The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-27
FROM LANDS BEYOND THE SEA.
Latest Current EYsntS in The CAPITALS Of
Europe.
LONDONS GREAT GROWTH In WEALTH.
A Grand EiffeI Tower to be eErected-Heaith OF
Tennyson and Herbert spencer-haro
Literary Discovery Foreign News.
rspecial Dunlap Cable to The Times.l


IoSpoN. Sept. 26.-The report Just pub
lished of the income tax returns shows mar
velous growth in wealth of the city during
the last decade, as the amounts increase TO
the net profits of no less sum than ISo,1oo'-
2Ss for the city alone.
The city has almost doubled the amount
derived from the income tax during that
period. In 1880 the figures for the total re-
turn were GS9 263. 424, while the year lsS9-'O
they we're 97O,O1s.7 .7O7. The total increase OF
the income tax for the whole Of England and
Wales during the last ten years amounts 10
E53,52i,l ,l59. the figures being IN 1850 Ilso,-
595 1852. while in 1SS9-'9O they were 1Zos'-
120,0ll.
A GRAND EIFFEL TOWER.
The cornerstone of the Eiffel tower. which
will add another ornament to the exquisite
and quite continental English watering places
of Blackpool. in Lancashire. was laid yester-
day. The tower is to be a thousand feet high;
and rise out of building covering sixthoussnd
square yards 1t will be divided into circus
AQUARIUM market and concert hall and the
expenses will be provided by local syndicate.
LORD TESSYsoN's HEALTH.
Latest REPORTS from Haslemere as to the
health of the Poet Laureate are most resssur-
inc His condition is said 70 be excellent.
Every day he may be seen enjoying a walk
over the neighboring country. No announce
ment has been made of the date of the pro-
duction of his new volume OF poems. al
though it is understood he has one nearly
ready.
HERBERT SPENCER.
Herbert Spencer is slowly regaining his
health. but is still very week physically.
His mind however, Is rs strong as ever. ne
4 wit a
a private secretary and can take some e2er-
else.
STRANGE SCENE.
rtranee scene was witnessed this week at
two Catholic chspels at Barra. IN the outer
Hebrides. After service was concluded there
was vigorous discourse IN Gaelic on temper
ance. The priests called on all the adult
males in the congregation to come forward
and sign pledge for total abstinence for
twelve months. Every man in both chapels
rose and advanced TO the altar; and each IN
turn repeated the words Of the pledge
REMARKABLY SAILING MATCH.
The remarkable sailing match which prac-
tically extended over period OF eleven
months and half has Just been completed.
Two ships, named respectively the Lorton
and Cockermouth, left Liverpool together Oc-
tober 5, 1890, bound for Astoria, Oregon,
where they both arrived within twelve hours
of each other. During the whole long
voyage they were in sight of each other
| for forty-eight days. Both left Astoria on
| the same day, April sth of this year, tol
| their destinations. the Lorton being oound
for Dunkirk and the Coekermoutn tol
Hayre. Strange TO say, both arrived at tneii
respective destinations at the same time, the
! exact oates being. the Cockermou.n u A1gus'
| 18th and the LortOn on August "a. Botn
| left the French ports on the 9Th instant fol
! Liverpool and passed Hoiyhead at the same
time, and both actually entered the Merscy
side by sido, just as they left 1t 342 days pre-
| vlous.
INTERESTING LITERARY DISCOVERY.
In reference TO very interesting literary
discovery which was recently made at bonn
hav in the second series of lectures which
| Carlisle delivered at Portma rooms. London
| in the spring of 1888. on perlodi
| Of European culture, the following facts
| will undoubtedly be OF interest, Ihes'
lectures. it will be remembered wer'
| supposed 70 be lost, and only notes OF Drie
resnme of them were known 10 be in exist
ence The writer out OF these lectures wnict
restore 30 much that is interesting, was Chs
holm Anstey. who ut that time was younI
barrister. who afterward became mem
Der OF Parliament and EnalV ende'
| his DAYS in Bombay after having peen Attor
new General at Hong Kong. lie had larg
library, which. on his death IN 1873 was soi'
by auction, the Asiatc Society securing som
of the manuscripts. among them yolum
containing transcript of his notes OF thi
course OF lectures.
FATHER HYACINTHE AT sEA.
The celebrated Pere Hyacinthe is in Londol
| immersed in theosophy and mysteries OF Ma
| hattmas. He intends 60 address an audlenc
on the subject of ''Esoteric buddhist lime
Spherical Sight" shortly.
HIS LoRDsHP's LUCK.
few weeks before Lord Dudley's marriag
His I.ordship discovered a quantity OF orna
ments apparently paste diamonds, In nee
lected corner. Struck with the gracefui de
sicns he took them 20 jeweler. who pre-
nounced them genuine stones Of the flnes
water. The jewels have been considered a
French paste from time immemorIal.