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THE TIMES. TUESDAY. "JULY 14, 189G. CONTENTS. Il asp ioibox vnxiixaBnm I wooycw turn ru.

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Tax Ctiks pa'" a parden party Tet ei1r rMoroc wora a tlunt of (alhoodA. Tb cam waa AgAin (p. 13) Tna Wkatbkk forccAt for Southern EngUnd (London And ChAnn!) AnlieipAt for to dAr uuth wtrlx Air And caIdm Tory vum and do uncrUln liter, (p. 4) Cucxrr. Th vooond mtch btvrn eltrsnt rnrMnting 0ntlemn And I'lArcn, both toami Uing very itronfr, lgn yMterd at Lord.

Tho Gentlemen won tho tow And gmnj firt to the wickvU put up a cor of 28. The Pity en, faritii; badly on a pitch liich had tgiin to crumbio. uiatio a tlutppointing abow with the bat, And At the clow of play had lat nine wicketa for 114 run. TtiH Auttralim opened a match with Leioostcrtluro at Leicoater, and being fortunate enouch to rain first inning toon comr.letelr matrtl the count bowling. Irodale wna di mtnaed bvforo a run ha.l been aocml.

but Darling, ifi en, an Donnan maitcreu he bo wl i ng, and when nla erased the viiiUiri total thmn ickct down. Euwx and Yorkahire began their retum match at Lerton. ihe Northerner batted nrtt and made 203. aturapa wore drawn, had obtained ItA at the cost of eix wicket. Tito return fixture bet con and Hampshire wa beguu at Ilrichton.

Tho visifoi stood first cn tho defensive, and put together the satisfactorv aggn gato of l6. Captain. Wynyard being the most ueceful performer with lis to his credit. Sussex, in the short time left for play, obtained S7 for the loss of a wicket. Warwickshire and Derbyshire encountered at Derby.

The visitors made SiS. of which Lilley contributctl 1S2. and Derbyshire, at the drawing of tump, liad scored 07 with no wicket down. (p. 6) Gattrr Theatre.

At this theatro, lat night, there was produced a new musual p'ay, entitled My Girl, of which the libretto i bv Mr. J. T. Tanner and the inosic by Mr. Osmond Carr.

(P. ID Iowixa. A sculling raca for T00 a side, tho championship of the world, end tho Srtman Challenge Cup took placo yesterday on the mm miney iiiortlaKe, IKtween llarvling, of CheUea, and Stanbury, of Australia, and was won easily by the Australian by eight lengxns in difoc. p. s) TllK CITY.

as in littlo ilptiini.l trrday and loan rates wu maiutaincd itkililii culty. bo iliscouitt market was actm and rates i ere steady. Tho' account on tho Stock Kxrhange was adjusted. Thero was little movement except in the Homo Itailway Markct.whero a general advaiu to.k placo on the announcement of tho Itrighton lUilway Company' dividend. Consols Mere A hicher for the account.

The price of ilvcr fell por ounce, (p. 3) Can ada new Liberal Ministry took tho aftrooon at Buckircham 1'alace. The Prince oath of allegiance aud cutt rod office yesterdar. Pr'n eM of Wale and several ether members Mr. Laurier is lVemier.

and President cf the of tie r.vjsl aailv were rarsenc, ana mere waa "3 council, oir variwrigti mister ot a verv Urge atteaJance of inviUnl guests of the Trade and Commerce, Sir O. Mowat Minister of Di' iinatic Bodv. foreicners of distinction, and Justice, Mr. W. S.

Fielding Minister of Finance, tii Eobditv and ccntrf. (p. 10) Mr. Ttte3Iinistr of lublic Worka.Sir II. Jolr Tax Bunsu School at Athks.

The annual UD OI "evenue, biiu jir. n. cvun ucrciary ox ovale, ine portfolio of Minuter of the Interior is reserved fcr a representative of Manitoba or British Columbia. The new Ministry is admitted to be a Ycry strong oue. (p.

O) NxwrocxDLAXD. The Premier, Sir W. White wu josu.Tuaj( ueiohiou oy nisown party on a motion to reduce the sessional expenses of the xrouse oi asemoiy irom to Fraxce. Li Hung Chang arrived in Paris from Brussels yesterday afternoon, and he and his suite were conducted in State carriages to the urana noiei, wnere the Mate apartmonts bad been engaged him bv the Government. He i to be received by the President to (p.

6) Belgium. It is now certain that the result of the late elections ha been to increase the Clerical maiority in the Chamber. According to a Iteuter despatch from Brussels, a body of iJO i i i xiugusu owiAiiaM, nau uaro lor somo woeas Doen at. Antwerp endeavouring to organize a strike among the dock labourers, have been expelled i rum iveigium. jp.

o) Russia. Our St. Peterburg Oorrespondent say it is known to be present intention of the Tear to pay a visit to Queen Victoria during ua present summer, (p. o) Thk Dutch East Ixdixs. Official confirmation has been received of the news of the death from sumtrokeof General Moulitc, who lately succeeded General Vetter in the direction of the operations against the A Chinese.

Colonel Slemfoort haa been, appointed his sucoessor. (p. 5) Beetle; of supporter of this institution was W.i.4 iit.rr!ir mi i Albtmarle st2vet. Mr. John ilarler.

M.P.. prtsided. The hon. secretary read the report of the managing committee for the which gave an encouraging account of the rresest position of the school, hnancially and and entered into interesting details ss to the work of exploration and excava tion soconphifctJ dnnrg the past year. ilt.

