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THE TIMES, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 12, COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR CASTIK, Die 11. The Queen drov out yesterday afternoon, attended by Dogr De.ebes ol Roxburgh and the Hon. France Drununend.

Their Royal Richnesses IHnee Maees Henry of Battenberg. attended by tbe Km. Ethel Cadoga Ml Captain tbe Hoc. Otway Cuff, returned to Wind kw from Bel voir Cattl. Her Royal night th Duel of Teck, Til Blgha th Duke of Tetk, and their 8trno nigh Victoria Mary, rrlne Adolpbus, ad Mae Franc It of Tk lo arrived.

Kit Royal nihn Dl Clrene Avcdl, attended ryCaftaia IUIforf, arrived at th Caatl In th evening. The Miss Eitaler, Slguor Toatl, end Sener Vina had honour of tinging ad performing Uio following programme of moai belor the Queen end the Royal Family DttYloBaeaallarf fere Nil Mariaas e4 Ctaim Ebalse. Uo kfcilh Rw Dseleiu TTthfc tUes. Ja Ttoai ICS. CUi Eialar.

Airtoaa 'm Art Miferbtef ScterTlBaa. JmHrm McU MS. XiKum 4 CUr Elader. OttikrU Bastkae atasoacM BrAer Vasea. VklitlftBtxmrt.

Laela MU. atari ul tmmj Biaeta. Chiiwfl ola Saftorrkaa. Ooolortor Sno r)9 TortL The' Ldirrand Gentlemen of ibo Household had the ttecour of Joining the Royal Circle in the Drawing Boom; The Hon.Xady Fcosonby had the honour of 'being Invited. "The Queen went qot thi morning, accompanied by Iler Eoval Highness Princes Beatrice.

The lion. Iloratia Stopford and the lion. Ethel Cadogan have left tie Cattle. The Qaeen dinner party at Windsor Castle last sight included the Duke of Clarence and Avon dele, Princes May of Teck, the Duke and Ducbcts of Teck, and Frioeet Arthur, Franeit. and Alexander of Teck, lYineese Beatrice, and Prince Henry of Bet tenberg.

The Dake and Duchess of" Trek, with their daughter and sons, will conclude their visit to the Queen to day, and leave Windsor for White lodge, Richmond. The Queen will hold a Council at Windsor Cattle at 5 o'clock thi afternoon. Lord Cranbrook and the other member of the Cabinet attending will JeaTe Faddicgton by tpecial train for Windsor at 12 50. The Qn haa decided ujxjn tho neighbourhood of Hjirea for her Continental aojourn next fpring. Mer courier yesterday arranged to take the ilitel ie l'Hermitage and the Grand RMel Cottebelle for cofar weeks from the middle of March.

The Duchess of Albany, attended by Sirnobert Collins and the Hon. Jlrs. R. Moreton, distributed the prixes to the successful scholars of Tiffins's Endowed School for (irls, Kingston on Thames, at the Surbiton Assembly Rooms yesterday afternoon. Prine and Princess Henry of Battenbere, who bad been staring with the Duke and Duchess of Kutland at Belroir Castle since Uonday, left, on Thursday, attended by the Hon.

Ethel Cadogan and the Hon. dtway" Ccffe. The house party included, UEimrit Others, the Italian Ambassador, tho llarquia aCO jusrcuiosrss oi uiniuj, out 1 1 uwiurit. the 'Earl and Coontess of Bradford, Lord Row ton, Lord Edward Manners, Mr. Ueorge the High Sheriff of Leicestershire and Mrs.

Duncan, and Sir Frederick, Ladys and Miss Fowke. 4 The Prince of Wales was, present at the per formance of The ruiaaert at tee Arenae ineatre lasthirht. The Prince of Wales has sanctioned a donation of 15 15s. from the rercnue's of the Duchy of Cornwall in aid of the fund being raised among the old students of the Royal School of Mines and other friends of the lste "Sir Karington Smyth to perpetuate bis memory at the school. King George of Greece passed a rery rood night on Aaursuaj; nignt.

ue is pcriccwj ubo uom ivrcr, and his appetite is returning. i The Marquis of Salisbury presided at the annual rent audit dinner at Hatfietd house on Thursday night. The Premier has made a reduction of 20 per cent, in the rents of his agricultural tenants for Ihe half year endingJIiehaelmaa. The Marquis of, Salisbury held a reception of Foreign Ambassadors yesterdsy afternoon, at the Foreign Office, the following foreign representatives attending I M. Waddington, French Ambassador, Turkish Ambassador, and.

Count Tornielli, Italian Ambaasador. 41. Lntx de Boreral, rortuguese Uoarg d'Aifairet. was also oresent. All the foreirn re presentitires conveyed congratulations upon the engagement of the Duke of Clarence and to Frmcess May of Teck.

The Duke of Devonshire was yesterday much about the same as be had been for a few days past. He bad a good night's rest, bat remained feeble and weak. The Marquis of Hartington is still with him. The Duke of Clarence and' Avondale will re turn to Marlborough House to day from visiting tie Queen at, Windsor. The latest 'report with regard to the Duke of Devonshire is ot a less favourable character.

There appears to be a loss of vital power and also a rradual ailing of strength, although the Duke continues to pass quiet nights and to take plenty ol nourishment. Th Marquis of Hartington still remains at Holker hall. Mr. Goseben left town Yesterday afternoon for brarox beatn, his place oent, where he will stay till next week. After the Cabinet Council yesterday, Earl Cadogan left town for Culford Abbey, Bury St.

bdmunas. Lord Knutsford left town list evening on a short Visit to Baron Henry de Worms, at Henley park, Guildford. Viscount Cross left town last night for Eccle Rigg, Barrow in Furness. Sir Michael Hicks Beach will to day go. to Ketberavon, near Salisbury; and is not expected to return to, town until after Christmas.

3Ir. Henry Matthews, after transacting busi ess at the. Home Usee yesterday, left for the country. Viscount Cranbrook and Mr. A.

