The Observer from London, Greater London, England • 5

PRETORIA, Feh. 8. On the Gth inst. Colonel Wing puraued a party of livers near Drugspruit and killed three and captured thirteen. idie's Scouts.

rear Haenerlaburg. bare cantured ten Boers, including Field Cornet Van Zyl. BRUSSELS, Feb. 3. The Independante Belge, replying to an article in the Courant, saga that it is criminal to stir up hatred against the British people.

and a serious error unreservedly to approve the irreconcilable attitude shown by of the Moor leaders in Europe. PARI3, Feb. 3. has informed that, as be has nothing to add to the statements he made in the amber 0:1 Jan. 20.

he cannot undertake to answer the question 31. Berry proposed to ask in the t'hamker to the attitude of France in the negotiations entered into with Great Britain by the Dateb Gor. ramout on behalf of the Boers. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 4.

Rio steamer Hrades has cleared for Cape Town with 1,010 mules. GERMANY AND THE BOERS. CORNET CAPTURED. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS, BERLIN, Feb. 3.

The Lower Hanse of the Prussian Dict unlor consideration to day the estimates of tie: Ministry of State. Herr Queckhof referred to what ho termed the be: actirity of the German Boer Sor aty. and the Government to see that! the intended for the Boers really reached their destination. Dr. Rewoldt concurrel in the remarks of Herr hurokhoff, and enter into details of the work don: by the No enid that the money subs: ribed be better laid out it goods purphased in Gormany.

for they bad a far higher: rain in South Africa. The Imperial Chang put himself in communication with the British Government, in order Chat through dipl lie channels might le foun. For forwarding the articles gratuitously to the lu spite of the fact that Herr Lue khoff had in request to Lie Imperial Chancellor. it appeared that t.be Government did not- intend to make auy statemcut to-lay. The members who WEL raising this were animated uniy by motives of humanity.

Or. Hewohlt then appealed to the Corernment to make a definite statement. Privy Councilor ron itbeinbuben said he was not mipowere to make 11 statement, hut he: might well assume that the matier belonged rather to the than to tho Diet. Ur. Arendo (Free Conservative) emarked that 38 the President had permitted the disengsion to be riard.

it was, in his opinion, not very adroit, the part of the representative of the Government to talk of referring it to tho Reichstag. 'The matter was 0:14 of urgency, and it wha comprehensible that tho first opportunity should be noised to exercise pressure so that the work of charity which wished to discharge shouhl finally be acromplished. The society in aid of that Buera was naturally subject to the control of time German as well a8 of tho Pritiah mont. The spocker added, May to day's debate bar the effect of inducing the German Gorernmuch! emphatically to impress the on views Creat which lind Britain ou. more! no the widest virales of the German people.

CouRile.ation for the House demanded that the Minister of the department concerned should be at his Privy Councillor ron Rheinbaben replied. Hei respected entirely the rights tho President. but the representative of' the Goverument might well 13 permitted. without detriment to the al tent's rights, to say whether a matter should, occupy the Reichstag or the Prussian Diet. fie had no desire to pass judgment on Dr.

Arendt's and he theretore begged the hou. Deputy to he good enough fo refrain mons which he the Privy Councilor! had made expressing an opinion de to whether the state. was adroit or not. Herr rom National Liberal, stated that the members of his party were also filed with the livenest sympathies for the Hoers and Lira floor Society, and they anxiously hoped that the British Government would agree to allow feelings of humanity which found expression in the work of the Relief lo he inio warlice. Jo the vamo mat only of the terman people, but also in that of the whole: enl world.

be regretted that the had rwoived an answer from the Government who had no instructions, and wh. in the circumstances might. :15 well inve away. He ithe apeaker) could only that the mutter would he up again when the preigu estimates came under disanraion. Gut 70 then reutaiked that as the Government Had been presiouly informed of the impending debate the House had a right to expect.

the attendance of an representative. The Diet had a right! to inform itself regarding foreign a fairs. The i in her: Was one and righteous feeling of sympathy on the part of the people. aud not only one of politics. The I Gore: murnt.

concluded the speaker should inke op 1..0 matter and bring it to a successful con- some other speakers hal expressed tr views, Baron ron Zedlit: pointed out Sill the ilouse was THE DIARY OF COLONEL DE VILLEBOIS-MAREUIL. PAgIS, Fab. S. The publication of do Villebois-Mareuil's dir. of the war is concluded iu the Livert: tod.

The last entry is dated March 27. L'uder d.es March 25, 20, and 27 the Colonel an account of his day and uight urarch to He stadt. on the he met the landdrost of Ito In every way, ba saye, these la have played the Inost important part the point of rier of placing the resources of to untry at the disposal of the army. Their genre and manner of commanding LiLt to me to be coupled with great IA duty and bremith of view." Tha last entry H5 follows: Wo march quickly in so to -I a heavy storm -laden heat of over 42 deg. grade (lo7 deg.

Fahrenheit) in tho shade. At there was 8 general i noticed the affability aud attentions 41 tau Beers, They vie with each other in taking Margo of my horse, bringing me coffee. miik, and coa. They are industrions on the read. aud thoughtful: them 1 only tako I food, fresh wilk, or warm drinks.

'There is so ern of solid nourishment. We hare traversed righty kilometres between seren in the morning and half seven in the evening, unsaid ad thrico, inoluding two balts, of about 10 hour. and the other of two houra, fed our twine. watered them ouve. The horses cover the ground briskly, and kept in good fund.tior.

