New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-25
GENERAL NOTES.

Awe bsfore its recent adjournment
rrndcsrath rejected petition for the res
-, Of the double standard Now the BANK Is again
silver thaers that mad neen wi'hura"h from
,,op on the pretence that changers not pentiiul
e"0 one 81 the first measures likely to be brought
cue ,he next Reichstag will be one raising the
before ~ silver change to the proportion OF IL MARKS
bead ,.. .oa+,,c +ho
,v ~ the domestic cat 10 act ~ postman seiectDg
far their headqnariers.they thence dispatch mum
- cats securely tied up in woollen bags, to the
,.,or,pe villages. where they are freed from con
D, and turned loose. with neat packets OF letters
80 .trspped to their backs At once their domestic
gcfs come INTO full play and they sTittH ~, nee
cat thus constrained to serve their country not
s has hitherto failed 20 fulfil its postal junction WIN
excellent pinctuahy'
The Marouis of Bute's colonization scheme
49,. s.or very successful He introduced a small colony
:. beavers into an isolated pine wood near Rothesay'
s.,e OF Butte The place walled round so That they
,ous not escape, aud through what Is known as the
heavers' park there roaring mountain stream
This they soon damned up, completely altering the ap
ssranee OF the place The Duke OF Portland Is about 10
mako similar experiment one Of his Scotch estates
hs Rohesy beavers on being transferred TO their new
,narters at once began saving or gnawng down the
,,aes IN the wood This operation they rapidly effected
hv the d,gent exercise of their keen chiseke teeth.
h,ch emf ont wedge shaped gap. causing the tree 10
eventually pie over by It's own weight These trees
thew use for damming, standing as they ala close
beside he river and the reinarEaoie hteiEence o, n
Them 10 fall in the right spoil requiring no furlher
shifting
A bill for taking the census of England was
Rad by Lord Enfield in the House OF Lords fortnight
ago He announced that the taking OF the census OF
1871 occupied years ami eleven months It was the
determination of the Government that the census OF
1881 should made in the shOrtest time possible IL
was thought be unadvisabe to introduce the element
NJ religious belief which would invo I've Tuch expense
and difficulty and would be attended with sarsfao-
tory results respect to any approach to accuracy
Lord Cranbrook objected to the omission of religious
which was included in the Of every other
eouutry OF Europe, Including Ireland and Scotland
Lord Fortcsoue hoped the Government would take
measures the census completed IN three mon
large numDer compllers in the different localities
Lord Brabourne glad that the re!lglous eieheit
was not included, because he thought II was not
desirable dra fine lines between the members OF tue
Church of England and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
There was disOrderly scene IN lecture
room in Brighton, Eng, fortnight ago The Rev Mr
Caster had announced to lecture on 1.-The Popish
Mass" and a considerable audience mad assembled.
Retire. the proceedings had gone far however. we are
told little knot of Rituasts began nterruptiDg and
motion made that the lecturer De not heard 1ms
resolution put the meeting and rejected 10y an over
hclmnC maloriyj but the Interruptions were at once
renewed The leader OF the little band Of Jealous Rtu-
sliss remained standing and speaking awhile forced
himself the pat'orm and advanced toward the Zee
turer in excited manner. Here the chairman inter
blst champion. other gentlemen on the platform ION
ing and busting the rash intrnder on rue
scene of action This was not Reconnaissance no%esTI;
without results The table was overturned ana
decanters nd nkstands tumbed on the unucKy report
ers below. ght ensuedso 1t Is recorded-and IL 700
some time and considerable eXertOn nnaLy 10 eecI ne
muscular kituallsts from the nall