J. Balfour re main in tdwn for. the present. Mr. and Mr Gladstone called at Marlborough Royal betrothal.

While the right ton. gentleman was signing" his name in the visitors' book Mrs. filadstore went to the bouse, and personally expressed to the Princess of Wales ber rood wishes. Among other prominent personages who called yesterday to offer congratulations were Viscount and ViscountessCranbrook, the Earl of Selborne. the Lord Chief Justice and Lady Coleridge, Count Tornielli (Italian Ambassador), the Turkish Ambarsador.

Elisabeth. Duchess of Welling ton, the EsrI and Countess of Lnran, Lord and Lady ueorge Hamilton, iccunt ana viscountess Newport, Bithopasd Mrs. Barry, Fir George Baden Powell, M.P.. the Archbifhop of York, Sir Frederick Abel, and the Earl of Korbory. Mr.

and Mrs. Gladstone will leave Charinc rross at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, route for Biarritx. They will arrive in Paris at 6 o'clock the same evening and continue the journey on Wednesday morning. Count Henclel Donnesmarct, Chamberlain to the Oensan x.mperor,arrived in 1 aris yesterday morn' ing.

The Countess of Galloway has arrived at by the Urotava, on a vuit to the Counters of jersey. The suite of apartments in the Fountain court, Hampton Court Palace, recentlv oeenmed bv Mrs. Mayoe, have teen granted by her Majesty to Lady Catherine Loftus. Lord William Nevill was yesterday stated to be going on satisfactorily. Lady Xewtown Iiutler'a condition yesterday was not 'quite, so satisfactory, although there was some diminution of the fever, and she bad alept fairly well.

The prostration is extreme. Mr. Epurgeon continues to make satisfactory progress. He drove out yesterday morning. Mr.

Jackson was engaged yesterday afternoon at the Irish Office, and left Euston in the evening by the Irish mail for Dublin. Sir Jacob Wilson, the well known Westmor land agriculturist, has been appointed Director of the Land Department of Board of Agriculture. The Central AVirs understands that F. H. Elliott, tn Mr.

Ritchie. President Local Government Board, has been appointed secretary to the Board of Agriculture. Dr. Diplock, who for many years has held the position uf coroner for West Middlesex, lies in a critical 'condition at bis residence, biswick. The Antr hu been ineataeitatel from his official duties for about two months.is suffering from a cancer.

Uis deputy. Mr. A. Braxton Hicks, is discharging the duties of coroner for West Middlesex, in addition to bis awn as ecrmer for Mid BurreT. meeting of the Committee of Council on Education in Scotland was beld at Dover house.

Whitehall, yesterday. There were present the Lord President' of the Cornell, the Marquis of Lothian IVIee Preaident), Lord Sandford, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Lord Aavocaie, ana r. true, secrttarjj. The Ron. Dndlex Leich.

eldest son of Lord telat, wbo met witti ft Miion accidast while boat tar with the Kertfc Warwickshire boond oa Tuesday, progTwMinf avearably. Tbe Glad stem ian membera of the urerrooi City Council yesterday presented the Mayor a reewlsitiM asking him to convene a special meeting I ue vl 17 tomcii se inuicir a rcaoiauoa uat ue freedom of the city ahoold be conferred on Mr. Gl adit one, who is a native ef the city. ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE. Tbe Convocations of Canterbury and York were yesterday formally prorogued to February 10.

The J.eaa Viortitn neoaant announces that a Ierary of 10,000, free of duty, has been bequeathed to the Bishop of London's Fund, under the will of the late Rev. John Back, formerly rector ot St. George the Martyr, llolbom. It is not, however, as yet as certained, whether the legacy will yield the full amount stated. Besides the above, it is understood that the testator has left a sum of money towards the endowment ot bis old church, St.

George the Martyr. At a sitttna of the York Cbaacery Court, hd York Minster vesteriav. tbe ease of Hake v. Bell Cox," involving charges of ritualistic practices, was formally adjourned until January 14. On Thursday thejRev.

Bryan O'Malley. vicar of Flitcham, Norfolk, appeared aS the Norwich Consistory Court upon a trial by citation to answer a charge of drunkenness in his parish on July 17 The Lord Bishop of the diocese presided, and the defendant was by his judgment suspended for two years from bis benefice. The Desn of Worcester (Dr. Forrest) goes into residence early next week. uriik rrrni tti iha statement made on Thursdav Kw rnwnai)nil in Siorstyjre that the Rev.

John Parker, ot the London Missionary Society, who is at work in Mongolia, was missing, tbe directors of that society received yesterday a telegram intimating that Mr. Farker had reached Tientsin in safety and in good health. PREACHERS FOR TO MORROW. THIRD SC2TDAT IX ABVtXT. St.

Paul's Cathedral. Prebendary Whittington, 10 30; Canon Newbolt, 3 15 Rev. O. D. Newbolt, 7.

Westminster Abbey. D. Anderson, 10; Canon Duckworth, 3 Rev. H. Footman, 7.

Chapel Royal, St. James's. Rev. Lord Charles Pitxroy. 12.

Chapel Kojal, Savoy. Bev. H. Footman, 11 30 Canon Cartels, 7. Temple Church.

Dr. F. E. Ridgeway, 11 Canon Atnger, J. Lineoln's inn Chapel.

Rev. C. J. 11 and 3. Gray's iun Chapel.

Kev. J. H. Lupton, 11 30. St.

Jode's. South Kensington. Rev. J. E.

C. neiiaon (Iieau nasier 01 11 wo Archdeacon Ferrat (for Poor Clergy Relief Corporation), 7. St. John's. Chelsea.

The Bishop ot London, 7. Foundling Hospital Chapel. Rev. A. R.

Auckland, 11. Christ Church, Blaekfriars road. The Bishop of Argyll and the Isles, 11 lo Kev. w. r.

Scott, H.A., vicar of St. Jude'a, Peekham, 7. Trinity Presbyterian Church, Kensington park road, rotting hill.r UT. omciair a aterton, morning, ss evening, 7. Bedford Chspel, Bloomsbury.