As far as I could see not one gave in dur'ne the whole march. Laat stop at the Vet." -Router. BOER COMMANDOES STILL IN THE FIELD. Colonel Sir Howard Vincent, M.P., who baa from South Africa. apeaking at Eton College lat might, said there were eighty or ninety Boer commandoea, each of about 200 mon, still in the feld.

Abhough the British bad 200,000 men in South Africa, tigliting strougth was only about 140,000. The war, 20 A ET wealth of South Africa and its position in the Empira. Tha coat was 34 millione in England, but only 21 milliona in Sonth Africa, and Lord Kitchener got half million back from the canteens. Sir Howard gare message from Lord Kitchener that delicacies abould not be sent out to the troops, as taoy could get them cheaply at canteens, but frienda "to home should rather giro their generous contributions the wives and families of reservists still at the front. Perhapa thera was no institution, certainly no school, in England or any other country which bad ever made such a large contribution to the Army forces of the Crown in a great war as Elon had done in this campaign.

Aton had sent over 1.300 pRicera -including Karl Roberta, General Buller. Lord Mathoen, and General Lyttleton, and 17 other gonerals. o)f thaaa 150 had been rowarded by appointment promotion in King's Ordora of Chivalry or by Distinguished Service Ordera: 89 Etonians had fallen in battly or dial of wounds. 22 died of fover, 125 were wounded, and the total casualt.za of Etonians in the Bold was over 18 per cant. Ag FOwards contributions to the Empire, there were tha Prime Minister, the Lender ot th3 House oi the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

the Sacretary of Slate fur War, the Prestiunt of the Board of Prada, the First Commissioner Works, Governor-General ani Viceroys of of India. Canada, and Anstralia-to say nothing Lord Rosebery. several judges, the Lord Mayor of London, twelva Privy Co and about a hundred mewbers of nt. Abould continua to maintain the Empire by her supply of and soldiers England could produce everything man needed, and England ought to Grado, it posable, with ita kith aud kiu rather thau with foreigners. TIE IMPERIAL YEOMANRY.

In tha Army Orders isaned by the War Ollica last night it in atutad that olicera incu of the Home Imperial or ting any, Volunteera velio era accinted for under Army Orders of 1902, will be borne in their corps, aul service the Imperial Yeomanry will entitle them to ba the Imperial Yeomanry or Volunteers, Dee. 1), for the juar, provide i thot Lauy wore serving in 1901, and autually been provided with their clothing and equipment. 'The Yeomanry con allowance dr grant or Volunteer capitation grant will bu nerordingly. With re by why discharged Yeomen. it i4 pravidet that after Jan.

Bi men who inve been discharged fran She Yeomanry or onionial corps will be under the conditions of did Army Order for autr rogimenta stow being and not for formation into separate companica. Lions musketry practive tor for 05 894 The Army Orders also rive as to lastrac- Militia. the State A 10 L- the liment of blintia, tho con lions of A for Voinatuer companion South Aires. of Tor blilitia and Artilory, and vorpy, and also rag for the er.ma. A of much waa witnessed at Shornchin Camp morning.

when nearly 109 rot I ot the for Mouth para miter 1 -r of To the attaina vf the Hu band the vet rails ru: las ronu 14 of cheer4 Lu Biati au Inter loft for Southampton. The Company el Imperial Yeomanry, she arrived at Southampton yesturday altarmoo and wbarked on the Cravutir Ca de. 1us sol, which sailed yesterdey aileraoon for the cups, is alau Lak1: zont a quantity of Tr.u Union Castle liner Castle arrival at Southampton susterday from Capetovu. Among the cn hour Major Lord Chechain and Tea tr The poopie ol' dare A hearty welcome to hivalenant and Payne eud lies no, both of the Mortol Rides, on thoir return Iron the Li Lay no an his four sons here at the iront, where of tisugn1 romain. HA is to be a for the whole ronutry.

Dingier l'ayna tho sobiier in the aunt to tho front, gomy direct from EL' sly Lo the war. VOLUNTEER GATHERINGS LAST NIGHT. Large gatherings of Vulunwers wore hold Leat night at the Hides, Cimmies. atruet, a at tho for the al cha tribution ol and war so the 100 R. V.

Coomsbury Corpel aud th 3. (Po-t-odica Corp. At tua Bloow- bury performed by Duch: 44 of Colonel W. B. Hardcastlo.

the 0.0.. zave pr. sand strength of the buttalion 925, wit 952 a tr ur previnua year of 51 in the of had I frum your and tho figure of 111-3 to Tha r'flhad for with fit rent unit: 150 ofticalA AnI men, including two eight who had hut recuntly 20.10 out. to Souta The price for the bast drilled company fell Company Storal, and the brat shooting iu tho couran of iris apeuca Colon 4 Hard. reforred to tire which the ro gulationa were likely to hay.3 it Chi.a haul boon practically ent 1 thing was to be boped fur frum the a on which had bean appointed to coni ler tho anuct id particular of thonew regulations he from destruction.

the of 14 03 1 3 40 to teric.out: Crow, winner of the of CoalCup: and Sorgoant-Bugler winner of tho medal. Many uto Wore in proposing a rote of than.as to Lila Dacuess o. Fo combatt d1 the ovinion ch the new: una Mi or Turner. of AN a me.mber of the he m2 114 would hire tho eGoct of destroying the 144. shat no peal do in the least as to the 114 cor24 mi each und dis lie st co comply with the conditions as when the comlid concludod its sittings.

