, 1879-07-23


ri N 'hr kitntSnygnr,Rl were taken !th'n sIie
nEt.t,,,a At '!s1arAaiT, Wilma Ps%us. aLh Nurl.
l",rss a.' III tslr ct,tTfc IT sv eln.1'es t1ra't''
Viii hr i'att lu relieve t!e "!lsr 1tnttemtsat'ch.
THE FAsNcH Anoi.ls,llNn DNUMMzNs In THHItt
ARMY.
The white Ea!ter Ut tic French infnntry soldier
Is unomrd, and. with the low shoe, Will shortly
be replaced by scrvtccable laced hals.hoot;
tho rcd trowscr will probably before long bo
superseded By ONO OF morn sb,nbre alnl less
conspicuous but better wearing col1r; aid now
tie expcltency of rctatnng tiIu Ls,lnt In rcgt.
inents Ut the lino is seriously doubted. rAo
1venir 4Hf|itttire In its last number nUints ont
TINT 's,e drummer Is sotdtcr uselesa alike IN
time Of peace md III time u war. liz carnot
movements bY IN instrument which when It Is
wet ur las been exposed tu .lcw III nights
bi7ouae vii not give fortl, auy son,l. Signals
b! sl'c '!rini arc, moscnycr sllr, FRENCH paprr
n.!!ls, very difficult tn Understand. Mul hardly MI
dlIccr of manit the ARMY can hoast tl,nt c knowa
aletn nil. The drum, again, cannot ba' heard at
any great distance, .a}, consequently II MI Gill.
ccr wishes to givu Il slunal flu never thinks of
llsluE thu drum, hut a)whyh cs1'ntNya the buGlc
hs trumpet. ''lIit drt.tntscr, also. fncllinbered
ny hls drum, raruly eten. full pace whon
rilarchng, mn! consequently whch column Is
on s!.c tnArch directly thu drums ccaso nrd thu
btlglcs beCiH the troops ut oilro move In Hloro
lively mhnncr. III the Freneh ariny there arc,
tho <tteatr concludes M fever tllau a,550 drum
n,ers; or, In nthcr words. sufficient numhrr
u nlci to form niue strung battaltons are added
Of the country. Consequently, II an lnstru-
iHent which is Of no uso wcro abolished, thu
numerical etrsuGth Of the fighting portion 0t.
Tic army might be materially Increased by III
cooperating tic g. ,650 drttlnmcrs In tho rnnka Uf
tLc1r regiments.
CONSTRUCTING AN INLAND sEA-1MPnOvlN0 TiiH
CLIMATE AND AGRICULTURE Or AFRICA.
The cost Of excaYatl,g tllc canal through
which tho waters Of the Mediterranean arc to
flow from the Cult of Gabes into the ao-called
"Ch0tts,h atd 80 convert tho desert region to
tho south IT Al9erla and 1unis Into vast IT,
lanl sea, will not, It Is estimated by n, Rnu-
dafrc, under wtoae supefvtston the preliminary
SURVEYS lntc1y made have been carried out, cx-
cced at the most 20, o60uoo. francs tsi,oo0.o0o)
Last ycar sum Of 40,0o0 frnnc. was voted by
The French Chamber for defraylng the cxpcnse
OF CARRYING out thu necessary soundl,,gs ahl
surveys; nn4 tho result of these has been to
SHOW tlAt II t5 only uHccs4arY to tut through
the narrow tstlttnus separating the head OF thu
0uif OF Gabes from the extremity OF tt,a Chott
written so1na ttsne ago by NJ. RoudMro md
read by II. tie Lcssops l,cfuro lI,e Acalctny Ut
Sclcnecs In fariR, tho advantages whtcll tnny be
expected to result from ,he creation Of this
new Yea wcr0 Btnted to ba "an immense ntlo1-
toratLon Of A1gora md Tuns, since tho u,oIs-
tura caused by the evaporation froui tho yass
cxpnuso OF water will 10 driven by tho provafI-
hE so1therlV winds oTcr these countries, 1oFn,.
lux sa5Ss ", u n@tnia atn1paeFe g., "n!sn WI!
and retafi tic eooilun Of ihc csrth i,v ranti;n
during the night. Tic proposed sea, too, being
nariEabtc for slips Of THO rfeatest draft, will
aleo , opch naw comncrcal q ~ route ior uie uis-
atiss =" @. s ,sh,. n .c
iNc south. west. und n0rth conyorro towards
tho Cho,ts, but which uro nov dry during tic
rRf nf ir31 f1of4Yr
rlvcfs as tney once unaoaoteuly were: lehutn$
nx 'tc.ortc ia', a., thrir hmni,a !. "'' ~Ae'0 y.
lnlsu uNlyEnsITr DtLL-oLEnicAL EpucAr1os
At GOVERNMENT ExpgEsE.
Lotttton Cas<u<. .Julys.
Tie draft Of the Irish University bill has been
published, md It proves to be as short au,1 sim
nlo M n,Ipht hayp been auttcjnotei1 fro,n III,
r. T"., 1,..sa.,,aa,s sa,,, .",'''. 4'ou' ~ '1o
ho'u eoaaso'!o1s spuesa 4"'foaue'ag H. 1t
| consiste Of thirteen clauses, OF which the isn-
portapt ono is the seycuth. This clause. iuteed.
il tia Government Bit no fnr a Tho 1riah f,oth.
o),cs aro concerned with it: althourt,. Of co,r,o
good deal to Say to thu tcnth and tarou follow
Ing clauses, which relate 10 tho proposed DISCO
luton Of the ouscn'a uo!vsf''ty. Clause en-
aess .ha' t.ls sna'.eF ~ ~, Inc ue" University
"shail provide that the University ahall confer
degree upon every person rho, having mntricu-
1attl In ti&1InlYer8ity unfI cOmpl1ci with a,r1,
] n,ndt,nn to hIs suh,sausn. @ ] en,,ca,ion a ud NV,
| conul'lonss ~ "1s auose'tuene eu"sa'lon ano
tho passing VI 6nch examinations as tic
Scnate may prescribe, Satisfies the Sen
ata that llo Is qualiaed iu point Ut
| ,e,rn1n,t IN ohta,n lin eatnc. M rc,iarncc IN
H.. .,.~ a,,a,t.nass =. i...,.~" -.
ans e""cRe' nos "''o''''unees ~ !ecs"ses VI any
other course OF instruction In tho University,
| shall be obligatory upon auy candidate for do.
vtrc.n II. then, "a wo have ulrealy suk1. the
! 80 ,.,s.a. -. ,,.. 1.s.,' r.t.'s,1. s' sA
t an ..,ans. a.,,, -, "',,. VA "'s ..'as ~
tlIeir stuuents are compelled to snom1t either to
The Objectionable condition OF ''natxcd cduca.
tto, ut tho Collees colleges" or to resldenes
mr. rnxmcut of fcea nut, ncr,nflirnl rrnm1nn,I,,,
y" m-,.a.. rs,,s . s"-,.,..
~ trinity eoteRo "a o9ueF ~ quality themselves
ior degrco, here y there grievance renovcl ].
But, lnnsmuch as want lucy Eenlly seei 10 tho
shs ~ a h statr cy II ' ery"
satisfaction 1rntn study Ut TIC doycrnncot
bill; tor not only dops Il make no provision for
thu subsidization Ut these institutions cIthcr by
tleAn8 OF result lees or tu nF Other manner. but