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Edinburgh Academy, Glasgow University, and Balliol College, Oxford. His first appointment was that of Assistant Master at Rugby. afterwards received the Professorship of Humanity in the United College, St. Andrews, and in 1868 was appointed Principal. In 1877 he received the Chair of Poetry at Oxford, where he delivered in 1881 the lectures afterwards published under the title of Asperts of Poetry. His best known works were Kilmahoe, a Highland Pastoral, and an essay on The Poetic Interpretation of Nature.

19. The strike at Elswick brought to a conclusion by the intervention of Mr. John Morley, M.P., the men withdrawing their demands for the dismissal of certain superior officials, and the Company giving way on the question of piecework.

20.-A political meeting for the first time held in the building of the Paris Bourse. Revolutionists of all sides were invited to attend, the Anarchists and Possibilists answering in the largest numbers. A fight for the chairmanship was at once begun; sticks and fists were freely used, benches broken, and a few revolver shots fired. The Anarchists were ultimately routed.

21. At the Thames Police Court several persons were fined for obstruction in connection with the demonstration of the Social Democratic Federation on Sunday 18th. At a later hour Mr. William Morris, the poet, was charged with creating a disturbance in Court while these cases were being tried, and with assaulting a policeman. Mr. Morris denied the assault, but admitted that he had allowed his feelings to get the better of him, and had cried "Shame" when the Magistrate had passed sentence. His Honour, on being informed by Mr. Morris that he was an artist and literary man pretty well known throughout Europe, "excused the matter," and told Mr. Morris he might go.

22.-Three hundred lives lost by a cyclone which swept over Orissa and the Bay of Bengal.

23. After a concert given in her honour at Stockholm, Madame Christine Nilsson sang from the balcony of the Grand Hotel to a crowd of thirty thousand persons. In the struggling which took place seventeen persons were crushed to death and many others received serious injuries.

26. Further evidence heard in the Armstrong abduction case at Bow Street Police Court. Mr. Stead of the Pall Mall Gazette was allowed to read portions of a lengthy statement in justification of the course he had taken, and counsel on behalf of the other defendants contended that there was no evidence to go before a jury. Mr. Vaughan, the magistrate, held that however lofty and pure might have been the motives of the defendants, there was no justification for taking the child from her parents, and it would be most perilous to the liberty of the people of this country if such an infraction of the law were permitted. The defendants were accordingly committed for trial, but admitted to bail as before,

An extraordinary case of bigamy, tried at the Old Bailey, resulted in the discharge of the jury, ten being for conviction and two for acquittal. The defendant, James Malcolm, alias McDonald, a meat salesman, was claimed by a Miss Dash as her husband, he having married her at Brighton, under the name of McDonald, after a few days acquaintance, and then deserted her on the plea that the ship of which he pretended to be the captain was about to sail. Three months subsequently Miss Dash met the accused at a ball and claimed him, but he denied being the man or that he had ever personated a ship's captain, and pleaded an alibi. Witnesses on both sides were equally positive and equally respectable. Malcolm was tried again on the same charge at the ensuing session, and after a week's trial found guilty and sentenced to seven years' penal servitude.

29.-Speaking to an assembly of Liberal electors at Cambridge, Mr. John Morley said he had endeavoured in vain to discover the policy of the Conservative party. The definition of it given by Lord Iddesleigh at Aberdeen as a policy of inquiry was the ne plus ultra of nullity, sterility, negation, and nakedness that was not ashamed. Their policy in Ireland was one of soft words and hard cash, but the payment of a tribute by Great Britain to Ireland was makeshift and quackery, not statesmanship. The legitimate demands of Ireland to manage her own affairs were too vast to be avoided, and every week of delay embittered and still more entangled the difficulty. He disapproved of coercive legislation. Absolute independence would be a disaster to Ireland and a dishonour to England, but the Irish

must be trained in self-government, and if a measure giving effect to that doctrine had not been brought forward by the late Government the Conservative obstruction was to blame. He had great faith that as the election drew near the Liberals would become more closely united.