Rev. Stopford Brooke, at 11 and 7. Clapham road Presbyterian Church. Rev.Dr.MacEwan, morning, at 11 evening, ai ou. King's Weigh House, Duke street, Grosvenor square.

Rev. Alexander Sandlton, 11 Mill hill School Chapel. Mr. J. D.

M'Clure, M.A., LL.M., Trinity College, 11 and 6 30. Regent's Tark Chapel, Park square east, near PortlandPortland road Station. Rev. F. 15.

Meyer, B.A., 11 and 7. St. John'a wood Presbyterian Church, Marlborougb Slace, K.W. Morning, at 11, evening, at 7, Rev. Monro Gibson, D.D.

Catholic Apostolic Church, Gordon square, 7 o'clock. Subject, Tho witness borne with power," Rev. xl. 3. Presbyterian Chore Regent square, W.C.

(near King's cross). Rev. R. Taylor (of Norwood), .11 Rev. J.

B. Mebarry (of Crouch hill), 7. Ecottish National Church, Crown court; Russell street, Coveot garden. Gaelic service, 3 30, Rev. Alexander Cameron, of Sleat, Isle of Skye English service, 6 SO, Rev.

A. Cameron. St. Columba's Church. Font street, Belgravia.

Rev. Donald Macleod, D.D., 11 Rev. James Wesleyan West Central Mission, St. James's ball. Rev.

Mark Guy Fearse, at 11 Rev. Hnrh Price Hughes, M.Ai (conference), at 3 30 and at 7. Frinee's hall, Piccadilly. Rev. W.

Darlow Sergeant, at 7. Father Ignatius will preach at Fortman Rooms, Baker nreet, at 11, on The Messenger before the Face of the Lord" at 330, on "The at 7, on Society Life of the English Upper Classes." His Highness Prince Eusoof, M.D., of Afgan, will give an address, at 6 30. on Indian Religions and Christian lissions," in Gresham hall, Brixton. The Theistic Church, Swallow street, Piccadilly, W. The Bev.

Charles Voysey, 11 and 7. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. Nobth Wzst WILTS. Retirement of II. Bruce, The following letter has been written by Lord Henry Bruce M.P.

for the North West Division of Wiltshire 36, Eaton place, S.W., Dec. 10, 1891. My dear Neeld, I regret to say that owing to recent domestic circumstances I shall not in future be able to devote that time and attention which I feel is absolutely due to so large and important an agricultural constituency such as North West Wilts is, and I am therefore reluctantly compelled to signify to you and "all my many friends my intention that I shall not acain seek re election. It is within your recollection that 1 was selected to ght the Unionist battle in 188G at a very critical moment, when Mr. Gladstone was completely under the thumb of the uncrowned King, and also at a time when the Conservative party in this division had only a few months before suffered a sharp rebuff.and that we succeeded by strenuous efforts in turning the tables on our opponents in no uncertain manner (and thereby rescuing ti seat from the Gladstonians) was, I know, aa crest a satisfaction to you all as it certainly was to me and I bare no reason to doubt, judging from the support I have since received from all parts of the constituency, that we have in any way lost ground.

By my votes and attendance, in the House of Commons I "have tried to act up consistently to mv pledget. I deprecated the surrendering of an ancient dependency like Heligoland, and wnictr hat since been strongly fortified, to satiate a shadowy claim of the German Emperor's to tbe Island of Zanzibar. I was also much opposed to buying out Irish landlords at the expense ot British credit, and I regret Mr. Goseben, when he once raised the licensing question, did not stick to his cunt, for do one bad a better case or a more resolute majority at his back, who clearly saw that tbe attack was a coarse and palpable bit of party politics of a truly Harcourtian type. Be that, how ever, as it may, the uovemment cat undoubtedly done its best at St.

Stephen's of ten in the face of everv speciea of obstruction which human ingenuity could devise) to bring in and pass progressive measures of social and domestic reforms for the benefit of our fellow citizens. That a rood deal more is required on the same lines is, 1 believe, an acknowledged fact, and I trust the Government will continue to devote its'energies, as far as possible, in this direction during the remainder of an expiring Parliament. It will, I am sure, go far to assuaoe seme bitter feelings as rrgsrdt certain appointments whicn depict a aad tinge ot lavouritism about mem, and which the best friends of the Ministry deplore. Let me conclude by saying that I trust whoever may succeed me in North West Wilts will wear Elijah's mantle with the aame pleasure as I have already done, and also be able to record the unvaried courtesy which has been so spontaneously and generouti accorded me'in thit constituency by all alike. remain yours very truly, HxET Beudisell Brcci To Sir Algernon Neeld, Grittleton.

WlTKBroRD. Mr. John Redmond arrived at Water ford yetterday evening. A large crowd had assembled, and on the platform were the Mayor, the High Sheriff, Mr. U.

Leamy, M.P., Mr. Dalton, M.F., Mr. Carew, M.P., and a number xf delegates. There was a torchlight procession fro fa the station through me principal streets, wnicn were crowded. An open air meetinc.

which was addressed bv Mr. Redmond. was subsequently beld. Referring to Mr. Davitt's recent letter recommending that there should be no contest in Ireland until the general election, he said be had hoped that there was something sincere in the suggestion.

He had thought that it would have been acted on, bat it bad been discarded and a "contest waa loreed on the constituency, lie held that he deserved to win on manlv and honourable ttrincioles. and be appealed to the people to abstain from acta which would reflect discredit not only upon themselves, but upon the whole, of Ireland. Mr. Leamy; M.P., Mr. Dalton, M.P., and Mr.

Carew. M. alto addressed tbe meeting. Mr. Keaoe, wine merchant, recently of London but a native ot Lismore, a cousin of the Bishop ot Boas and a personal friend of Dr.

Croke, Archbishop ol Caahel, has been selected as Nationalist candidate in opposition to Mr. Redmond. Tbe efforts of the Nationalists to induce Mr. Davitt to auow himself to be put In nomination have failed. Tbe Xesdom OaxetU of last nieht contains a notice by the Speaker that ho will issue bis warrant on Thursday next foe the election of a member for Watev xoro.

