6. Remarkable episode at a meeting of the Edinburgh Branch of the Educational Institute of Scotland. In the course of a lecture on educational progress Professor Blackie was interrupted by a Mr. Thomson, Albert Gallery, who attacked his knowledge of Greek, and at a later stage inquired if the Professor knew that language before he became a professor. Mr. Thomson's observations were silenced by the overwhelming disapproval of the meeting.

Died, aged 62, George William Barrington, 7th Viscount Barrington.

8.--The Bulgarian Government sends a Note to the Powers intimating that the Sobranje having completed the validation of the elections, was now ready to proceed to the selection of a Prince, and inquiring whether any candidates were forthcoming. So far as Russia was concerned, General Kaulbars declined even to communicate the Note to his Government. "The Bulgarian Government," he remarked, "is aware of Russia's declaration that she would consider the decisions of the Sobranje as null and void, the Sobranje itself being illegally constituted." In spite of this protest, however, it was believed at Tirnova that the Sobranje would elect a Prince to-day. The draft of the reply of the Sobranje to the speech of the Regents was couched in patriotic terms, and concluded with the words "Long live free and independent Bulgaria."

Liverpool International Exhibition brought to a close to-night. Total admissions, exclusive of exhibitors, &c., from the opening on May 11, was 2,682,516.

Rev. Dr. Story appointed to the vacant Chair of Church History in the University of Glasgow,

Fred Archer, a popular jockey, shoots himself with a revolver at Newmarket. For some days he had been unwell, and on Sunday, 7th, the symptoms developed into typhoid fever. It was supposed that he had shot himself in a frenzy brought on by his ailment. Archer was born in Cheltenham in 1857, his father and two brothers also being connected with the turf. He was early apprenticed to Matthew Dawson, and speedily gained the reputation of being the most successful jockey of his time. In the course of his career he rode no fewer than 2747 winners, and he secured the Derby five times, the St. Leger six times, the Two Thousand Guineas four times, the One Thousand Guineas twice, and the Oaks four times. The Coroner's jury returned a verdict of suicide while in a state of temporary insanity. The deceased was reported to have left a fortune of over a hundred thousand pounds.

9. The customary ceremonial of Lord Mayor's Day was observed in London to-day; and though considerable excitement prevailed in

consequence of the threatened demonstration of Socialists and extraordinary precautions were taken to cope with any outburst of popular violence, all passed off quietly. The pageant traversed the streets unmolested, but the number of spectators was smaller than in former years. The shops, banks, and places of business along the line of route were closed and barricaded, and large bodies of police were massed at every point where there appeared to be any likelihood of disturbance. After the Show had passed Charing Cross the crowd rushed into Trafalgar Square and collected round Nelson's Column, from the pedestal of which red flags were waved, and all but inaudible addresses were delivered by the Socialist orators.

9. Speaking at the Lord Mayor's banquet to-night Lord Salisbury said that public interest was still predominated by the Irish question, and it was the duty of the Government to give effect to the mandate intrusted to them by the constituencies at the last election, and to do what they could to maintain law and order. He was glad to say that order was better preserved now than was the case some time ago. There were fewer outrages in Ireland, and the relations of landlord and tenant were better maintained than they had been for a long period. It was not to legislation-though he did not exclude all thought of legislation-but to a steady course of honest government that he looked for the restoration of order in Ireland. Turning to the consideration of foreign policy, he referred to the engagement to evacuate Egypt; but the duration of our stay in that country was to be decided not by time but by the accomplishment of reform. The object of the Government was to prevent all danger from anarchy, and to secure the reign of law and order. This result had to a large extent been assured, and a great improvement had been effected in the financial condition of Egypt. One of the most vital points was to secure the independence of Egypt from foreign interference. It was in Bulgaria, however, that at present the vital interest of foreign politics was concentrated. It had been hoped that an effectual barrier had been constructed against external pressure, but there had been a midnight conspiracy in which the officers of the Prince, debauched by foreign gold, had turned against the ruler who had trusted them, and hurled him from the throne. This event had been denounced by the conscience and sentiment of the whole of Europe. The rights of Bulgaria were, however, safeguarded by the Treaty of Berlin.

Announcement in the London Gazette of a new naval and military order, to be styled the "Distinguished Service Order."

10.-Prince Waldemar of Denmark elected Prince of Bulgaria by the Great Sobranje assembled at Tirnova; but the offer, having

been referred to his father, the King of Denmark, was declined under the circumstances of the situation.