29.-At the annual meeting of Sir W. G. Armstrong, Mitchell, & Co. (Limited) at Elswick, Sir W. Armstrong, who presided, stated that the profits of the year admitted of a dividend of eight per cent., with a balance of £4,852. The company had acquired a site of seventy acres on the Bay of Naples, in accordance with the desire of the Italian Government to have in their own territories an establishment similar to that at Elswick. Referring to the Elswick strike, he stated that the loss of wages amounted to about £20,cCo for the fifteen working days during which the men had been idle, besides the loss of a contract of the value of £30,000, which would have been spent on wages.

30.-The Lord Chamberlain (Earl of Lathom) removed the restriction hitherto imposed upon the London theatres of closing their doors on Ash-Wednesday.

Lord Trayner gives judgment in the Court of Session appeal case with regard to the valuation of Glasgow Water and Gas Work for the year ending Whitsuntide, 1886. As to the waterworks he found that deduction should only be allowed of a proportion of the rates and taxes paid in respect of such heritages, being the proportion payable by a tenant, and fixed that deduction at £4,612, being onehalf of the amount payable as rates or taxes. As to the gasworks his lordship gave a similar finding, fixing the deduction at £14,371, being three-fourths of the whole amount of rates and taxes, and orders that the deduction of £449 on account of law and Parliamentary charges should not be made.

October 1.-The system of sixpenny telegrams comes into operation.

Mr. Chamberlain addresses a great Liberal meeting at Bradford, in connection with the annual conference of the National Liberal Federation. He twitted the Government with having adopted the programme of the Liberal party, and said the best specific against obstruction was to put the Tory-Irish party on the treasury bench, where they could be carefully watched by the Liberal majority. He should not be surprised even to see them adopting the measures he had advocated and which were called extreme, for they had already taken all the measures out of the Opposition boxes, and, judging by Tory speakers, they could not possibly have any in their own. referred to the Eastern difficulty, which he said was a bitter humility for Lord Salisbury, and regretted Parliament was not sitting,

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so that the policy of the Government might be ascertained, for Ministers who had spoken since the disturbances broke out had failed to give any satisfactory explanation of their views on the course they intended to adopt.

1. The last general meeting of the present governing body of George Heriot's Hospital held in Edinburgh, under the presidency of Lord Provost Sir George Harrison. An Order in Council approving of the scheme for the future administration of the Hospital was laid on the table, and intimation made that a meeting of the new governing body had been called for the 8th inst. The meeting expressed their best wishes that the institution might in the future prove even more valuable to the citizens than it had in the past. The Hospital fabric was built at intervals between 1628 and 1650, at a cost of £30,000, the design being furnished by Inigo Jones.

Died at Folkestone, after an illness of some months duration, at the ripe age of 84, Sir Anthony Ashley-Cooper, K.G., &c., Earl of Shaftesbury. The venerable philanthropist was conscious up to the last, and passed quietly away. During his long and useful life Lord Shaftesbury was associated with numberless projects and movements for the amelioration of the physical and moral condition of the working classes. His Lordship entered Parliament in 1846, and on the death of his father in 1851, at the age of eighty-three, took his seat in the Upper House. His Lordship's interest in ecclesiastical affairs was second only to his interest in the condition of the poor, and in Evangelical circles he was probably the most influential layman of his age. (See also 8th Oct.)

2.-Mr. G. Macdonald, the Revising Barrister for Middlesex, decided against the claims of the proprietors of the London Stock Exchange to be placed on the County Register, thereby disqualifying 619 members already registered, and 119 new claimants. Notice of appeal was given.

3. Died at Croom Castle, Fermanagh, aged 83, Sir John Crichton, K.P., Earl of Erne.

that are now working towards the moral and social improvement of the population. In the afternoon addresses were delivered at a gathering of about 2,000 Sunday-School children.

