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the miE3ism tarda npoo tho Tnrkiili exhiMt. Tb Turkish Chicago tCMidad At Uui ewansauy, ax many resident Tarto vera prwent. JaW. CANADA. nczDSBicroK, new bbtjxbwicx, 8t.

n. 'Xxtracrdinarily blga tides hara occnrred, doing great daxnAj in the manh lands of Wsstmor land County, in this prorino. Tb whole of the country ecrroandirig the headquarters of the Intercolonial Railway Company, look Ilka a ras, aca, thousands of acraa being orrered with water to a depth of from three to fire feet. The damage done ia so great that it ia feared that the farmers will be nnable to repair the dykes without Ooremment aid. Brafer.

HALIFAX, Ban. 21. At noon yesterday the body of an apparently wealthy English trareller was found on the Intercolonial Railway track 15 miles from bore with the throat cut and the clothes stripped from it. No weapon was found near, and there is no doe to the identity of the deceased. Dal(.

OTTAWA, 8ztt. 21. The meeting of the striklnz mill hands were allowaaees daring th first 13 week come oat of tb ZZS Ti Ti i I .1.. 4. 1.WVIU1K1I Will IIOIUIW AUUM Wlu sica ma, wmce an sown vwnvm iwviuw.

Th insurance against infirmity aad old af is provided for ia equal proportions by master and men, and to each pernios the GoretuMtt add 60 mark (3 10. year). To illustrate the operation of the ryitem more clearly, Ilerr Bodeahelmrr took the of a be it entitled to bis pension ander the third bead, bo asatser what bis ate 'stay be, provided be' baa beesi In 1 1 il for a pried of if years, aa4 ts so' already reeelriag a pension oa aiuae! of lajery from an ascldeat. The aid efe peanoa at TO Is eondltteeal sraaa the recipient aortas; been tanas! for 30 jmh. The, ender la system, almost erery coe tiareasy is provided sgalert.

Vat eases of great bard ship are liable to a cor. Oat of the tve years ef weeks oath that a rasa asast work before becoming eatitled aa a it is ealled, for accident or Infirmity, Um low allows one roar ickaa, bat ao more. Therefore a saeaoe or Uaeksmith wbo it crippled for lif jut before com pletiag hi fourth year work ia left to hi ova aoureee, and, if be bars ao print means or friends wbo eaa support birn, matt go to the workhouse. This bardehip meet bo of frequent occurrence ia daageroes aad unhealthy occupations. After explaining the somewhat ecu plica ted aad ex petal errten wader which the administration of these soraral breaches of insurance it earried on, Ilerr Bodeehelmer aext dealt with the cnertion of the eoatribatioes inipoeed apoa muter aad men unJer the scbeeae.

For the iataraaee against siekaest the am pi ever par ooe third and the workmen two third. IV accident Inaaranc fond 1 sopported entirely by tho 4.000 strikers will ask Premier Abbott to abolit the lnmber tariff, which is the excuse of the employers in reducing wages. At the mooting of tb Public Accounts Committee to day Mr. Bradley, Secretary of Railways and Canals, was charred with keeping his son cbeeaicel factory at Dresden employing 60 workmen, Pn the P7 JI department for two years each of whom earnod oa the average 16s. a i 7k Ik AlZi The owner of such aa erteUUhmeat would dmitbsd the char, but pleaded that he had the b.

to pay into the aick fond 3.. a ear torah Prmon of the Mini.ter of Rail workman" making total aanaal of 8 2. To the I Mr. Trudau, the Deputy Mtmstor. accident fond onld hare to eoatribut 10.

for each Mr Trndeau, on being sworn denied baring pren workman, tii a year. Toward, tb. in.or.ne. acint infinnity and old are he would bar to pay 3d. for each workman, or a total of 13 annually.

For the thra eategorie together be would pay 18. 6d. for e.eb man, or a total iun of 46 Si. Tb contribution of the workmen, on the other band, would amount to 11. 7d.

all. The factory a a whole would contribute 76 or a fraction orer 30. for each workman. In certain other isdoitrie the contribution would amount to nor. In large factori th keeping of the inioranee account occupie the whole time of a clerk, who salary mast added to the cost of th system.

It may therefor be reckoned that in th eaa of a factory employing 600 workmen, th industry being dangerous in an arerage degree, the contributions to the various insurance funds would amount to from 500 to 600 a year. This it undoubtedly a heary charge. The eott of th insurance against accident, is increasing year by year, and it i already apparent that for the insurance against inannlty and old age the resources pronded by I prore inadeouate. Vet it i estimated that! the system already cost German employer in the aggregate something like 6,000,000 a year. la another branch of hi paper Ilerr Bodenheimer discussed the question of ciril responsibility, pointing out that th new system had materially reduced the liabilities of employers for accidents to their work Den under the common law.

In summing up the situation, he remarked that something like one fourth of tho entire population of the Uerman 'empire is insured against infirmity and old age. The outcome of the system i to prvre to the wage earner that th Stat take an interest in hi tat and doe what it can to sere him from tho want that would otherwise attend his incapacity through ill neat, accident, or old age. It obliges to contribute to this work, and, in short, substitute the action of Stat socialism for the methods of revolutionary socialism. It i true that those in whose interest the system was conceived are far from being generally satisfied. The Socialists profess contempt for the indemnities, holding them to be ridiculously inadequate, Others, again, complain of th compulsory contribu tions.

The fixing of the indemnities, moreover (ires rise to a good deal of contention, a may be inferred from the fact that in 1890 out ef 60,176 decisions 14,879 were appealed against in the Arbitration Court. Whether th advantage of the system outweigh the disadvantage Ilerr Uodrn oaimer considered it beyond bis province to decide la hi opi nion, however, the law oa th whole subject required to consolidated, to a. to simplify it administration and secure greater economy Herr Bodenheimer's paper, after some discus uuu, was iwierrea to a committee. The sitting, over which Mr. Ba toman, chief of the Commercial Department of the Board of Trad, and Al.

Ubeyssou, Inspector General of 'Roads and Bridges in franco, presided, then terminated. Ktuttr'i Special Service. BELGIUM. BRUSSELS, Sxrr. 21.