TBE WEATHER. rnxoROLoa ical reports. WiATBt Chut, FbidAt; Die. 11, 1 jMias. Xxplaoatlon of the Chart.

Ik taeabm chart Ik dotud IUm an bobMS tons ef squat taronstrteal imssuia. tha valuta which they tndkat bttnt rlvta la Inm at lha aad. thus 30 4. The shad Uiatieratura Is la tfarm tor MTaral plaaes 00 the aoast. and the weather it twordae la worda Tb urni fly with th wind, to fore of which thowa th Dumber of barht and feathers, that 1 llfbt treihor ttroef a rate; avioltsl fate; lfnll aha.

Th ruts at th aa Is a lad la saoilal antats. Th daeete Ihevarlsui tttlita, Remarks (8 30 p.m.). The large cyclonic system which lay over North Western Europe on Thursday has since travelled away to the eastward or north eastward, and the barometer has risen generally, while the gales over the United Kingdom have gradually subsided. The weather to day has been fine in all our more southern districts. but snow has fallen in many parts of Scotland, and bail showers in the north of Ireland.

Temperature has been much lower than of late in the north of Scotland the thermometer has not reached and in London the maiimuw ha been only or 8drg. lower than on Thursday. At 6 o'clock this evening pressure waa highest, 303in. and upwards, over the Spanish Peninsula lowest, 28'9in. and leas, over Scandinavia.

Temperature was highest, at Biarritx, Sideg. at Lisbon, SOdeg. at Brest, 49drg. at Jersey, 47deg. at Be illy, and 44deg.

at Paris; lowest, at Stornowayv 34deg. at Aberdeen, 3idfg. at Stockholm, Chrittiansund, and Donaghadee, and 37deg. at York. Wind was moderate to strong from the north westward in nearly all parts of Western Europe, but falling light at Valencia Island light from the.

aouth westward at Stockholm. Weather waa fine over the greater part of Ireland and England, but snow was reported at many of th Scotch stations, and hail showers at Malin Head Inner halos were visible at Valencia Island and Roche's Point, and a corona at Mullaghmore rainy at Paria and Biarritx, as well a at Skagen, The amount of bright sunshine registered at Westminster to day has been about two hours. Sea waa rough, or rather so, on many parts of our western and southern coasts. The barometer continues to rite generally, but tbe recovery it slackening at Valencia Island, and the appearance of lunar halos in the tooth of Ireland ia indicative of the approach of further low pressure systems' from the westward. Backing winds and unsettled weather are therefore probable on our estern coasts.

FosxcisTS or Wxatbir tor Saturday, Die. 12 (isscxi at is 30 r.v. ox the ritxviorsuAT). 0. ECOTLAKD, N.

Wind falling light and backing to the south westward or southward fine generally, but snow showers in places. 1. ScOTlAXD.E. Same as No. 0.

2. EsctAKD, N.E. Same a No. 5. 3.

EKCLAXD, E. Same as No. 5. 4. Mir LAND CorTtts.

Same aa No. S. 6. 1J.0LA5D, S. (London and Channel).

Westerly to south westerly winds, light or moderate fine at first, with frott, and possibly with local fops, becoming cloudy and unsettled later. 6. Scotland, W. Wind backing to tbe south westward or southward fair to clondy and some rain. 7.

ExeLAKE.N.W. (andN. Walet). Same at No. 6.

8. K501A5P, B.W. (and S. Wales). Same as No.

6. 9. Irxlaxd, N. South wetterly or southerly winds freshening i cloudy, some rain. 10.

Irxlabd, 8. Same as No. 9. Warnings. At 7 40 p.m., to districts 0, 1, and 6, Lower cone." The signals are still flying in it trie ts 7 to 10.

An atteritk it inserted against all those districts at which the signals are now up. Tsi lists Orrici, a.m. BXADIXCS OT TBB JOESAB BAROMXTXB(CORRXCTID) DCEISG TBI FAST TWKKTY roUB BOOKS. a DlCXHBXB 1112. (Si I A.M.

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Afarisitist temperature, 396deg. nisiasa tea peratura, 33 Zdeg. Black bulb, 68. EanaUaa, inala. Rainfall, 0 074in.

Notes for the 24 tours. Barometer rising quickly, Temperature low and steady at both Squally north and north east winds with fog en summit, and variable winds, chiefly south westerly, with cold. cloudy weather below. Showers of enow at both stations. Depth of snow on summit, 35 ia.

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MkXimum TeBpmtar, SSd, THE GALES AND FLOODS. The large deep cyelone, whose centre lay over the Shetland Ialands on Thursday, and the important secondary system which was coming over our north' western districts on Thursday evening, had both patted away the former to the north of Norway, the latter to Denmark yeaterday morning. There had been a renewal of severe westerly gales all over Ireland, England, and the Channel in the night, with hard squalls both of wind and rain, but the rainfall waa not large, and the intervals of clear sky were exceptionally bright and clear. The thermometer conaequently fell briskly, and early yesterday morning minimum reading were recorded in the shade as low as 38deg. to 41deg.

over the eastern counties of England, to 37drg. over central Ireland, and Sldeg. to 36deg, over Scotland, while the readings on the grass were many degrees lower. At 8 o'clock yesterday morning the wind had become north westerly over all. the northern and western districts, while it was westerly over England and the Channel, its force waa decreasing everywhere, the air waa becoming dry and keen, and the barometer waa rising rapidly in the north and north west and very briskly in the south.

Throughout the day these tendencies continued, and last evening's map showed comparatively quiet and coldish weather to be prevalent all over our islands In London tbe sky was very clear and the moon shone brightly, but the appearance was by no means settled even over the eastern portion of the country. The p.m. map, with its isobars taking a much more westerly to easterly course than they did at 8 a.m., with the toJden arrest of the barometric recovery at Valencia Island, the appearance of a halo there, and the general tendency to a backing of'tbe wind in the west, suggest further depressions over the Atlantic and probably approaching our western or north western coasts, so that the bright cold weather occurring oxer England early thit morning will te probably very temporary. At Manchester the gale waa intermittent from Wednesday night till yesterday morning. During Thursday night much damage was done to roofs.

chimneys, and telegraph lines. About 6 o'clock on Thursday morning the household of Mr. Councillor John Richards, at Chorlton cum Hardy, waa aroused by the fall of a chimney atack into a bedroom. Mias Richards, who slept there, was injured, and needed surgical treatment. A timilsr accident occurred at the house of Mr.

