, 1875-08-30

GREAT BRITAIN.
HALLWAY 8AAsH-uP.
LoxpoN, Aug. 29.-Tho Scotch Exprohs on tho
Midland Noad cplildcl Today with IN excursion
tram from MurecAmbo to Bradford near Kid
wick. Five porsops we're killed Aud furty injured,
several probably fatally.
AN ARCTIC VESSEL.
The Falosous. which accompanied tho Arctic
Exuorins Expedition to Dlsco, l.as returned TO
Plymouth Sound.
COL. nAEER's DISMISSAL,
Seq Furk ErHpAtc.
I4oxpox, Aug. H." tialt-pay Lieutenant
Co o'ono. mud Drsvet Colonel 1alontluo 1lakcr,
from tho army, lier Majesty having no further
occasion Tor !.a servcss. Dated I'd Of August,
1H75." Tl,eso fatal words, which appeared III
tho London Gazctte leat night. put an end
fAr several DAYS concerning tho BuceeAa OF
the eiIurtH made to cave Col. Dskor from the
iInoa'Iny OF dismssal from tho arny and
frum tho pecnniary loHs attending that dis
grace. There efrorts had boen onslrcy suc-
ea,4fnl at the Horse Guards and ut the War
Oliico-she resignation OF Col. Baker Ind beon
acsouttd, mud tho papers were sent no to tho
Quoan Tor her signature. But Her Majesty, "a
atou. although mt worry lately, pnt her foot down
firmly nud declared that tho man should be dis
mlsacd. Nothing would fnovo her. In win it
aas rcresa.ted TO her that her august couhin.
| OF WaleB. waro lha especial friends Of the Door
man, aud that slIov both particularly desired
| sInt he tn!glt not bo wholly ruined Tho
hugEeat'on only made heT the no'o iuosorab'e::
10 have said; "it ia i1sgraceful tIat they Should
llayo such wrotch for . friend. But 1t shall
| neyor be snd Of 1uo that permitted sich man
| to voluntarily lcnye my service. Let him be dia.
mi,scj With oil tho disgrace That 10 has earned"
ilar Msjo.ty probably right, but still II is
to4rtbls r,ty, Col. Dakor'a recunialy loss will
be about IlG,o00 all told, and whoo ho canes
ont Of prisou on tho I'd Of August. 1876, there
| left open to btn. Tho action Of tllc Quscn
s1fords proof Of tho faat that Her Majosts does
give her ptssonsi aud close attoaton to tho do
lnlls Of hBr Government. aud that siIo IL BIZ no
means such . pupput in tho handH OF ler
| si,n!atera "a IL sometimes supposed. I1or own
popularity will be Increased bv TIM incident-
| oven thoae wl,o think TINT Col. Tinker was mo:o
than sufficiently punished by his Twelve months
imnrisouncut and hia proposed resignation. will
| still feel rather proud Of Queen who has neryo
| enough to snu6 her War Secretary, Aor cousin,
and hor son, and to insist On having ler own
why.
TUE NOTION nroArrA.
| Sttr jork ror:d.
LONDON, Aug. 12.--The Hovson regatta" on
and = sim better for tue Illustrated Sporting
| aud Dramatic Netns who got It up. Tho p'o-
pretora OF the rapor gave sitsor claret-lns as
| tho chief prizn to oe Contested for by dozon
i AluAkEHA1 III LILO 41QfktA 6Hit tAD 4-uAu9A
| Steamboat Company, With a keen eys to hust-
/ noss, obligingly oo-operhted; aud oven Royalty
was made tributary to tho Bnccasa OF the affair
steamboat, Eatlv decked, received Invited
Xucas At The Toulpl0 landlnG early Ill tho alter.
| noou. and On roachiug tho Gouso Of Parliament
| took On board tho Princcna Mary Of Cambridge,
with hor husband. the Prince Of Teck. snndFys
Juvenile Princes aud Princeasea. and Tho usua!
/ group OF attendants. Then thu 1toyal Htanlard
was hoistod, sllod cllars wuro thought forth TOR
tho accommodation Of loyal blool, AMI the
stean1bost proceeded without mora hdo 10 Put
nsy Aaueduct. The stsrtag-posnt far tho race.
| The course o1tonded to lIau,metsm liaidge.
distance OF about q milos. aud At oltlIor end
thcre waa fair conoourse Of apectators. At
| o'clock q dozen young men. with the boyton
wind-bAgs, quietly slipl,od dnwu ths aide of tho
boat and toox their plaees IN Asow. Eaoh hal .
| paddle, which few Of tho doko1 know how 20
use. They were, In fact. all novices.. Nons had
| had tho snl&' Oh moro THAI twice betoro, and
somh OF them oulv once. In due time thoJ
started, and !hen fupny rcono occurred. Four
| OF live IAnd1oa thor paddles protv well the
! othora Woro for soue mnuteo all but hclp'os".
1'hay hoatod. indeed. like logs Of cork. and tha
| tide carried than slowly forward. But the ne
coesty Of shilt aa we'll "a buoyanev to render sas
| suit available aoon bec&nlo apparent. Cusiously
| onousb, too. tha most hetulesa we're precisely
those whose eucceys might layo boon most con-
ilJently anticipated. One OF The crack oarsdou
OF tho Thames HOPED ats,ut, but m1de no
| progroas he foatad. and thAt was att. Not much
| better was one Of the best known awimmcra.
| HIass atEo1k lbH0Ht WIG nA4 Ill LIB Own NAV III
ordinary swimming matches. The paddle WAS
to h!1n boro,-tAa dress sn Incu,ubreuce.
At H&mmcramith tho competitions who lad got
10 far weIe picked up. and she do7an, dlyeated
Of the suit, were tollsug the rcsults Of thalr
experiences. What they said. coupled witt, s4at
sA". dld not impfoss me favor1i1y ~ regards
the practical value Of ths Boyton dfess IN iuox-
perisnoad hands aud tn tho sn!dst OF peril. Fit
ting properly and carefully put on II imraria
all the buoyanoy that could possibly be re-
| qured Ihese conditions. however. arc esseu-
t,al. a slim Young man who had had al ,lI.ittnH
| aust told n,a that water entered. and ltl4I
lift to htmae!f ho must eventually have sunk
Tho good swimmers uoclarod that shey could
accomplish moro Without tbs dEoka thaa NTH it.
Othors. again.. believed that = woak's psActtca
would ioapast NJ tue sklfl required to turn the
coutrtyance 10 the best accouut. lily oHn oun-
elustoa 10 thkt to tho average OF people the in-
vsntlou would ba valuable ouls 10 su,oota @Atar
and under tho most favorable conditions. Under
other circumstances II would bo qults u oftsn \
| auAra ~ q n1ccsaS.
SPAIN.
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