The Portland daily press., 1883-09-26
FOREIGN.
Association for the Advancement of Sci
enCe.

Association Tor the Advancement oil SCI
LONDON, Sept. 25--The general committee
for the Advancement of Science yesterday
elected Lord Rayleign president of the associa-
ton for 1884. Among the vice presidents
elected are the Marquis of Lorne, the Marquis
of Lansdowne, Sir John A. Macdonald, Sir
Charles Tupper Sir Alexander Gait, Right
Hon. Lyon Playfair, DR.. Charles William Sic
mems and Professor Huxley. The date OF next
meeting, which will be held in Montreal, has
been fixed for the 25th OF August, 1854. Inc
programme will include a free excursion 10
the Rocky Mountains and trips to Quebec and
Philadelphia.
A Depression i'm the Cotton Trade.
A meeting Of the joint committee of the
cotton manufacturers and operatives OF north
and northeast Lancashire is to be held at Man
chester to-day to confer upon the depressed
condition OF the cotton trade. The principal
object of the conference is to arrange scale OF
wages. The market for cotton goods is ad-
mitted to be suffering from over production
The masters propose to effect a reduction of
wages, which proposition the workmen avow
they will resist to the utmost of their ability
They suggest to the master that instead OF a
reduction Of their wages, prediction be cur
tailed by working the factories upon shorter
time. The result of the conference is awaited
with great anxiety by all the parties interested.
Trial of Carey's Murderer.
Mrs Carey, wife of James Cary, landed this
morning at Green Hithe on the Thames, 10
miles from here O'Donnell was brought to
Bow street police court this morning. Magis-
trate Flowers presided. The court room was
filled and large crowd collected outside.
Special precautions were taken by the police
to prevent any attempt at rescue.
Lord Mayor of London.
Simeon Charles Hadley alderman for Castle
Barnard ward, was today elected Lord Mayor
of London.
The Franco-C Chinese Trouble.
A despatch from Saigon, Cochin, China,
states that Gen. Bouet has sailed for France
upon mission solicited by himself to inform
the French Government of the real position of
affairs in Tonquin.
Temps says Marquis Tseng's proposals for
settlement of the existing difficulties between
China and France comprised annexation OF
AMMAN as faa as the Red river by the French,
China annexing the remainder OF Tonquin and
the Red River be open to the commerce of the
world The French memorandum claims the
entire delta with the exclusive central OF navi-
CATION and further demands portion OF the
left bank of the Red River.
A Paris Train Wreeked-MaRy Killed
and Wounded.
BUCHAREST, Sept. pa railway train from
Paris Tor Constantinople was thrown from the
track near Vereiorova Several carriages
were demolished and many killed and wound
ed.
An Address of Thanks.
DUBLIN, Sept. 25.-At a national league
meeting in Longbera, county Galway, last ev-
ening, Robert Hayden, an American Journal
ist who delivered seditious speech at a re-
cent meeting was presented with an address of
thanks.
Paris Journals Indignant.
PARIS, Sept. 25-Journals here exhibit
much i'll feeling at the acceptance of King AL
fonso of Spain, of the colonelcy of an Uhlan
regiment, conferred upon him by the Emperor
of Germany.
A Zulu Chief Biames Great Britain.
DURBAN, Sept 25.-At the trial of chiefs
Mampoter and Mapoch for treason to the
Tranavaal government the former claimed in
his defence that he was reduced to his present
position by Great Britain leaving him and
chief Secocacin te struggle for the supremacy.