Gazette ha' publiahed an article in which
it states that various Indications proves that Dania
summer made overtures at Paris and Rome with the object
of a 'combined attack upon Germany and Austria. It was
this that led to the conclusion of the Atuitre-German
Allianee. The Cologne Gazette proceeds to say that the
danger may now, however, be considered all averted, and
adds that the Emperon of Germany and Russia have, so to
speak, declared that during their reigns thole shall be no
war between Germany and Rases. This guaranties the
maintenance of peace in the immediate future, and another
guarantee, adds the Cologne Gazette, would be the encomia
of the British Government in the approaching general oleo.
tion."—Oorrespondent of The Times.
Under date Berlin, March IE, the Correspondent of
The Times wallies :—" I have already reentiorsed the impor-
tant engagement of the Queen's eldest grandson, and now
there seems little reason to question the truth of the
rumour. Prince William's betrothed, however, would seem
to be, net Princess Caroline Ilantilda, the meson& but
Primeess Auguste Victoria, eldest daughter of the late Prince •
Prederiek of BchleswlgHolstein-Senterbutg-kugustenburg.
The Courtly and Conservative Put of this evening learns
from the most amazed source that at Lady Odo bussell's
lest reception several of her ladyship's fair and Illustrioll
guests made bold to congratulate Prince William on the step'
he had taken, A Thuringian eorrespondent of the Nationa ' -
Zserung says that the rumour of the Prince's engagement -
rests on positive foundation, asserting even that the be. -
trothal took place at Gotha in presence of Duke Ernest."
Referring to the remark that "it would be very
satisfactory to see a balloon go from London to Edinburgh
and come back again," Mx. Henry Corwell says : "I am of
opinion that, to determine upon any definite route, a trip by
private arrangement would be quite as well or better than
any wpeoltic pledge on a certain day, without knowing whieh • .
way the wind might blew. By waiting patiently for a salt-
able braes's, as the Arctic erplorers would have tq do, In the','
month of June, balloons could fairly start on a crucial and
Interesting voyage. If the attempt were of a public nature,'
then direction and so forth would have to depend npen Irina •
and weather. I have given this project a certain amount of
etecouragement, became it has always been my wish to bring
forsKard the balloon whenever I thought it wernd contribute
to thb advanoement of science or the honour of old England.
Perhaps a little might be achieved in this way if She air path
can be made instrumental, In conveying Rugliskinell as
pioneers to the North Pole."