The Ministry of Public Works will receive till 'March 23 next tenders for the construction of a port at Bruges connected by a deep sea canal with Heyst. The eventual consent of the Chambers to this scheme is considered more than doubtful, as the money which it would cost could 'be better employed in improvement of the port of Ottend. To day the ststuo of Louis Gallait, the painter, was unveiled at Tournai, his natire town. The Minister of the Interior end a number of distinguished persons were present, and full justice was done in the official speeches to the genius of Gallait, who was for many years the foremost of Belgium. Our Gorrernondenf.

THE CONGO. BKUSSELS, SxrT. 21. A company is forming at Antwerp for exploring Xhe forests of the Upper Congo. The Congo, the first steamer for direct service rbetween Antwerp and the Congo State, will make i her first Toy age out at the beginning of next fCionth.

M. de Grelle, till now Belgian Minister at 'Lisbon, has replaced M. Van Ettevelde as administrator of the Foreign Department of the Congo State. M. Van tttereldn remains administrator of the Department of the Interior.

Major Firs' has been appointed inspector of the Congo State. Our Corrttpvndtnt. THE UNITED STATES. NEW YORK, Sxrr. 21.

The ITorltf publishes the following despatch ifrom Mansfield, Ohio Sir. Mills, the Democratic member forTexas, who is a candidate for the post of Speaker in the next House of Representatives, has delivered an address here which has caused a sensation by reason of his unexpected attitude towards free silver. He said, 1 believe that the United States can open its mints to the free coinage of silver at fifteen and a half ounces equal to one of gold, and keep the two metals at par, not only here but in the commercial world. But 1 do not believe that" free coinage will relieve the country of the distress from which it is now suffering. Let ns not be deceived by superficial appearance.

It is not the scarcity of money in the country, it is the scarcity of money in the pockets of the people who earn it which produces distress. If our circulation were double what it is and all of it in the pocket of 100,000 people, our condition would not only not be Lettered, but would be worse than it is. It is not tho small circulation, it is the small distribution that plagues Mr. Mills has hitherto always favoured the free coinage of silver." lieuler. NEW YORK, Sift.

21. The next number of the Amrrvcan Ayricul tvritt will present figures showing that the deficit in the world's food supply will be at least 200 million bushels of wheat and rye. The estimate concedes to every country in the world its largest possible production, and assumes that the exportable surplus of the United States and Canada will be 225 million bushels of wheat and rye. Th enormous exports of wheat and flour from the United States in August prove that Europe regards tho situation as worse than painted. These were nearly treble those of tho same month in 1890, and orer four times as much aa the arerage at that season in recent Tho Bnrean of Statistics shows an increaseIn imports of 111,000,000 for tho seven month ending oa July SI, aa oom pared with tho same period of 1890.

Ninety nor cent, of the expects ahow an increase of 140,000,000 for tb samo i)oriod. i)IiI, CHICAGO. Bxrr. n. Tbo first flag of a foreign nation raised upon Asho eouads of tho World's Fair was hoisted jss that Mr.

Bradley's son had drawn pay while absent. Mr. La rose, a witness in the ease against Talbot and Dionne, the clerks who are charged with payine their private accounts with Oovern had, or 29 4s. ia I Ct. TV T.

ZZi Tn the books under the head of Talbot's boodling." In the House of Commons this afternoon Mr. Gironard began the debate on the Langevin case by moting the adoption of the majority report. He made an apologetic speech in support of the motion. Mr. Tart followed, contending that his charges had been completely proved.

Dalxitl. THE BEHRING SEA FISHERIES. OTTAWA, Birr. 21. Advices from Victoria, B.C., state that the sealers taken in Behring Sea are really American vessels and not British, Daltitl.

TACOHA Sxr T. 21. Seven goods wagons containing sealskins to the value of $400,000 left last week by the Northern Pacific and Grand Trunk Railways for shipment to London. DaUitl. MEXICO.

SAN ANTONIO (TEXAS), SsrT. 21. The Mexican Government is massing its troops to resist invasion. A force is required at Camargo to protect the citizens. It is believed that the invaders are marching upon Monterey.

If they are defeated they will not be allowed to re enter the United States, and American troops are patrolling the Bio Grande to prevent their return. Dalziel. SAN ANTONIO (TEXAS), SirT. 21. A man who has arrived here from New Mexico reports that the revolutionists were overtaken in the north of that region by the Government troops, and that a battle ensued, in which several on both sides were killed or wounded.

General Garza, the leader of the revolution, was shot and his body then hanged on a tree. Renter. GENERAL BOOTH IN AUSTRALIA. MELBOURNE. Sift.

21. Th special steamer Fateena, which conveyed General Booth from Hobart, was met at the Head on Saturdayby the steamer Wairarapo, specially chartered for th occasion, and having on board quite a thousand Salvationist. On the General's appearance on deek there wa a scene of immense excitement and enthusiasm, and, owing to the fervour of the welcome accorded to him, he twice tried to (peak without success. The Wairarspo was the scene of continuous song and prayer meeting until tb vessel' arrival at Williamitown. Here the "General cam on board tb Wairarapo and proceeded to Melbourne, where he landed at half past 8, meeting with an enthusiastic welcome from crowd of people who had been awaiting hi arrival for hour in pouring rain.

A procession was then formed and marched through the principal treet, whieh were thronged with spectators, as far as the Exhibition Buildings, where the General delivered an address to an audience numbering 6,000. Yesterday three special services were held in the Exhibition Building, and were attended by 21,000 person. Thousand, however, were unable to obtain admission, and overflow meet ing were therefore held In the grounds. The collec tions mad at th.e services produced 270. General Booth was received to day by the Earl of Hopetoun, the Governor, by whom he was cordially welcomed.

Th General deelare that his recep tion here and the meeting held have been almost without parallel. Sir Henry Parke, Premier of New South Wale, will take the chair at a great meeting to be held at Sydney. Beuttr. THE LAST SURVIVOR OF TRAFALGAR AND THE CZAR. PARIS, Sipt.