Morly, in movirg the adoption of the report, atid it ws clcr the sch. 1 was doing its best on its noJt res.crcs, and laid stress on the great vsJce of archvological discovery in throwing libt on the hictorv and social life of the ancient world. Mr. Cecil Smith afterward gave an account in detail of the work of the school. (P 12) Acrassi to a Scotch Exrmxss.

Shortly after Sunday xoidciznt the express train on the London and North Western Railway which was dee at. Aberdeen at 6 S3 yesterday morning ran a the line, at or near some points immediately north of Preston Railway Station. The two engines and six coaches of which the train was composed plougted their way, after leaving the metals, for some distance through loose soil, hut were brought to a standstill through the application of the brakes. Engines And coaches were badly wrecked and much damage was done to the penainent way. Ore passenger, a sailer named ilavor, wa instantly killed, And several passengers and the drivers and firemen of the engines were injured, though not severely, 5) Jhi Bblit Mxxnso.

The 37th annual meet fcg cf thw National Rifie Association began at B.siey yesterday, with the Evelyn Wood competition for sekliers of the Regular Army. The feather wa intensely hot throughout the day. (P 5 Thi BntrTAtiic Leagyz held its annual meet ing in. lyondou yesterday. Mr.

R. W. Barclay uiel State, (n. 71 ThxLaw Corxis. In the Queen's Bench Divi Bon of the Hi fc I i rftsUce Day, without a juryman action wa brought ry Pnace ictor Albert Duleep Singh and the her executor, of the late Maharajah Duleep hiEgb against Messrs.

George Attenborough and Jn for tie return of certain jewel which had tea pledged with the defendants by lit. Wynne, snator who has since absconded on behalf of VV but afterwards, as was alleged iceUe phuatiffs, repledred bv ea account and without authority from the late cr his executors. His Lordship, after gav judgment lor the PAkJ for the return of the jewel, with cost, la tae Probate and Divorce Division, before President, Mr. H. Wilson, a solicitor, ued hvorce from hi wife, Sarah Wihwn, to whom ai named in January of the present year, on gepwaidof htr Adultery with her stepfather, Jtr Alfred Porter.

It was proved that the rwpouient and co respondent had absconded and Miieu together in the steamer Harlech Castle uer aa assumed name. There was no defence, was granted. In the Wreck toqry Court, Ufore Mr. R. H.

Marsham, with "wt the inquiry ordered by the Board of into the loss of the Drummond Castle wa Counsel for the Board of Trade opened case, explained the facta so far a they Are n. and said the information aa to how the r1 St into the position in which she waa lost eedingy meagre. The Drummond Castle iron vessel, built at Govan in 1831, and hfWor should have been in the prime of life. ud "ght balkhcada. She haxl not, like more Vbsseli a double bottom, and at the time iv.TJi"7?' kad very little cargo on board, so holds were in a condition to fill at once.

tTrJ1 Proceeded to read the questions which the Trade desired to submit to the con Jjion of the Court. Evidence wa then given vlxfr' Woolnough, of the Fairfield Ship trdS CompAny, ad Mr. G. Scott, naval "tect to Messra. Donald Cnrrie and a to jWractitni of the Drummond Castle.

Mr. a manarer to Aiessrs. xonaia no doubt, at the expense of the Imperial taxpayer. After explaining thesystem of the classification, of rate in Scotland, he claimod for tho Bill that it was perfectly consistent in principle, and that it differed in on respect from most other Bills of its kind because it did not pinch anybody. It would give practical effect to just and quitablo principle which were supported by ever)' body who had studied tho subject theoretically.

SiaJ. Lino admitted that thi was in one respect a great improvement on the English Bill, inasmuch a it applied a direct lenelittotho districts that were mot in nded of assistance, but he strongly objected to the extension of the system of grants in aid, which were vicious in principle and mischievous in practice Ma. SiiAW SrtwiBT thought tho Bill would do justice all round Sir T. Gisso.x Cakuichael believed that when agricultural leases were the boon or dole given hy tho lull woul.l bo taken into account and would go into the pockets of the landlord 31a. Wtlib insisted on the justice and necessity of giving relief to Scotch Agriculture in its present depressed conJition Mr.

Hi Wallace (I'erth) argued that the liill violated tho elementary prin ciples on which local taxation was based Sir W. Wlddkrbcrx supported the Bill, not because it was a good one, but because he thought uo better one would bo fcrthromiug and Mr. M'K iLLoP also spoke in favour ot the second reading. Sir O. Trevxlyan denied that tho Bill would remove tho inequality between realty and per sonaity.

What it did was to create a now inequality between the value of houses and the value ol laud. A farmer would gut live eighths ot his rates paid by the lreasury. while an owner of house would get Land, he maintained, had no right to relief as against houses. Mr. A.

Cross and Sir Mark Stewart opposed i ne amvmiiueut, which was upiorted by Mcnko Fekgcsox, JIk. Ckomcie, and Mr. Socttar. The latttr gentleman had not concluded his sjxxvh at midnight, when Tho debate, btood adjourned. he Public Health (Forts) Bill passed through Cominitteo, and was read a third time.

The Mct'ropolitan Polico Courts Bill and the Irish Education Bill weru withdrawn. Mu. Gerald Bali our, in reply to a question from Mr. Dillon, said ho. would mako a statement respecting certain points in tho Iriah Land Bill on the motion for adjuurnunat to night.