The Duke of Badiord to the rote of thanks. Rex the the the Lord Mayor posited, the Molly- Lily Mayoress care awny the was calle.) upon to about 130 war medals to out erg and inan of the Offra Corps, who had returned homo after active vervivo at the front. The company prasant inclu led Sir Hen's of Che Ho.ne intr.at. Major- Male Sur al.citor to the Lost and A har of othar superior In the proceedings, tho Lord to the big esttion to whioh cha Corpa ani been tael by laia commanding oncer, Colonel Lu Plat Taylor. to tha part which it bad taken in making daring tha last two 'The Colonel Thompson, who lurng Sue pro.

res announced his impen hung fr.in tho of the in which he would he and by the lIon. V. E. Collorne, sari a considerate improvement ha I taken place during tuo year in musketry. The number of marksmen bad increase.

from 154 to 34-, Rai the shooting Sgure merit from 112 try 120 Tho 1. shuts bat also increased, Atl third class allots acro mi. Sit I. Trotter pard Line regiment a high compliment. and after tho diatribut.on by the Lady of a long liat of shooting prison.

Oeneral Kelly- Kenny was called upon to gird Ar ay Ar module to two odicers and 123 oth. and men of those who had returned from actire terrine. in a preliminary statement. the Caneral congratuluted the regiment on the fact that the order ol had been coulerrad upon Captain Treble, who want to south Africa fu of the first contingent of the Port corps. in all.

tba 24th Middi.sex had to South Atria nine ollicera and 1,038 wen, of forty-one had died ail 119 had been invalided bowe. Hie Mai Ingh of the value of the work thay dirt nude: his DID COmmand. Nothing rould be better than the way 111 which thair service of distributing loiters nud new papora bad performed. Tha whole army precinted tho work they has done in South Africa. He proud of tha mission to to them the token of their Sovereign'3 recognition of that work, and he hoped they would lira long to wenr the meduis they had so well deserved.

A rote of thanks was acror.led to the Laviy Mayoress, which the Lord Major briady acknowledged. OUTBREAK OF FIRE IN THE CITY. A FIREMAN INJURED. An alarming outbreak of fire occurred yesterdas aboat noon on the premises of Mosara. H.

Wood and umbrella manufacturers, 135, Wood-street. City. The dames broke out on the top toor. and for timo there was a danger of them spreading to the adjoining premises of Meisra. Needhaus and Co.

Luckily the brigade from Red were smartly ou the scene, 'Thera was a large aliendauca of brigades from all anceeeded in confining the outbreak to the top floor. of tho City. and Commander Wells Conducted the tiona. One fireman wAs cat in tho hand by falling masonry. and another had a miraculous Decape from wpiug stoue which fell from the roof to the groand, distance of sud just grazed the Gremaa's balwet.

CARRIAGE ACCIDENT TO LORD AND LADY CECIL. Lord John and Lady Joicey Cecil met with An alarming carriage acoident early yesterday morning between Stamford and Easton. They mera returaine from a ball at Stamford when the horses became frightened and ran 67 tee real ILe cut Cat. mere wEre SALT CUS THE MISSING CONDOR. THE EGERIA ALSO MISSING.

VANCOUVER (British Columbia), Feb. 8. Much anxiety has been occasioned here by the non appearance of H.M.S. Egeria, which sailed over a fortnight ago to assist in the search for the wissing British war sloop Condor. The Egeria, it was understood.

was only to le absent a weak. The steamer Queen City. which arrived here yesterday, poris having found some wreckago floating to the west of Vancouver Island. From the appearance the wreckage, it was considered to belong to a Gorernment vessel, and ia thought to be Che Egeria. -Central Netos.

ILLNESS OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S SON. (REUTER'S WASHINGTON, Feb. 8:3 a.m. The latest news received at the White House of the condition of the President's son Theodore is a little more lavourable. 1 p.m.

Should a Lura for the worse cecur in the condiLion of the President's son, Mr. Hooserelt is prepared to leave for Grotou at a moment's notice by special train. The following statemeut was issued at the White House at noon to-day The condition of the President's son is favourable. The doctora say that the President should not go to Charleston, a3 at any time within the next six days the disease may lake a sudden turn for the worse. The P'resident also is raked tut io gO to Groton 88 the visit wight excite the boy, who is not in immediate danger.

Acting on the advice of tho doctors, Mr. Gas abandoned his visit to the Charleston Deposition. He had intended to start for Charleston on Monday. 3:30 p.m. Mra.

Roosevelt ie now at the bedside of her Bon. She, 4a well as the President, is of opinion that all necessary information concerning the boy's condition should le transmitted to Mr. Roosevelt. who will himself determine what news is to be male public. There has been a cousiderable amount of illnesa at the school lately, and there are several other cases of pneumonia.

'I'he school was closed yesterday for a fortuight on account of the prevailing sickness. Tho buys had lean in the Qubit of running about barebeaded in tho winter weather, and this in thought to account for of tie having contracted serious colds. ENGLISHMAN'S RANCH ATTACKED. CLAIM FOR HEAVY DAMAGES. NEW YORK, Feb.