21. The Petit Journal states that on th 1st of Septem ber, the 100th anniversary of M. Cartigny's birth, that veteran addressed the following telegram to the Car i To hi Maiesty the Emperor of Russia. Copen hagen. Louis Cartigny, Knight of the Legion of Honour, last survivor of the combat of Trafalgar, today accomplishes his 100 years of So near to his God, he send his benediction to the magnanimous ruler and to his august family.

He salutes the dawn of an eternal friendship between Russia: and France. Cabtioky." The Csar had th following telegram addressed to this gentleman from St. Petersburg, dated Sept. 12 M. Louis Cartigny, The Cxar is 'very much touched by the sentiments expressed by the brave survivor or the battle ol iralalgar.

Ills jlaiesty charges me to ezpresss sincere thanks for the telegram addressed to his Majesty at Copenhagen. UlXRs. Ddlxiel. STORM IN BERMUDA. BERMUDA, Bin.

21. A storm ha been raging here since Sunday morning. The barometer to day fell to 2919. The centre of the storm is luppoted to be moving northward 100 miles east of the island. Telephone and tele graph wire and tree have been greatly damaged.

uautei. ZANZIBAR. ZANZIBAR, Sift. 21. A bataar report I current that a prohibitory einort duty will shortly be imposed upon clovestems, with ine qoject 01 raising lue vaioe 01 tiurri, xhcvicr.

The Moo kb aitd BrsoEss Misstrxm. Yes terday afternoon and evening the Moore and Burgess Minstrel gave special performances in celebration of the beginning of their 27th year at St. Jame' hall. It is hardly necessary to say that the announcement of an attractive programme, wa sufficient to draw large audience to this popular entertainment, and that the effort of the singers were rewarded with unstinted applause. Mr.

G. W. Moore maae what was perbap the rreatest hit of the evening in the song which many of the present generation will remember to have iistanea to wiu aeugut in meir scnooiaays its little niggers." It was sung, with all the boisterous, rollicking absurdity which used to be associated with it 20 year ago, and wa received with a much laughter and applauae as ever. Another favourite song Oh, would I were a bird found a very competent interpreter in Mr. Clement Stewart.

Mr. Herbert Emelyn, a tenor with an agreeable voice, who. has recently joined the company, sang Hark, th drum and Mr. Moore himself took the leading part in the plantation medley. Ada with th golden hair.

Tapioca, and the Golden Choir." Th first part of the prograaun concluded with vocal travesty oa the opera of Ssnaamtsfa. embracing th plantation festival of Old Bob Ridley." Among th other item in th performance were 11 The African Pearl." by Mr. Barry Lennard Aa Expatiatlon on Modem Brents," by Mr. Tom Blrehsaoro and a new and original sketch without words entitled The Banditti," written aad arranged try Mr. John Kemhle.

Th entertainment throughout was fully sxjual to tho bast performances which nave ba given by th Moor aad Burgos Minstrels, and more tnaa this It Is tinnitimry to My la ommnda la. IBELAKIX DUBUK, Bstt. 21. Aa traro3aary gtaeral snooting of the shars boldars of tho raass'i Voaraal Ceavpaawas bald to day fa tho larperlal Hotel foe tbopurpos or ejeet tagMW directors. There was a very largo atUndinre, Including Mrs.

Gray and about SO other Udie. Mr. aad his two eolleagoe ia tho dirsctoraU Alderman Karaan aad MrJtmbroa Plunk. tt tring the room were received with cheer. Th Lord Mayor (AUarman Meade, J.P.) took tbo chair.

Mr. J. M. Gillies, tho secretary, having road the notice eorrveainr the moating, th chairman explained that It wa held la pursuance of aa undertaking given by th board at th last meeting. Mr.

E. II. Erin is, one of the staff of tho JVersaoV Journal, ia accordance with notice, moved that Mr. B. Dwyer Gray, of Pembroke bouse, Upper Mount street, appointed a director of the company.

It was with sincere regret, he (aid, that found himself in opposition to his colleagues on th staff and to tb members of the Frtman'i Jral board. He eould not be mor fully sensible of the integrity, th notour, and honesty of purpose which had actuated these gentlemen. (Hear, hear.) The nam which he had submitted was that of a gentleman who possessed all the qualification requisite for a director of tb company, si naa oeca in irvaucn. iu Gray, and coald lay with absolute confidence that be had developed great energy. Industry, sod ability, and had a capacity for practical journalism which amounted to a positive instinct.

Mr. Eoni referred to Utters from the directors and member cf the staff testifying to Mr. Gray' qualification and expressing a desir that should Lave an official position. A abort tim ago 700 employs of the Frttman waited on Mr. Gray with the director, and united in their expression of a desire that be should fill a position of responsibility and trust in the Frttman't Journal.

That signified confidence in Mr. Gray, and if he wished to go further he might refer to the itatement of Mr. Harrington at their last meeting, that Mr. Gray seemed to be the guide, philosopher, and friend of some of Mr. Far Dell's leading candidate.

Be understood that lit. Harrington spoke of Mr. Gray a the right hand man of Alderman Dillon, the candidate for Sligo. Mr. Harrington.

I did not say anything of the kind. What I did say wa that he used hi influence with Alderman Dillon to induce him to tand, aad that he afterward ran away from him. Mr. Enni said he used hi influence, and therefore he mast be supposed to have some influence. No more unfair, no more unjust or grotesque, charge could be mad than a chart of political inconsistency against Mr.

Gray. When the Parcel lite erisi occurred Mr. Gray wa in Australia, and he returned to Dublin only three month afterward. He then found the Frttman'i Journal committed to a policy which had the approval of the staff and the directors, rul kj. wnnM hr been vuiltv of the oomDOsitv with I which he wa charged it he had set up his judgment against the matured judgment oi toe sian.

lie aented to the opinion expressed by hi seniors, and he loyally co operated with them a far as he could. But as soon as he was able to apply hi judgment to the circumstances, came to the conclusion that the policy was injurious to tne omce ana to tne cause which the Freeman had served so long. He thought it wa an ill development of journalism to find member of a newspaper ready to take the platform and slate their political opinion to the injury of the office to which they belonged. Oh, It was courageou i for a man to Dursue a policy which might be a bold one, but it wa more courageou to admit hi error if that policy wa wrong. Mr.

