, 1877-09-23
LONDON.
The City Deserted, and big
Ben" Silent.
What Shall Be Done with the Obelisk
so-Turkish "Atrocities.''
The Trial Of the Detcctises.--Skinnine
Americans-~-1nt1ian and Turkish
Relief Funds.
4 Humorous Report From the Postmaster
densral-Lively Time at the
Theatres.

seems 10 haFe passed away Is stealthily as
came, Without giving US time for thought {
words oil parting. The days have unexpected
grown ctiu aud formal, as it to reproyc any III
Que ebuillttons Of JOY on the part Of the people
anu the nights are positively cold. Even til
T sun SHINES down upon London in stately IN
cnlnently proper fashion, calculated like th
slafe OF lady OF small social position, to &
oncc impress the observer and quel1 any demon
stfa1lons o1 familiarity. 1t is still the politics
vacation, and Members OF Parliament aud Cal
lnet-elnlsters are alike noticeable i'll London fu
their aosencc,-to rse popular Irish phrase,
ana may DC supposed To DC giving themselves u
70 the pleasures OF id!eaess. Though gon
from our sight, we, the people, are glmldcuc,
from time to time bv naravronhs in ttm ncus
nar.rs ,rno,s,,a;., ~ .ka s:;.1f1, 49, tns -" -,
pap4s a1'''oune"' ~. t''o "AcEeaoouts anu III
"hatabouts OF different personages who figure
with more or less consplcuousncss i1l the polti
cal world. Thus it is a pleasure to 1rorn thai
.v,an. ~ ha T. -! .ao...as,ns VI nusnenoen
"neie ne Is c1euitco VIII Sleeping ABOUT hlteef
hours ont Of the twcnty-four. There is very
little speccA-1naklne NOWADAYS. Mr., Glodstoue
occasionally lifts up his voice in the provinces
to rc;tcr,tc - HE ,1s1;I.a to a. T,,-,s. ~.
,r1u.r 49,. 4~ss ~1 ~ Wv ous ne eets
very 1e" listeners, and very meaggrc space in the
| newspapers.
LONDON Is DESERTED.
| Westminster Palace, which Of wore did bubble
ovcr with thu froth ~ mon T. 49,. s+s .aas..
o'cr Will tne l1o1n OF men, 1s' under its present
sse1 sonie" na' .'Ae tne tlaaltlona1 country
scnoolhouse IN midsummer, in which. as every
body knows, Tho cobSebs gather on the ya-
| cant wall. II while ontsf]e .s rho nn,no1a,+oa
a. 49,, 49, oassa ss., .ne unI1'olestea
! ~. '-'1. s.A ~ aste1 p"11 ~
luz COMPARISON Is hot str1ctl7 accurate, since
there is not an ati1uence OF vcrtlure In New Pal
| ace Yard, which happens to 30 paved with brick
| and stone; Int do not doubt That tl,crc arc
n1entr ~ sn;<,ars, ,ahe .u.t ~s @.s
Ministerial benches in the House. At all events,
it is very quiet and stupid around there now.
The gates s are vs, sossa except % to vstqrs from
has stoned. its hands nninting n - ns r. to
intinst1' ner1ans- that ti,n xor1,t has h hoen w
runn,nr on long enonph and ouoj,r in Mi
dcyency to come to an end. The neoI3tc WIN ar
lcft in }own sai,Iv mss fj,c voi1c IF 4 Rio Rnn !,
an,. thonrt nntice xas riren waate ago th,+
tho ct1>, ga ohn,,+ stS - $3.50
crerrhni1v in nass1nc Pnr,;a.oaTt uo.,sa III -;
stntvafy i'oEs MANI aaams ,,arr"3cn atAt tn+ az,
~ ho,da' ~ or,o+;n,'as. Ia r. PrS t:i! :as
iii nf fhe XII iWtI'ar aro ar-,s ~,
os,n1t ~ ~ ~ 49, tns.e e1.S ta. AOns ~ uea, ~
tat t,e, .a u1 81 sus,' " ionuo9
,nnntcin3] nrotectorNo wa1.bm,n - a1w.vs ua ~ ~
;te nrt ~ 81, r..-',1ani ~ 49, ~
+onf,,o +ht t,s st1, =; WILL ite eAon
~ ,,-nrsa,t ,s ~. tnS5ic = i,,st , ,,,,. ;e +t
mpr 3us. S'r nun a@,r. - o en1
wb,c,, has haan at lnst sh;n,,a'i fro9s .i,1,a
nI 10 nnw, ~ !t war r. tat ~ . ~. .-.s...a
ahodo n Enrion vi IL eorts ~ 40 , h
noon engoosfcI Nc tho nro,or ~ gsor h4 +,,e
stranon Sisitnr bn1 I'll sae,, h1, .oa ~ .,' o,'
;nctjnGsh,o foofn-ae ~ T.f"irs en1,.ro aao 49,, ~ ~.
HnnE,,nnt IN frnn+ ~ a. n2n,,s o,,a H. o,.a
snare hctween Westminster Ah,v and I"f p,r'ia u!Gn
uocnt House have heeu nronosel. Init the
difficulty with nil of then, seems tn hc thot
thav orc in the v;rrtv ~ s,1c ennso,e 1,.hi,<,
n,nnrmcnte and h1;}ainss That tl.a o,.n1;stV
which Is only modest little column
sNty-nVe 1eet IN uel9ht, would De quite over
ShadoWed bF their Inaggndccnce. But L fnncy
that this question Of selecting resting place
for the Egyptian relic will be the least oi the
troubles tbat will c,,suc. The English peon|e
rs it is scarcely necessary In rcniors ara nd.
rnirrrs of everything flat Is did. and thev tolse
oreat nTi1c in their osyn landmarks and 1nh1ic
E;r,epa ,e .-I;h - ita h,; q no No ~ ~ pnuile t
nclriooms "hich uate back 1oqr or hVe hun,
afcu 'earS. u Is 1ust possible .fat 5ne arrival
of an obelish having history Of three thou
sand or more years will either offend !
the national pride, or will make Them /
dissatisfied with what they have |
heretofore regarded IS of wonderful aUtiotlity
And. having once become aroused to tho yitai |
imnnr,ancc of securinr thc ol,}est re,irs fiat
49,. - "n1 nhto;1 ~ :. ,;i *t .ess .aG 1i
e"s1.o s". ~ aat N.i .,n,, 20 p' ~ eh1;3 Ivy WI
never Iest unt1l tne} sctlu ". eehtleulant, Ut
some other 1ntiquary, 70 dig up from Ararat
the fragments Of tne Ark that mly be living