4.-First meeting of Ambassadors at Constantinople on the Eastern Crisis, under the presidency of Count Corti.

5.-A letter published from Sir Henry Ponsonby, the Queen's private secretary, contradicting in the most unqualified terms the statement that Her Maje ty had invested a million sterling in the purchase of ground-rents in the city of London, adding that she had not such a sum to invest.

Mr. Parnell attends a County Convention held at Wicklow for the selection of candidates for Parliament. Mr. Corbett, M. P., and Mr. Garrett Byrne, ex-M. P. for Wexford, were selected, and signed the pledge of allegiance to the party. Replying to addresses presented afterwards at a public meeting, Mr. Parnell said that nothing had occurred to diminish his confidence since he last spoke in public that legislative independence, which constituted the whole programme of the party, would in the New Parliament be carried to a successful issue. In his manifesto Mr. Gladstone had declared his willingness to consider Irish claims provided they did not involve separation. Mr. Chamberlain had agreed to give some sort of legislative chamber provided it had no power to protect Irish against English manufacturers. It was not for him to say what a freely-elected Irish assembly might decide on, but he claimed for such a body absolute control of Irish affairs, and in his opinion certain Irish manufactures should be protected, at least for a time. As to separation, it was certain that, under the connection with England, Ireland had been intensely disaffected and disloyal, and he urged English statesmen to give with a full and open hand if they would secure the only chance of attaching Ireland to the Empire. No guarantee could be given, but he pointed to the fact that disaffection had disappeared in the colonies to which self-control, including industrial protection, had been granted.

6.-Died at Dinan, aged 52, Major-General Montague Procter, of the Bengal Native Infantry, son of Bryan Waller Procter (Barry Cornwall).

7.-Addressing a public meeting at Newport, Monmouthshire, Lord Salisbury deplored the necessity of having had to fight the late Administration on their financial proposals, and charged Mr. Chamberlain with a baseless libel in accusing the Conservative Government of contradicting in office their speeches made in opposition. He claimed that the present Government had successfully negotiated the Egyptian Loan and settled the Afghan frontier, while he repudiated the proposition that armed intervention was necessary in Roumelia. The Government policy was to uphold the Turkish Empire where not inconsistent with the welfare of the peoples governed. Above all, the

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English Government's object was peace. advocated an extension of local government, the settlement of the Sunday closing question by the local authorities, and the transfer of licensing power to local bodies, with right of compensation. In Ireland he urged the necessity for maintaining the integrity of the Empire, and the suppression of boycotting. On the land question he favoured easy transfer. He would make education more liberal, with the right of religious teaching, and would maintain to the uttermost the national Church.

Apart from the appearance of Lord Salisbury at Newport, the electoral event of the day was the speech of Mr. Goschen in opening his candidature for the Eastern Division of Edinburgh. He said that if the Liberal party had, as he expected, a triumphant majority their first difficulty would be Ireland. It was for that reason that reform in the procedure of the House of Commons had been put in the front of the Liberal programme, because it was only if that reform was made that they could be alle to give effect to the wishes of the people. They must be in a position to face with success and with credit the opposition with which they had been threatened by Mr. Parnell. As to Mr. Parneli's view that the English hang to the Irish union because of the commercial gains they make out of the sister island, it was for no such reason, but because we thought it essential to our existence that this group of islands should remain tied together, as in the past.

Royal Co.nmission for inquiring into the depression in trade meet in London for the first time-Lord Iddesleigh presiding. Nearly all the members were present. Mr. Robert Giffin, of the commercial department of the Board of Trade, was the first witness called.

