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report) has been less than one Nth OF pet
cent, mortality that would not be excessive
upon their own pastures. The Canadian and
United States Governments are Just Issuing
new regulations that have the advantage over
any that our Board OF Agriculture can
formulate that they apply to all ships OF nil
nations, and not merely hamper British ships
Tor tho benefit OF foreign competitors. The
careful inspection upon the loading OF cattle
by on1clals OF those two governments and tho
surveyors OF the underwriters. and the anxiety
Of the shipowners TO maintain o good repu,a-
tion for successful carrying. are quite SUI Q .ent
protection for the animals. though they NAV
not be sufficient protection for the British
farmer"
The Pail Mall Gazette devotes wrathy article
to-day to the Cosmopolitan Magazine and Mr.
h. ]. Lawler because an article entitled Tho
Diamond Fields Of South Africa" In the July
number OF the magazine. Is stolen. illustra-
lions and all. from the Pail Mall Budget OF n
year ago. From this circumstance In which
tho Cosmopolitan Is probably entirely innocent,
the Pail Mail draws the conclusion that
tho ethics Of the American press. like
those OF American politics. have long been
placed among the commodities with which
we do not wish to exchange and which We
would gladly see kept out OF this country with
more than MoKinloyan jealousy" Indeed"
says the Gazette. with genuine British supe-
rtority. III the Cosmopolitan were Just an or
dinary Yankee newspaper. We should never
dream Of taking Il to task for even tho Rrossest
and most pretentious piece OF pilferlng."
4 monarchist journal Ia Paris presents this
rather touching picture OF the Empress Eu-
gsnie rs she appeared during her recent visit
to France. explaining that this is the lrst long
visit the Empress has paid since France was at
her feet The writer says:
She complains no longer. and she neither
WOODS nor mourns. For hours together she
remains without talking and iraverses slowly
Nnnd ns II there were some Calvary at each sta
tion at which she must halt-the places dear to
her In her former capital. Her smile has reap
peared. sad and monotonous though 1t is. Her
eyes have reRained their softness aud their
melancholy beauty. but the charm OF the radl-
ant face Is flown forever before the tears shs
has shed. Her graceful elegant figure Is
bowed down. and her voice has grown deer
and low with many sobs"
The Earl OF Clancarty is Just now In q state Of
great exhaustion consequent upon the mental
excrtion required In the examination OF his
late fathers affairs Had 1t not been for the
help rendered by his keen wltted wife, nee
Belle Billion. it Is probable that the noble Earl
would have collapsed completely. The Count
cSo 10 TdUluS luO olIS VI tuo RTduu6
dame. and Is anxious. II the world will per-
NIT ito Danish the past" II polite society
should fout her she is equally prepared to defy
the world. to have a good time with old friends,
and to install her father the Woolwich gunner.
and her other relatives in her husbands an
cestral halls. Meanwhile her interesting sis
ter. Flo Billion. has been promoted in the
music hall bulletins from sister to Lady
Dunlo" to =" sister to the Countess Clancarty."
and her money value has risen flftyper cent
The quarrel between Charles Warner and
Henry Pet,itt as to the terms noon which the
latter sold the actor rights in his new play.
" The Sailors Knot" has not been patched up.
despite the efforts Of friends. and the present
prospect is that it will be fought in the law
courts to the bitter end Warner claims all the
rights. while Petti,t says he sold them for the
British colonies only. The general impression
is that Warner will win.
Tho production OF Solomon's new Indian
opera has heen postponed from tonight until
next Tuesday. owing chiefly to the slight Ill
ness OF Rutland Darlington. who Is cast for
the chief male part.
Mrs. Annie Besant announces that she will
devote her life to Theosophy on the lines laid
down by the late Nine Blavatsky. In letter
written this week. declining to present herself
as q candidate at the coming School Board
election. she says:
Tho death Of my honored friend and chief.
Mme. Blavatsky throws on me heavy addi.
tional work in connection with the Theosophi-
cal movement and. believing as d.. that In
the progress OF that movem ent lies the hope OF
better religious. moral, and social order than
we have to-day, I elect TO leave the more popu.
lar work in other hands and devote myself
wholly to the less understood and less attrac-
tive duty OF pressing the claims Of u spiritual
philosophy on public largely dominated by
materialism."
A literary event OF some Importance this
week ia tho celebration by Punch OF It's fiftieth
birthday, and all The newspapers have gone
into "reminiscences OF Thackeray. Tom Hood.
Jerrold. Mark Lemon. Shirley Brooks. Tom
Taylor. Richard Doyle. John Leach. Charles
Keene. and the rest OF the clever men who
have given place to Burnand. Tenniel. Fur.
Mss Du Maurier and Sambourne. The Times
draws attention to the fact that 1t is difficult
to believe that the artist who 80 recently pro-
duced the famous cartoon. Dropping the
Pilot" In which the young German Emperor
is represented looking over the bulwarks OF
the Ship OF Empire as Bismarck leaves the
vessels side. had mnde his mark as o pictorial
Ratlrlst at the time OF the Crimean war.
Mrs. Frank Leslie and her diamonds. accord
ing to all the newspapers. formed q most strik-
Ing feature OF the third annual Literary
Lat.,es' dinner" at tho Criterion on Wednes-
day The dinner was great success In other
respects as well. Mrs. Louise Chandler M ul-
ton made an address. and Mrs. Leslie delivered
poem. and the English literary ladies re-
sponded to toasts. read articles. and recited
poetry. likewise. Mrs. Emily Crawford. the
Paris correspondent OF the Daily Nens. who
presided at the dinner. suggested that the title
Of" Literary Ladies'" with its "reminiscences Of
Mary Wortley MontaRu and tho prscieuses rid
icules. be abandoned and the title "Ths
Scribblers be adopted. Mrs Leslie dlsap-
proved. however, and suggested sorosis." but
no decision was arrived at
1t may interest the literary ladies' OF Amer
lea 10 know that cigarettes were passed with
the coffee and that several OF the diners
smoked after tho walters had left the room
and the Intellectual part OF the entertainment
began.
John Rogers and Minnie Palmer signed a
contract this week whereby he In to act as her
manager for term OF months, during which