, 1898-11-26
SPECIAL.

to the Mansion House relief tuhd up 10 Mon
day-niput amounted to forty three thousand
two hundred pounds.
New YORK, NOVbf. 24th.-A desPa'oh from
the Vienna correspondent or tne Lohoo"
"D,ilv Chronicle states that it is semi
officially ,ep ,rted that England and tho
United States are n-gotiutins the lease I" the
lat ter Of "a G ,alux' citation on tho island OF
Socotr,in the Indian Ocean, and that lOr the
couoassto1 ITO United 0lNtes Will ere ct light
houses and ma~e other improvements, OUT
will not erect toni fiUar .Ons nor lnJllo INC
British c rtIing trnde there. :
The : .me paper, Ia Al editorial, comments
fuvourahly on the alb We, mi says that GnSi"h"
il doing u great deal fr Tic United States,
and therefore naturally h pes that the !" tof
will do something for England.
\ despatch from the Wa "ing'0n CORE
spondent Of % New York papei sta, GO that Tia"
above news must be accepted with reserve.
The "Daily Chronicle" in an editorial, ex-
presses the opinion that the y j"iolngN oi tDh
British at the 'Open Door" policy OF the
United States in the Far East is premature
until the action vi Congress has been male
known thereon.
The "Iimes" publishes " poem headed
''Pax Britannia" by MIR. Alfred Austin, The
Poet LaureAt', celebrating the 'lsm"y
amongst England's enemies vt her Tt"HI"'S'
to meet them.
Dispatches from rekin report That the
EmperOr's condition Is such TINT he is unable
10 walk: also that the Dowasel Empress faIiel
to receive the ladies OF the Diplomatic Corps
ut The IAt moment it being decided thai Chi
nese etiquette pl prevented he innovation.
Paris new. states that the Spaniards have
asked for al explanation Of the United States
Terms.
Public opinion appeurs to be divided
whether Spain will accept, 'eJcct, or elgh tn
treaty but refuse he money Offered, thus
afording IN excuSe for reputation.
a despatch from the Madrid correspondent
of the Central News" reports that SUnor
Sagasta saye that Spain "s guar'm'or Will
try and make some "IrAnSeme"t Win
the Cuban bOudholdeIs.
a despatch from u Washington corr"sro"-
dent Of - New York paper conslrurS PrOsi-
dent Ross refusal TO sign and his threat TO
resign as favourable, on The lnterrr &c that
his associates can and will proceed without
him.
It il. reported flom IIiollO that General Rios
has been killed in action.
\ telegram from the London corrrsp'n-
dent of the New York Herald states that
the Duke of York would accept al invitation
to the United States during the race for the
Queens Cup next year.
IL IT, epOrtcd that SelI0;Ol ChahuIer nav
ing proposed the exchange Of the Philippines
fol Canada Mr.. Edgar, the Speaker Of the
Dominion House Of Commons, proposes tho
exchange OF Jamaica for some New England
state.
MIR. Chambers proposal is apparently "
serious one, but that of Mr.. Edgar is consider
ell facetiou'.
London news states that the proprietor OF
the DAILY Mali has subscribed one thousand
pounds towards The Royal Geographical
Society's appeal for funds towards the ex'
'penses Of IN Antarctic expedition.
Paris news reports that the Court OF
Cessation las heard Generals Boisdeffre and
Gonse; the hearing OF Colonel PicquaIt
has been postponed.
1t is snin tha, y seizure made by the Judge
Of instruction, NJ. jesse, caused the discovery
Of forty le''els written by Count Esterlazy
on tissue paper identical with that used to
write the BorlereOu.
Plymouth, 24rh,-The Royal Mail Steamer
Para, from the West Indies, arrived here
ut 6 a. N.