8.-Addressing an assembly at Bury, Lord Hartington discussed the Premier's manifesto at Newport, and sought to justify the declaration that Government by their Irish policy had struck a blow at public morality. He found

no fault with the Government for having carried out the programme of their predecessors in respect of foreign affairs; his criticism had solely referred to the position they had taken up towards Ireland. In justification of this statement, he contrasted their approval, while in opposition, of Lord Spencer's administration with their refusal to renew the Crimes Act, and wished to know whether the resolution which they had arrived at, and which had been communicated neither to their supporters nor to the country, had been confided to Mr. Parnell. Lord Salisbury's reasons for not attempting to renew the Crimes Act were lame and unsatisfactory. If the Government considered a renewal necessary but had not thought it possible, they should not have taken office. As to the opinion that a renewal could have done no good, Lord Hartington pointed to the fact that boycotting, which had been practically suppressed, was now in full development.

8. The remains of the late Lord Shaftesbury conveyed to Westminster Abbey, where a choral funeral service was performed. The Queen and Prince of Wales were represented at the ceremony; and in addition to a large representative committee, there were deputations from nearly two hundred religious and philanthropic institutions with which the deceased nobleman was associated. The body was laid next day in the family burying place of St. Giles, Dorset.

9.—Jubilee of the passing of the Municipal Corporations Act of 1835 celebrated by a banquet in London, under the presidency of the Lord Mayor of York. The banquet was attended by the Mayors of nearly all the municipalities of England and Wales, by the Lord Mayors of London and Dublin, and by the Lord Provost of Edinburgh.

Died at Streatham, Durham, aged 74, John Bowes, formerly M. P. for South Durham, and one of the oldest members of the Jockey Club.

10. The sunken rocks known as Hell Gate, in New York Harbour, blown up this morning. Nearly 300,000 pounds of dynamite were used, and the object of the explosion was believed to be completely successful.

Died at New York, aged 75, Cardinal McClosky. His Eminence was educated at New York and at Mount St. Mary's College, Emmetsburg, Maryland, and ordained priest in 1834. In 1864 he succeeded Dr. Hughes in the Archbishopric of New York, and in 1875 was raised to the dignity of Cardinal.

11. Died at Turin, Father Giacomo, whose name is linked with that of Count Cavour, he having administered the last sacraments to his friend after excommunication, in consequence of which he was prohibited from continuing his priestly duties.

13.-A Board of Admiralty, presided over by the father of the reigning Emperor, established at Pekin.

The Spanish Government despatch a reply to the Berlin Note, accepting Papal mediation in the affair of the Carolines.

14.-The Ambassadors at Constantinople, after a third conference, send a message to the Porte condemning and disavowing the violation of the Treaty of Berlin by Bulgaria and Roumelia, and at the same time expressing their appreciation of the pacific attitude of Turkey. It was also stated that the Ambassadors expressed their disapproval of the action of Greece and the Balkan States.

15. Mr. John Morley, addressing the Newport Liberal Association, at their annual meeting, described Lord Salisbury's programme as the most flimsy, unsatisfactory, and insincere ever submitted by a great Minister to a great nation. The present, he declared, was the most serious crisis in the relations between Ireland and Great Britain since 1829, but he trusted Mr. Gladstone would complete his work by giving Ireland a system of government which would meet her highest claims. He criticised Lord Salisbury's home policy, dealing at some length with the land question, and stated that while the Conservatives clung to castes, hierarchies, and privileges, the Liberals trusted the people, and were ready to do all they could for the happiness and well-being of the country.

a memorial of national gratitude should be established in testimony of the usefulness and devoted life" of the late Lord Shaftesbury. A committee was appointed to carry out the resolution and invite subscriptions.

The Marquis of Ripon, speaking at a Mayoral banquet at Ripon, expressed a hope that in the event of war with Upper Burmah a native prince would be placed on King Thebaw's throne in preference to the country being annexed, which would involve grave difficulties.

The Earl of Rosebery presented with the freedom of the burgh of Paisley "in respect of his high character and eminent abilities as a statesman, and of his public services." The ceremony took place in the presence of about 4,000 persons, in the George A. Clark Town Hall.

