The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-13
trade for the year 1899. were nearly AZ
millions pounds sterling, which shows good

millions pounds sterling, which shows good
increase.
The British are more than ever laying
heed to the ..madc-in- Germany" cry
The Italian Go5ernm9nt is
p.,L much perturbcd over the
covering in of a portion OF
lave the promenade known as
Nav. the LungotrH Anghiliara,
on the right bank of the
T'iE,>r between the Garibaldi and Cesllo
pr;dges which subsidized recently Alarm
Cd at the possible consequences of the
s;;bsidence the authorities towards mid
night ordcrcr the evacuation of the houses
in the immediate neighborhood Next
morning, the whole stretch OF the prone
made. a quarter of Il mile long. had as
appeared. with the pavement iam2-pcsts,
and trees. Between the river ana lhe
gulf thus created stood the massive en-
bankment of solid masonry constructed
II wears ago to prevent the city from
in,lndation. Shortly before IL A. w he
mass broke up and fell into the stream
The cause of the subsistence is. apparent
~, the imperfect chara cter OF the toul-
dations of the embankment, which at
that point. where the river bends sharp
IL, is exposed to the full shock OF the cur
rent. Owing to the timely precautions OF
the authorities no lives were lost, put
the damage is estimated at several mil
lion lire CONSERVATION prevails among
the municipal authorities, who 1ea' iess
The entire Tiber embankmert. which cost
some S25 COG, 0tO. may have been seriously
undermined by the action OF the water
The Reichstag was occh-
Re|ig- pie ,at on w Med 1he rSt reading t
ious Of a. liberation bill brought
Eraedono in by the Center or Clerical
party This bill seeks to Sc.
c,,re conoIete religious freedom for All
In
provisions religious bodies when are
recognized f,v any of the German Govern
mcnts would be entitled to prac,1ce 'i'ei
religion without let or hlndrance through
out the whole Empire All limitations ION.
placed upon the dispensatlOn OF the SIC
rament and upon religious pfoPa ~ -,
the laws of particular States Would DC
abolished Religious societies toruerS'
would not require to obtain special per
mission for their foundation or tor ehe
exercise Of their functions. Inns las,
provision involves. Of course the repeal
of the law against the JesutS
Count Won Bueow the imperial chan
celor declined to support the Dill on
the ground that it interfered with the
constitutional rights of some OF me
federated States But he expressed 'ii1,
hone ttlat all religious inequality "ou!u
coon disappear.
After a long discussion, III Which Ieiic-
scnta.tives OF all parties deli'eu ~ sa..oa
ti,ude towards the bill. it was referred
10 q committee of twenty-eisslt members
for further consideration.
Cardinal LanEenieuX. OF
C,rdirai Rheims. was recently ili'eo
val oh'o' two francs for refusing 10
is obey an order of the Soclai,
ist Mayor which prohibited
! "'oo' religious professions on All
c,o;,+c. nav The size of the fine shows
IL. $50 1,ieS of the court were
Although it is TOO soon to
r,, ascertain full particulars
e''N'' with regard to the vintage
in the different districts OF
Ni,+aoa France where wine is made.
the Moniteur Ninicole is III
a nosition to state that the total crop
VIII fall little, if anything, short OF l'4e''-
OOo 600 gallons a figure which has been eA-
ceeded ONLY three times in the century
namely. in 1868. 1869 and 1879. The total
WELD of the French vineyards last yea!
was about 100000 600 gallons.
oL; A few days since q laborer
'c ~" who was excavating on lana
toric close to the river at Walton-
ReIic on-Thames came, when 10
feet below the surface. upon
what appeared to him to be the huge tusk
of an animal. This has turned out to be
the horn of a rhinoceroS 1t is % lhches
round the base. 26 inches long, and weighs
IL pounds The horn, which is IN Sood
condition, is now in the possession OF
Mr.. T. j. Rawlings, of Eldridgss. Chert-
sev. 1t is velieved to be $500 years since
the Thames Valley was denizened by the
horned species of rhinoceros.
The law enabling women
with legal diplomas to prac-
"a, tise as barrsters was pro-
woman mulgated on Tuesday, and
aWVer on Wednesday there was an
unprecedented spectacle at
the Courts Nine. Petit. daughter of NJ.
Balachowski, of Kieff. and wife of a
Paris barriSter, presented herself to take
the OATH She wore the robe, but one
rather more elegant than a mans, and
with a girdle at the waist: and she held
the barrister's cap in her hand. Her hus-
band escorted her to the bench allotted
TO applicants for admission to the Bar, and
she was sworn in. She has still to go
through another fornality-namely, adj
mission to the Bar of Paris or of any
other place where she may wish to prac-
Use: but it is not supposed that the power
of arbitrary exclusion will be exercised
against her.