Some other business having boon disposed of, Tho House adjourned at So minutes to 1 o'clock. sitting that the new amendment had been put down with a riew to meet objection, and that, if either aide wre displeased with them, the Government would be prepared to reconsider their position." UAintimAtedthAt he would probAbly be Able to make a statement on the subject at the end of to day' It ia believed that the 13th Clause, dealing with procedure, is to be dropped altogether. The 4th Clause, bcAring upon the question of improvements, is to be restored, aa we understand it, to it original lorm. It i unneceiary, and indeed it Would be practically impossible, to examine at thi tage the very grave issues involved in these changes in the Irish Land Bill. What is evident is that Mr.

Balfour wa very wide of tho mark when he endeavoured to baring been killed, and the injuries exceedingly light, the smaah itself waa on the largest Kale, And the damage to rolling stock And permanent way is very heavy. The train waa one of the fastest running to the A'orth, and was composed on Sunday night of two sleeping carriages, four ordinary one, and a guard 'a van, drawn by two powerful engine. At Wigan the usual exami nation of wheels and pring wa made, disclosing nothing that railed for attention, and the train smarted on ita long run to Carlisle over the purebase ot to propsrtlM at Basalto, aw tbs Varnh of Halisbwrr's villa of La Baatlda, whrre bis Xalntr intends to build an extensive villa. Klac Laopokt has also boat hi two properties oa the Bar of VUlefraack), where tinting and juhtntg boose olll be.erceted. 0 one of the two latter properties there ia already a Asose wbich his Majesty iateods to occapy temporarily.

The Prince of Wales, Grand Prior of the Onto of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem la Ezurlscd, who was aeeompaoied by the Doke of York, Bob l'nor of the Order, the Dole ef CooaaofU, the Duke of C'ambn lr. ami Prince Christian, eoafeml jeeterday afurnoon at Marlborough House several meuai arjrl certiDeates cjI acacmr let acta of nuantry io MTiar life oa land at immioeot nersonal risk, which taie brea irie4 by the Chapter of the Order. The tee Deit Pri(Unt nn lh Vt KWa.rr, Tm.rm of aAeh rein'eiia uivmia.i.1 f. Pi.i'ii Htm an went well until it had passed through xllrfl Jephscn.

K.N. (t eeretary Ueaeral of tha Order), Preston, but just outside of that station who read a tritf summary of the services, aod the the engine, suddenly left, the rails, ploughed, Eg I'JtfZrti their way through thu soft soil of a siding, and Wales, who personally made the preaeoutioa, pinning were brought to a stop just in time to prevent Hf c0. further comnlicAtion. tLm f.n ITfej persuade the House of Common thit the measure embankment upon the roof of a factory below bonoor of bems prewnt Lord Lorh, Mr. John rtrrley, was nonontentioo.

one And Tho train, a. may well be imagined, became I Dirtorr CSeIf GaUeAslf imm or luur jwiui. a wuu wrres. J.11 ine coAcne save one were Victor lloalton. Lord William Uedl, Mr.

Edwin Fredi any consequence whatever. The questions in overturned and more or less shattered, the per controversy are serious enough and excite a ufii manent way was reduced to chaos, and a couple CieUtlV StrimT tlir.ll.n..n) nr. i r.r. tr.a I. V.

BV, l. If 11 1 other tou, tho Goternment to change it, mind to the precise cause of the accident not much is Daw, CoYooil' YtloJZ'. Slo Wyndham Hurray, il.l' Sir Dyce Duekworth, M.1X, the Karl of Ranforly. Major General Sir Owea Borne, tir Georee Hayter Chalb, and tiir Thomai butherlaod. J.F.

Of Ue.recipienu of tke awanla Jamea Henrr elJ. LL.U. i Reeciver Ueneral), Vweooat Knatatord Director and Chairman Ambulance Department), General Sir George Willi. Canoo Duckworth Librarian the more man onco within a few. days, when tho Bill known, and perhaps not much will ever be has still to pass through Committee and when the known with certainty.

There are points at tie end of the Session is hardly more than four snot where it occurred, bnt' the evirfenca row to weeks off. It is possible that tho abandonment 1 show that they were open and securely locked 1fer of P'k Colliery, near Chorley, Lan of.any attempt to simplify and cheapen procedure in position. That particular portion of the line by cl m'Z djlyld an attempt made almost obligatory by tho opening for increased litigation given by the rcrt tho Bill muy facilitate the passage of thu measuro through Parliament, but tho prico to bo paid for this can hardly have been The concessions, in the first instance, to the view, of the tenants, then, in some measure, to those of the landlords, and. lastly, to thoso of tho tenants again, in regard to tho improvements clause, may be capable, is auown 10 Le an awgwaru onei as tne curve is i vuiukj, tn oTemter isyo. i tome 30 to 40 tens of coal had falCn unusually scarp anu tno permanent way less coreI the tmlerlooer at tho eo IhTrv.

llarnVr. comn.odious than is desirable where tralfic is very hca y. Yet the Scotch expresses habitually travel over both (joints and curve under the same conditions as the train that I.aj so hopelessly broken down, And have done so hitherto with at imminent peraonal ric to his life, at nru work to eitricate him with the awintaore of a comrade Damd Thoina brown, llamcr. being the atronger, kept the large atooea from comia; down, whilst hie comreUe worked hia way through until further hein arrieed. and the of the underlooktr was savril.

