, 1880-01-04
here at Her Majesty's Theatre On Saturday
next, with Wagner's 'sRienzi" j

~; STORMS. -.
! The neW year has opened dismally In n.
The newspapers print gloomy s1ilnmarie$'ot
the year. That has witnessed the Prince In
| peraaFS death and massacre Of Cavagnarl
1t went out with the customary m1an1ght
services In some Of the churches, and with II
| hymns, prayers, and solemn devotions In the
| others.
-Aspark Of good tidlngshas been flashed from
Cabul- Nobody now doubts Roberts can mold
| his own, but the attitude of'Russia Is threat
ening: Confirmation is brought OF the news
Iachkeno. The preparations Tor march t9
| Merv III the spring are being rapidly pushed
| forward. Persia is believed to be IN, league
| with Kaufman. 60.
| with alarms for Great Britain. There. are
| very warlike runors in the clubs Russia IS
| known to be threatening the Chinese frontier,
| and Lord Beac0nsfe1d's Government Is con-
| stantly on the alert against aggression from
GLADSTONE
| profted by the celebration of his 10th birth
| day Monday to lash the Premier unSparlngly.
| Having gratefully acknowledge the pres
ents that had been sent to Hawarden, ne as
| sailed the Conservative policy both IN us
! ,.Plimsoll has also made use OF the popular
| discomfort to revive, bis agitation Of the
| notwithstanding question. He declares SIX
| vessels have been wrecked through the prac-
tce Sf loading grain in b9lk aud maa evf
G5 government: eape5 On s'pe he other hand, he
| South African cable has been. opened amid
much enthusiasm. The event IS regarded as
paign in Zul1land. Tie Queen has sent. her
Congratulations to Sir Bartlett Frere,:, Sir
t Garnet Wolseley, and the Sultan Of Zanzibar.
DYING OUT. .
The interest in Irish affairs is dying out,
| The Duchess Of bIarlborough's fund IS
ALREADY azge Many E4Esh nGbs ne6iemen nf Rs are
mond and Norfolk have set the example t9
the extent of" 10 and 20 per cent Lord
,Longford, an Irish Peer, who was
once Secretary Of War, and who knows Ire
9nd Ms SUGGESTS hat the &c Hn1
ing TO drink whisky. The reports Of destittl-
ton in Donegal find general credit. "A vigor-
GUS concerted movement is being made To-
ward emigration, agents Of American rail-
ways having come over in force. '..s:
TIE TAT BRIDGE DISASTER
is earnestly discussed: The INVESTIGATION Is Is
lost is still matter of uncertainty, Only
the Firth of Tay. Edgar Gilkes, the
builder. >of, the bridge, telegrapts:
other dss' forces than % the tempest were
acting with it, and caused the, ,destruc-
tion Of the girdeIs. The velocity Of the wind,
as registered at Dundee on the night Of the
disaster, was forty~two miles: The amount
the train, and the glard-rails on the
windward side could not prevent
the upper part of the carriages from
striking the girders. This might cause dam,
girdef, and another violent gust would bring
complete ruin.
There has been much gayety at the great
houses during the week. Many leaders of
fashion are On the Continent The D%sIl, Th +
Grosyenors, Buffers, :Cecils, and hosts Of no
liabilities are also wintering on the A1editer~
ranean. To compensate for their absence,
the Prince Of Wales las been keeping open
house at Sandringtnm. Lord Napier Of
AIagdala has been hisguest since Christmas.
Balls have been given to the tenants Of the
! neighboring estates, and, though the tTost
| has rendered hunting impossible, there has
been some little shooting and capital skating.
THE DUKE Of PORTLAND.
Rumor is busy $; yt4 the prospects Of
s'ushiisn snd bis income neon % of si5S}o6 is the
best parti in the country; but he
is said to be already engaged to
Miss Violet, Lindsay, WHO is a135t the d91ugPb-
| Ter OF COL Lff3lSG4, 1QI1uEI4Y M% .Is
for Abingdon, and now one of the. Queen's
gruoIns III WaitingG and granddau ghter Of the
/ Earl Of Crawford. The Iindsay's hold high:
place in the Queens favor. None OF the
! Scotch nobility, except the Campbclls, stand
| SO near to the throne The news that one
the new IoId Of Welback Abbey will be as
agreebly received at Windsor as by society
at large.
WAGNER's ILLNESS.
n
! annn,nce That Richard Wagner's life
| ia 1esnaired Of. In the little Ba-
Sarian Village where Jean Paul
| Nchfer ia h1ried the great German
mrs;n;ar i;oe I1.;no Since the fall ha
has haan forced tn discontiuue the
walko That ha Mcad tn make tn the
Fanfsstic a with % bis two big dogs beside
| him: SThose who have seen him say that
| the .Sgns Of weakness have long
been visible on his face and
| figure. lately erysipelas has set III.
! His wife a.d five children have been tend
ing him %lts. the utmost tenderness: me
Yllla MannilIid . has been cloSed 70 Visitols, n
hed rasc5ad = Aum ~ X is nossihle
tho cnmnnsar;s stren :th cf con stitntian NAV
sova h;rn Int at nreshft theyo ;s iittje hnne
onI en,Gaen Find haS oosead 'Ve nyor tfaa
.a,,e;oo, .n1u ,vnrid eo''oo0 o'eA 1A@S
nluo4o|'A "oN rHE THEATRES ::
zo, 1;,1a1,- h,,s;naes Rloa.a 1ro,1,--.
are aollg t1yGiy 9aolnaes2' H9as,' RRx3ns0n h9W-
ards play, "Ine Bankers: laughter" Is