8. A dispatch from Deuver says that an Englishnian named William Radcliffe is suing the governing authorities of the State of Colorado for 55,000 dullard for extrusive damage to his rauch by a niob. A dispute had arisen over and this culmiualed in a wob attackins Radelite's ranch, one of the ranchmen being killed in assisting in tho defence of tho place. At the instance of Lord Pauncoloto, Stato Secretary Hay has ordered au investigation into the utral News. THE CHESS TOURNAMENT.

MONTE CAILLO, Feb. 8. To-dav's programme in the International Chees Tournament was conbued to the playing of drawn and the conclusion of the games left umnuisled by and Sublechter. This gate resulted in a draw ulter 70 wores. In the other games Gunaberg lost to Tarrasch (Buy Loper! in 34 moves, and Napier lost to Mason Ray Lupex) in moves, while chose butween Reggio and Von (French defencel, and Janowski and Queen's grumbit declined were drawn and moves respec.

tively. in cach game the player first mentioned moved CHRISTIAN SCIENCE IN GERMANY. BERLIN, Feb. 8. The eemi-oficial Nor Zwitang states that at the conference on the Christian Sciouce movement which the Germau Emperor recently had with lierr rou Windi.eim, tho Chist of Police, and Dr.

Huber, the Superintendent-General of the Church for the Frovince of Brandenburg. hia Majesty lol't it he you doubt be that persona who take tart in the dealings of spiritualists and faith bealera, and other similar practices, shall ho excluded from adassion to the huperial Court. -Router. THE LANGUAGE QUESTION IN MALTA. MALTA, Feb.

8. A proclamation WAB issued to-day formally withdrawing proclamation of 1849 sa far as it referred to the announcement that was to become tho official languago of the law courta. THE SUGAR QUESTION. VIRNNA, Feb. 8.

The Neue Freie Presse states that the members of the Reicherath representing the beet-growing districts of Austria have taken certain steps for the protection of the jutereals the Austrian! sugar indusiry in view of the attitude stated to hate been taken up by Great Britain at the Brussels Sugar of Conference. mauulacturers, the deputation sugar journal says, waited on Dr. son Koorver, the Premier, to-day to call his attention to the daugere with which England's action was threatenthe sugar industry agriculture in Austria, and to ask him for a vigorous defence of these threatened interests by the Coverument. In few duys there will be 3 meeting of all the deputies coucerned with a riew to arranging a thorough study of the question, and on Friday there will be a private conference at the residence of Dr. Von Koerber, the Premier.

at which all members of the interested in the sugar industry or beet growing will be present.Reuter. A MILLIONAIRES' PLEASURE CRUISE. NEW YORK, 8. The now White Star liner -the largest ship in the world -left here to-day on memorable cruise to Oriental waters. Shortly after the vessel was launched the Celtic chartered by Dir.

F. C. Clark, of New York, for three or four mouths in order to convey 8 huge party of wealthy Americans, inoluding a large proportion of millionaires, on a pleasure trip up the Mediterrangan. The number of tourists was limited to eight bundred, and this complement was speedily forthcoming. In fact, fally two hundred other applications were received, but all these late comers were disappointed, as there WAS only comfortable accommodation for eight bundred.

The trip is to last the Late Fad 1 P. CT Central Net. PRINCE NAPOLEON'S MANIFESTO. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARI8, Saturday Night. A addressed by Prince Napoleon to General Thomassin, formerly commanding the letter, 4th Army Corps, is in the natura of a political programme, but it contains nothing that is new, and will not advance the Imperialist cause to any greatertent.

Its publication at this moment is done the idea of infuencing the forthcoming electiona: Prince Napoleon expresses himself in farour, of course, of a rudical reform of the Parliameutary system on the plebiscitary basis. He is opposed to the income-tax, and favoura the reform of obligatory military service in the direction of reduciug its length. He would maintain the sovereignity of the State over the Church, while treating latter with freedom of euncational welhods, liverul socialism, and a praveful foreign policy are other desiderata. The Bonapartista are hopeful that the result of the elections tusy by more their tions than those of the last fifteen years; but in this respect. it may be taken as certain, that they deuziro themselves.

In spite of the fact that Prince Louis Napoleon has now become Prince Bonaparte in the Russian Army, and occasionally visits France, he not aucceeded in becoming popular, nor does it appear that he has made any great effort to be so. The unpopularity of Prince Napoleon is notorious, and there are not sigua of its waning. In the plans of the must active Bonapartista the idea in to establish sort of triumvirate with Prince Napoleon as the administrative head of the State with the title of Emperor, while General Bonaparte Prinre Louis Napoleon), his brother, world be at hend of the Army, 111 practically independent position. with the title of generalissimo. Both would be elected to these positiona by a plebiscitnry vote.

Prince Napoleon has not got tho sincere influence of the Church to to Lank and this greatly handicaps his chances, even with those of the monarchically inclined wha would vote againat present regime if they knew of auything better to put in its place. His campaign will ba greatly reduced in effective results by the opposition of the Royalists, the party which combines the two ideus of Empire and Kingdom under the broad policy of Monarchy, consisting almoat entirely of if. Paul de Cassagnac. CHINA. PEKINO, Feb.

