MAIL NEWS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1226, 28 August 1885, Page 3

MAIL NEWS.

The’’‘Standard, 1 of July 31, made a savage attack on Randolph Churchill, saying : “ If his pranks be encouraged much longer he will smash the Government and the Conservative party. We will not follow the overgrown schoolboy, who is without knowledge sufficient to fathom his own ground of statesmanship.” The Commons rejected, by a voie of 108 to 62, the Postmaster-General’* amendment to the Sixpenny Telegraph Bill of the late Postmaster-General, making the cost of a twelve words’ toiegram, including address, 6d. The Bill has passed. The chairman of the Committee appointed to inquire into the condition of the Irish industries has passed an informal report to Parliament. It states that all the Irish industries, with the single exception of linen manufacturers, are in a deplorable condition. The report recommends the improvement of the railway facilities of Ireland; the introduction into all the national schoo's of the teaching of sciences relating to industrial work; and a comprehensive system of drainage. “ Without the latter,” the report declares, “ the proper cultivation of the soil of Ireland on a sufficiently exten-, sive plan is impossible.” The Radical papers are abusing the Prince ot Wales for going in for a racing stud, and refers to the many scandals which have recently been exposed in connection with the English’ turf. Owing to the depression in trade, thousands of collier? at Merthyr Tydvil, in Wales, were idle in the latter part, of July. “ General” Booth made a grand parade of the Salvation Army in London, on July 27. The object was to influence Parliament, in view of the revelations by the ‘ Pall Mall Gazette,’to pass the proposed Criminal Amendment Act, The social ostracism ot several wellknown noblemen has followed the ‘ Pall Mall Gazette’s’ expose. The Queen has personally written to Mrs Booth, wife of the Salvationist leader, conveying her strongest sympathy with the Army’s reform work.

Mr Spurgeon addressed an audience ot 40 )0 persons at B emeiton on July 27, his subject being traffic in young girls and the iniquity of it. In consequence ot the revelations of the vice in London meetings were being held all over the country in favor of the Criminal Law Amendment Act, raising the age of consent to sixteen years. The provincial papers give elaborate reports of these meetings, some of which are notable from the eminence of the speakers and the high character ot the audiences, but the London Press completely ignores them. Several divines have protested against this silence, arguing that ignoring the facts has furnished encouragement to evil-doers.

The outcome of the meeting of members of Parliament, which was presided over by Mr Samuel Morley and largely attended, was that members pledged themselves to remain in London to support the Criminal Law Amendment Bill, which is approved of by Sir Ashton Cross, the Home Secretary. The Queen, in her letter to Mrs Booth, referring to this Bill, says that she feels deeply on the subject, but, acting under advice, must refrain fiom expressing an opinion thereon, because it is a matter before Parliament.

A fearful wave of heat extended over ihe United Kingdom on July 24 and 28. In London the effects of the long spell of tarrid w;atber was apnalling, and everyone was more or less aff ct-d. Children died by hundreds. Scores of men were prostrated by sunstroke each 'ay, and the roads were of en blocked by horses falling down dead. New terror was added by the presence of hydrophobia ; indeed, the streets were absolutely unsafe owing to the number of mad dogs running at large, and many persons who n oer carried weapons before bought revolvers.

A movement has been started to organise a Barns Club throughout the world for the purpose of holding a centennial celebration in honor of the Scotch bard, at Kilmarnock next year.

A despatch from London, dated July 21, states that King Dalmeny, with a large army, had massacred a number of French

The steamer Hecla collided with the Liverpool and London steamer Cheerful in a fog. Tire latter foundered, thirteen persons being drowned. The Liberals arealarmed by a report of the doctors who have examined Mr dadstone’s throat to discover the cause of the failure of bis voice. He is pronounced to be suffering from obstinate catarrh of the larnyx, and entire rest is enjoined. His followers ate afraid that he will not be able to take part in the election campaign.

A sensation was created in London fashionable circles on July 22 by the report of a fist encounter between Lord Lonsdale and Sir George Chetwynd, The fight took place in the well known resort of Kotteu Row, and lasted ten minutes. A woman, of course, was at the bottom of the affair. Both men were jealous of each other, as they were payi'.g attention to the Langtrey. The latter has explained to the correspondent of the “New York Sun” that the men quarrelled because one of them possessed a portrait of her painted on china, which the other thought he ought not to keep, adding at the same time “Their quarrels are nothing to me.” The “ World ” says the trouble grew out of an experiment on Lord Lonsdale’s part to divert Mrs Lanetry’s affections from Sir G. Chetwynd, her lover of half-a-dozen years’ precedence. The Langtrey left town to avoid the consequences of the scan lal. London “ Vanity Fair ” denounces in strong terms both Lord Lonsdale and Sir G. Chet-' wynd as unworthy of toleration by gentlemen. The article calls them “ titled blackgua-ds,” and declares that they are worse than navvies, and their conduct a disgrace to modern manners. It laments in this instance the abolition of the code of the duello, which would have put the fighters on equal terras, and given hope to the world of the riddance of one or both of them. The Radical papers are making great capital out of the affair. The Oxford crew started at 10-15 on July 25 to row across the Channel. They reached Calais at 2.42 the same aftertoon.