ENGLISH ITEMS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 2026, 2 July 1885, Page 4

ENGLISH ITEMS.

HANOI, INOLANI) AND AUSTRALIA. Baron Miuhiia, a naval officer nt distinction, who lost ono of tun leg« in tho Crimea, and has been on an official tniHuiou in Aun tralia and tho South Pacific, wai startled when hrj returned to find whnt a break up J>ad takon placo in hisabsenco in tho AngloFrench entnntn cordialo. The, Baron thtitkn Franco and England am hound by then geographical situation, tho similarity of many of thoir pohtic.il institutionx, and even thoir contracting feature* of character, to bo thn bott friend*. Ho regards tho foreign policy lollowod huro for tho la-«t two yoars an dangerous to Franco, and indeed to all tho freo States of Il'ranee.I 1 ' ranee. Tlio Baron greatly fears thnt if things go on as thej have been l.itoly, tho f.tst multiplying (leiinans will tiy to diMi'HUbliih all the Pinnch settlements in thu South L'.ieiho. ThoEng lish raco there is too strongly and widely rooted for tho Germ ins to do more than tro.id on tlieir heol«, and perhaps forco thoin to incur hn.ivy military oxponsos from which thoy liavu hitheito had immunity. These vitiwM hnvo beon Hot forth in a lecluu ntthoHillo del Confluences. Tho Bir<m spo.tks vi u cloir, norvoiH stylo ; .Mid in dealing with Australia anil tho South Pacific tlnoWH a strong local colour into what he iwy-t. Ho w autliu«iastic about oui colomui, whuro ho met with tho ino-»t frinndly honpitahty. Tho vino culturo ho found ho dovoloped in Home parts of Ann tr4lia that he fancied himielf almost in Southern Euro >c. TUB ItKVIHED OLD TESTAMENT. On April ,3oth, tho'Archbishop of C.vnterb«rf and the other member* of the Uppei Hou*e of Convocation a^nembled in the College Hall, Woitminnter, togother with tho Lower Houho, to receive from the handn of tho Kovimon Company the revised vorHion of of tho Old Tcataiiiout. Tho Archbmhop »aid the occaHion was tho most •tnking in tho annaU of the English Church. They were mot to recnivo tho tramlntion brought to tho utmont porfoction to which our ncholars could bring it. The liinhwp of Wincho»ter thnnkod Uod that thiH great labour had been brought to a concliiHion. What tho judgment of tho Church would bo they could not nay ; but ho commended tho Kovmod Old Tnntampnt to tlieir kind conHiderntion and forbu.irance. CARDINAL NBWMAN AND UKN'KHAL CORDON. Tho Weekly Register says .— " Tho ro.idcM of Mr Frank Tower's lottery from Ktiartoum may be interested to know tha a curioiiH little relic linking the name of tho late TunoH corroHiMindcnt with that of the lioroof tho Houd.in, (Jcnorul (Jordon, haK reached Dublin, in tho form of a tiny book, a duodecimo copy of Cardinal Nowinan'H ' hroain of (ierontiui,' with lundwiiting and marks inoidc. On tho ily-loaf in an 111ttcription :— ' Fntnk Power, with kindest regards of C. (j. Gordon. 18 Feb., 'Hl,' and Jowor, ncrom the name page : — ' Dearest M , I »end you thin little book which (Jtneral (iordon has given me. Tho pencilmarking throughout the book ji In*. Frank Power, Khartoum.' The book haw been forwarded to Mr Power 1 * Hintor, for whom hiH atfuctionato romeinbranco had doHtiuod tho precioiiH Houvonir, Tho deep incnivo poncil-markH drawn under certain lines, »liuoMt all of which named death, and cry for thu prayorv of friendw, are touchingly intereHtmg to nee. ' Pruy for me, O my friends!' ' Tin donth, O loving friondu, your prayers— 'tin he !' 