8. The Government has dismissed all the European professors at the imperial Unirersity, and Professor Martin, the president, has been offered a aubordinate position. The word university has becu largely miaunmer, as the instruction gireu Lag been chiety in languages and in the elementary branches of other subjects. The Chinese director says that elementary schools are more neoded. -Reuter.

THE KAISER'S MILITARY JUBILEE. MONICH, Feb. 8. On the occasion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of Emperor William' appointment as an active Prussian oilicer the I'rince Regent of Bavaria has sent His Majuaty an autogranh letter conveying the most cordial congratulationa both from himself and the Bavarian army. Ile goes ou to cu'ogise the services rendered by the Emperor to the Germau army, which to-day atanda great and worthy of respect in a degree never known before.

In conclusion the Prince assures the Emperor that the Bavarian army will take a pride in proving itself a worthy member of that Reuter. THE SMALL- FOX EPIDEMIC. NEARLY SIX HUNDRED DEATHS. Last night's official retaru allowa that during the day 32 Fresh of small-pox wore to the Motropolitan Asylums Board and ramoved to the hospital. Six Cades ware tram Stepnoy, six from Poplar, Are from Holbora, three from St.

Pancras, two each from Shore ditch and Balbnal Green, and one from cash of the following districts Marylolone, Honthwark, Baltersea, and Greenwish. The report of the Hospitals Committoa of the politas Asyluma Board yesterday 143 again. alnioat entirely concerned with (ha small-pox epidemic. Mr. Augurine C.

Scorell, chairman of the committee, in moving the report, atated that ainco August last there had been in the metropolis 3.CJ0 cases of suall-poz. 'ion had died- at tho South Wharf shaltors, aud the remaining 2,990 bad been convevod to tho hospital ships st Long Runah. Or these 513 had died. 1,647 had been discharged cured. and 1.002 remind under frontmen.

In a litica to these thers land bean 270 CA608 from distrivin outride the Doord'a area. 47 had died, and 104 still remind under treatment. During the fortnight the c.hen admitted numborad 330, and tho number remaining under treatment, which now 1,108, WAS 230 more than in the procoding fortnight. Mr. Scorell added that during tho fortnight the admissions had rison very greatly, but just at predent they bid fallen back bit.

However, on ong day in the last week they had roughed a total of ninaty-threo admissions, and if anch A again pecurred they wonld doubt bare to prepare to rocoive at leant 100 COSCA day. He hoped both the hospitals and the Ambulance department would ba quits propared for such an occurrence, but he thouzht the managers should know that their were not so forward as they expected. They had not howaver, up to the cano present, been compelled to refuso admission to any (bear, huar), The Hospitals also reported they had considorod tho eugrestion that they should placa tho services of a medical expert at the diapoaal of a medical practitioner. to him in the d.agnosis of a doubtful CAMe of small-pox before rumoral, but they could not adopt the augecation thera was grave doubt, owing to the immense wino of London, whether tha services of an expert would always bo at the disposal of a molical practicioner within a reasonablo time, and that consequently there world he a very considerabla danger of patients being kept in their for au unduly lengthened period. Tho Hospitals Committee furthor reported that baring conailared the whole question of aCording to and qualified medical mou opportunities for obtaining clininal instruction and experienca in small-poz.

they recowmeuded that the Local Goveramant Board be asked to remore the obligation of renidenco by the atudenta at the unall-pox hospitals, and to cuable qualified medical men to attend special demonstrationa. to ba given from time to tinie at the hospitals. This recommendation agreed to. The Ambulance Committee renorted the Matropolitan Asyluma Board yesterday they had considered to the effect that the central ambulance ani the ambulance stations should remain open all nigut, owing to the present epidomir. From inunirien.

however, they bad discovered that after 8 p.m. at bight the daily averago of applicationg for removala was only 2.7 per cent. of the whole, nud, therefore, in view of the number of casua and cf the very considerable cost of maintaining a night staff, the Committee rocommended that at present the ambulance station should not he kopt open all night. The recommendation was adopled, Another small-pox pationt, an old man, died at Bary St. Edmunds yesterday, asking four deaths out of twelve cases.

No frosh cases have been notifad ainco last Wednesday. One 0: tun crew of A steam dredger employed in Port -mouth bonr was Laken ill lay and fond to he suffering from it mild attack of a The patient 19 at ouco removed to hospital and isolated and the dredge: fumigated. This is the first case at Portemonth. 'The dredger belongs to London, and is bired by the Admiralty. At the meeting of the Londou County Council, on Tuesdas.

farther consideration will be giren to the outbreak of swall-pox and the payment of medical experts. The Public Health Committee point oat in report that in JaugAry the Concil made an order requiriug the notification of cases of chickon-pox in London for a period of three months. In view of the and with sarions consequenceserrors which had occurred in the die diagnosis of chicken-por they think it adrisable that the Coaucil shoald employ in rarious parts London medical practitionars who bad larze of emall-pox to be called in and adrise in doubtful They will, therefore, recommend, On Of small. A. THE KING.

The King gave a dinner at Marlborough House last evening to a large number of distinguished guesta. Covera were laid for forty-two. The orchestral band was on duty in the vicinity of the dining-room and played selections during the evening. Appended in complete list of the diners His Majeaty (attended by Earl Howe, the Hon. Sidney Greville, Colonel the Hon.