W. Hewitton, Walnut street, Cheet bam, at 1 o'clock yetterday morning. The roof of a home in North Kent street, Collyhurst, was1 blown in about tbe tame time, and Mr. Robert Green and bit wife had to be extricated by policemen from the matt of material that had fallen upon their bed. They were unhurt, but Police constable Fercival, one of their helpers, was disabled by a further fall of bricks.

A policeman named Bolton was injured while helping Mr. and Mrs. Daviea' and their family at a house in Great Ancoats street to escape by a ladder from a bedroom window, the back part of the house having collapsed, so that ordinary means of egress were not available. The fall of the upper part of an unoccupied warehouse at, the junction of Bloom street and Chorlton atreet stopped the thoroughfare and broke down a street lamp. The ateeple of Weaste lane Methodist, Chapel was shattered, and alto a pinnacle of St.

Augustine'i Fendlebury. Part of a boundary wall, 20ft. high, at the iron works of Messrs. Dempster, Grimshaw lane, was blown down. gale made'bavoc at the new engineering works of Messrs.

Brewett and Peel green, near Patrt croft, and at the new machine shop of Mr. J. E. Dean at Ashton on Mersey. A building was blown down at the Ivy Mineral Water works, at Tong, near Bolton In Liverpool and the district the severe cale of yesterday, with showers of bail and rain, caused considerable damage on shore and afloat.

While mariners bad much difficulty in securing the Safety of their vessels. Steamers which had departed put back to the river. Early tyesterday when the gate was at its ceignt, tne steamer fanei lower, oeionginz to Messrs. Stumore. of London, ran ashore on Mad Wharf.

Fonnby. and at low water was hieh and drv. The Eiffel Tower failed from Liverpool on Thursday evening lor uaniiu, wnere sne was to load coal lor the East. She had proceeded about two miles beyond the bar lightship when stress of weather caused tbe master to decide upon putting back to Liverpool. The vessel would not answer her helm for some time, and soon drifted on to Mad Wharf.

Rockets were tent up and other signals of distress made, but no lifeboat came to their rescue, and the men endured a fearful The signals were seen, however, but the lifeboat returned after cruising about for tome time and being unable to discover any vessel in dstress. It is expected that the EiSel Tower will be got off. During the gale considerable damage was done in Liverpool in the tbape ot Lrofcen shop windows and displaced chimney pots, and the force of tbe wind was so great that several persons were blown. off their feet. In the districts of Hale, Halebank, and Ditton the fields are to a great extent flooded, and the overflowing of Ditton brook has been rendered all the more severe by tbe backing up of the tidal waters of the Mersey.

Among the other damage done at Southport about COft. of. the roof of the Winter Gardens conservatory has been destroyed, while the occupants of the top room ef a house had a narrow escape from death owing to a chimney falling throngh the root. The cale and floods have done much damaze in Cheshire and North Wales. The rivers Dee, Conway, and Voryd have, overflowed, and the surrounding country is flooded.

During the gale hailstorms blew in from the sea, accompanied ty trilliant lightning. At Chester, during the height of the gale, a chimney fell on Sir. rmchett aiaodocx house, and breaking through the roof buried a lady named Morris cn ier the wreckage. The police, after 20 minutes hard 1 work, were enabled to rescue her, as an interposing learn had aavtd her from serious injury. There is now no doubt thit the crew of the French baraue Lenore.

which foundered off Port Talbot yesterdav, are all drowntd. Wreckage has been u.uu and a watch in a case bearing the captain a name. Very grave anxiety is felt regarding the crew of the Ellen Catherine, which left Swsnsea on August 3 last for Newfoundland, laden with a general cargo, and bones of her safetr are almost abandoned. The last news of the misting vetsel was her departure from Till Cove, ewtoundiand, on September 14, on her return voyage to Swansea, laden with ore.Athost three months have passed without tidings, arurthe it at least two months overdue. The Ellen Catherine is registered as an Aberystwith boat of lis tons regiater, and is owned by Mr.

P. J. (Juirk, of Swansea. Althonr all the services to Calais from Dover, were maintained and run with safety, they were greatly delayed. The Boulogne service was resumed yester day, it is some 11 curious mas quid; ue late violent weather, when passengers have been advised to wait for later boats, tier have in most caaea preferred to cross.

On Thursday, for instance, the Maid of Kent, which crossed in a fearful tea with the midday services, took as many at 111 passengers. unrmg the hurricane un inursaay nigni, in response to signals of distress from the Middle Lightship, the surfboat Friend to all Nations pat off from Margate and saved the crew of the Faversham brigaatine Milo, consisting of five men. They were landed at Broadstairs yesterday morning. Tbe brigantine drifted off the sanda and was blown into the Channel. A boat laden with fish, while on its way from Sperkia Islaad to Skibbereen Fair, capsized on Thursday night.

Two men named Daly and Norris and two named Teape (father and son), who were in the boat, were drowned. The accident happened near Baltimore. The heavy and continuous rains hare caused the river Shannon to rise to an alarming extent. In and about Athlona hundreds of acres of land adjoining the river are under water, and many families hare been driven out of their houset. Great destitution naturally prevails in consequence.

Reports of such damage aa the fall ot chimneys, tbe destruction of trees, and minor losses hare been received from all parts of the country. During the early hours of yesterday a heavy storm of wind and rain was experienced in the higher parts of Dumfriesshire. Snow, in hourly increasing quantities, fell on the hills throughout the day, and lay in heavy drifts on either side of Beattoek summit, and on tbe top waa several inches deep. At Carstair the depth waa about the same. A sharp frost set ia 1 last evening.

lEELAJTD. DUBLIN. DxC. 11. lie JfHl frtMt fa a eoxmcsnicatioa purporting te eome trom London, ears that a salt baa been Ixtsti toted ia the Coert of Cbaacery ta England against Mr.