Tbomaa Brown was also granted the ail ret medal. lienjamin Holland, one by one, of argumentative defence, but the sufficient to cause impunity. It is possible that the excessive heat i Gotham, Derby, waa jitd the aUrer medal for (treat i i i I unr7 and preaenceof mind displayed ia extiniruiahine i mo oamcr iiuu aoaio uiapiaceoien oi lotted match of abnt employe.1 in blasting iu metais, loo If the plan i Parliament by consideration on rule of Supply adhered' to tho middle the faith of wa accented of proroguing August the which tho new by tho Houso Co aid lbe Drummond Castle waa rknTv insQrlnce purposea at 45,000, of ntia? i .1.. rJ0 Was rirayJIW n. pn, howerer.all but 1,600 waa insured by the Line Company and in the private under iv, Practically uninsured.

Evidence th.f v. 1 i ii A of boats, life belts, and life buoy. Cap aowson, who had formerly commanded the at Pce where she was wrecked jTifj. out of her course. rjjj had no doubt that when she her bottom was taken out forward, and it was taw thlt "ything could be done with the fej thought Captain Pearce, the com tjjj? c.f the Drummond Castle, a capable man.

aa naiournea. ip. ui icx coniT. At the GuildhAll, the chArge Jiff: Edwards, 24, of having incurred waount of 19,890 by credit obtained through tad t2. intigAted.

The prosecutor thise sjSi i TaxioQI commissions for the pur tionar i ot to the Amount men iwot behalf of the prisoner, who had repre rIf Ping the necessary capital tT? ditference. The loss on the trans 11 onnted 2fifft, which the prosecutor Ui of bl on pocket, as the prisoner stutt0 Gennanr, and it was found that the he had mad about hi financial In the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. Scott Moxiagc presented a petition from inhabitants of Bulawayo praying that the Charter of the British South Africa Company should not be revoked, and. that the existing form of eovem ment should be leit Ma. Scott Atked for information respecting been promulgated decreeinc outlawry Against the insurgents in Rhodesia and declaring that all natives remaining under Arms should cutler the punishment of death.

Ml. Ubambzr laix tho report referred to was not accurate. He had not yet received the exact text of the reclamation, but after' stating, what waa tin oubtedly the law, that natives bearing Arm or aiding thos in arms against the lawful authori ties were liableo be apprehended aa rebels, and upon trial and conviction might be sentenced to death or lesser it went on to say that, in order to secure protection from those penalties, they must surrender themselves immediately, and that those who did ao before August 10 would not be proceeded against unless they had been ringleaders or hod been concerned in any murder or outrage. In effect it was a proclamation of amnesty. There was nothing in it inconsistent with Sir F.

Carried ton's order as to the conduct of operations in the field. Mr. Chamberlaix added that the proclamation was issued with hi approval, on the recommendation of the A cm no llion Couviasioku And Sis Richard Martin. On the order for the second reading of the Agricultural Rate, Congested Districts' and Burgh Land Tax Relief (Scotland) Bill, Sir H. CAMrniLL BANKiRAW moved, by way of Amendment, 'a resolution affirming that the House waa of opinion that the money to be allocated to Scotland under thi Bill ought not to be applied to the benefit of one class only of the people of Scotland.

The right hon. gentleman contended that the measure was not the outcome of any spontaneous demand, desire, or necessity in Scotlana.and that the House would never, have heard of it but for the corresponding Bill relating to Agricultural rate in Kngland. He believed that theso grants, ub idles, or dole did very little else than mischief in a variety of way. They demoralized 'the community, they bred extravagance, they aapped the controlling power of thu local authority, and they had this addi tional vice there wa. no finality about them.

There were two things which the Scotch people hated with an inborn hatred. One was waste and the other was injustice and because of that inborn feeling he was confident the people of Scotland would not acquiesce in this system of doles; Agriculture waa not suffering mora than other interest, in Scotland, And, in hi opinion, the money granted under the Bill would not reniain with tne tenant. Thi measure fave a dole to the landlord And created a revolution in the form of taxation. In conclusion, he warned the Government that the Bill would meet with the met atubborn and protracted opposition. Ma.

Hkddcrwick seconded the amendment. Tho Lord Advocate defended the principle of the Bill, And justified it introduction on the ground that, whilst it would not wholly remove existing injustice, it would at all event, do something in the way of giving relief to land which paid more than its fair snare of taxation, and which in Scotland, a in England, wa uflering from severe depression. The inequality between the taxation oi real and personal ptoperty was as much felt in Scotland as in England, and the nruTjoeal embodied in the Bill was to eive a fair equivalent for the grant made in relief of agriculture in thu country. The right hon. gentleman pointed out that the relief of rates in the agricultural industry was by no mean new principle, as it had been recommended by several Parliamentary committees since the The pretent Bill, of course, amounted practically to a compulsory classification between agricultural aod DOD AcrieulturAl land, and it did this.

of Commons and the condition pleaded in excuse for tho abandonment of tho Education Bill four weeks of tho Session remain, with a day or two to spare. Tho state of public busi ness requires carotul management, it thero is njt to bu a block at tho last moment, involving the loss of measures on which, much timo and much trouble have been already spent. In spite of tho heat and its inducements to repose, tho Opposition aro steadily carrying on their warfare against tho Ministerial programme of legislation. The Scotch Agri cultural Rating Bill i. ono of two measures applying to Scotland and Ireland which are sup posed to be tho necessary consequence of the English Bill.