Gray wa most foully attacked, and if he had nothing els to submit to the meeting ho would point to the pluck, the ability, and dignity with which Mr. Gray met the policy of organised delay and personal insult in that room. Mr. Enni concluded by moving that Mr. Gray be elected a director.

Mr. M'Dowell. editor of th Fret man' I Journal. seconded the motion with pleasure. He said be bad worked cordially with the retiring directors, and it was with great pain be observed that a vote of censure had been passed on them.

But the Freeman') Journal was now practically without a policy, and this wa injuriou to it a a commercial undertaking. Mr. Gray gave good promise for the future a a journalist, and such a violent change as some seemed to expect would not take place in the management of the paper. It would still continue to be th organ of the people of Ireland. No, Mr.

W. A. M'Donali), M.P., opposed the resolution. That Mr. Gray should have influence and authority on the staff of the Freeman' Journal wa one thing, that Mr.

Gray and hi friend ibonld violently eject the old directors and have entire control of the f'rrtman'i Journal wa quite another thing. (Hear, hear.) Tbey had, in a speech made by Mr. Gtay, a declaration that all the person connected with the management would adhere to the policy of the paper, wbien, at the time, was in favour of Mr. Parnell. The next thing they heard of wa that Mr.

Gray wa negotiating with the Liberal leader as to effecting a compromise to settle the difficulties in Ireland. Yihj should a young man of Mr. Gray's age undertake such a talk What were hi special qualifications for such a task He would like to know what would be the policy of the Freeman' Journal in the future Mr. Coffey entered hi protest against the proposed change. As to the support which the Freeman would give to Messrs.

Dillon and O'Brien, they should remember that these gentlemen never had the confidence of the country a men of judgment. (Hear, hear.) Tbey were recognized as sincere men, but whenever a national policy wa put forward it wa. announced by Mr. Parnell or Mr. Sexton.

If the Freeman lived out the presert controversy it would (imply be the organ of the hierarchy, and it would have to Cat humble pie before it got the support of the Bishops. He objected to ny change that would put the Freeman into the hands of the Bishops. (Cries of Mr. F. J.

Allen (aid that the people of Dublin would not awallow the Freeman a a neutral paper or the organ of Mr. Dillon. Mr. John M'Grath said he did not know that Mr. Enni had distinguished himself as a journalist.

As to Mr. M'Dowell, he certainly had not proved himself a brilliant journalist, and was limply (elected by the late Mr. Gray a a figurehead. Mr. Clay (interposine) said the meeting was not dealing with those gentlemen.

The Chairman said it wa a meeting of shareholder, and each shareholder, a a partner in the concern, had a right to dircuss the future of the company. Mr. Devereux said that Mr. Coffey had spoken against the hierarchy, and it wa now suggested that the Bishops should give the money for the work and take no part in it. Mr.

Robert Kenny. They take the money at all event. Mr. Harrington (aid he wa sorry to find Mr. Enni preaching a doctrine which would be repudiated by ever' honest journalist in the land.

No respectable journalist would sanction the doctrine that he was to be looked on as a person who was not to write according to his own conviction, but merely to write to order. Mr. Ennis assisted Mr. Gray in all his inconsistencies, and with two such young men, who would change as the wind blew, what eould they expect from the future management of the Freeman There wa one department of the paper in which Mr. Gray might be usefal, and that was the meteorological department.

(Laughter.) He charged Mr. Gray with having expressed a wish to lower the shares, in order that he might obtain them for himself. Mr. (iray repudiated the statement. Mr.

Harrington said be would, of course, have to witness Mr. Gray' repudiation, but severs! gentlemen assured him that Mr. Gray bad made the statement. Dr. Joseph Kenny, M.P., said the question before them was a political one.

The commercial position of the paper was never higher than under the present directors. He thought it would be (uicidal to aasent to the present motion. The Chairman (aid he thought it was hi duty, a chairman of the board a difference having arisen as to what Mr. Harrington stated about the shares to ascertain what were the exact words used. What occurred as far a Alderman Kernan and himself were concerned wa this.

There was a meeting of the board and Mr. Gray was pressing them to call a meeting. The board told him that they considered it inopportune, and that soeh a meeting would have an effect on the share market and reduce the price of the share. Hi recollection wa that Mr. Gray aail that be wa a buyer of shares, and that would uit him.

Ob, He did not like to intervene at the moment of Mr. Gray' repudiation, but he asked Alderman Kernan to write down his recollection of what bad occurred. Alderman Kernan said to Mr. Gray that the policy he was about to introduce would have the effect of lowering the shares in the market, and Mr. Gray said that was what he wanted, as he could buy the shares at a lower price.

Oh, Mr. Harrington said he had not received the information from any person connected with the office. The Chairman claimed that the remark wa made in the board room of the Freeman, and of course the director held themselves bound in honour to regard wbit occurred as confidential. Mr. E.

D. Gray said that, according to hi recollection of the incident, Alderman Kernan (aid to him that the result of his policy would be to pull down the price of the shares. He said that he did not think so; and that the effect of the policy would be to increase the price. He had faith in the prosperity of the Freeman. Mr.

John Wyae Pope, a member of the staff, said that the change of policy of the Freeman would make every Parnellite look down on it with loathing and contempt. Among the clergy who had come to support Mr. Gray he saw one wbo to his own knowledge had used language which he eould not recall without indignation, and whose practice it wa to go to agents of the Freeman and threaten them with pain and penalties in this world and in the next if they sold that journal. Th motion on being put was carried by 61 to 13 vote. A poll was demanded by Mr.

Harrington, hut on the snggestion of Mr. Clay it wa not inaiited upon. Mr. E. D.

Gray thanked tboM who had elected him. It was not for a newspaper to lead but to follow publio opinion. He admitted all his inconsistencies. (Hear, hear.) He had been a strong Paraellit. but be had been misled a to the stata of rjnblie opinion.