Joatin U'CarUry, M.F., and. Mrs. Parse to obtain poeseasloa of the Paris lands. The plaintiffs are Messrs. Barrlngtoa, John Redmond.

J. J. Claacr. Jbha O'Connor (barrister at law). Dr.

Kenny, and Richard Lalor. Mr, M'Carthy has beea personally served with a writ as the sola surviving trustee of the Irish Parliamentary party. Mrs. Parnell ia made a defendant as administratrix of ber late husband. The plaintiffs claim, on fcehall of themselves and all tne otner mem tiers 01 tne irisn league," a declaration that the funds of the IrisKfarty lodged in Paris with Mtmroe and Co.

sinee I. are subject to a trust in favour ef the taint ifiVAnd all ouer memoert ei ue national league, that Mr. Justin M'Carthy may be removed from the trusteeship, and that proper persons may be appointed in hit stead." The writ further prays an injunction to prevent the funds from beior used bv Mr. If 'tTarthT send. ing the action, and other subsidiary relief.

The solicitor lor me piaintint, tt is said, has Irequently.viiited MBMiuKiuuu tcrrace, uriguion, ue reaiaence 01 airs. arneii. aoa Air. uenry Harrison, n.r., who since Mr. Parsell's death has been a constant visitor at tbe bouse, has gone backwards and forwards to London to ue omees 01 this solicitor.

Mr. M'Carthy waa served with the writ at Westgate on Sea. and, although amused at the proceeding, at once returned to London and instructed solicitors in Licceln's ina Eelds to enter an appearance. It ia atated that in legal circle dp Krionanrss ia siuesra so ue proceeding, aa the law of England Is absolutely clear en the point involved. The action baa been listed before Mr.

Justice North, who has" been for aome time ill, and in his Court there are considerable arrears of business It is thought that the general election will hare passed before the can be tried. On his second visit to Paris, Mr. T. M. Bealy, M.P., on tbe authority of Mr.

M'Carthy, instructed eminent lawyers there to commence a suit against Messrs. Monroe for the release of the funds belonging to the Irish Parliamentary party. Mrs. Farnell, it waa found, had written a letter (the body of which. me corretpocaent says, it believed to be in the writing of Mr.

Henry Harrison, M.P.) to the bankers, saying As the representative of the late Mr. Parnell I claim the funds in question, and shall at once give the requisite instructions for legal proceedings to be taken to protect my interests. Von will bear from my advisers in tbe course of a few days J' Mrs Farnell then instructed the lawyer to the British Embassy in Mr. Kinnertly Hall, to act on her behalf, but, although over a month has elapsed, she bat not ventured to go further. On the other the advisers of Mr.

M'Carthy informed Mr. Healy that they did not entertain the slightest doubt at to tho ultimate result of the aait in France, and the argomenta in Paria will probably be reached about Easter. No English proceedings could in any way secure for the plaintiffs the control of the monev in France. Tbe lawyer selected to aet for Mr. M'Carthy is the well known, French Deputy, M.

Goirand, and mo auvocaie woo win act ror tne into party is me Mayor ot the eighth arrondissement of Paris, M. Beurdelay. Messrs. Monroe and although American citizens, are domiciled in Paris, and are not subject to tbe jurisdiction of any English Court. The trial of the Rev.

S. G. Cotton, of the Carogh Orphanage, county Kildare. for neglect and cruelty to children, is still proceedingat the Leinster Assises, beld in Carlo w. Ihe case for the Crown closed to day, and on the application cf Mr.

Carson, Q.C., counsel lor ue rev. renueman ana Els wile, woo was included in the" indictment, Mrs. Cotton was discharged on the cround that no aet had been proved against her, and that she was acting under the influence of her husband. In support of the prosecution a host of witnesses have teen examined. Mr; Carson, Q.C., addressed the jury for the prisoner, the nev.

o. u. cotton, ana pointed out mat ue two children Burnett, who were illeriiimate. were the only ones who had suffered from gangrene, and that waa an nereditary disease. rot a single act of unkind ness bad been proved against tbe rev.

gentleman or Mrs. Cotton. A healthy looking boy who was in the orphanage was examined, and swore that the children were kmdlv treated. Mrs. Cotton cave evidence.

and atated that the place fell into neglect during the absence of Mr. Cotton, and while she herself wat ill. Mist Human neglected her dntiet, and threw away the children's clothes instead of havinr them washed. The trial waa again adjourned. A laree meeting of Unionists was held in tbe Ulster hall, Belfast, last night tomVke arrangements for Mr.

Balfour's visit in January. The Mayor presided. It was decided mat the Liberal Unionists should be ssked to join with the Conservatives in welcoming Mr. Ralfour: A resolution was passed inviting Mr. Balfour to speak at a mass meeting in the Ulster hall, to attend a banquet to be held in his honour, and to speaK at one other meeting, it was also suggested that steps should be taken to rive a hali holidav on the occasion.

The right hon. gentleman will arrive at Mount Stewart as the' guest of the Marquis ot Londonderry about January 20. MR. CHAPLIN ON AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS. Addressing a meeting of Conservatives held last night in Cambridge hall, Southport, under the presidency of Sir William B.Forwood, Mr.

dent of the Board of Agriculture, said, he bad been afraid the injury which he recently sustained would have deprived him of the honour of offering to them and his hon. friend (Mr. Curxon) his most hearty and sincere congratulations upon the hon. member's well deserved promotion (cheers) to an important position in the Government in the House of Commons. It had been bis fortune to know Mr.

Curxon perhaps a little longer than his constituents, and they would perhaps forgive him if he used a sporting metaphor. (Laughter.) He knew what the life of sporting Lancashire always had been, and be would say of their member that he was what he should call a very first class two year old (laughter), and one who, if not overdone at first, with a good, judicious training, gave promise of developing into a first class Derby horse. (Renewed laughter.) Replying to MK Morley's speech at Oldham on Saturday, he aaid that Mr. Morley and himself had recently had a little difference of opinion in regard to certain uncultivated lands in the county of Essex, which be happened to know were among the very worst landa in the kingdom. Mr.