It is certain, at any rate, that if no such consequential measure were intro duced, loud cry of indignation would go up from the Scotch aud Dish members. Yet Sis Hxnrt Oamfbell Bamc krmax moved the rejec tion of the Government Bill yesterday, when tho motion for the second reading came on, upon the ground that the money granted ought not to bo applied for the benefit of ouo class only. The position taken up by Sir Henrt Camtbell Banmxr'uax seems to be, to say tho least, illogical. If, as he conteuds, Scotland has not suffered from Agricultural depression, thero is no reason why the Scotch should have any in relief which ik granted to the agricultural classes in England avowedly by reason of their exceptional difficulties and misfortunes. The Lord Advocatb contested Sis Hxvrt Campbell Bansermax's argument and challenged hi.

facts, but not with much appearance of conviction or enthusiasm. It is, indeed, a matter of common knowledge that. whatever have been the vicissitudes of iScotch farming, And, we may add, of Irish farming, during the paat few years, the fortune of agri culture in those countrie. have boon prosperous compared with those of the English landed interest including landowners, farmer, and labourers during the samo period. hy a measure justi fied on the ground of exceptional distress should have to be balanced by proportional grants to portions of the United Kingdom where no such distress exists, wo find it somewhat difficult to understand.

When Ireland waa assisted after the failure of the potato, nobody proposed that equivalent grants should be given to the rest of. the United Kingdom. But Sis Hknst Camps ell Bait eux ax 'a logio can not retist the temptation to secure a large pecu niary boon for hi countrymen even though, according to hi statement, they have no reason to expect it. All the Scotch Radical who took part in tho debate adopted tho view. They argue that it i.

neither requisite nor expedient to apply this money for the relief of Scotch agri culture, but they wish tho money to be held over until they are agreed Among thomaelvoa how it is to be distributed. Tho whole of the sitting wa devoted to the dis cussion of this barren themeand the close of the do bate had not been reached at the moment of the adjournment. No doubt the second reading will be carried, to day without serious opposition. Bis Hxnrt Campbbll Banserman's suggestion that the Bill should bo dropped was coupled with the demand that the money should be earmarked for Scotch And, if his threat of most stubborn and protracted opposition were to prevail, the Government might not perceive the necessity of making the appropriation that is called for. It must, be admitted, however, that the intricacies of the Scotch, rating system which even Sis Henrt Camfbxll Bannerman approached with a fearful joy, And on which the Lord Advocatx'3 lucidity of treatment was wasted so far a.

the intellect of the more Southron ia concerned offer a tempting field for the development of dilatory tactic in Committee. The second reading of the Scotch Rating Bill will be followed, as the Chancellor of the Exchequer stated yesterday, by the report stage of the Finance Bill and by the third read ing of the Light Railway. Bill. Whether these three measures will be disposed of at the close of to morrow's sitting, and, if not, in what way their progress will Affect the position of the Irish Land Bill, which has been put down fur Thurs day, are matters about which possibly Ministers themselves Are At this moment in doubt. In the present Session, it is the unexpected that generally happens.

Last week the Government adopted the unusual course of practically remodelling the Irish Land Bill by the new amendment, which Ms. Gxrald Balfour put down and which were published in our column on Saturday. Another un expected change has takenplaceinthe short space of time that ha. since elapsed. It now sppears that the Government, alarmed by Mr.

T.W. Russell'. protest, have practically receded from the position taken up must presume After serious Government will find it impossible to justify their shifting policy without admitting, what ia tpo obviously true, that thoy did not thoroughly understand tho when thoy" undertook to olve it. Whether they thoroughly understand it now may bo doubted. It is plain that there has been considerable vacillation sinco the Chief Secretart declared a year ago, at Leeds, in entire conformity with the avowed Dolicv of tho Unionist party up to that time, that a settlement of the question was to be sought in pro moting the more rapid and effective working of the purchaso system, rather than in tinkering the ront fixing machinery of Mr.

Glaijsto.n'e's Act. Tho Bill now beforo the House of Commons is, in the opinion of many competent judges, calculated to increase litigation, to unsettle the existing relations of landlord and tenant, and, as an inevitable consequence, to paralyze tho working of tho policy of purchaso unfortunately retarded for past by tho needless complications introduced, in spite of protests, into the Act 1891. There is no time, manifestly, in the present Session to go thoroughly into these questions. If tho Bill is passod, it must bo accepted in reliance on tho wisdom of tho Government. We cannot i say that our faith in that wisdom has been strengthened by the recent changes of official opinion, or rather by the evidence that official opinion yield readily to pressure.

Tho Govern ment, no doubt, can carry tho Bill in some shape or form by appealing to their majority, though it is possible that An Irish member may be in the right Who is said to have made the remark a fine specimen of the bull that if the measure i to be passed At it stands, nine tenths of it must be dropped." It i worthy of consideration, however, whether such a success achieved by carrying a Bill about the most important parts of which its author are dubious and which cannot be subjected to the tests of Parliamentary dobato in any true sense, i likely to lead to Any settlement of difficulty that has been grievously aggravated by. reckless and uninformed experiments, slight to attract attention, yet operations at the Gypsum Mines, Gotham, on August J. a Thomas William. Clrrr, Margate, waa awarded tue. leading engine, perhaps by bronie fw jallantry in sttemptiiif an unfortunately timed lurch, to catch one of tho points.

