The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-02-02

The Government Of Cape Colony Is about to appoint Q
permanent commercial agent ut New York.
AMussulmsn candidate Is to contest for . seat In the
Legislature At tho next election In Caps Town. He II
the first non.European candidate there since tho Caps
Constitution was granted.
Seven London.buii, coaches and sixty English horsss
together with professional drivers and Guards are to
be taken TO c Chicago to ply between the principal hotels
and the Exhibition there during the Fair.
The Pope 10 anxious to bring Into general uss . ssvsrsS
and moro ecclesiastical style OF church music. He u
opposed to tho modern operatic style. and an aloss
tion and an order on the subject are said to BE- In
preparation
An onicial report Just issued on tho vital ~sta.istios OF
| England states that the proportion OF Jews in the
population OF England has more than doubled in the
last twenty years. BY natural increase not counting
immigration.
A newspaper for the blind. the WsUv Summary
printed In Brailie type. and published In London, has
Just passed its thirty-fourth number. II has . cohsik
erable circulation. Its success being evidenced by . 70
cent enlargement of the paper.
Gilbert and Sullivan have become rsconciisd. sndA
new Gilbert. Sullivan opera 10 to be produced In London
next fall MI. Gilbert has already outlined the plot Of
his new work. and no has gone to Monte Carlo to JON
Sir Arthur Sullivan for the purpose of settling details.
There was = falling on IN tho value of both the in,
ports and exports of France during last year. The In
ports were to the value Of la =. $4,000 francs, agatuss
I.76y. 1857. 900 francs in 1891. and the exports 1854.
eo9. 900 francs, as compared with $500. 1877. 1000 francs
In 1891.
An ASSOCIATION Tor preventing tpe Immigration q
destitute aliens 10 vigorously At work In England. 10
numbers several n. P's among Its members. and At
recent meeting II was agreed to make special efforts 10
influence Parliament. through each member individa.
ally. TO take prompt legislative action dealing with the
evil of pauper immigration.
1t 10 proposed to establish an epileptic colony nsax
London where e~pileptics Of both sexes can be en-
ploysd and properly cared for. The Lord Chancellor
DR.. Fsrrier. Sir Andrew Clark. and many leading ply.
sicians recently addressed a public meeting In support
80 49, rtA nnA a.. n,,,.. IN fau.l shA .AI.A.
and over G.. 900 has been quickly subscribed.
Aformer Methodist minister. now a clergyman in the
Established church OF England. says that there II -
large And everincreasins number Of Nonconformists
who seek ordination At the hands Of English B~ishopA"
and he suggests the formation Of an ex.Noncontormist
association ITO furnish Information to candidates.
aud to do general missionary work smong Nonson-
formists,
English ironma,.ers are astounded a. tho fact tAss
the Germans are sending steel iuto tho centre OF Eur
land at rrices against which the native workers csunot
compete. steel plates and steel rods are coming lutte
England at prices which the stanoEdshirs aad mid
England steel makers cannot accept except At con.
siderable loss. German steel rods are 81 delivered. and
plates nj proportionaie low prices Low through Con,
tinen,alr railway rates Is ,s only explanation 60 fss
offered.
"General" Booth has so far succeeded in raising only
some Eid.O 900 Of tho $4,000 he wanta To carry on his
Darkest England scheme or social regeneration.
though he has made remarkable efforts TO secure sub
,criptions. Romswh hat acrimonious controversies have
Ilso lately taken place between General" Booths
aides and the onncers OF nther charitable organizations
concerning alleged "unde rselling the market =" by the
Generals" people IN disposing Of the products Of his
rescued labor.
During 1892 III vessels, asgresa ting / ,2si. ioT iona
were launched In tho United Kingdom OF iiIis num-
her thirty were war ships. aggregating lbi .i57 tons
displacement. The remaining d5l vessels totAilsa
I,Ioa. 9Jo tons The output OF tho year fails below that
OF 1891 by about $1,000 tonA In both years the pro
H. - 800.