If had known all tb facts he would have opposed Mr, Parnell on two ground first, oa the moral ground and, secondly, oa the ground that the hostility of the Roman Catholic pnest and Bishop ef Ireland would reader him impoesibl as a loader. (Cheers.) He would maintain tho Frerman't Journal as a neat Catholic and Nationalist newspaper, and ho would bo no party to driving th priest oat of Irish politics. (Cheers.) Mr. Jobs fisaUaa, 29, BrnXoIfctntt, and Mr. Joeai Jtoeho.

Q.a. wore olootod oMerv Tho Lord Mayor that he sot eeased to ho a director. Mr. Gray propoeoa anas juiirara ae eiortea sincwr. r.

i Mr. Derersax seconded tb9rtmdom, ai, soma discussion. Alderman Toole was eieeiea. Mr; Gray thee formally asorotl that tho riaaHoB et th Lord Mayer, Mr. Aasbrose Flankst, and Alderman JCcrnaa be sseetrted.

The motisn was adopted. cqww Biii JX General Lord Wolseloy, who has been in Cork for the last two days, bald a rsvisw thU Burning of the troops in garrison hJ th district at a village abont four mile from the In the afternoon he attended a meeting to advocate the claims of soldiers' homos. General Pari, commndlng the" Cork distrist, presided, aad the attendance was very targe. Lord Wol ssley, la the coarse of aa address, warmly praised the advantage of soldier homes, which, he said, had done much to elevate the moral, tone of loldisrs la the large garrison town. 1 1 was important, no that th abort service system was la operatioavaot only to look after the ordinary dissipuao of tho men, bat alio to train the moral charaetsr sad encourage habits of regu larity as to fit them for their position of sitiseaship when they returned to ciril life.

Be hoped tbo people would not neglect to brine the pressor of the day to provide good employment la Government ser vice for the soldiers throughout the country as they completed their term. He was glad to say that at the present moment ia Great Britain there was a very large proportion of men in the police who had been soldiers. hoped thy might ge on increasing every year, and that by and by no appointment would be given away by the GovernmeeV as long as there were soldiers and sailor competent to fill them. Be believed such was the improvement in the moral character of the men composing the Army that the time would come woen an employer oi laoour woo naa ouicc vo give away would apply to the officer asking them if they had men whom they could recommend. When he joined th Army the idea was to make the soldier, apart from the civil population, a soldier sod nothing else, but the idea of th modern school of th Army was entirely different.

It was to teach the men that it wa to their advantage to behave well, and enforce discipline by moral pressure rather than by the old system of putting them into cell and prison. It had been for tome years past his special duty to look after the discipline of the Army generally throughout all part, of th world, and hi business was to carefully survey what were called th statistics of the Army year by year, and be wa glad to see that the number of men tried for offences was annually de ereainr. and a roof he mieht mention that one half of the military prison were shut up aa being use less and the other half were never half foil. Writing to Father Quilter, parish priest of Gten beigh, county Kerry, Mr. Balfour say Permit me to say, on behalf of Lord Zetland and myself, with what pleasure we learn that the fund so liberally contributed by.

well wishers of Ireland in response to our appeal have been expended in a manner which, in the opinion of those belt qualified to judge, has enabled the poor people of Gleubelgh to tide over a period of exceptional distress produced by the failure of the potato crop during the past year." wm obi n. THE SINKING OF THE TAOKMINA. Mr. H. Tiedemsn, Dutch Press representative in London, of 65, Warwick road, Maida hill, writes to from Lugano on the 19th inst.

A a survivor of the Taonriina, whose name was wrongly spelled in The of th 14th allow me to make a few remarks on what believe to be of general public interest aoent this disaster, without at all going back into the sad details of the catastrophe. Uor boat, containing 15 soul, was the only one to leave the Taonnina. There is no doubt whatever in my mind about this, as I saw the Taonnina founder tnreo minute, alter we ieit aor wim numoer 01 reople still clinging to her deek. Now, th doomed talian mail iteamer had ten or 12 boats, and it i a serious thing to reflect that only one among them eould be' lowered. I am aware that the sinking of th Taonnina took in an incredibly short space of time.

I catenate that not more than 16 minute elapsed between the collision and the foundering. Yet more might have been done but for the fact that not a single boat wa ready, r.very boat we found not only fastened to the deek, but filled with miscellaneous property and covered, moreover, with a kind of cage to screentit from the elements. Let It be added that I could not discover a single life belt nor any life saving appa ratus of any description, the boat in wnien wa were icked up possessed nettner sail, pump, nor rudder. I'e had to keep out the water a much as possible by means of our hat and boots. We had nothing else to bale it with.

For a mail steamer of a line so well known as the FIorio Rubattino to start out on a long ocean journey, in a difficult sea full of islsnds and rock, so handicapped a this in the life saving appliances is little short of scandalous, and deserves the severest censure. Still, something more might hare been don by Captain reroni, of tbe Taormina, even with the defective means at his disposal, but for the disgraceful fact that he was abandoned at the outset br hi first officer and the majority' of tbe crew. Like rat they clambered on the Greek steamer that bad destroyed us, abandoning the passenger to their fate and leaving tne captain out a naodlul oi sailors. What could he do This deaertioo ha not yet been noticed by Tkt Times, as far a I know, but you will agree with me that it is a most serious symptom in a European crew. To that desertion I attribute the great los of life.

I leave to others the task of JoBlish cattle steamer that passed us in broad day light on the morning of the disaster without taking the slightest notice of us, although tbey must have seen and heard us. This matter I have brought to th notice of the Board of Trade. It is now mv pleasinc duty to call the attention of the Royal Human boeiety to the noble conduct oi captain ueorgio Don as, of tbe small Greek brig Ampelo. It was he who saved us at the peril of his life, and a more heroic action was never done in a timpler way. If the secretary will communicate with me at my London address I shall be glad to furnish him with every detail in my possession." AwxrvEMAKT or Italia Isdzttuvkvck.

Tho 21st anniversary of the entry of Italian troops into iiome, the ZUth of peptember, was celebrated last evening by a dinner at the Cafe Monico. In the unavoidable absence of the Italian Ambassador the chair was taken bf Count Minerbi, Counsellor of the Italian embassy, and there were also present llaron Heath. Consul General. Cavalliere Bozxaeroli. Vice Consul, Dr.