With tho enormous momentum of a hoavy train going even at half speed, as the officials arer was tho case, that would be quite sufficient to make the engine jump tho metals, and if at the moment it was rounding to rtscce a I ellow. workman wto crul been overcome ty foal air whilat regaled in emptying1 a ceaapoolst Margate on July 2, Chriatopher Deniaon, who received the bronze medal for eooraireod eondoet, ia a porter in the employ of the Dublin. tVieklow, and Wexford Bail way, at Dandrnm, cvanty Dublin. Police constable Chriatopher Murphy, Glasgow Police, and Police cot able George Joeiah Harlork. City Police.

a curve all tho elements of disaster were obviously e''ed kroue mlaU. and Felix CalUghan. Glaag ow, rr, certificate of honour, for courageous conduct is jrosvub. jusb uiu loss oi ine is so small, ana tne stoppics; or eudeavourim? to stop runaway horses, injuries fewer and lest severe than might well i wbam Stephenson, atation master, Carlton Station, i i North Eastern Railway, received m.eertilleate of hoooui have boon expocted, is doubtless due to the excel tot rlWry displayed in rescuing a woman lence of the rolling stock. Had the coaches been walking along the railway line in front of aa express of tho comparatively flimsy typo familiar enough JZ by upon uui uuiueiu luey wouiu nave oeen ntan oi tvaies as ADerysiwiia on June zo laic, reecuea Tho Concert of Europe is always astonishing the world by some new manifestation of it powers of obstruction, but the one we report this morning is perhaps the most amusing, if not the most important, of its performances.

Every one knows that a number of benevolent persons in this country have subscribed monoy for the relief of distress arising from the disturbances in Crete, After getting the money together the committee had to consider the more difficult task of insuring its distribution to the proper recipients. They not unnaturally thought that the British Consul, M. Biliotti, would be very good mAn to superintend the business, but they did not fail to remember that there were many things to be done before he could act. They went to work with great circumspection. They obtained the consent of M.

Biliotti's official superior. By the aid of the Turkish Ambassador in London they obtained the gracious approval of the ScxiAir. They nominated, a mixed commit toe of Christian. And Mussulmans to' assist M. Biliotti And to give a gua rantee, which it was thought all partie concerned would accept, for the impartial And unsectarian character of the distribution, In fact, they thought tbey had done everything that punctiliocouldsuggost to disarm jealousy, to soothe possible susceptibilities, and to carry out with general approbation their scheme for relieving the victims of political quarrels without distinc tion of creed.

But they forgot that the sleepless eye of European diplomacy was upon them, and that aim. cannot be doled out to Cretan beggars without the formal sanction of the Concert of Europe. Lord Salisbust has been obliged to inform them that the British Consul cannot for the present be permitted to take any part in distributing their funds. Germany, France, Austria, Russia, and Italy have joined in protesting Against the proposed participation of M. Biliotti in the bestowal of the doles, on the ground that uch action on his part liable to be misinterpreted.

Who is to misinterpret it, or what the dire misinter pretation may be, the committee are not informed. These things axe, doubtless, Among the profoundest mysteries of la Aaufs politupu, And could not be revealed by the Foreign Offioe without shaking the Chanceries of Europe to their foundations. Fat be it from us to lay sacrilegious hand upon the veil behind which the augur exchange 'their pregnant glance. It has, however, been hinted by those in whom familiarity ha. weakened awe which the European concert justly inspire that we have here an example of a diplomatic malady known a morbui Conrularu.

It is a disease which our own profound respect for European diplomacy, especially of the concerted variety, forbid us to describe but the judicious may, perhaps, infer ita nature And it most usual incidence from its title. The committee of the Cretan Bistre. Fund will probably find other Agent, for the due distribution of it. money, whose Action will not excite the misapprehensions dreaded by five Great Power. But thi.

need not in Any degree detract from the admiration of the Concert oi Europe which the interdict laid upon M. Biliotti is so well fitted to inspire. It i. rather early in the holiday eon for a serious accident tuch aa befel the London And Weatern Scotch exprea in the imall hour. And careful deliberation a few day Ago.

The ot yesterday morning. Though the Iom of life Caisr Sscsxtaxt At the close of but night'. waa wonderfully small, only one peaengar reduced to splinters and the loss of life in pro portion to the number of passengers would cer tainly have been heavy. But the substantial and scientific construction of the framework of the Korth Westem' coaches enable them towithstond even the tremendous shock involved in stoppage within eighty yard. That the superstructure should suffer is inevitable, and thu one unfortunate passenger who lost his life seems to have been almost torn in pieces by its collapse.

But the Accident shows how much can be done by strongly built carriage platforms, and tho use of powerful brake, acting upon every carriage, to prevent that telescoping and reduction of the whole train to a mass of dibrii which in earlier day was the usual consequence of derailment even at far lower speod. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR CASTLE, Jclt 1J. The Qneen drov to Frogmore yesterday afternoon, accompanied by Their Rojal Ilighneaaes the Duke and Ducbeas of 1 ork, and saw a party of Burmese Men and Women in the Quadrangle of the Castle who aro en gaged in giving an entertainment at the Crystal Palace. Later in the evening the Queen drove out with Their Royal Highnesaea Princess Fred erica of Hanover and Prince Henry of Batteoberg.

His Eerene Highness the Prince of Leiningea and red at the Castle. The Queen went oat this morning, accompanied by Her Royal Highness Princess red erica of Hanover. His Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen and the Countess Feodore Gleicbea hare left the Castle. The Bishop of Wakefield has alao.lefC. UUJloyal Highness the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Strehts, attended by Mr.

Hugo Wemysa, visited Hex Majesty to day and remained to luncheon. Baron von Pavel Rammlngen, K.C.B., arrived at the Castle. In the Court Circular of yesterday's date Mr. R. Milbanke, C.Bs, should have been described as Secre tary of the British Embassy at Vienna.

MARLBOROUGH HOUSE. Jult IS. Prince Charles of Urach (Count of Wurtembnrg) viaited the Prince of Wales to day. The Prince of Wales, Grand Prior of the Order, pre sented, at Marlborough House this afternoon, the Medals and Certificates of Honour which hare been awarded by the Chapter General of the Grand Priory of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in for acta of gallantry in sarin life on land.