H. Legge and Lieut. -Colonel Davidson), the Prince of Wales (attended by Captain Viscount Crichton), the Austro Hungarian, Turkish, French, United States, Spanish and Italian Ambassadors, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord Chancellor, Duke of Devonshire, the Duke of Norfoik, the of Portland, the Danish and Portuguase Ministers, the Russian Charge d'Anaires, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Marquis of Londouderry, the Earl of Chareudou, the Earl of Selborne, Earl Roterts, the Councillor Firat Secretary of the German Embasay, Lord George Hamilton, Lord Balfour Burleigh, Lord James of Hereford, Lord Farqubar, the Speaker of the House of Commons, Mr. Chamberlain. Sir M.

Hicks- Beach, Mr. Balfour. Mr. Akers- Douglas, Mr. Walter Long, Mr.

Gerald Bulfour, and ilr. Wyndham. Tho Marquis of Sulisbury, the Ambassador, the Russian Ambassador, the Earl of Pembroke, Mr. Haubury, General Sir Dighton P'robya and Sir Francis Knollys were also honoured with invitations, but unavoidably prevented from obeying His Majesty's commands. At morning's sitting of tho Royal Court Guernsey letter was read His Mojasty's approval of the recent re-orzauisation of tha Militia, and thauking the olivials and wombars of the States who had doalt with tho matter.

An addruaa oi is to be seat by the Court to His Majesty. The Ceniral News Naw York correspondout telagraphed yesterday -The Amorivan to-day great prominence to an Assonalod Praaa cablegram trom London daseribing an audience which Mr. Charles al. Sohwab, Che famoua Seoul Kiug, had yesterday afternoon at Marlborough House of King Edward. Sir Thomas Lipton on the distinguiahed vialior to lit woo receivod lira most cordially and chatted freely with him for about half-an-hour.

The chief subject of conversatiou was the friondship existing between England and the United States. His Majesty specially to thy olose connsolion of the industr.ey vi the twO and the friendabip between the working man of and America. In reply to put by the Associated reporter, Mr. Sunwab said All I can Bay is that A most en oyabla iuterriow and camo away with charming uf King 'The ciatod learns that the King displayed a kocu in1 and of the induatrial conditions of A and aboved mobbing but tho moat sontimont towards that progress which American basinosa was wakiug in Nugland. Tho conversation was quite informal and toachel apou a variety of topica, THE CORONATION.

A mesticg was held at Windsor yesterday to discuss the stops for 103 calabration of the coring Coronation. Resolutiona were passed approving of the general scheme lor decoratiou aud illumiuation, Venetian and and entertainmout of tho el.it iron and agud poor. A euggestion var male by Mr. Novell, ex- that a atatua of King Edward should ba erasted on a suitabla silo. A large committei was appointed.

'Tho Aubacriplions promined to arda ot .2600, including toa guineas from Prince Caristian, and £10J each trom the Mayor of Windsor, Air F. T. Barry, bi.2., and Baron Schrodor. At the Asylums Board wooting yester lay Ar. J.

'I. asad.I tho chairman any Aleps bad bean taken, or were cont bod. with a view to socariug that tho board should ba at Liso Coronation of His Mujesty the King. Thuy fraqueutly hoard of the School Board and tie County Coupoil being represdated at such fanationa, but the Mauropolitan Aazlumua Board seemed to hit to bide its light under bushel (laughter). The chairman ruplied that no such steps had been taken.

Air. Ilyluy then mo that the question be referred to the Grueral Purposes Committae for conrideration, in supporting this proposal the Hon. Maud Staulsy ani 1t was quite time the board did something to mats its existence known. Of all the publia bodies of unudon, the Anglume Board was the least known sud least pularatood. The referanes agreed to.

COLLISION IN THE THAMES. STEAMSHIPS SUNK. An exciting chapter of accidents occurred yesterday afternoou tho river Thanga off Limohouse Reach. Between 2:30 and 3 o'clock Corailla of Havre, large Acruw aleatour of abont 3,500 tons, outward bouud, collided with the stoum coluur Poplar, of Londou, coming up the river laden with coal for the Kegoat'a Canal. 'Tho Brunch Yurael struck the collier on the port quarter, her storu post, and guider and rendering her unmanageablo, with the result taat the womant aha cleared the bows of tar Cormila she in turn collided with Cho AR.

of au outward-bouud rossel coming down rivor babind sho 'Tho Mozadore was strack on tho alarboard how, sud a large bold inade in her plates below water ting. The second collisiou turned tho l'opmr'a boad in tho diractionof the Rotherhithe bunk and she ran ashore staking, as ale did so three of the Morantil: a barge, were lyingoutaido Quirk and Barton's The Poplar wauk heraeli a Inter, going down stern first, but in shallow water, sud the crow ware able to clamber over the aids into burger. The wus aL al. ered lor the bore, and sho also tank, going down boy: first near the l'oplar. Tho 68.

Coruilla at undo hove to and is ROW lying at Limchouse Rouob, outsido the Regent's Canal. for bows are damaged, and several stoam tugs are obarge of her, the erow buving leit har, as her condition is Caugurous. All three of the are lying clenr of cha chaunal, aud out of the way of navigation. No lives were lost, and fortunataly nome of the three crows Were ujarad in tho of collisions. THE SEVERE WEATHER.

