, 1876-03-14
FOREIGN.
The Abyssinian Army Defefat-
cd by the Egyptian
Invaders.
Fire thousand, Including The King
and Ills Primo Minister,
Ditto lhe Dust.
Vrtuous English People Shocked by
IN Elopement in High Life
Programme of the Republican
Majority in the French
Assembly.
ALI Officials Not In Sympathy with tho
Republic to Be 0usted.
Tho War Feeling in Servin Goin-
Ing Ground Again.
Virtuous English People Shocked by
an Elopement in High Life
ALI Officials Not In Sympathy with tho
Republic to Be 0usted.
Tho War Feeling in Servln Goin-
Ing Ground Again.
GREAT BRITAIN.
RvMpAwttY Fon WAIT WHITMAN.

GREAT BRITAIN.
SYMPATHY FOR WALT WHITMAN.
LONDON, March 13.-1aobor& Buchanan. tho
poet, writoa to tho London Daily Netes eouocrn-
ing oortain extracts from tho Vest Jersey fSess'
reproduced in tho London AutcnmuHa. doscF1b"
Ing Walt Wllttmans impovoristmont and auh or
irxa. aud nAkee m appeal for his rollat. bn-
oi,anan aays: ~ suggest tho formation OF
conam!ttoo To collect subscriptions for tho put-
ci,ase of ,Yhltman's complete works, which fho
hitter h now preparing, to begin With, Hay oou
conlcs, and ii tho numbct could be oxtended to
LOCO OF moro It would DO much better for tho
poet. aud 90 much moro honor for England. anu
30 much moro shame to tha literary cotcs1ea
Which emasculato America"
RoANpA1.
yKv Yonr, March IA London dispatch
eaya "Lord Aylesford's wife has elopod With
tho Marquis Of Dtandforl. tho oldest sou Of tho
Duke Of Ms11borongh; The Mnfanls 81 b'ana, 20
tho Marlborough gems have boou. It ts said. sold
10 nav htB aebts. He Ia q brother Of Lord Tan-
dotpii Churchill. Lord Ayiesford, tho unfortu-
nate huaband, was called homo frnm India on
urgent affairs, soma time ago. The elopsmont
Is The absorbing topic In tho olabs."
FINANCIAL.
This being tho frat " makng-up" day OF tho
regular fortniEhtly settlement tho attention OF
the Stock Exohango during t4o carly hourn, Was
or carrying over tie ongagemonta to tho end OF
the month. Tho market Ia generally firm for
both homo and foreign socuritieB. The isnpros-
Riua prevails that most Of tho accounts have al-
ready been provided for. Tho discount market
II quiet but firm. Tho rates aro unchanged.
REVIEW or THk CHAIN TRADE.
LoEpon, Mnrch l3.--Tho Mark Lane Etpress
IN its weekly 1ovtow OF tho grain trade. says |:
t.T'he character OF tho woAtlfor during tho pnst
woek has undergone no improvement 10 any part
Of tho country, whilo d. tho end Of tho week y
has been altogether rough, stormy, and unsettled.
Vegetation under 30 much rrdn and cold wind hna
made very little progress, and tue wtens-plant,
which w1s svexywGoEe reported to look well.
will shortly stand IN need Of dryer dhys. anc
xnrmsz land Holders Of good wheat evinced
1ittlo di8po4iEon 10 meet udiers' vteWB, aud this
feeling somewhat contracted operations. 1n
srito OF tho poRition Of tho merchants, Il
cannot be denied that tho present ts period
Of great depression IS compared with tho oxpao- s
tatIon4 formed at the time Of last harvest. Tno
prices realizod fox produce must be worry dlsap-
raers, and want Of sure foundations
ThoreQp to baao operations initiates mucl
nguinass the probability of any marked improve
Ment. The absonce Of frost as tho season "a
vancea tends 70 koep tho mnrEnt anfot. aud tht
largo atocks still known to be IN granary dotol
specuiAtors from operating IN eutic1en
degeeo to influence the comso Of trade. u
spite Of tho temptation to do 80, now that ~
range Of pricoa Ia 70 moderate, having regard +
ipforior European and American crops. Ii
sho1t, tho voathor Influences will soo'
be supreme in determining tho futu5'
course !" OF PEiccs. and a,,,;n,ss ~ "oor oo!,
inncs, no great decline Gun be looked 10
whilst, with continued adverse weather. th
probabilities be in the direction Of = matsfii
Implo4amapk"