General News.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3620, 3 August 1880, Page 3

General News.

A company of Zulus— dv impi, as the war correspondent would say—has come to singular grief in Dublin. Encouraged no doubt by the sympathising tone of the anti English Press, these hardy warriors invaded theUlundi of Ireland, and at one of the great public kraals displayed themselves, their ox hide shields, and their assegais to all persons of the desirable cariosity and the necessary shilling. Business becoming dull some of the "friendly Zulub " were sent out in a carriage by their enterprising manager, to beat up a public, e*en as Little Nell was paraded through the town by Mrs Jarley. Becoming thirsty they slopped like mere Britons at a beer seller's kraal, and were praotically comparing the stout of Dublin .with the lager of their native country, when along came an old woman whose son had been killed at the rout of the 24th Regiment This simple-minded mother gathered an apron ful of stones from the newly macadamised roadway, and as soon as the imps! debouched from the kraal she began bombarding them with rocks, pouring in a musketry fire of curses at the same time with Hihernian vigour. The Zulu shields thus tested proved not to be made of ox-hide tough as iron, but of mere painted cauvas, and in spite of ,the frightful assegais which, when on exhibition, the Zulus brandished so menaoingly they were useless. The old woman routed the savages, and put them to ignominious flight, soundly contused •nd roundly cursed. It'i no fun for a hungry person to dine with Queen Tictoria. It is not etiquette to eat of anything after she has finished with it, and; as her Majesty eats very little the courses are hurried over. After dinner there is hardly time to take even one-glass of wine before coffee is brought in. The Queen does not put her cup on the table, but sips a little as the servant holds it on the salver. Then her Majesty,rises, and of course the guests all rise and stand back from the table. The Queen then makes the round of the room, stopping to talk for a few minutes to any of the guests she may delight to honor. • * The amount subscribed towards the testimonial to Canon Carter, upon his resignation of the rectory of Clewer, now reaphes about £600. The Duke 'of Padua has been cited to appear before! the Court in reference to his conduct in having voted twice in one year at recent elections. At Constantinople it is generally believed that the present change of Ministry was due to Mr Goschen's private communication to the Sultan.