Morley, with that poetic temperament and lively imagination which distinguished him, was not un naturally of opinion that they ought all to be waving with golden corn, and, what was more, that they would be if it were not for what he called the squires, and the parsons, and the landed party generally. Mr." Morley Seemed to have ignored the question whether the land would repay the cost ot tbe labour which, would have to te bestowed upon it, and to have lost sight of the fact that the un cultivated state of the. land was due to economie causes only. (Hear, hear.) He might, with much more justice, retort upon Mr. Morley that it waa all the fault of the free traders, and the doctrines of hit school were chiefly to blame for the great depletion of our village! at the present time.

(Hear, hear.) But ha did not wish to treat this question in any party sense. It was far too serious for that. The constant emigrat ion of tbe labouring population from the villages, and their, congestion in the towns, constituted, in bis judgment, one of the gravest problems which English statesmen caa to lace, and wnicn they must approach with the most sober, and anxious spirit if they were ever to arrive at a harpy solution. (Cheers.) Of course, they all knew that, indirectly, the prosperity of agriculture waa vital to the interest of the towns. Yet Mr.

Morley, at Oldham, said that it waa a favourite notion of the Toriea that the only way of fetting. new marketa for manufactured produce wai the annexation of outlying lands in Africa, Asia. or ouer parts 01 ue riooe. ugrnier.i tie nimseif wat a Torr. and Mr.

Horlrr was puttier into hie mootn woros wnicn were me very opposite of what he bad been preaching for a great number of years. (Laughter.) If te would forgive him for sty ing so. Mr. Morley seemed to him to be taking a narrow and limited view of what waa undoubtedly an enormously important question, and he might with great advantage have pursued his investigations upon the subject a little further. He might, for instance, have inquired what was the relative value not only of the new markets he talked about, but of all these foreirn marketa in the world to us aa compared with the home markets.

(Hear, hear.) That waa a subject which a very distinguished man Mr. iff en inquired into many years ago, with 'the result that heTarrived at the conclusion that the home market in this country as a field for manufactured produce was worth eight times st much as all the foreign markets in the wukm ru iiajj ue Kaemci ot jur. aioricv and his friends the remotest probability of leading to the aalvation of that great industry 7 They centred on the establishment of pariah councils, which appeared to be a favourite prescription of all Radicals at the present trme. But what was th Tory policy on thia question It waa as stated by Mr. Ritchie during the latt Session of Parliament.

No measure of local government for the rural districts would be satisfactory which did not provide for the creation" of rural parishes aad of popularly elected district councils, the reform of parochial government, and the effectual control of local affairs by district councils. (Cheers.) What effect did Mr. Morley think that any policy of parish government or ef local councils could possibly have in steaming the tide of agricultural adversity? Why. it waa re a 11 to be compared to nothing bat to the historical lady who attempted to put back the tide aad to stem it with ber coop (Laughter and cheers.) Referring to the mat coaferenee be aaid that the proceedings were extremely varied ia their character. He bad much sympathy with away of the delegates, bat with others lie bad abaelately none.

instance, one gentleman proposed that the land should be what Be called nationalized. would remind that gentleman it waa not very long since Mr. Gladstone hiomlf characterized such icypoaala as either robbery or felly, if art something worse. (Laagster and caea.l Med deal was SAM at tke Wareac? bbm'J Ject of good cottage but he ventured team? SlT It wa, upon the great estate of the eoartoS! landlord were viewed wUa so much dlsfaveS wS Radical party, that by far the grtaUrt llL! bad been 'effected la tlat direetiaa.CherTTSi?1 ahJea lf added to da) e( ihe as of the people. He waa not devoid ofyiSv? tbe labouring eepulatioa ia this counter.

IwHIt could be, and, be was persuaded, cmrht to would be done for them. (Cheers.) But wk think, was th. more likely to do It Vrit who were pledged up to the eyes, if thev power, to deal with the question it Hola. EuU alto were bound band and foot to lrUh (Cheers.) If Mr. Motley guarantee WW quarter for wheat, he would tiT." would hear ao more ef agricultural d'prsl ft! th.

to the Und.ri.rUr,.hip for ladiM? who waa received with mat npiiea. NAVAL AND MILITARY MTELLIGZNClt Her Majesty' troopship Malabar left port yesterday for Kurrache. A Renter telegram from New S'ork, dated Dee 10 ssys 1 A telegram received here front Mexico states that ber Majesty's ship Wartpite left Masattal on the 7th init. after coaling." A telegram received at the Admiralty yesterday state that the detached aquadroa under Rear.AA.ii Lord Walter Kerr arrived at Salonica on Thunuay. An important trial of a solid steel rmeur plst' manufactured according to a secret process Charles Caramel! and Company, of the.

Cyclops Werkal Shefleld, who contracted for the whole of the araota of the Royal Sovereign, wa mad on beard th Nettl at Portsmouth this week. Hitherto th vertical protection for English battleship beea of the kind known a compound armour, having face of tteel for the purpose of resisting penetration by breaking up the projectile en impact, aad a proportionately thicker lacking of ircn to trevret cracking and disintegration. The Wilson "process manufacture hat proved eminently successful under tett, and there are many naval expert who prefer tie compound system to any other. At, however, the naval Power of the Continent have displayed a preference lor. all steel armour, and as it isprolatla that battleship in th next war will be attacked by hardened steel shot, the Admiralty have to far acceded to the withes of the advocate for a chang at to be tiling to adopt the homogeneous protection for the new armourclads, provided it exhibit appreciable superiority over the compound armour under trial, and it ia satisfactory to know that th Ekefjtld manu facturers are just "a capable of supplying the one description of plate atthe other.

