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grave. His motive appears to have been
chagrin at ill-natured gossip, and perhaps
a desire to connect his memory with some
act which would fill the neighbourhood
rather with dread than contempt. Suicides
often appear to take much account of the
effect to be produced by the pity or the
terror of their end.
The Paris correspondent of the Times
has heard from an Egyptian officer in the
suite ofPrinc3 Nassau the true history of
the Khediye's Abyssinian campaigns.
The first expedition, sent in October,
1875, under Colonel Arendrup, consisted
of 1000 men, and was extermioated in
the defIe Of Gouudel by o force ten times
its in number, under King John.
Three months after, a second expedition,
of 6, 600 men, Ut der Prince HaSsan, got
caught in o similar manner, aud only
5000 men escaped the slaughter. King
John, however, retired his troops, fearing
the explosive balls flung by the Egyptians
into their camp, but has subsequently
completely overwhelmed the remaining
army. A third expedition has recently
started, the fate of which is as yet unknown
but which is little likely to conquer a
country where white men, well led,
secured so nearly bIoodIeSs o victory.
The Spanish Government has determine
ed upon a fnal effort for the re-conquest Of
Cuba. It has raised 5000, 900 upon the
security of the revenues Of the island, and
has despatched there 90 more soldiers,
the regiments for service being chosen by
lot. The command, and with it, it is believ-
ed the Captain General-ship, has been be-
slowed upon General Martinez Campos, an
able General, and so vehement an Isabellino
that his influence is considered disastrous
in the army. The new Captain-G General
is not authorised to offer any terms except
an amnesty, but it is supposed in Spain
that the leaders have become hopeless,
and will be ready, on certain conditions,
to leave the Island. There will then still
remain the negro question to be settled,
and the restoration OF the frances which are
in almost hopeless confusion.
The Archbishop Of Canterbury delivered
at Ashford, on Thursday (Oct. 12) during
his second Visitation, a very thoughtful
and wise address on Church unity,
insisting that the sort of unity after
which a Reformed Church should strive
is not the unity of absolute unifor-
nifty, but the unity of a common
principle, moral and spiritual, one tole-
rant OF, and ready to admit frankly, q
considerable amount Of difference. Moot
points ought to exist in a Reformed
Church. It was impossible that men
should agree as to the exact effect of
baptism, or ordination, or communion,
or the exact limits of the inspiration Of
Scripture. Again, it was impossible for the
old to agree completely with the young
in their mode of holding the common
Christian principle. The unity of the
Church was in Christ, and the unity of its
action should be maintained by the COM
mon love and loyalty to Christ, and while
this remained so, there should be willing
ness to differ as to the mode of holding
the Church's faith. That is admirable
teaching. But translated into practical
conduct, does it not really mean shat the
Thirty-nine Articles, for example, now
constitute a needless and obsolete burden
on the consciences of the English Clergyf