GREAT BRITAIN.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3844, 12 November 1883, Page 4

GREAT BRITAIN.

Tho London Court, of Aldermen failed to ratify the election as Lord Mayor of Alderman Hudlcy by tho Common Council and Livery, because though rich he is a bachelor and cannot provide a Lady Mayoress. Alderman B. N. Fowler, of Cornhill, was elected instead. The Queen's health is greatly improved. Sho Avill remain at Balmoral till November, but in the meantime requires no medical assistance.

The Admiralty have decided that colored mon cannot cuter tho British navy without special .sanction. The Queen will provide a largo dowry for her granddaughter, Princess Victoria of Hesse, who is about to marry Prince Louis of Batenbiirgh, who is impecunious. Her Majesty will give them rooms at Kensington, and has made Prince Louis captain of tho yacht Victoria and Albert, a sinecure berth. Tho Radical members of Parliament protest against tho appointment as a scandalous waste of money. It is stated that the Princess of Wales is becoming deaf, and that tbe best aurists aro unable to suggest a remedy. Henry M. Stanley, the explorer, has sent a letter to tho British Association for tho Advancement of Science in which ho urges that Great Britain should proclaim a protectorate over the Congo country. The Duke of Connaught having requested the Bombay authorities to forego his public reception, 50,000 rupees that were intended to defray tho expenses were returned to tho public Treasury. Since the death of Marwood, tho hangman, hundreds of his likenesses havo been sold by the photographers, and twentyone ropes and nine sots of straps have been obtained from his wife and sent to Loudon for sale. Manvood's successor declares that ho becomes a hangman because he likes the notoriety attaching to the position. Tho society for promoting State aided emigration is canvassing the East End of London to see how many persons are disposed to go to North-western Canada. Irving Bishop, the mind-reader, when exhibiting in Dublin on October 10th, failed four times to give the number of a bank-note. A dangerous attack of congestion of the brain followed.