New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-04
CENTRAL NOTES.

In advance of the meeting of the Boston
Committee OF the Worlds Fair letters have been received
from prominent representatives OF nearly every npor
tant trade interest which indicate that public opinions
disposed to favor the exhibition The negative attitude
of railroad companies went far to kill the project
this city, aud. far known, that interest has
not yet committed itself u cordial support of the at
tempt to revive the corpse in Boston,
A pilot who has been in constant service on
the Patapsoo River and Harbor for nearly thirty years
has recently proved upon official examination TIE
subject OF singular development of colorblindncss.
The examiner picked up piece OF crimson worsted and
asked the pilot all the colors approx
to IT, whereupon ne unhcsitatingy chose green,
pie several shades of light pink and drabs With
respect green he made similar Blues he dis
tingusbed correctly Unfortunately, red and green
lights are those which gude vesses course at night,
aud though the pilot says lac always tell them apart
aud has never made mistake 1t would be rash to say
that he never could make one.
The Australian census, of which the approx
innate results made known early May, sur
p-sed and disappointed the people OF Victoria who find
themselves less numerous by moro than 100000 than
they had supposed themselves to be- Tho total popua
ton of Victoria is $50, 100 Allowing for in
by births, the statistics zeal actual loss
$4,000 during the decade d it is furthermore entirely
among the malo population. This state affairs re-
veaed by the has provoked expressions of dsco
tent throughout the colony A correspondent OF The
London Globe says that cause is the
faulty system of land legislation which tempts poor
TO settle the land though he may capital
aea IN ne or after few
remove to other colony where the land laws are
f m0re liberal ,d, IN NE hope Of Setorps his condition
larger part Of the population which Victoria ought
have retained.
Photography is dangerous vocation in Bur-
NAH Not long ago two Armenian ladies attached to the
Court Of Mandeay Calcutta for tho purpose Of
acquiring this and immediately upon their return
commanded by the sable Queen furnish her with
proof OF their skill by reproducing her royal person
Al went well and the artists congratulatinl them
selves upon her Majestys future favor suddenly
to their great asonishment the Queen who inspect
ins the PICTURE few into violent passion found
that OF the fnnumerable poodes which
the Court had srayed into the appeared in the
picture side by side with the Queer OF Burnah This
proclamation intoersbe. Rough hands were at once
laid upon the two artists and when they
were stu In curance vile pending the decision OF the
question As to whether such fragrant Royalty
1tation - = F
Close upon tho heels of the announcement
that the preliminary behring's for Channel tunnel are
successful and that the work stands good chance OF
being completed within few follow fearful com
municato1s TO the London papers prophesyng all man.
ner Of evils rs the inevitable result OF great feat
engineering. One timorous writer says "Thc tunnel
as proposed, would be road from Franco into England
always open and entirely unguardcd In three hours a
cavalry force might 20 through to seize the an
proaches at the English end In eight hours al army
$4,000 men might he marched through hold the place
Tor the passage Of an indefinite number This might be
done with the greatest ease any day night" To this
and other hobgobln arguments" Mr.. Watkin sneak
ing Ior the company, replies that pound
OF dynamite or wellconstructed suioe would
render the tunnel impossible at any moment.
mat neither France Germany would invade England
without previous declaration OF war that such high
way would be made neutral by consent and in
time OF war would be regarded ground by
civilized country and that furthermore a CONVEX ton
covering the whole question made wears AGO no.
tween england and France Mr.. Wain thus concu,les
MS letter: may add that all the detail. of the nro.
posec work nave been thoroughly thought ont; that
men Oh science on both sides OF The Channel are
rent IN opinion; and that the governments viii nr1cccd
IN inli beef That within very brief period OF wears
INC is"eS takce ihrough the tunnel will he placed ON
OF publication" w i"s