'So pray for me, my friend*, who have not atrongth to pi.vy ! ' ' Uho well the interval ! ' 'Proparo . to meet thy God ! ' ' Now that the hour in como, my foar is fled ' : with many other longer pnHsngo* all bearing on the supreme moment at hand. Tho la«t words underlined botoro he gave tho book to ixior young Power aro theso :— ' Farewell, but not for ever, brothor doar : Bo brave and patient on thy bed ot sorrow ! ' The latest touch of interest is given in thiH memorable incident by a letter written by Cardinal Newman to Mr Power'H nwtcr, who had sent tho tiny woll-thumbled volume to the author of tho ' Dream of (4«rontiuH.' Cardinal Nnwnwn writ** : — letter and its con tents took away my breath. I was deeply moved to find that » book of mine hud been in General Gordon* hands, and that, the description of a hoiil preparing for death. I send it back to jrou f with my heartfelt thanks, by "■tjli* post, in a rogisterrd cover, it in •Mdinonally nrcciouH aa having Mr Power's writing in it. " lI H (ILAIWrONK AND MR DIlTMtr ON ABBITKATION. A public mooting of tho Arbitration and Peace Association was held on May X, in Birmingham To*n Hnll, Mr Alderman Whito lireKidmg. A letter wan read from Mr Gladstone, thanking tho association for the kind manner in which they spoke of tho conduct of the Government, and stating " th.it he. shared their view that tho practical application, in this HHtanee, of tho principle of arbitration is a nulled of congratulation." Mr Bright wrote : "Tho Oowriimi'iit c.»nnot be aamaged by tho piopoi.ll of aihitration, and, if any opening for a reference presents itaolf, 1 nm bound to believe tint Mr Gladstone will not fail to av, ul himself of it."

Thk IlKf'.u DuniM.— Tho statement that tho Government have determined to modify their fiiiftiicinl proposals with respect to tho boer and spirit duties in premature. Nothing in yet nettled. Dkokahed WjrK'sSiHrKiißrM. — Apropos of tho announcement «'f the hint reading of the DeconHod Wife's Hmtor Hill in tho House of Lords, it may be stated that tho Marriage Law ltoforrn Association have, in a Kinglo week, received information of more th.m a do/un of these marriages about to be contract! <1 lnitwren JJritiih tubjetts, all of whom will go on tho Continent for tin* purpose. Tin! Karl of Dulhousie has issued tho following circular to tho memborH of tho Upper House respecting the Deceased Wife's Hitter 8i11.— "5, Hereford Gardens, W., May 11, 1885.— My doar Lord,— l vmture to hope that you may be in favour of amending tho law which at present forbids marriage with the sister of a deceived wife, and hi I proponed to more tho iccond ruudmg on Thursday, Juno 11th, for the removal of that restriction, I f«ko the lilwrty of nuking you to b#so good an to bo in your placo on that day in order to give it your support. In the year 1888, when thin Bill won taut before the Home, it passed the second reading by lGfi to 158, but was rejected on tht third reading by 145 to 140. The division on tho Bill thin year will probably bo equally clone. Every vote in, therefore, of the utmost importance. In recent yearn tho division has generally been taken before 7.30 p.m., but ait it is possible that the opponent* of the Bill may debnto it at irnne length, I trust you will kindly make arrangement! ho m to remain in the House until tho division is taken, however la to that may be, and that you will not bn induend to pair. — Believe me, my dear Lord, faithfully youra, Daihouhik." Tmic Phihckhm Bkathici: ~-Tn thn Homo of CommonH, on May 14, Mr Gl.tdstoua moved that an annuity of £11000 Hhould bo granted to Princess Beatricr: on the occasion of her marriage. The Promier oxjircHHed tho intention of the (iovernment, if thny wero in office noxt year, to move to appoint a committee to connider the whole matter of thoxo grantH, Mr Jjabouchere opposed thf vote, but, A f tor a brief dobatn. it was earned by337t038. Tho Irish Rcgintni. tion I'lll was again conmderod on tho Koj)ort HtaK«». Tnr, Nif.K RAir.WAT.— Tho Prows Ahuociation uuder»tandH that tho further conKignmonts of plant ordered foi the construction of tho Nile Railway have been conntorinandi'd, and it In probablo that two or throe vohkclh rcwly t^> «nil from 70n(fli-ih ports with material will unload thoir car' K»< 8. Thk Soudav.