17.-At Derby, Sir William Harcourt unveiled a statue by Mr. Boehm, R.A., erected by public subscription to the late Mr. M. T. Bass, who had represented that borough for thirty-five years in Parliament.

Died in the Hotel de Rivoli, Paris, aged 82, the Right Hon. Sir Hugh Henry Rose, Lord Strathnairn.. Son of Sir G. H. Rose, and educated at Berlin, Sir Hugh entered the army in 1820, occupying from 1840 to 1856 various diplomatic and military positions in the East with great distinction. He commanded the forces of Central India during the Mutiny, and for his brilliant generalship received the thanks of Parliament and had conferred on him several Orders, among which was the newly-instituted Star of India. He succeeded Lord Clyde in the chief command, and on resigning this took command in Ireland, a post which he gave up in 1870. In 1866 he was raised to the Peerage, and in 1877 to the rank of Field-Marshal.

19.-Munster and Leinster Bank reopened at Cork, with two branches in Dublin and ten in other parts of Ireland.

The second ballot in the French elections results much more favourably for the Republican party than did the first. Out of the 168 seats decided by ballot the Conservative party obtain only twenty-two. The defeat of the Duc de Broglie especially annoyed them.

20.-The Earl of Stair presides at a crowded meeting in St. Andrew's Hall, Glasgow, of Scottish laymen of different religious denominations opposed to the disestablishment and disendowment of the Church of Scotland. The Duke of Argyll moved that in the opinion of the meeting there was no desire on the part of the people of Scotland for the disestablishment and disendowment of their national Church. Many meetings similar in purpose now began to be held over all Scotland.

dence at Highbury. Great excitement prevailed, and the procession was accompanied by a strong body of police. At Highbury a deputation only were allowed within the gate, and these Mr. Chamberlain rebuked severely for their proceedings.

21. The restored nave of St. Alban's Abbey opened by the Bishop of the diocese and the Archbishop of York, with a service at which the mayor and corporation, the leading county families, and many others attended. The restoration, costing upwards of £70,000, raised by public subscriptions, had been carried out under the direction of Sir Edmund Beckett, Chancellor and Vicar-General of the Archbishop of York.

21. Memorial stone of a new harbour at Eyemouth laid by Lady Fanny Marjoribanks. The new harbour when completed will extend over four and a half acres, and will, it is expected, prove a great boon to the fishermen of the East Coast.

Prince Albrecht of Prussia elected Regent of the Duchy by the Brunswick Diet.

22. Judgment given by the Judicial Committee of Privy Council in the Riel appeal case. The Lord Chancellor said the question had not been raised that the facts were not proven, and no arguments had been presented to their Lordships to show that the crime had not been committed. The plea of insanity had not been made out before the High Court, and no argument had been adduced to show that the decision was incorrect. Their Lordships were further of opinion that the appeal against the jurisdiction of the High Court was not valid. The appeal was accordingly dismissed.

The marriage of Prince Waldemar of Denmark with Princess Marie of Orleans was celebrated at the Château d'Eu. At the breakfast which followed the health of the bride and bridegroom was proposed by the Prince of Wales.

Died suddenly at his residence, Manchester, aged 67, the Rt. Rev. James Fraser, D.D., Bishop of Manchester. Born at Prestbury, near Cheltenham, and educated first at Bridgnorth and Shrewsbury, Dr. Fraser went afterwards to Oxford, where he had a distinguished career. His first charge, at Cholderton, in Wiltshire, was received in 1847, and he removed to Ufton-Nervet, near Reading, in 1860. He was selected by Mr. Gladstone in 1870 as successor to the late Dr. Prince Lee in the Bishopric of Manchester. Apart from his ecclesiastical work Dr. Fraser was an eminent authority on educational matters. He will always be remembered for a valuable Report on Elementary Education in England," presented to the Duke of Newcastle's