, 1875-08-04

Vaterland was sent to prison to-day to serve
out a ten months sentence for reasonable ut
t~erances.
BREAD STUFFS.
LONDON, July %.
AGvices received in London from the coun.
try districts of England to this date represent
that Notwithstanding the favorable prospects
during the season for sowing and the encour.
agement given by the early growth, the late
incessant raias have caused almost irreparable
damage to the crops throughout the kingdom.
The entire advance in wheat has been
eight shillings per quarter since the recent ex-
element respecting the crop movement from
America and elsewhere set in.
In respect to any further advance much will
depend upon the steadiness and sound judg-
ment of the operators.
1t is regarded, however, as improbable that
even favorable weather will operate to produce
any considerable decline.
Advices from Hungary report considerable
damage in the fields without advance in price
there until the London market becomes i'm
proved.
Iu SouthsRussia there has been more lam
age from drought than from wet, which will,
however, limit the Odessa shipments.
10 France, besides the foods, the harvest is
later than last year and not so good.
There Is a sharp demand for and a large
trade in all classes of American wheat, flour,
maize and barley at higher figures, with large
orders already waiting communication, only
a small proportion having yet gone forward,
principally now on French account.
Large orders will 60 out if, upon enquiry
from France, business is animated, but the
weather being better operators are, in many
cases, DESTROYS to secure prolific.
THE FLOODS IN EUROPE.
BERLIN, July %.
The town of Warmbrum and vicinity, in ST.
lesia, has been visited by very heavy rain
storms.
Bridges, houses and crops were destroyed.
LONDON, July %.
There is a food OF Burton. on-Trent and the
water in the river is still rising.
A part of the town is impossible.
The Great Eastern Railway between St.
Ives, county Of Huntingdon, and Swanescy,
county of Cambridge, a distance Of three and
q half miles, is submerged and traffic is stopped.
A SCENE IN THE HOUSE OF CON-
MONS.
LONDON, July 90.
In the House of Commons this afternoon Mr..
Disraeli announced that the government had
abandoned the Merchant Shipping Bill for this
session.
He expressed the hope that tho session
would be closed on the 10th or 18th of August,
or possibly, at an earlier date.
Mr.. Plimsoll took the floor and delivered 9
speech, in which be violently attacked the
government. He said the consequence of the
abandonment of the bill would be the destruc-
Gion of thousands of lives.
Mr.. Plimsoll spoke vehemently and excit-
eddy, using extraordinary %epithets, stamping his
feet and gesticulating wildly, setting the House
in an uproar.
Mr.. Plimsoll first earnestly implored the
government not to send thousands Of persons
to undeseryed and unhallowcd graves through
the conduct of shipowners Of murderOus ten
denotes,
Upon being called to order he advanced 20
the table and gave notice that he would ask
on Tuesday next whether certain vessels which
had been lost, e~ntailing great sacrifice of life.
belonged TO Mr.. Bates, Member for Plymouth 2
Mr.. PlimsolI added "that he was determined
to nnmask these villains"
Ia reply i, the Speaker be said he applied
that expression 10 Members Of The House,
aud refused to Withdrew it.