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The Rev C. H. Spurgeon died at .Vfentone in the presence of hi 3 wife and a few friends on Ist February. He was unconscious for some hours before his death. The body will be brought from Mentone to England for interment. The cause ot the death was congestion of the kindeys and gout in the head. i The press refer in eulogistic terms to the rev gentleman, and declare that the death of such a great and fearless minister is a national loss. Sir George Paget, the distinguished physician, is dead. The ironclad Victoria, 10,470 tons, flagship of the Mediterranean Squadron, is ashore near Plater, on the Greek coast. A warship and several lighters huve left Malta for the scene of the disaster. A hundred thousand Durham miners refuse to accept a reduction in wages. Biddings at the wool auction were keen, and the attendance average. Prices were generally maintained at the level of those on the opening day. The total catalogues up to date was 62,800 bales, of which 47,600 were sold. All the passengers on board the s.s. Eider, which went ashore on the Isle of Wight, were rescued through the gallantry of the lifeboat crews There were 800 passengers on board the Eider when she struck. The Archbishop of Canterbury has ordered prayers to be offered up for the removal of the influenza epidemic. If the Antarctic exploration expedition equipped by Mr David Gray, of Peterhead, and Baron Oseav Dickson, ot Gothenburg, and which is to be under the command of a son of Baron Nordenskjold, turns out a success, ' aron Dickson is like y to send Dr Nansen to spend a year in the Antarctic regions on his return from the Polar expedition. Dr Nansen considers that the failure to raise funds in Australia for the Antarctic expedition was the result of bad management.