, 1880-02-22
German exhibitors to the Melbourne exhibi- |
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THE WEEK.
TIE RUSSIAN REG1C1DAL PLOT.

Special Cable.
LONDON, Feb. 21.-The ATTEMPTED nurf1e
or the Gar still occupies great share O
public attention. Sincere regrets have bee,
decorously expressed throughout Europe
with three exceptions: the Continental Com
mnnistle papers, the Pau 1EuN Gazette, an,
the London Common Council. One Frencl
Journal calls the explosion political accident
lhe Pau Mdll GGzcttc, being badly Russo
phoblst, seizes the occasion to demand th
Cars abdieation. The Common Council
men who rejected, by heavy majority,
resolution of coincidence, used many expires
sions Of insult and hatred during the de
bate. The same Council some year.
since offered the same Gear tn,
freedom of the city. This is considered the
natural result of the incessant efforts o1
Lords Salisbury and Beaconsficld III recen
years to excite animosity against Russia, in
Guiding the Klighthood which was confer
red on one Lord-Alayor for leading a riotous
anl-k&sian demonstration. The incident
is unfortunate, because the Common Council
is believed OIL the Continent to represent
London, but is really composed largely o1
the most Ignorant, vulgar people in the city.
TTANsvAAL.
Sir George Colley's appointment to the
Governorsl,ip Of Natal is understood to sig
nifty a Ministerial decision to hold
the Transvaal country at nll hazards.
Coiley is distinguished soldier, and is now
Lord Lytton's military adviser. Dr.. Rus
sells warning that the retention Of the Trans
vaal means civil war and the permanent ex-
penditure of half million pounds yearly is
disregarded.
THE HERAT BUSINESS
slumbers monlentarily, The other political
news is comparatively unimportant, though
Friday witnessed the first parliamentary field
night this season. There was a brilliant
audience in the House Of Lords to hear the
Duke Of Argyll's brilliant two-hours' speech.
The Prince and Princess of Wales, the Duke
of Edinburg, the Duke and Duchess of
Con1laught and many other celebri-
ties were present. There was equal
excitement in the House of Commons on ac-
count OF the Plinlsoll debate. The general
feeling is that Sir Stafford Northcote was
again wrong. Most Of the leading members
urged him to let the matter drop
after Atr. Piimsoll's apology. The press
unanimously condemns Sir Stafford North
eea 25gSMf e. ss rsV as n caTeS s5s4Pa f9 h
point, and insures the passage of his bill
regulating the conveyance Of grain in YES
SclS
Mr.. James Redpath, now in Dublin, re-
ports that he has received letters from
aIsss e'*K sso 9aFfpSS p9Snega u ks ana AsSa sbSS
Cork, the counties where destitutioll is
greatest ranking in the order named.
The writers are mostly priests. The letters
Iaa1' re,rasa,,tnd =, q 'Ean las
;nr ran}dlv od enraod;m9 ~ Nav, =. dranten II
Feyer Is breaEinP eI,t ~ nmmernys r3 I'd districts:
The PHYSICIANS say It IS - prodpced S by '; want.
rae 1vant co fo1 0 keeSs rse s ana e. e
tia' and otber S ses som on the @ west tse cnns} Sim;-
iar sfnres @ ro,,o fro +hs Iue "sn. 20
Fe1nagh. Leitrim. Limerick. Monaean. and
Roscon,non.
a Dublin paper publishes cable dispatch
5ayg that aas american contr9ptGns viii
rom Dublin that the the fund there there IS IS
sufficient to prevent further suffering. Mr.
Redpatl says no such fund exists in Dub
III, and, unless liberal contributions cor
inYe, I'M he believes EYE that probably hundreds
sh Pe2 a1d IL ay2 anea @D tom
lifferent districts Of the west of Ireland,
whom A1r. Redpath met in Dublin. confirm
he statements in the letters.
,HE QUEENS pnAwnc-nooM YESTERDAY
- Rrol-;nohor, p,Iaoa .roe e1n1da-,,, IT.
enied eYcent hv Rnva1 nenn]e dinlnn,at;sts
bSHEUuSlClu, l4llu OLQEE uluE4Al pET-
ons. Mr.. uoppin was present i'll plain |
iothes. There were $50 presentation. in |
luding one American, Mrs. NIahlon Sands, |
II, New York, by Nine Won Biilow. There !
we're the usual crowds in the streets and |
,arks watching the procession of carriages. |
Iany carriages were detained half an hour. |
nd ladies III full dress were exposed to I
he cold winds outside, suffering equally |
rom drafts and cold and the crush inside, !
he rain-storm broke violently as the recep-
ion ended. The Prince and Princess Of |
Wales drove from Marlborough House es-
orted BY troop of Royal Horse Guards. |
he Queen hurries off to-day to Windsor. as |
sual.
THE LONDON SEASON,
yithstanding two Roval receptious. opens
,prnidT FnI mv nartieS @ are eiven As 1neenie e
"a et;iI ocnnonn;zirT as e. Iaef vnar
eyerai nrawinr-rocms and levces are
nnonnced hnf traIesmen ara erum-
linp' MANY houses ara emntv rs
n,nerons neinhars n Parliament and other
1es. Tna NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of a dissoiiI-
Oh Of Parliament greatly interfere
18th social plans. No certain date |
or a dissolution has been deterL ined
0vernnlent officials say that Lord Bcacons-
eld is watching for a favorable moment,
&iling which, the session will drag through.
The agitation against
TIFF Saro1rox MEMORIAL,
i, ..ros+,,,;,,c+or h1,.,,r nor,+;,,,oc Eroch cir
a+s,sen =, ~ $500 @ 4tni"7 - ~
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