The sun., 1888-05-13

Foreign Notes Of Real Iaterest.
Canon Liddons sermon At ST. Paurs on April 70 tosk
IS minutes
As the situation stands now, Coqusa will not return
to the French Theatre.
Tho House Of Commons rejected Sir John Lubbock'i
carly closing bill by 27s to 95.
The London World announces that Mr.. Laurence
olphant is coming to New York.
Queen Victoria travelled through Europe with much
luggage that 1t took hour transfer It from tho train
to tho boat at Flushing
Bishop Parker the Of the murdered Bishop
Harrington in tho Unyoro country. Lake Alber,
Eyanza, died on March 2e
Tho successor appointed to Mrs Langtrys father the
Dean Of Jersey. who ded recently has been Withdrawn
In favor Of a native Of tho island
American politics sweeping England with q
rush Postmaster at Towcester is rebuk ed by liberal
statesman for having the erontery to allow notice
ofa Primrose League meeting TO be posted up in the
Post ohico"
Charles Dickonss nurse. Mary Weller Gibson, wa.
buried on April %. She generally regarded the
prototype OF Mary the pretty house maid in tho Pick
wick papers, She always upheld tho theory tina,
Aicawber was really Diokens's father
Parisian prophets are not taking much stock In Beu
langers future. He was 30 years old April 20 and
they argue that since Napoleon became First Consul
30 and Napoleon III. was elected President Of the
public at 10 Boulanger s tribe aged for any grea,
revolutionary deeds.
Science has claimed the sponge fishery of tho Meder
ranean. Tho native divers who could stay under water
not more than two minutes arc being driven out by
men In regular diving armor who work by the
hour. German professor has originated a method OF
planting cuttings from spsngeA and 1t IL being prose
cuted with success
Mr. 1sascson, tho proprietor Of very profitable MILL
merry shop Regent street carried the
MADAME Elise ct Cie," was elected Parliament and
he sold ont tho good will OF the company for $3.50
and the fixtures for $4,000 He has been sued for
S2'0t0 commission by person who claims have beer
An agent in the sale.
The Chairman of the Birmingham Gunmakers Asso
citation reports that there has been decrease of
proofs as compared with last year and 10 such
depression In tho trade has existed for twenty
seven years Tho demand for high class guns has de
creased. owing to the diminished of those who
use them. On the other hand IL 600 more revolver,
have been sold.
Tho Bureau Voritas has published the maritime dis
asersrepsrted during the month Of March, Is
Ing All nags Sailing vessels reported lost-l7 American
2Austran, 80 British. Danish, Dutch. French. Is
German Hawaiian Italian. IT Norwegian, 3 Portu
guese, Spanish, Swedish: total lo4 In this number
are included IL vessels reported missing Steamers
ported lost-s British Norwegian total The causei
oflosses were: Sailing Notwithstanding So collision
nre fsundsred a. abandoned o. condemned is, missing
~; total LOO. stesmers-stranding 7. foundered !;
totals.
Thirty years ago there was . tremendous contest
which was felt almost all OF Europe, the
Jewish child Msrtara whom tho Archbishop OF Bologns
claimed as the property Of the Roman Catholic Church
on the ground that he had been baptized by serving
maid Tho Church prevailed and took the boy from his
parents He has reappeared ascetic monk Of
extraordinary eloquence learning and fervor and has
been preaching to great audiences near Madrid The
Queen and court have subscribed to help the
chapel he has built In tho Basque Highlands. He ID
called Father Mortsra He 10 Canon of the Order OF
Saint Augusin. and among other accomplishments he
speaks twenty-t languages