M. Guastalla, President Veterani Rcduci i.f., president of the, society of old soldiers wno nave served in tne dinerent wars from 1848 to 1870, which have secured for tbe Italian monarchy its present position, Signor F. Bacelarelli, president of the Working Men's Society, or Soeieta Mutuo Progresso, Signor C. A. Sandon, Signor Arvocato P.

Piszi, Signor E. Dolcini, president of the Society of uooks and i alters, Captain Unlhtn Davie, end Mr. A. J. Hayden, who served in th British Italian legion in the war of independence, and many other ladies and.

gentlemen of the Italian colony in London. Dr. Guastalla said that he had received a letter from Count Tornielli Brusati, expressing regret at. his inability to be present and good wishes for the soeces of the great national festival celebrated that day oy Italian resident in London. The chairman, in an eloquent address.

recounted tbe benefits which had accrued to Italy from its unification, and proposed The Health of the Queen." England had alwars shown the warmest sympathy with the effort of Italy to obtain political liberty and ber rightful itatui among th nations ef Europe. He also made loyal reference to the King and Royal Family of Italy. Dr. Guastalla spok of the material ana moral progret which Italy had made since it was delivered from the ecclesiastical and monastic rule from which it had so long suffered. Signor C.

A. Sandon also spoke, and dwelt emphatically upon Rome as the capital of a freed sad Baited Italy asserting it poiition amcng the nations of Eur pe and conscious of its high mission. Signer Awocato Piizi and Signor E. Dolcini also spoke, the burden of tbe speeches being Viva Roma, capital intangibile d'ltalia." Bbatzky Rewaeded. The Board of Trade have awarded their broose medal for gallantry In saving lif at sea to William Pike, coastguard chief boatman at Scarborough, for his reliant and praise worthy conduct at tbe stranding oi tne Halcyon, or, at ocaroorousn on Aurun last, iommu nication with the vessel wa effected by means of tho Scarborough rocket apparatus, bet alter tne waip was secured on board it wa fouled through tho misxea boom unshipping.

Five of the ersw then rot into their boat, and were baa led ashore. As no effort wss made en board to clear the whip, William Pike, with two enrolled volunteers, got into the ship's boat and attempted to haul her off to the vesl by means of tho whip. When within six yard of the ressel tho boat was struck by a heavy tea. which forced her back to the shore but William Pike, at great personal risk, sprang from the boat, and, by means of the whip, of which he retained hold, succeeded in clambering oa board. He then shifted and cleared the whip and sent th remainder oi the crew ashore try It.

Cham a or Uttxbxxo a Fotoio Cbzqux. At Chester Foliee eourt, yesterday. Francis John Smyth, who described himself as 11. Cambridre. 14.

St. Andrew square. Edinburgh, ottos Sir Walter Scott. Sir George Wilson, and Sir George was' agaia charged with uttering a forged cheque to the manager of the Grorvenor Hotel, Chester. Mr.

Feawiek, chief constable. Informed the tteaea that the manager el the London bank where prisoner obtained tho chequebook used by bint wa absent on hi holidays, and as he was sn Important witness he must apply remand aatil Tuesday next. 'In reply to Mr. arias, Mr. Feawiek stated that ho had not yet ascertained whether the prisoner' Edinburgh address was recreet.

Prisoner. I want to know why I am kept ia. this misery so long when .1 have already pleaded guilty. I cannot understand why my case Is not dealt wits. The Mayor.

There is further evidence forthcoming. Prisoner What evidence ran hm tits si a it whan I have pleaded guilty to all tho eharges no Mayor. Wo explained to yoe before that wish to have farther videee. although yoa. have pleaded, fail ty.

um cave as iiwmrssg rmm aiiiis neTs, v.r a tit Bat. Tamprratw. Wlad. Cased. rr Dry Wat DtMe Tomm, AmnL atr Quia.

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stv U. I. I Fes IS Ir.n. 2S395 DO Sac WJL atk 10 IatbeabOT chart tbedattea no are Isobata, or Bnse sqaal bammetrJeal pressor, tb value which they todleat bats (free ts atuns at the anJ. Urns ST.

Th crossed Ba now tb afferent samiiaeU ef the centre at mstarhasee. Tee shade lasssmieis gSvca la ficunefor amral place ew tbeeoes. aad th weather recorded La words. The arrows fi with the wtnd. the fane of which ll shows Ij th.

Dumber of barbs and feathers. Urns Bfht: fneh or stron a (ale a nolens fale BfB. Ssseabn. The state ef th sea aescd at saplsal tatter. Ta eotas th various staUaae.

Remark (S 30 p.m.). Th depression which advanced orer England from tho sooth westward on Bondsy, aad which reached tho North Sea on Sunday evening, moved subsequently in a westerly and southerly direction, that It centre at pja. to day was not far from Spurn Head. Its effect has been to produe very unsettled wathr in all part of th kingdom sad un usually large quantities of rain over the western aad northern parts of Great Britain. Temperature haa been dereainA7 generally, especially in th west and north, aad a further decrease appears probable all over tne kingdom.

At 8 p.m. pressure wa highest, 30'lin. and more, over the Iberian Peninsula, and about 30 Oin. off the west of Norway lowest, 29'6ln. and leu, in the depression now lying ever the northeastern part of England aad adjacent parts of tb North Sea.

Gradients were somewhat steep, bnt decreasing. Barometer was rising in the south west, west, and north but was unsteady in the south east. Temperature was highest, Lisbon, 63deg. at Biarritx, Sldeg. at Roche fort lowest, at Christ ianrond, 47deg.

in th north east and east of Scotland, SOdeg. st Ardrouan and in London. Tho daily maxima have exceeded oOdeg. at the southwestern and southern stations only, and at Aberdeen the highest point reached wa only 48deg. Wind wa north easterly to northerly ia Scotland, and strong in force northerly in Inland and th Irish Sea (a gal at Holyhead), north westerly to westerly in the English Channel, and strong ia force.

