The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-21
ENGLAND.
TIE OLD l EsrAMENT.

LONDON May 18.-The rush for press and
authentic copies of the rev ised Old Testament
| is unprecedented in EnglanC.
The Pail Mall Gazette sta ed yesterday even
ing that a London correspondent OF a great
New York newspaper 0ffe. "a 1900 for simply D
sight OF an advance copy OF the revised Ola
houses The officers having the printing IN
chsrge were obdurate in refusing to aceede to
the correspondents obstinate request. This
correspu ndent, tie Gazette says, was author
lied by his pape, to spend $25OOi telegraphing
the main flatl.res OF the new version. The
amounts 20 over 100000 copies.
| MOVEMENT FOR cENSURE.
| LONDON, May H. On Parliament reSuming
the Right Hon. Robert BourKe in the House OF
Commons and the Marquis Of Salisbury in the
| House Of Lords will propose vote VI censur8
| against the Government. The intention Is TO
make the debate the last party demonstration
before the close OF Parliament.
THE FRENCH IN ASIA.
| LONDON, May 18.-A dispatch from Paris,
! yesterday evening, states that General Brtere
/ de Plise ttlegraphs from Hanoi as follows
! 1.-THE Chinese emiSsaries state that the eVacu-
| alton of Thuyanguam is now actively proceed
| ing. Rebel chiefs are arriving at our camp,
and rendering submission"
THE DYNA1uTRRs.
LONDON, May 1S.-Ju1ge Hawkins, this
morning, began summing up in the case or
Cunningham and Burton. 1he Judge explain
ed the nature of the charge against The prison.
ers and the law in relation thereto, He then
ana yZed the evidence against Burton and
called the u teDt1n OF the jury to the fact that
Buri0n's statement was not made under oath,
and therefore entitled 10 very II tie credence.
If there as any truth In The statement IL was
astonishing no witness had been called to sup
poct it.
London, May l8.-The Jury returned yer
dict finding o II prisoners guilty. Prisoners
were both sentenced to peni serVitude for
lie.
Cunningham maintained his self-composure,
but Burton broke down and SObbed when the
We, dict was rendered. When the prisoners
were asked If they had anything to say why the
sentence of the law should not be passed upon
them, Cunningham pr tested that he was In
nocent. He said he was wiling to accept sery-
Burton simply declared his innocence.
KEEPING AN EYE on HBRAT.
LONDON, May 1.-THE British government
yesterday issued diplomatic papers which state
that her Inajes.y's government will be COM
PEELED to regard as hostile act any movement
of Russia toward Herat On the other hand,
it is announced that Russia has spontaneously
dis laimed any menacing intentions TO Herat.
The British government IS therefore favorably
inclined TO consider that The question at issue
between England and Russia has reached
settlement satisfactory to both countries.
The documents submitted to Parliament
pute up to the time of the Pendjeh idcident.
tend to show aggression ON the part OF the
Russian gov, rnment upon the Ameer's terr1-
tory of which Herat is the salient point.
GRANVILLE.
LONDON, May 1.-THE final installment oil
the Granyille-De Giers dispatches on the Aft
CHAN dispute will be issued during the Whit
suntide recess OF Parliament. The Conserve
lives Will postpone parliamentary acti0n until
all papers are presented. The publication OF
The first dispatches engroSSes the attention OF
political clubs The dominant feeling among
he Liberals is that Earl Granville's conduct
With respect to the negotiations was weak, and
hat he failed to perceive NJ. De Gter's tnten-
ions until the news was received Of the seizure
" Penjdeh by the Russians. The Liberal "
,er the Observer, says the dispatches cR
how the cynical humor with which
ersued her aggi ess