The following were the recipients i James Henry Hamer, Thomas Brown, Benjamin Holland, Thomas William Clover, Constable Christopher Murphy (of the Glasgow Police), Constable George Joaiah Haylock (of the City Police), Felix Callagbaa, and William Stephenson. Ellis Roberts, a native of Aberystwith, received his Medal and Certificate from the Prince of Wales on the occasion of his Royal Highness' recent visit to that town. Christopher Denison, a porter in the employment of the Dublin, Wicklow, and Wexford Railway, was unavoidably pre vented from attending to day, and will, therefore, be presented with his Medal and Certificate by Field Marsha Lord Roberts on behalf of his Royal Highness. The Duke of lork (Sub Prior), the Duke of Connaught, the Duke of Cambridge, and Prince Christian of Schleswig Holitein (members of the' Order), together with the officers of the Order and members of the Chapter, were present, and Major General 111 was ia The Queen's visitors invited to Windsor Castle last night included the Duke and Duchess of Argyll, the Marquis and Marehioness of Lansdowne, Baron von Pa wtl Kammingen, and Lord and Lady Kelvin. Her Majesty's guests remained at the Castle.

The Duke of Connaught will preside at the annual meeting of the Riflemen's Aid Society at that pavilion of the Greec jackets' Criokal Clnh, St Cross, Winchester, on Friday. The Duke and Duchess of Connaught, Princeas Christian, and Princes Victoria of Schlerwig Bolstein ware present at the performance of ToaaAdiiMr at the Royal Opera house, Corent guden, last evening. Princes. Christian And Princes. Victoria of Sehleawig Hobrteia have left White Lodge, Richmond park, where they hare been oa a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Teck.

Prince and Pnneea Ad alphas oi Teck have also left on their return to Windsor. It has now been definitely settled that Princes Maod of Wale sad Prince Charles of Denmark will leave London from St. Paneras Station for gaodringhaa after their wedding on the 22ad inst. They will not, therefore, pass through the City. Aa intonation to thia.eseet ha been sonveyed to the Lord Mayor in stiver to aa inquiry by Aim.

It is announced from Berlin that at the begin ning of September King Hembert will return the German Emperor' visit to Italy last spring. Mr. Balfour was yesterday confined to hi. house with a cold, but his ysf attendant hope Vt he will be in hi place in the House of Common to day. The Lmke and Duchess of erjaxta and Prin on Nicholas of Greece left the Pirsros at midnight on Sunday on board the Nacareho Miaoli for Brindiai, rouu for England, in order to attend the marriage of Princes Maod of Wale and Prinee Charle of Denmark.

The Marquis of Salisbury and Mr. Chamberlain returned to town yesterday on the conclusion of their risit to the Duke of Devonshire at Cotnpton Place. The Duke of Wellington' condition showed farther improvement yesterday. Mr. Porter Fraser.

who. with Mr. Edward Lena, brother of Dr. Loan, and Mr. F.

Lowe, laaree England en Friday to cycle round the world, yesterday received a letter from the King ef the Belgians inviting them to visit his Majesty at hi palace, the Chilean da Laekrn, oa Sunday aext. Contract, were signed yesterday on behalf of the Kiagei the Belgian, aays a Kiee fclaaresa, tor the David Morris, in March last, as ha was eliding dawn a precipice at the quarries. The Bishop of Brechin (Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church), the Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney. Walter Philhmore, Canon Scott Holland, and the Rev. U.

Biskersteth Ottley havr jolned the committee of the Armenian Relief Fund. The Countess of Jersey will have An additional garden party at Osterley park next Saturday, and hope that invitations to her previous garden paxtle will be taken to include this one also. The Council of Bedford College, London, for Women, hare appointed Mr. Thomas orison Legge, M.A., M.D., B.Ch.Oxon., D.P.H.Cantab., to the Pro fessorshrp of Hygiene. Certificates have been awarded to Mias Blanche Gardiner, B.A..

Mia Margaret V. Gibson, Miss Evelyn B. Hall, and Mis Hoonor Morten aa baring attended the full course of scientific instruction in hygiene and satisfactorily passed the held at the end of the session. La Marquise de Bassano and Mesdemoisellesi Bassanohave arrived in town and are staying at 8, Maci borough gate. Miss Fleetwood Wilson was unable to Attend ber Majesty's garden party, and has had to cancel all her engagement, having had to leave town, being ordered immediate change of air and rest.

Sir River, and the Hon. Lady Wilson hasrw arrived at the Hans place Hotel from America. ThoJanan Society of London ia orcanlxinr a public meeting, to be held oa Tuesday, July 21, at to consider the raising of a fund towards the relief of tne luserer irom tne recent eartnqnaro ana wave in Japan, by which 37,000 lives were lost and many thousand injured and left destitute. The Lord Mayor, who is a member of the Japan Society, ha granted the use of the Mansion house for the meeting, at which he will preside. The president And council of the Royal Society gave a reception last night to meet the delegate to the conference on an International Catalogue of Scientifln Literature.

Among those present were Sir Joseph Lister (president of the Royal Society). Sir John Evan Sayleigh secretary). Dr. Edward Frankland (foreign ins Italian Amusiaaor, tne owias auoinar, the Earl of Roese. Sir Doagla Gal too.

Sir Bobart Giffen, Mr. Bryce, M.P., 8ir Richard Temple, Professor F. A. Forel. Herr Bchwalbe, M.

Aviermoe M. Averoff, Dr. Ernest Mach. M. Pan! Otlet, M.

