The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-02-25
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all ont for several hours one uiSnC nuutluS ioA
an aurora berealis.
England has painstakinS observer OF
middle and upper class feeling in the once wit
ty periodical, Punch. Of late years its tone
has been bitterly conservative in home poll
tics, and very ant.-American abroad. Ihls rem
ders one of its last ca toons. that III the num-
Der for the first Of the present month, some
what significant as regards particular sec
ton of English society. pretty little girl, IN
striped dress, representing Columbia, IS
turning pettishIy away from stout boy
John Bull-wlth whom sho has had a tiff. Mrs
Britannia, o portly dame, comes in, eXclaim
ing, "Hoity, toitv ! what's all this fuss aboutr
and Johnny Bull replies, pointing to bus COM
panion, "'Tis cousin Columbia, ma, aud shG
says I broke her ships, and dldn,tHand
want to be friends-and she's cross thlngT
and wants to have it all her own way" Well,
repentance is good for the soul, and Punch, III
white sheet on this account, is IN way,
wholesome spectacle.
in England new act of Parliament reSu-
lating labor in factories went into operation OH
January 1st. 1t was passed ut the last session,
and provides that proper measures snail De
taken for preventing injury to health IN small
factories as in large ones. Suitable ventilation
must be provided, and fans, to prevent the IN
halation OF dust during labor are to be used.
No child under eight years of age is to work at
any handicraft, and no child of any age ID to
work more than six and q half hours day;
such hours to be at some time between SIX IN
the morning and eight at night. NO young
person under twenty-one years IS TO De en-
pluyed more than twelve hours IN q DAY, pe-
tween five and nine o'clock; and this with inter-
walls for food and rest, amounting TO at lease
one hour and half. Another provision ls, tna1
no child. Young person under twenty-one or
woman, is to be employed at any handlcraft on
Sunday, o. after two o'clock on Saturday, eA-
Etra Fn NJ
ployed. One Of the most important onactments
is that every child in workshop Is to attena
school for at least ten hours In every week
while so employed. On the application OF
teacher, the occupier Of workshop Is TO pay
for the schooling, and deduct the amount from
the wages of the child.
Several columns of Abyssinian correspond
ence in tie London papers give nothing new
and but little that is interesting. Eighteen
thousand men have landed, and much cattle.
Animals die at the rate of two hundred day:
A fatal fever had broken out in crowded load
of coolies from Calcutta. Eighteen elephants
arrived, and astonighed the natives, but they
we're more excited with the first locomotive.
Water is scarce at the landing, anu rains later
than usual, Oh acco Int OF the Engnsn ailnh- ea1.
ing sea water; So at least, the Shoshoes fancy.
The breakdown is in the transport service, as
the work of accumuating supplies, even At the
first depot, sixty miles distance, 10 immense.
To push on a flying column is not to be thought
of. Theodore has nothing to hinder his gong
to Magdala, and then, if necessary, taking up o
much stronger po 'tlon. -, Inc prisoners rs ., 81
only three days distant, but is iripeded BY his
big guns, so that he moves only a mile day.
while the thirty prisoners are dreadlng the ar
rival OF the tvrant, their deliverers are hum
dreds of mules away, slowly transporting pro-
visions to their first station, sixty miles from
the coast. 1t has taken six months to get SIX
ty miles; how long will it take to get three
hundred? At last accounts provisions nag a n9t
begun to accumulate. They were barely feed
ing the troops. But a wagon road ls now prac-
ticable to Senate, and they may get along fast
er. The water at Annesey Fay, for men and
mules, elephants and caneB, COSTS two shll-
lings gallon.
Mr.. John Bright addressed his Birming.
ham constituents on the evening OF the 4th
instant on the Irish question. An attempt was
made by his political opponents to prevent his
speaking, but alter twenty minutes OF contu-
sion the disturbers 3f the meeting were eject
ed. MIR. Bright d.. alt boldly with the great
question Of Irish grievances, and proposed
measures which would probably end The diti-
culties rever il Parliament could be brought
to adopt them. He reminded his hearers that
petitions for repeal of the union were not a
novelty, but that such requests were presented
one hundred and sixty years ago for the repeal
of the union of Scotland with England. He
would never consent to disturb the Legislative
union between England and Ireland till 1t is
proved that in England statesmanship ID abso-
iutey dead, and till it is proved in Ireland that
right and justice have failed to influence man
kind" With regard to the church grievance
he proposed that small appropriations 6e made
both to the Protestant and the Catholic
churches, and that thereafter both be absolute
ly free and disconnected from tue State. To
remedy the evils attendant upon the manner
in which the land of Ireland Is owned, he re-
peated the proposition made by him in Dublin
fifteen months ago, of parliamentary com
mission to operate upon g the Pr1ssinn Rent Rent
TWO questions could be harmoniously settled |
he believed the Irish question would no longer
be disturbing element in national pc!ltcs.
There would remain in Ireland national feel
ng like that now existing IN Scotlaud-a pride
IN the past of the country, when it was lnde-
pendent, and pride In the present and future
IF the country to which she would be united
n fact as well as IN name.