, 1893-12-23

announces IuaC the wedding or Princess
Victoria of Wales to Duke Ernest Of HrsSe.
both grandchildren Of Queen Victoria has
been arranged to take place about the end Of
April next.
The number Of deaths in London from Ing
fuenza for the past week is l67.
It is also announced that the Austrian
Emperor, Franz josef is suffering from the
malady.
The House of Commons last night rejected
the House of oris' amendments to the En-
ployers Liability Bill by u vote of 2l3 to 15l.
The Times in an editorial on the subject
Of the naval vote considers the result as a
miserable gambling with important motions
dearest to the interests of the Empire. The
article further states that there is no security
that any Chancellor of the Exchequer en-
numbered with a bad Budget will not divert
the money voted fer national needs to miser-
able party purposes.
The Daily New in an article endelvors
to prove that the Ministry have the confidence
Of the House.
At a meeting held yesterday on Tower
hill of the unemployed and idle, a man
name Williams started an agitation against
the spending of taxes for foreign products,
quoting as examples the purchase by England
of German swords, French gunboat boilers,
a new Atlantic cable for the Post Office etc.
etc.
1t is stated that H. M. S. s. Swift, Severn,
Archer, and Pigmy, on the China station
have received orders to proceed to Bangkok
in consequence of reported friction hav
ing developed over the details of the
Anglo-French Buffer State of Siam.
The Queens bench have dismissed tbs suit
OF Chilli to regain $4,000 sterling bullion
shipped from Valparaiso on Il. NJ. s.
Espiegle during the last revolution.
Dovie nn,vs ronor4e 4ho+ n,oroA +bo oJitor
Of LA Cocarde." who was sentenced to a
years Imprisonment in August last, has beer2
pardoned.
The U, S. S.. Kearsage has been ordered
direct to Sau Domingo in consequence Of
reports Of disturbances IN that country.
New York. Dec. 22nd-A telegram from
Sheffield reports the de struction 10y fire Of
Msssrs. Hovey's drapery establishment in
that city, with a loss estimated at half q
million pounds sterling. Sixty assistants
sleeping on the premises escaped in their
njghtdr@ses, many Of them being severely
seq ched.
1t is stated that the Prince Of Wales is
promoting a society for the research Of old
family histories.
London news announces that Mr.. Joseph
F.. Leese has been reelected NJ. P, for
AcGrlnBU0n by a majority oil Z0o VOTES, MS
former majority being SAT. He was opposed
by the same candidates as on his first cleo.
ton.
The House Of Commons has appointed a
Committee which has been instructed TO
Atate the: reasons for disagreeing with the
House Of Lords over the Employers Liabili,
ty Bill by the rejection of the Lords amend
msnts.
The Prime Minister stated in the House
Of Commons yesterday that the Duke. OF
Edinburgh had resigned his seat as, "a mem
Der of the Privy Council and that His Royal
Highness had also renowned the &l5,0Oo
sterling which under the act of 1866 had
been granted him, but that his marriage
annuity of ten thousand pounds would be
retained. He also stated that tho Duke Will
reside three months yearly in England
and that he will continue his domestic
connections with the Royal family. The de-
cision with regard to the retention of his seat
in the House Of Lords will rest with that
body, The Government, be added, had al
ready ratified all the arrangements mentioned.
In reply to a question from Mr.. Labonche'e.
the Prime Minister stated that there would
be no debate on the foregoing matter and
that il was to be considered settled. MI.
Labouchere then moved for an adjournment,
which was, however, rejected by a vote OF ST
to SO.