, 1881-12-04


co,,actinr finds i'll England. ana ot'asI
bodies are appealing for funds ehousn
tn f;va these reduced 1alnllles az
least pood Christmas dinner. 1he hu'l'oei
of ontraees. rs you will see by your o''l'y
cab,c disnatc}es, is steadily increasing, anu
,,nuvh the Sub Commissioners OF inc Lata
f,ourt are certainly doing their oest ~
make the Land act popular, large sec
tion of the people prefer 10 auhete
to the no rent program and to set up ag',h'
undar coyer, of Whiteboyisnl. the rule oi !tl-
t;ritat,on and lawlesness established oy u'e
1eapue. Hinder such circumstances LIS Ut
cision of the Ministry to hold no more eao-
met meetings is regarded WITH alla1enen',
Mr Gladstone, who is now i'll tne oest VI
health and spirits, is said to be perfectly SAT
;st;ct1 fhat,Alr, Forster can deal with the 1ee-
,npnr in Ireland without the assistance OF
his colleagues, but the Pre1nler's commence
in his Chief Secretary is not shared py
many besides himself. Mr.. Gladstone lelt
London today for Hawarden, where lie Will
rpn,ain until after the Christmas holidays.
AFFAIRS IN rEi:E
are watched with great lnterestln alpfoula'!c
circles. The ChiIian Legation here asserts
,hat the United States cannot and dare hot
hiring any real pressure to bear, but Is merely
irving the effect OF little empty olnsler.
They say that Gen. Fitzpatrick represents the
real opinion Of the Washington Govern
,nent and that Mr. Blaine will support
him. and that Mr. i1urlbnt is merely actsnS
An,rt 1nr his own amusement The Gov
crn,nent knows better. and the Clillan view
is ,nt accepted by the English press OF pup
lie. Outside of the circle Of the Gibbs inter-
Est. as it is called, which has been acting
with Senior Blest Cana, the Gillian Minister
at Paris, well-infor,ned~ public men believe
that ......-s
CHILL wI1I. BE~TArGl1T MopERATtoS
| hv the limited States. Few English papers
co,nmeut nh the affair. the general sentiment
hpiny that the Americans understand their
| owl, business best, and that this particular
! business does not concern England. One or
| two Journals profess to think that
r.unonstr.,nces with countries so far away
| from, Washington rs Chill and Peru are n'l-
| preccdented OIL the part Of the United States
! Government, but they forget Mexico III ls6j,
| and the Central American States ten years
| before that.
| THE SUNDERLAND LIBRARY SALE
At the sale Of the Duke OF Marlborough's
| Sunderland Library, Quaritch, as usual,
drives everybody out Of tile field. Where he
! gets Tie money to play this game
| at every important sale is mys-
/! 1ery. American agents bid hlgE Tor
the scarce American books, but uuarltch
! leaves them far behind. Two volumes Of
tracts relating to New England and Virginia
| fetched .,554 But for QNaritch's comp efl-
| tion they would probably have been Knocked
down for E:,0 The Duke ought give him
4 handsome testimonial, tor lie Will
add 50 per cent to the proceeds OF
the sale. Quaritch's appearance Is haaleu
with Joy BY auetloneers and owners. nn1
booksellers and collectors regard him with DIS
may AT this sale the scene III the AUCTION
room was very exciting. All the books were
in 4 shocking state, and looked rs II they
hal been knocked about by children anu
scrubbed by the housenait'. The bindings
| were very poor, and the margins are nntllat-
ct1. Tchener, a Paris agent, is now running
him closely, and occasionally beats him.
THE TuEFr OF TIE BODY
of the late Earl Of Crawford and Belcarrc:
from the mortuary. chapel at the fanlly-sea
/ at Dunecht, Aberdeensllre, was attributed
at first to Italians. The body was embaltnec
at Florence, and it was thought tina
| the thieves had followed it from there
The agent Of the , estate received =:
letter in May stating that the body had bee'
| stolen. but, regarding 1t us hoax lie dle
nothing to ascertain the truth of the state
ment. A laborcr has been arrested at Dun
: ecllt on suspicion Of having been concerned
: in the nlot. Tt is now thought, however
| that the same gang which Stol
Mr.. L. r. Stewards body may hay
been at work, and they would not he llkel
to nut their confidence in 4 mere farmland
The family will offer 4 reward for the detee
ton Of the criminals only. and nothing vii
be paid for the recovery OF the II
). mains. so that it is all unprotitabl
job. The Dunecht neighborhood is full G
e strange superstition. The late Earl wa
2 devoted to astrology and the occult science!
and the country people fully expected tlls
his body would disappear i'll sonle uncann
: way. The ship which brought I'll
: body 10 Scotland was wrecked, the
e the hearse was showed up, ant
on the day of the funeral, a terrific stor
T. prevailed. Some think that the body w
4 stolen before the coffin was lowered into tt
: vault.
:. SIR JAMES PAGET.
IL the eminent surgeon, has been suf!er1
a from blood poisoning, which is ascribed
Il vaccination. lie is somewhat betten toda
lt ME M1LIAIs
+ has received all autograph letter from Il
IL Queen requesting him to paint portrait
'e the Princess Mary, the eldest daughter
~ the Duke OF Edlnbnrg.
II. slI: HAEI.y PAREEs
'e returns as British Minister to Japan, in spl
y Of all the attacks that have been made upe
- him.
rs :sEynALT~
~ It is probable that the appointment Of u
J. Se,ldall as Lieutcnant-Governor OF Nat
III will be cancelled.
y TIE SCOTCH Earl. GRAVE ROBBERY
S,acial tahte.
r. LONDON, Dec. 3.-Jenlings' special say
The latest .intellisence from Aberdeen
ur specting the grave robbery states that thr
ny persons foot-marks have been traced, but
10 is believed that there must be more than tt
rs, number concerned in the removal
Ia the EarI's remains from Dnnecl
Of if not in the actual theft
to the body from the vault Inquiries liza
he | been made Of the railway officials. who
lr. that they have no trace Of any packa
III wliicn would be likely to contain llun
ha | ho,Iv The t,rasfnt Earl and others OF