The gale reported at Aberdeen thia morning has died down. Weather wa very unsettled generally, but inclined to improve in the extreme west and north. Rain was falling in many place, and in Scotland the fall (ince 8 a.m. had exceeded an inch. Thunder had occurred in the east of England daring the afternoon.

Sea wss very high off th north east coast of Scotland, high in the Irish Sea, and rough on exposed part, of our coast generally. A gradual improvement is probable to morrow (Tuesday), but with a fall of temperature. Fokxcasts or Kiitbir roa Tcxsdat, Sxrr. 22 (isscxD at 8 Jo r.x. os tbi rairiocs dat).

0. Scotland, N. North easterly winds, freah to moderate colder, showery to fair. 1. Scotland, E.

North easterly wind, strong to moderate squally, rainy to fair, and cold. 2. Exclajto, N.E. Same aa No. 1.

3. Eqlaxi, E. Sam as No. i. 4.

MlDLAXD Cocitiis. game a No. 5. 5. Kuglaxd, S.

(London and Channel). Wind veering northward or north eastward eelder, rainy to fair. 8. Scotland, W. Wind mainly northerly, strong to moderate cold, especially at night rain in most plaees.

7. Exglaxd, N.W. (and N. Wale). Same as No.

8. 8. Esolaxd, 8.W. (and 8. Wale).

Same as No. 8. ISXLASD.N. Same as No. 8.

10. Ibxlajip, 8. Sam as No. 8. amines.

The north cone i (till on oa the Scotch coast and the shores of the Irish Sea. An asterisk i inserted against all tho districts at which th signal are now up. BEN NEVIS OBSERVATORY, Sxrr. 21. 8 ma it Statios above sea level).

ilazimun temperature, 33' 8 minimum tempera tare, 290. Black bulb, 0. Sunshine, none. Rain fall, 0'748in. Base Statics (42ft.

above sea level). Bar. Temperatara.1 Wind. Good. "5we7 IA.X.

25 ua Irjci JS S13 I 1 tie 10, 46 SJTi. 441 I H.X. AfaxiBiuei temperature, 828 Miatstasa tempera ture, 483. Black bulb, 68. Sunshine, none.

Bain fall, none. Notes for the 24 hour. Barometer rising slowly. Temperature pretty steady below, bnt falling a little above. Strong, squally, northerly winds at both plaees.

Sky overcast with cumulus and mist on summit. Showers of rain on summit last night and dnxxling rain to day. Ka in band, 3 abor, 3 below. Yistxxday's WxATHia Rtroar or Mxssxs. tOOX ATD BOS.

Fine Brussels Showery Cologne Fin Vienna Fine Bergen Sunshine Geneva Kainy Loem Wet Kdinburga Wet Glasgow Wat Oban Dry Dublin Dull Belfast Wet Tsx Tim is Or tics, 2 a. a Bxadihos or THX JoxsAs Baxomitxx (ooxxxctxd) visisa iii ran Twaii revx atocxa. 4 BxrcxxaiB 2122. JUL TJL 84 8liaiC4ttMlLS 3U. i IE Ly TaTsTxxAixxx AZB BTaxokxnjo CaxDmox or ntx sun is ixxroax.

SxrrxMBxx Trsremaan. VdaMcrfprjiaw ISe Taeewr rem ef tt I I T. Tbo elstarbsaoote which attaatfow the weather reports of Senday xtrnaod to1 travel fax a aortaveaoterlx rHrectiom aatil 8aa ws ina tOTememv was arrested. hrtof la a westerly cUrsetica the ceene the iiilailieius boeasasi; mjUtniuiuU'irnwmTmm east rcassaw nrvwiststwit ttsrsr skxMojbsietexisM aataa.IT. maieaarnaa.

Tne BMfeereiOfteaJ ngmmn awasa pua 't '1kimrr. laie 'eWrttjassasB i se el lav wbsstveee wtUvm'mf tee mmtmmS mimiM tttade were soeaaerrw to ssaeh asstssbTS mnmoml.W.m4atiumIJUtMmnmtJLmZLr IttasmstaMsa 'mnntfl mm'ittim; Last rrsnlng's reports show further fall aa as lack at Aberdeea. ao that at that statlaattl total fall sanst hero been nearly l'8il Tho appearance very unseuica, ana arcrywiaa; point I a spell of much colder weather than that BTpm jtirp lobs or, life. Dmrias; Bandsy night aad yesterday a sever sf was experienced oa the north at with shipping on the Tyao Tho three masted weriaa schooner inkathor has' bsea wrecked Berwick. The Teasel belonged, to Stavsnger, fa) Norway, aad having discharged is at entreat bal taken la eoei near ttumtuiana, in tne rirth i Ferta.

and Isft oa Saturday for Stavaager with a crew af sir Terrible weather was' experienced oa Bondsy, sal st daybreak yesterday morning It was found that th vessel was driving toward, land. Though the raddsi remained intact tho sails were blown to sfarsds, sal the foremast broke in two. Signals of disVwa vera roa ap, aad were readily responded to by tho Benrfak Coastiraard and fishermeTi, aad after aa sxeitiag sseae five oat of a srew of six were saved by tho rocket apparatus. Just before tho rescue wa. effected the sixth hand, while at the rodder, was killed by a heavy sea.

Captain Olsen, tho mate, and the three nise saved were taken to house In the town. The new lost all their belongings. Babseeaently aaetbej schooner was sees ia distress off Berwick, bet while step ware being taken to reader assistance she disss. peered. Maeh damage has been sained bj flood oa the Border, aad large euaatitie ef cat eora have been washed down tho Tweed.

The Deo at Chester presented a renurkshlo speetasle yesterday. tide 20ft. high wa driven ty by tho gal, and effectually basked the floods coming down. The result wss that in a brief space ef tim the eoerse of the river was flooded for sees miles, only thw hedge top above Chester Wins; risible. Daring Bandsy night and yesterday a heary north westerly gal prevailed along tb Lancashire, Cheshire, and Welsh coasts, accompanied by almost continuous rain.

