, 1881-04-27
Il T. T. T. Ct R A M s..
ST. THOMAS STATION.

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New York, 21st. ApIil-It IL announced
from England that the remains of the late
Lord Beacons6eld will be buried at Hughen.
den.
Mr.. Gladstone has offered to give him the
honour of a public funeral.
Dispatches from the Continent convey the
intelligence that the French troops have Or.
rived at the Tunisian frontiers. A second exps.
dltloE is expected to land at Goletta. The
Bey expresses fears of a general rising.
The American Commercial Journals are
severely denouncing The action of Mr.. Shss~
mar, Secretary of the Treasury, with regsrd
TO coloured Sugars, which has now been judi
cially upset.
New York. April 22nd.-English news
states that the Austrian Ambassa dor has been
specially instructed to attend the funeral Of
Lord Beaconsheld.
The evacuation OF Candahsr is completed.
The probability of a French Naval iuvasioa
of Tunis is thought doubtful as being likely TO
provoke a counter demonstration by the other
Powers.
A squadron is in readiness to resent asy
attack on the Christians by the Moslems.
1t is rumoured that Lord Derby will sue
coed Earl Spencer az President of The Coun.
oil.
New York, April 23rd.-Lord Tollrmacbs
has been elected NJ. P. for West Cheshire in
the Conservative interest.
A despatch from tho Rome corrsspon DENT
Of the "Daily News" says that both parties
have agreed to drive the French from Tupis.
English news announces that the Houss OF
Commons will adjourn On Monday in honour
of Lord Beaconsfeld.
New York, 18th.
Flour ~ brl. st. Lawrence brand, s5.e&.
Meal. best Brandywine, % brl. $3t.
New Mess Pork ~ brl. l6a.
Crystals ~ ID. 81.
Fair to good refining v b u. to {.
English Islands Molasses ~ gal, 80 to 3Se.
Exchange, New York & London, 4.8s.
London 23th.
Demerara Crystals y cwt, Ell. s.
Sugar. Muscovado y cwt. s1 0s. Cd.
Clayed HAVANA, No. u. 81 u %
afoat.
Demerara Rum % gallon, %. Cd.
Trinidad Cocoa ~ cwt. 43 los. Cd.
Consols. 10lb. to l004.
Bank of England Rate of Discount 5 p. o.
Liverpool Cotton Middling Upland v ID
to !.
per centRontes in Paris, $500.
ELAGdT, NATURAL AMI AhXIkAOAA6s-
An interesting and suggestive paper with this
title, by DR.. Bell P~ettigrew, FRS, Was
read, 10 The absence of the writ or, by Mr.. Raid,
at a meeting of the Balloon Society Of Crest
Britsin in the Royal Aquarium last week. Mr..
W. Fl. LIE Fevrs, &C., president of the soci.ty.
took The chair. Reviewing the ~principsl
structural differences Of the bodies snd limbs
by which animals were fitted to move on land.
through water, or in air. Dr.. Prtigrew pointed
out that the analogy which obtained betwseB
water and the air IS supporting media hsd
strangely and graveIy complicated the problem
OF fighir the idea uppermost in most miads
being that a flying creature must foas upon
the air as q ship floats upon the water. II we
this idea that led to the discovery Vt the
balloon, though the balloon could not Il any
sense at present be regarded as : 4 ing mschiss.
Until endowed 6y the means Of moving from
one place to another independently O. The
wind, as he hoped it would 5000 b ~ tie
ingenuity of . member Of The society . gallant
officer, whose plan had not yet heen made
psbIic, the balloon would remain merely .
lifting apparatus. The balloon vas iae1 Acisst
because Of it's levity ; the f3ing creature ~
efficient because Of Its weight. The manner
10 which wings prodsced what IVES practically