The armour plate attacked this week measured elt. by had a thickness of and weighed between nine and ten ton. The ordeal to which it wa subjected was exceptionally severe, consisting, as it did, five round from the Kin. breechloader at a range ef tea yards. Tbe charge consisted ef 481b.

ot E. X. E. powder, while the projeetilet, which eompriied loth Holtser'i armour piercing steel projectiles and Falliter chilled shot, weighed 1001b. The trial was witnessed by Mr.

Morrison (in the absence ef Mr. W. H. White) on the part of the Admiralty, and by Mr. Alexander Wilson on behalf of Messrs.

Cammetl. and the firing waa superintended by Capt. Hug Pearson, of the Gunnery Establishment at Portsmouth. The first round, a Holtxer projectile, was delivered at the lower right corner of the plate, the remaining ia the armour and apparently intact, the penetration being inconsiderable. The second shot, alto a Holtxer, struck the plate at the left band top corner and rebounded to the limit of the battery acd hurtled about the deck in fragments, tbe armour itself exhibiting no symptom of cracking.

Tbe'xtext couple of round were pointed, at the two remaining corners. They consisted of Falliser shells, which splashed themselves like pulp open tbe lard steel without opening any crevices whatever. The plate ws finally attacked by a third Holtxer. which waa delivered in the centre. The projectile again re bounded from the target, leaving the plate not only tree xrom penetration, ros wixaous so mucn as a crack.

The material of the plate is understood to bo of tbe aame nature and quality as the Sin. and 4 in. casemates which have beea furnished by the aame firm for the protection of the quick firing guna on tne tipper aeea 01 me r.oyei in we manufacture of all steel armour the great difficulty is to adjust so nicely the ingredient quantitively that the metal shall not be ot the extreme hardness which start and fractures under the blow of the shot and not of the mildness which allow of penetration. Tbe experiment showed that the desirable mean had been reached, and Mr. Wilson was congratulated ea the success which Attended the tett.

It may, how. ever, be added that the compound armour of the tame firm ba caused Uoltzer projectiles to rebound, aad it would be unsafe to affirm that the victory remain with olid teel. The following appointment were made at the Admiralty yesterday Assistant Paymasters. George H. A.

Willi, to be Secretary to Capt. Falliter at Hongkong David B. L. Hopkins, to the Victory, and Henry A. Small wood, to the St.

Vincent, to data December 29. THE VOLUNTEERS. Last evening the 32d annual distribution of prise and ball of the 3th (West) Middlesex Volunteers took plaee at the Fortman Room. Baker street. The commanding officer.

Col. John Ball, in stating the year's record, aaid the enrolled strength of the cerpe bad increased, and there wa now th maximum membership of '603, as compared with 584 of tbe previous year. At the annual inspection 544 men' paraded, being an increase of four on the previous year. The men bad attended the Royal review before the German Emperor, and he was called upon to congratulate them on tbe manner in which they bad acquitted themselves. Col.

W. J. Gaseoigne (Scots Guards), who commands the South London Brigade, distributed the prixes. Thb Stof ob TKt Mixnts at Swtsrox. A point of some importance to railway passengers cam before his Honour Judge Stonor in the Bromptoa County Court on Thursday.

The defendant, Mr.Lowea febl, a 'gVntleman of fortune, on August 7 last, travelled to Teignmouth. join his family there, by a train of the Great Western Railway Company, timed to arrive at that place at 7 42 p.m.. acd to stop ten minute. at Swicdon. Tho train arrived at Swindon several minutes late, and the defendant inquired of the guard if it would stop ten minutes, and was answered in the affirmative.

In fact it stopped only seven minutes, and the defendant waa left behind. The statiocmsiter told Mr. Loweafeld tlat he" tad started the train before the time at it wat late, and that the next train for Teignmooth waa timed to get there at 10 50, The defendant asked for' a special train, and was advised to go on by the Beit tram to Brittol, and take tbe special train there. This be did, and tbe special train provided for him at Bristol reached Teignmouth at 8 20. The station master demanded 31 17..

the usual charge' for a special train for that journey: the defendant said he would settle with the company, but ultimately ga cheque or tbq. amount to the atatiocmaster, payment of which, however, he stopped at his bankers, ihe company now sued him for tbe amount, and he counterclaimed for damages without' stating any definite turn. His Honour held that the plaintiffs were clearly entitled to the amount claimed, aa the defendant had contracted to pay it, and that he could not recover a like amount from the com Sacy on the counterclaim as damages, The learned udge held that it wa unreasonable for him ander the circumstances to have taken a special tram ea tho authority of the well known case of Le Blaache 1 v. London aad North Wettem Railway CcmpanJ (L.K. 1, C.F.D., 286).

in which the Court of AFP held the principle applicable to such cases to bo that if one party doe not perform hi contract the other may do so far him as reasonably near as may be, and charge him for tbe reasonable expense iacurredia ao doing and that proper test of what i reasonable ia such a case is to consider whether, according to th ordinary habits of society, a person delsyed ca hia journey, under eireumstanee for which, the company were not responsible, would have, incurred the expenditure ra question on his own Bn hi Honour thought that the defendant wa entitled to let off and counterclaim the following sums as damages for breach of contract, vix. 17s. far from Bristol to Teignmouth. part of his fare from Loo don to Teignmouth. 3s.

for telegram, sad 2 for discomfort and inconvenience, beiag a total et 3 but be aaid that he would give a written judgment as desired by th parties. Mr. Talbot wa counsel for the plaintiff company, and Mr. Woodfall far Mr. Loweofeld.

Tb latter atated that the ease would bo carried to the highest tribunal. The TBXATBoruoxB. A private errumucn 01 the Savoy Theatre, aad tho performance of th JTmntek Girt wa beard most distinctly by tb iayiW guest. This demonstration ef the capabilities ef th theatrophoae wa mad by tho courtesy aad aaaistaaco of the National Telephone Comparryr with who negotiations are pending with a view to iBU odocing tho system into London. It must bo admitted that, judging from th effect obtained last erecting, tfcer aeema every reason to luayceo that It ta po' th opportunity nsiag the taeatreobeae, woaJa beoea a popaW aoarc of amtissmsaf.

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