10. Close of the Colonial and Indian Exhibition; 5,550,749 visitors since the opening. The balance-sheet showed the total receipts of the exhibition to have been £208,490 4s. Id., and expenditure £213,927 12s. The balancesheet of the Health Exhibition (1884), also published at the same time, showed receipts, £235,580 11s. ; expenditure, over £220,000. The Fisheries Exhibition (1883) showed receipts, £162,903 7s. 10d. ; expenditure, £148,151 os. 3d.

11.-The Marquis of Ripon visits Paisley, and opens a new club erected by the Liberals of the burgh at a cost of between £10,000 and £11,000. In the evening the noble lord was entertained to dinner by the members of the club. Speaking of Ireland his lordship said good might come from the temporary defeat of the Home Rule scheme of Mr. Gladstone, and if the ultimate result was to give Home Rule to Scotland and the other sections of the kingdom the delay would have been more than satisfactory. Liberal members, he said, should refuse to waste time in fruitless discussions on procedure, and should insist on the Government proceeding to decisive legislation. The Marquis addressed a meeting of Liberals in the Town Hall next day, and criticised the speech of the Prime Minister at the Mansion House, declaring that it simply meant that the Government was going to disregard the clearlyexpressed wishes of the Irish people and do nothing. He had himself the suspicion, and he hoped it was not an uncharitable one, that the Government had come face to face with the difficulties of the question, and had become convinced, as he was convinced, that there was no mode of dealing with it finally and substantially except by the concession of Home Rule.

Vice-Chancellor Bacon, "the last of the Vice-Chancellors," resigned his seat on the Bench, having_already entered his eightyeighth year. The majority of the judges attended his court to assist in the farewell, spoken in name of the Bar by the AttorneyGeneral. The vacancy on the Bench was at once filled by the promotion of Mr. Arthur Kekewich, Q.C.

A meeting held in Aberdeen under the presidency of the Earl of Aberdeen, at which it was agreed to form a society to take up the work unfinished by the late Spalding Club. The society, which is to be called the New Spalding Club, will promote the study of the history, topography, and archæology of the north-eastern counties of Scotland, and it was intimated that a large amount of material useful to the club had been collected.

Died, at Hanoi, Annam, aged 53, Paul Bert, a distinguished French savant.

12.-Extraordinary nullity of marriage case came on for hearing in the Divorce Court yesterday before Mr. Justice Butt. In this case Miss Lena Mary Scott, otherwise Sebright, daughter of Lady Scott, sought for a decree of nullity of marriage on the alleged ground that her consent thereto was improperly obtained. The respondent was Arthur Edgar Sanders Sebright. The Attorney-General, in opening the case, said the marriage took place on the 30th January last. The petitioner would not deny that she went through a form of marriage at the Registrar's office, but would state that the marriage was never consummated. The parties had never lived together. The parties had known each other for a considerable time, and the ceremony of marriage was brought about by monetary transactions in which Miss Scott had been involved. Sebright induced the petitioner to put her name to acceptances, and there was no doubt that she believed if she went through a form of marriage she would be relieved of the difficulties under which she laboured. She, however, never regarded the marriage seriously. Justice Butt delivered judgment on the 16th, finding that the lady was not in a mental condition to be a contracting party at the date of the marriage, and accordingly declared the ceremony null. He pronounced in favour of the petitioner, dismissing the respondent's counter claim with costs. The respondent's bankruptcy was before the London Bankruptcy Court on the 16th.

Died, aged 80, William Willoughby Cole, Earl of Enniskillen, Imperial Grand Master of the Orange Society.

13. Speaking at the Dolphin Colson anniversary, Bristol, Sir M. Hicks-Beach said the Irish were growing impatient of the despotism of the National League, and if they should revolt against it they would have learned a lesson such as fifty Coercion Bills could never equal. The Government had no intention of competing with Mr. Gladstone in a Home Rule measure for Ireland-Mr. Gladstone could certainly outbid them-but there was much in the law that might be amended with great benefit to Ireland, and he trusted that the Royal Commissions would soon produce information on which they could frame useful

measures.

The question of local government both in Great Britain and Ireland should be based on two principles-complete responsibility to the Imperial Parliament on the part of those intrusted with the management of local affairs, and an infusion into the local power of that popular element which dominated our political constitution. The first requisite, however, for reasonable, constitutional, and wise legislation was that the House of Commons should be enabled to do its business.