SNOWSTORMS IN THE COUNTRY. During jo-ter lay the weather was sorero in many LA of the mutry. In London a deal of log, with sone slight quo.v and sleet, was experienced. in tho homo countina snow was general though not herer. Snow anl Gail fall at Noirmarket yesterday morning, and again in the afternoou.

A Nortuwici tologram says wintry weather experienced in yesterday moruing. Snow fell henrily for hours, pitting a stop to hanting operations. Tho daturas of the North Cheshire Hounds have boon In the district of Dawnfriesshire onu of the heaviost wells of tuAl has occurred for somo yoara took place during Friday evening, and yesterday morniug it was Lying to the depth of balf a foot. In outlying districta the depth: is much deeper, and in exposad parta beery drifts bare been caused by strong wind which prorailed. Snow ploughs are boing ased on many roads.

in tha yentordny morning clerea degrees of croat were regiaterad, and at eight o'alook suow commoncud to fail, quickly cororing the ground. A Matiock Hath correspondent states that boary is again falling on the Peak Lilis of and thera is no of an abatoment. Oatdoor STOrK was yoaterday morning. A High telegram says a heavy snowstorm time, and tradie was much impeded. A tarrinc prevailed at North and South yesterday worning.

Six inches of A snow fell in a abort experienced in tho Chilteru Mills diatriot of Bucks Shields yesterday. All outduor work in the abiyyards IT suspended, waay choasan du of bauda being rendered idla. A Llangollen tolegram saga snow fell heavily in North Wales for several hours yesterday morning. Many of the mountain roads ware blasted, and railway and tolegraphic commanication was tuturcupted. there was hears fall of muaw over the North of Ireland yesterday.

At Lisburn the weight of the snow on the roof of some premises caused a collapse, with the resalt that Robert Dickey was killed and another man aerionaly in met. Much daniage was done to property in varions districts of Ulster. Mr. Leslie who is making a series of balloon ascents from Soren; aka, started yesterday on a pluoky aerial voyage at ono o'clock during a terrine acowaterm. He was accompanied br his two brothers and Mr.

Stanley Spencer. Despite the unfavorable weather the ascent anccessfully accomplished, and the balloon travelled in north-westerly direction. Mr. Backnall bad to reduce the amount of ballaat carried owing to the weight of snow on the top of the balloon, The following appointmants were made at the Admiralty yesterday -Lientenant E. F.

Gregory, to the for the Diadem (N), on paring off, to date Feb. 11; Chaplain, Rev. B. 8. Hartley, to the Nite, to date Feb.

11; Chaplain and Naval Instenoter, Rev. J. J. Smith, M.A., to the Rarengo, to date Feb, 11. DEATH OF A death is Ca.ca of 4a Part is Lia 103rd your.

Deceased OVER A HAS smOKer, "THE NEW CLOWN" AT TERRY'S THEATRE. merry little piece, rather funny in its simple primitire way, took the plans of My Artful Valat at Tarry's Thostre last night, The New Clown, as the play is called, is a at farce by Mr. H. M. Paull, who, beginning with a painfully weak and perfunctory sot of preliminary explanation, warms so well to his work as be good that he has his audience laughing heartily with him over the reat of his preposterous story.

This story has for its central and by far its most important figure the aby and not too strong-minded young nobleman whose temporary employment in cirous gives the pieco its titla. It is not with any hope of distingaishing himsalf after the mannor of other lords and ladies adopt the stage as profession that this Lord Cyril Garaton takos to clowning. Ha is seized with tha kind panio which may be accountable, at sag rate, in farcical comedy, for any entarprise, no matter how sibitions, on the part of an aristocratio bat bewildered baro. Lord Cyril ia under the improssion that when ba repliea to the bantar of bis friend, Captain tha Hon. Jaok Trent, by pushing that humorist out of window overhanging the river, ho commits a murder, and ha feels that so far too practical a joke as this is hardly joatitiod even by the provocation of badinage on the subject of his tongue-tiel adranoos towards his ladylove Mias Maude Chesterton.

Ho is in bis rumoraeful impression by his misunderstanding of versation which ho overbeara concerning tho drowning of another four-legged one -also called Jack. So when there opportunely arrives on the Mr. Thomas Raker, a lalf-tipay clown, who has come to take' up his engagoment with a cirous troupe in the neighbourhood. and is open to an offer for his professional port, the torritiod Lord Cyril promptly atrikaa a bargain with him, and purchases his place. One can only hope that the suggestion of an arrangement such 08 this will not be as a slur by say sensitive "artiste of Me.

Thowas Baker's line of business, and that it will not any repotition of the familiar protaat raised against the aotor's of the seamy side of his calling. When bis lordship duly pate in an appearanos in the ring of Dixon's cirons, and is introdaced in his character of the "new olown to the proprietor's fascianting niece, Rosio Platt, there begina for him series of troubles, complicated by the fact that Rosie's jealous loror la the Stroug Man of the company. Is some specta Lord Cyril gots on better than might hare bees expected, since various blunders of word and dead is his assumed rile Are for awhile pat down to his originality in clowning, and are received with much mirth both on and the stage. Bat neither clowning lords nor farce- writers can keep up their decoptions for over, and the wrotobed refugee soon moots unexpected diMoultias, in the course of which ho has to forgu Thomas Baker'a name and to conceal himsolf from Miss Maude Chasterton by suspending himselt over har bead in a trapeze. The crisis in at last brought about after an ianocent trick played by the wretched Now Clown apon the Strong Man, who little thinks when he bis supposed rival's condences with Rosie that she is receiving the confession of murderer flying from justice.