— According to roporta from Khartoum, nioxt of tho Malidi'n troops hayo gone to Sonnaar und Koidofan. Thoso in Klinitoiim arc 1 Haid to be dying fast from Hin.ill pox. It in stated that tho Mahdi has cstabliHhed a laigo Mlavo-markot at Oiiulurman. A tolpgram from Suakirn states that M ihomed Adam Snrdoun, who commanded thn onmny at Tukool on tho o'tli, hau dad to Tarnai, and joined hin fore« to Oirnart Dignas. The Htronjfth of the combined forces w said to bo about 1,000 men. A Cuiuouh Coinciiiknck.— lt is certainly a lomuikiblo. th<>ugh wo nupposo quito an unintentional coincidcnco (Hnyo tho Jowish CJironicl(j) that tho diy on which tho Rovi'iod VorHion of tho Old Testament will bo publiHhed will bo the eve of tho Jowi»l» .Feast of Pentecost, which comin«mointo«, according to tradition, tho revelation on Mount Sinai — the first " publication" of the Deoaloguo in any version. Mu Sntfr.nv and thk Conoo Statk.— According to a communication fromßru^mjln, appearing in the Politischa, it him been decifled that Mr H. M. Stanley shall be appointed (if.vernor of tho Now Con^o Htat<3. Tho Congo Uovernment is to be soatnd for tho present at Brussels. Tho I'roiidi-noy of t))e Miniitry and the Wai

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.md Home Departments nre to bo entrunted to Colonel Strnuch, while tho portfolio of C'oinmnrco in to ho giv«n to tho prenont Belgian CoiiMiil at Bombay, M. Eotweldo, and that of Finance to M. Nbum. What run Ahabs Think.— Curious »torio« reach Dongola of what the Arabs Hay of u» :— " Tlio " Inglosi," uo ono Shoikli u rites to nnothor, " havo after alia good plan of fifchting. They stand still, they w.tit for in, and then they fire ; thin wo low a Kro.it in my. lint, when ono higlees h killed <>r wounded, another Likes him >>nt of thft way on hi» back, and another man takes hi* place. Thus in battle you do not hoc lingo pi Ins of dead mited \% itli woundod among tho Inglesi as it is with uh ; and tho ground i» not obHtrm ted with the dead, Tho lngloHi like fighting, and do the fighting themselves: whereas the Mudir of Dongola sendH SudanoHo to fight, and keepH his own men in loan" The story of tho English having a long pole, which they climb up, and from which they " hoc ou'iy thing," w again repeated. Don'i.oi.a.- iNcwh from Dongola status tint the Ar.tb forco bomeging K\ Obuid corriiiiisos 8,000 wan iors and 1,000 Kl.iven. Sni.ill |«>x i« rav.iging the natives at Oiiidurnun, and most of the Amlw aro lc.uing in the boliff that thu pestilence w.m tutd fr.iui tho ginirt of the lCngh-th to kill tho-,> who survived the battle". Telegram* ieuM\ed at C tiro announce that K.tHiaU i« «till Inkling out, although the garrinotiH are -niri-ung gro.it privationn. In ruft'ienco to Lord lliirtington's declination in the House of Commons concerning the Ilnti«h policy in regaid to tho Soudan, tho Khedive's fioverntnpnt con«idei it absolutely necessary that Kgyi't Hhould hold the pio\ nice of Dongoia. A I'liornsrANr Union.— The gnat HUccexM winch attended the roproKentation of Pi. Otto Pevricnt's play Luther, 1H.5.% when tho 400 th nnnivernary of Luther's birth waH celebrated at Jena, and again in IKK I, caused the foundation of a Luthorfestspiel Vcroin in January thin yiai, with the aim of Hccuring to Jena tho jieiiodic.il repetition of tho festival pl.iy jiresented by J^r Devrient to the town. It lias been found, however, impossible to rriilise tho plun without tho foundation of a " KeHtHpieliiaUH," an the theatro hitJierto used is Hinall and unfitted for the representation. Tho cotnmittoe appeal, therefoie, to the Protestant world to join tho association in order to raino tho funds necessary for obt.uning a suitablo houwc. Tho annual f.-e of tho members i« 'in. Subscriptions will be received by the cashier, Herr M. H. Hchul/o, of Jena, who will also Hcnd the Ht.itutes of tho association on application. Tickets will bo nont to those niembur) who apply in timi 1 foi sci»tH. Tin- pl.ij will be jicted tin t year between the 13th and 23id of M.iy- mm^ mm^ mm