Died at his residence, Kelvinside, Glasgow, aged 59, Francis William Clark, LL.D., Sheriff Principal of Lanarkshire, and author of various law-books.

Died at Egham, aged 56, Rear-Admiral W. Arthur, C.B., a Naval Aide-de-Camp to the Queen; he served with distinction during the Russian war, and in China.

17.-Trial of the action of Adams against Lord Coleridge for libel begins in the Court of Queen's Bench, when Mr. Adams, who conducted his own case, made the opening statement. The Earl of Iddesleigh, the Earl of Selborne, the Bishop of Oxford, and Lord Herschell were examined as witnesses, after which the further hearing of the case was adjourned.

18. In reply to a deputation from the Metropolitan Board of Works, the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Lord R. Churchill) declined to promise the support of the Government to a Bill for prolonging for a further period the coal and wine dues payable within the Metropolitan district.

The hearing of the libel action of Adams v. Coleridge was resumed to-day in the Court of Queen's Bench. The Hon. Stephen Coleridge, son of the defendant, deposed to writing a letter while in America, in November, 1883, to Mr. Harrison, solicitor to Lord Coleridge, in which he described his efforts to clear his father's character from the aspersions cast upon it.

The plaintiff read a statement made by him at the proceedings before assessors against the Hon. Bernard Coleridge, and Mr. Matthews read the case submitted to the assessors by Lord Coleridge, together with a voluminous correspondence. The reading of a statement by Miss Coleridge (Mrs. Adams) had not been concluded when the Court rose.

Mr. Thomas Stevens reached Shanghai, after having performed a journey of nearly 12,000 miles on a bicycle. He started from San Francisco in April, 1884, and went across the States, thence to Europe going across the Continent and through Asia Minor to Teheran and on to China, by way of Meshed, Astrabad, Lahore and Calcutta, where owing to the hostility of the natives he had to abandon his bicycle.

18. A large new warehouse at the North End, Liverpool, in which were stored 1500 bales of cotton, destroyed by fire, the damage being estimated at over £20,000.

Died at New York, aged 56, General Chester A. Arthur, President of the United States, 1881-85, having succeeded General Garfield, under whom he acted as VicePresident.

19. A serious fire occurs at Hampton Court Palace, when damage to the extent of between £10,000 and £12,000 was caused. The outbreak originated in rooms occupied by Lord Alwyn Compton, and before it could be suppressed a large amount of valuable furniture and family relics was destroyed. No damage, however, was caused to the national collections in the Palace.

Further hearing of the Adams v. Coleridge libel action resumed in the Queen's Bench Division to-day. Justice Denman, on the opening of the court, said he had received a scurrilous and anonymous letter alluding to the case and endeavouring obviously to operate on his mind. When that was done to a judge, it might be done to the jurymen, whom he requested to communicate any such letters to him. Mr. Adams then proceeded with the reading of Miss Coleridge's statement before the arbitrator. Mrs. Adams was examined, and contradicted the statement of Mr. Butterfield as to her using disparaging expressions about her father. Mr. Adams went into the witness box, after which the Court again adjourned.

- Died, aged 53, Major-General Sir Francis Worgan Festing K. C. M. G., he served in the Russian and Ashantee Campaigns.

22. The hearing of the libel case of Adams v. Coleridge was resumed to-day in the Queen's Bench Division. Mr. Adams was reexamined in regard to certain documents submitted to the arbitrator, and Sir Henry James addressed the Court for the defence, calling attention to the importance of the correspondence with Lord Monkswell, and commenting severely on the fact that Mr. Adams had not disclosed documents. Mr. Lockwood followed for Mr. Bernard Coleridge. Lord Coleridge was then examined by Sir Charles Russell, and said that previous to receiving the letter from Mr. Adams announcing his formal engagement to his daughter he

had only once seen the plaintiff at his house. When he paid his visit to the United States he desired his daughter to accompany him, but she declined. On returning in November he saw the plaintiff, and as a result of that interview he undertook to put in writing his views on the subject of their marriage. He did this, and in a letter to Mrs. Bishop he conveyed the intimation that the plaintiff was trying to force his daughter into a position where she would be compelled to marry him, but he had since withdrawn that imputation.