Fontaine, Professor Christiansen, Dr. J. Denikar, Professor A. Heller, Professor Hantaro Kagaoka, Dr. Jorgea Bmnrhorst, Pro feasor Simon Newcomo, But John Conroy, Sir F.

A. Abel, Sir John Kirk, Sir 3. Cr 1th too Browne, Sir Frederick Brsmwell. Dr. D.

J. Korteweg, Dr. Theodore Dura, Dr. Dahlgren, Dr. Edmund Wsias, M.

De Wolf, M. O. Darboux, Professor Mocbins, Professor H. van't Hoff, Professor Gakntaro Osawa, Dr. John 8.

Billings, Dr. Lndwi Mond, Professor 11. E. Armstrong, Professor A. W.

Rocker, Dr. W. Hoggins, Mr. J. I.

Thornycroft, Professor A. ijr. A. B. Xtmpe.

Bir Benjamin Baker. Professor S. P. Thompson, Professor Tilden, Professor Roberts Austen, Professor W. O.

Adams, Mr. Fletcher Monlton, Q.C., Mr. B. II. Scott, Mr.

J. Norman Lockrer. Sir J. H. Gilbert.

Mr. Osbert Salvia, Professor W. C. Unwin, Dr. J.

H. Gladstone, Dr. David OiU, Dr. T. Lander Branson, F.

Ducan Goiman, Professor Dewar. Dr. Parkin, and Mr. W. X.

Blanford. Thb LxwHiojr Saj.x. The Ie of the eiteti sitw series or stodles in oils oy us sate xora Leighton wa concluded at Christie's yesterday, 131 lots realizing 3.328. Among them were Carrara Mountains 23 guinea (Dun thorns) Tlemcen, Algeria, exhibited at the Royal Society of British Artiste, 1892 23 guineas (Agnew) Kalis Head, exhibited at the Royal Society of British Artists, 189. and at Kimberley, 1822 24 guinea (Dunthorne) Vittoria, exhibited at the Royal Society of British Artists, 1873 fl guinea (Agnew) a ruined mosque at Brouss 14 guineas (Dunthorne) a fountain in the courtyard of a house, Spain 31 guineas (Prickenhana) a house ia Tangier, exhibited at the Mansion house, 1S82 26 IS.

(Moody) bead of an Italian girl 43 guinea Hitch inn) a view in the Caxnpana 100 guinea Frwhfield) Athens, with the Genoese Pnix in the foreeroond. exhibited at Newcastle 26 ruineas (Hitching!) red mountain, desert, Egypt 37 guinea (Agnew) the island of 48 guinea (Agnew) the coast of giha, Pnix in the foreground 7ft guinea (Dunthorne) the Temple of Phyke, looking op the Nile 24 guineas (Agnew) the Cathedral. Capn 30 guinea (Agnew) a woody hill il guinea Agnew) and roex ox sirens, iapn ev gnuaEaa Murray). SalxotAutoo xar hLzttix. Messrs.

Sot he by, Wilkinson, and Hodge commenced yesterday a two daea' aale of intDortant autorrach letters and historical documents, mel tiding the collections of Mr. W.Bowen, Mr. F. Hill, oi Temple Bower by, ana other, ine more interettinr of the lot sold yesterday were a follow i An interesting autograph letter from Robert Barns, signed with the poet's Initials My friend Clarke ha taken an enthusiasm for an old Scots" air. hitherto little noticed, and make it truly delightful.

A soon aa be goe to svainoorgn ne is to grre is to ine wona wna accompanymente in his beat manner. My song, In pity' sake, forgive suit the air exactly, and I five it to him to et to it." ic. 20 (Tooveyf another lettes from Burns, signed Bylvanier to Clarindn 30 (Pearson) a long and closely written letter of eight page folio from Coleridge to John ThelwalL 1794 I shall lire down all your objection. I doubt not that the time will oom when aU oar UtiLtie will be directed in one simple path. That time, however, i not come and imperious circumstances point owt to each hi particular road.

Much good may be done ha all. I am not fit for publio life yet the light shall stream to a far distance from the taper in my cottage window," an exceedingly interesting and important letter 10 (Pearson) the original agreement drawn op between Oliver Goldsmith and Thomas Cadell for the compilation of a History of England from the iriea Time to the Death ot George the Second." by the former, dated January 5. 1771 13 10s. (Conway) letter signed by Mary of Lorraine. Queen of rV oUaad.

mother of Marie Stuart, to her brothers i CMrte Cardinal de Guise sad Francis de Oulse.dat ed March 27. 1549 9 (Murray) a very iaa rca Aiander Pope to the Hon. George Lyttelton. If or. 3, ,1741 10 The day's sal of 27 lot realised 313 12.

A usx a lis ToxriDO Boat. A model of what is described a a robmarist torpedo vessel and blockade runner was exhibited las night at tho St, George' Swimming Bath. BurUnrharn Palace road, before a large audience, inclnding the Itaval Attache of Russia, Germany. Austria. Spam, Japan, and China, a number of members of Parliament, and ether dis tio ajahed gqesta.

Tho Turkish Kaval Attaea tale Sraphed hi regret at befog noablo to bepissant. The) emoostratioa was preceded by rpeecheo from Mr. S. and Mr. E.

MaaviBe, and Mr. M. F. purrell described the means whereby the boat i snppBed with air for tho crew, ens Ming them to remain node water for sa indefinite time. After the speech the Ji monsirstiim wa proceeded with, and the boat waB sabesqnently taken oa af tho wasar Kwi Mawi a tsMtciisiii iity.