The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-07
SUIT OF MRS. PARNELL.
ENORMOUS FEES OF LHE LAWFERs.
Captain O'snea win Make His Appearance
Special Jury-Other Matters.



LONDON, Feb. G.-The costs in Mrs. Par
nelrs will suit. which will be tried early in
March. involving sum Of 100000 pounds. are
enormous. Attorney-General and Sir Charles
Russell will receive each 500 guineas fees,
and in addition 10 this each will receive 700
euineas for reading massive pile of papers
in tho case. The Solicitor-General has 600
guinea fee and 200 guineas for reading papers
in the suit and fees ofasimilar character Will be
given Sir Henry James and Messrs. lnterwick'
Ravford. Lewis. Coward, Tindal, Atkinson and
Barnard. all Of whom will appear. sir
Charles Russell represents Mrs. Parnell, tho
plaintiff. who. under the will Of her aunt, Mrs.
Maria Wood, is left the sole lesatee. lhe
case will be tried before a special jury anu IS
expected to occupy fortnight. The defence
relied upon is that undue influence was
brought TO bear upon the testatrix. one OF
tho interyeners is Captain OShea. Mrs. ar
nell's ex-hu-band and another IS Mrs. Steeie,
the plaintiff IS sister.
KILLED WHILE ELEPHAST-cATcHlNG.
The sad news has Just reached army circles
here of the death OF Mrs Anson, the wife oI
Major Arson. the superintendent OF the bul-
phant catching at Carnival under the charge
of Major Anson who. with his wife were nd
inc tame elephant. which was attacked by
one Of the wild elephants ana OyerthIo"h'
Major AnsOn escaped unhurt, but his vile re,
ceiyed injuries which few hours later proved
fatal.
CELEBRATING AN ANNIVERSARY.
Monday next. which is the anniversary of
the death Of Mary Queen Of Scots. VIII be
celebrated by a number of local idiots known
as Royalists and by members of the White
Pool Society by laying upon Mary $ tomb III
Westminster Abbey cross OF flowers ana "a
martyrs crown of roses The faithful al
herents Of the lost dynasty invited will as
semble at the north transept door at
o'clock. when n solemn procession will be
N ade 70 the cenotaph. but no religious service
will be attempted.
STANDING OF THE VICTORIA.
The stranding of Her Maiestys steamship
Victoria has brought out an amazing Ohcial
statement that many rocks exist on the
Greek coast which are not laid down IN
charts carried by British man-of-w war. ms
is understood TO be owing % the fact
that photographers who drew up the charts
did not contemplate the possibility OF
such ships rs the Victoria ever passing
though those waters. II there beany meaning
in this at all it must be that the Victoria -
supplied with charts that were OF no use TO
her and had ventured into channels where
rocks existed in absolutely unknown Quanti-
ties The statement WHICH comes from
neighboring department has caused blank
surprise. as being. If true. simply outrageous
and. if false. ldlOtlc. Inc snip cost tne
nation Il 900, 0O0
NEW FOG BALL.
Herr Paul Riehm has invented a mist or fox
ball by means of which an enemy NAV be
wrapped in the mist Of thick fog. These
f,y bolla .ara coTnpOgai easily broken
spheres containing ammonia and certain acids
which upon escaping. create fog which en-
velops all around until blown away by the
wind. The inventor says that W tn tnls fog
about them it will be impossible FOR tho
enemy to find their range or 90 reply to an
attack
APPEARANCE or NEW STAR.
Last Monday an ANONYMOUS post card was
received by the Marlborough Observatory an
nouncng the appearance Of new star 20
take place the same evening. Accordingly
this new star was distinctly up to time. botn
in Marlborough and in the Royal Obserya-
tory at Greenwich. It's position IS on tho
border of the milky way. a degree south ot the
constellation Auriga. which IS at present near
its zenith. star Of one-hith magnitude is
easily seen with a common opera glass. As
tronomers are now trying hard 10 discover the
prophetic individual who sent the post card.
4 new star is no rarety, but a man who after
discovering one ldlleQ ID clhllu tAo AyAyA -
a curiosity never before heard or
THE CATHOLIC PRIESTS ASD TIE THEATRE.
There are many Catholic dioceses where
the ministers hope that the new archbishop
will relax the vet1 placed upOn their attend
ance at theatres by the late Cardinal Man
ming.
The unvarying hostility towards theatres
which the late cardinal displayed ana when
he shared with the late Mr. Spurgeon' is by
no means prevalent among the tatholc
clergy. many of whom feel 10 Is an unjust
deprivation Of an innocent intellectual pleas
ure, such as seeing Irving as Cardinal Nooie-
sey, or Mr.. Tree as Hamlet
DEATH OF SIR MoRnELL MAcKESziE.
Sir Morrell Mackenzie had been in failing
health many months and had many fore
bodings Of the early termination 70 his career.
When he made his autumn visit TO the ltaian
lakes he said that he feared he never would
be able 90 resume his practice. other
agencies besides tho influenza combined
10 cause his death. One thing that
afforded Sir Morrel most pleasure In bis
latter days was the restoration of the conf
dence ana friendship Of the Prince Of Wales.
On the occasion of the row over the manage
ment If the throat hospital the Prince with
drew his patronage. Latterly. however the
Prince and the Duke Of kdinbOr0ugh came
under the treatment of Sir Morrill, and the
Prince Of Wales IN recognition OF the sur
geon's services sent him handsome breast
Din and kind letter OF thanks.
STANLEY ~ POLITICS.
Stanley. of African renown. is spoken Of
a. a possible candidate IN tho Liberal interest
for seat IN the next general election and 1t
..r.tI tJot D. n ,riI ba asked 10 stand for the