The Welsh eosxt suffered most, and the river Conway overflowed its banks, doing much damage to crop, acres of ground being under water in the Vale of Llenrwst. Terry traSe at Liverpool was partially suspended, and not a single vessel up to last evening sailed frosa the Mersey except coasters. A North Wales steamer ventured to sea yesterday morning with passenger from. Beaumaris, hot whsa opposite Rhyl be put hack for Liverpool, la tho Msrsey a fierce storm raged, sad at Blackpool tho promeaads wss swept, houses were flooded, and considerable damage was doae. In the neighbourhood of Bangor th valleys were flooded, and several vessels had to run into tho Welsh ports.

At Llanfeirfeehea several' yachts were unk. The most serions result of tho storm seems to Lave been felt st Berwick, where tho sea raa very high. Great damage wa done ia the harbour, and twice tho lifeboat wss launched and tho rocket apparatus got out. The Danish schooner Freya was wrecked, sad the crew were saved by mean of a rope, tho. vessel being washed up close to the rocks.

Over the east coast of Scotland the storm was severe. The wind wss from the north east, aad was accompanied by torrents ef The stoma has been severely felt sll over FLeshirs, and great damage has been don to outstanding crops on low lying sTormd. The field are half covered with water, and the grain is eomplstely saturated. Ill tho rivers and stream arc la high flood, and have overflowed their banks. At Alloa th rirer Forth and Devon ar ia violent flood, and in the town outdoor business If almost at a standstill.

storm has also been severely felt along th northern shore of th Firth Forth. Numerous vessels have run under th Is of Inehkeith for shelter. At Kirkcaldy great damage has been done. Low lying dwellings and workshops have been flooded, causing considerable loss. At Sesflsld Dock a portion of tho woodwork ha been washed swsy, and preeaetions had to be taken to secure th cranes st the now wall.

At King horn sad the villages round tho coast tho sea has invaded th sesllisg houses in thvieinity of the beach. Th gal ass is Urrupted telephonio communication between St. Andrew sad Cupar. Tho sea runs high all along th coast, hot ao disaster is reported. Daring the after noon the storm considerably abated, bnt lsst svtaiag a strong gale continued to blow from the north east.

Edinburgh and Mid Lothian generally expert eneedga very severe gale, accompanied by almost eontinneaa many parts of the district there were heavy floods, whieh caused a large amount of damage, although, fortunately, there wss no loss ef life. Bain began to fall on Sunday morning, and continued almost without intermission till late last night. In Edinburgh and Leith th damag don wa comparatively (light, bat in: other towns along the oast and inland the effects of the (torm and flood were serarsly felt. At Portobello about thirty pleasure boat, whieh had been drawn np at tho Promenade, were destroyed by tho violene of th waves, and the Portobello Swimming Clah rooms on tho pisr, whieh had been newly equipped, were much damaged. In Mnlbnrgh and the neighbourhood the Esk evsrnbwed its.

beaks, and the dwelling house adjoining, as wall as several streets ia the tows. were flooded. The Imrereak paper mills suffered much damage. Tho Area wore extinguished and a large quantity of paper wss destroyed. At Levsnhall it is estimated that pieyeity to th ralae of about 10,000 ha been damaged.

At Fisherrow damage to tho harbour was done to tho amount of several hundred pound. The harbour at Prestongrango has suffered damage to tho extent of about 230. At Penicuik tb traiBe oa tho railway was stopped, owing to the heavy floods. Two railway bridges between Peaisaiksad th Kak mills were destroyed, and four foot bridge were earried away. The proprietor of tho Vallsyfisld paper mills have suffered heavy low through th inundation of the works by water.

At Valleyfleld th inmate of some of the dwelling booses bad to remove. A large number of the workmen's bono at Bolia were nooded. Xeveck mills were so addniy inundated with water that the female worker had to to earried out oa the shoulder of the workmen. It it estimated that the damaare in the vallsy of the Zk amount, to several thousand of pounds, it Dalkeith tne railway trafflo was a goo oeai raxarTuptea. as Haddinetonahire meek damare waa doae to the crop.

Tho river Tyne waa in greater flood than it ha. bee) since iw. large portion oi wo low iying rw and a number of gardens were submerged, and qun ties of trees and grain were earned away by the rirer. Th storm was severely felt at Psebles. The Tweed and other rivers were in high flood, and mills had to (top work.

A number of people bad to leave their houses, and quantities of live stock had be removed. Betweea pbl and Eddlsaton the railway Una wa submerged at rarloas places, sad Isrra Sintitie of one grain were washed away. At Oala the river roe very high, and the towa was toodod to tho extent. ofT two or three fset ia soma places. A number of the mills were to a standstill: aad railway and other treffle ia the town and neighbourhood were nxaehv Impeided.

Owing to tho floods at different point oa the Waverley roate. the Midland train to and from London had to sent round by St. BoeweU'S and consider able delay. CouuoUnt telegraphs Tho gala was Mverelr felt in the saidiaad and aortbera counties of Scotland and as rain fall eoatineoealy ia many district during, th whole of Sunday night and yesterday snaeh' damage has been done to tho crop, which are itill in the field. All the rivers sre is flood, and many Bold ia whish the grain is cut and stacked ar covered with water.

At Arbroath th fishiag boat bias; ia the harbour tnrtsined onidT ahlo damag. Aboet 8 o'clock yesterday mora ing the coastguard at Aaenmithle sighted nahonr koB tlvee miles off land. heavy son wso reynting, and fearing as aseident word wss set to the ss geard est doty at ArbroeSh. Aa aaxioas leek eat was kept for some time, hat ao sicaof the beat soaUbo diseare The boat is Uliersd to belong to Iter bead.sadls strapoeed te have made feTthe rortB. AJt alee wsnsete lte rosem wHh iet sereo frosa bsmh.so' seah Masw ef Bsaax.

adjetseanrwese ooveted w4oh wa aa VA ett taK. ftmm Fto ttmr to saro m. riitMility ase bank or taa assT iiiastnaiiliT axatsdHtes hare keaa arfed away, no ieeeh ahk waa also in seed. Wcm efpea wo iia slililf esT a a 'MV' fha aaB Cewfaa ass tflaalis, Wee) mmtmi mmwmVml aware teea, spiTisiaT a Hu, totfat "V9 saa taatty.