Mias the real Thomas Baker, and the mill living Captain Treat all suddenly appear on the soau3 to bring the joke to a convenient termination, and to Lord Cyril to part on the beat of terms with his frieuda on both sides of the curtain. There in not very mach in the farce RAVe some opportunitios for Mr. Wolch to the comic 001- trast between the mild, effeminate little here those rough surroundings in the cirous ring which are dopicted with thoir share of natural bumour. Mr. Walch certainly cats a droll figure in his motley, and makes the moat of the amatear alowa's pathetia distress under the bullying of the riug-master and the threats of the Strong Man, vigorously rendered by Mr.

Bass and Mr. Russell Norrie respectively. There is also good low comedy of the traculent kind in Mr. George Shelton's realistic Tom Baker; while Mr. Clarence Blakiston, Min Janet Alexander, and Misa Baatrice Irwin pose blamelessly as lay figures.

Bat the touch of charaoter in' the production is that given by Mias Nina Bouciosult to Rosie, tha outspoken, honest, quick-tempered airocs girl who Hirta 50 cheorfally with the new clown till she finda to her dismay that it is lord by whom she has been entertained The farcical comady, evidently gare much mild amuse. mant to its andience at Terry's last night, was procaded by Sheerluck Jones, popular skit which has hitherto bean closing the evening's entertainment. RICHARD WAGNER AND HIS PREDECESSORS. The fourth and conclading lecture of a course given successive Saturdays by Mr. William Henzy Hadow, M.A., B.

Fellow of Worcester College, Oxford, attracted a numerous audience yesterday to the Royal Institution. The three previous laotures forming in the history of opore, which had respootirely Gluck, Mozart, and Wober their subjeola, wars all of the highest intareat; bat the last, of which Wagner the subject warthe most brilliant of the four. Contrasting the work of Wazaer with that of some of his moat emipeat predecessors, the lectaror showed that while tho former endsavoured to preserve the rights of melodia carves and fully considered fitness and adaptation to voices in their compositions an a conatitutional monarol to preserve the rights of his subjeots, Wagner treated them as a despot, making averything subservient to the dramatic idon. Wagner's work wes the moat cellent when it departed the most widely from customary forms, and na it became more and moro dramatio. It was not to be judged microscopically nor socording to the usual criteria.

There were passages in the overture to the Meistersinger, for example, which were intolarable when considared microscopically or analyzed phrase by phrase; butiot the listener sit loosely, regarding only the broader effects, and the same passages would present of manical pictures. In one portion of that overture whore three themes are worked torother the prize tied on the top, the Meistersinger at the bottom, and in the middle march, there ware which would make the old contrapuntaliata tura in their graves; bat if they sat loosely and judged them from broader standpoint they would perceive their oxcallenoos. Among the musical illnstrations giron in the course of the leature, which wars rendered by LiAR Gleoson White, Miss Dora Robinson, Mr. Ridley. and Mr.

Wilde, a duet was given to illustrate the fact that Wagner was the greatest when he most departed from corractuess of form and considered only dramatia effect. It was evident in this duct that he was endeavouring to suit to the utmost pitch the cadences of the baman voics, and making no effort to adapt his forms to suit the metro. Wagner' amazing power of charnoterisation was 000- seen in the Ring, Tristan, and Parsifal. It not on a human but heroie scalo, reminding ons of the frescoos of Miokaol Angelo in the Sistine Chapel, where finger seen closely had the dimansions of forearm, hat seen from the proper point of view all was in harmony and proportion. The Meistersinger I in this respact from the master's other oporas.

It not of the beroia, but of the comedy pattern, but it was distinguishod by the same wonderfal power of characterization. If Wagner bad given to the world no other ligure bat that of Sacha he would bare desorred the raputation of one of the greatont dramatists in the world. No composer evor nsed the leilmotif with graster affect than Wagner. In the Walkyria the leitmotif talis from moment to moment how the duel in going on, and in Tristan the oraheatre introduces a now eat of satura co-operating by means of the leitmotif with the voices throughout the whole story. Neither in moxie nOr in apparataly was the work of Wagner to be measured, bat by the two in combination.

OBITUARY. The Ker. Gerald Blunt, who had been for nearly fortyLwO years Rector of Chelsea, prior to his resignation at the end of last year, died at Chelsea Rectory yesterday altar two days illness. Mr. Blunt was the.

second and only aurriving son of the Bor. Henry Blunt, Rentor of Holy Trinity, Upper Chelsea, and afterwards. of Stronthom. The funeral service will be at St. Lake's Church, Sydnor-street, Chelsea, on Wednesday next, al 11.30 a.m.

Reutar's correspondent at Belgrade telegraphed yester. day: News has been recaived hera where of the death of taken: MC' Kosta Tauschazorics at Fiume, be was seriously ill white on his way to Italy. M. arbo was the leader of a wing of the Servian Radical Party, was born in 1851. He was imprisoned for soma time with othar Radical leaders for taking part in a rising, bat few Jears later, in 1888, ba was president of the Great for the reform of the Constitation.

In the following year Radical Cabinet was formed under leadership as Minister of the and in 1892 and 1893 be PAS again member of the Government Minister of Yr. the the Royal Louis Hall, died yesterday.