23. A son born at Windsor to Princess Henry of Battenberg (Princess Beatrice).

24.--Lord Salisbury writes an article entitled "Hospital Support, a Public Duty," to a weekly journal. His lordship urged that this claim of the hospitals was prior to any other claim that could be made. It was the only philanthropic kind of charity against which the sternest and most rigid professor of political economy had never ventured to raise his voice. He said his readers should put other objects of philanthropy behind, rather, if so it must be, to cease from gifts elsewhere than to allow this splendid machinery for succouring the masses of human suffering to run any risk of having its utility abridged, or of being thrown upon the dangerous and insecure and delusive support of State contributions.

25.-Mr. Arthur J. Balfour (Secretary for Scotland) elected Lord Rector of Aberdeen University by 108 votes against 88 for Sir John Lubbock.

Coleridge Libel Case brought to a close in the Court of Queen's Bench. Mr. Justice Denman concluded his summing-up, and the jury, after deliberating for an hour and a quarter, found a verdict for the defendants. They, however, appended to their verdict an expression of their sense of the serious result produced by the very careless and highly reprehensible manner in which the papers had been sent to Lord Monkswell by Lord Coleridge's solicitor, and gave their opinion that the plaintiffs should be held free of costs in the action. Mr. Justice Denman pointed out that the jury had nothing to do with the costs, and gave judgment with costs for the defendants.

Dublin. "He will be required to find sufficient sureties to be of good behaviour towards the Queen and Her Majesty's subjects, and in default he will be committed to prison. The proceedings are based on speeches delivered during the current month advising the people to combine and resist their landlords.' A deputation representing many of Lord Dillon's tenants waited on the estate agent to-day, and demanded a 25 per cent. reduction. The agent undertook to forward a memorial asking the reduction if one was prepared. A meeting of the tenants was afterwards addressed by Mr. Dillon and Mr. W. O'Brien, M.P., who received the rents, less 25 per cent., to form an estate fund on the lines of the "Plan of Campaign.'

26. In the Divorce Division of the High Court of Justice to-day-before Mr. Justice Butt and a special jury-proceedings were commenced in the suits of Campbell v. Campbell and Campbell v. Marlborough and others. Lady Colin Campbell in the first suit sought divorce on the ground of the cruelty and adultery of her husband. The second suit was a similar petition by Lord Colin Campbell on the ground of the wife's adultery with the co-respondents. Mr. Charles Russell opened the case for Lady Colin Campbell. The parties were married in 1881, and in 1884 Lady Colin obtained a judicial separation. From that date her footsteps were constantly dogged. She met the Duke of Marlborough in June, 1884. in Paris, and this was one occasion of alleged adultery. There was no ground for the alleged adultery with Captain Shaw, and it would be proved that Lord Colin had committed adultery with Mary Watson, his housemaid. Lady Miles, cousin to Lady Colin Campbell was examined, and said Lord Colin told her his wife had had a miscarriage.

Staple Inn, Holborn, one of the remnants of "Old London," and comprising the old historic hall, chambers, and gardens, sold at auction by the "Ancients" of the Inn to the Prudential Assurance Company for £68,000.

27. A daring mail robbery reported as having taken place this morning. Whilst the express mail train was travelling between Ostend and Verviers the sacks containing the mails from England for Germany, Austria, and the East were cut open, and all the registered letters abstracted. These contained several packets of diamonds and valuable securities from American banking houses. The police are said to be on the track of the thieves, who, it is supposed, joined the train at Ostend, and taking advantage of the darkness broke open the mail van. The loss sustained by the State of Belgium, which is responsible for the robbery,. is estimated at one million francs."

27. A statue of Cobden unveiled at Stockport by one of his daughters, the principal speaker being the Marquis of Ripon.

28.-Died, aged 86, Sir Alexander Charles Malet, K.C.B., English diplomatist, for fourteen years Envoy to the Germanic Confederation.

29.-Rumour current that the firmness of the Government in the matter of proclaimed meetings has caused some surprise among the Nationalists. Yesterday (Sunday) and Saturday the town of Sligo and district were in a state of considerable excitement. Mr. O'Brien and a number of other Nationalist members of Parliament arrived in the town, but were warned by the police that if attempts were made to hold meetings the people would be dispersed. Several attempts were made, but the activity of the police, who used their batons freely, prevented them continuing above a few minutes. No one was at all seriously injured in the collision between the constabulary and the people. Mr. O'Brien and some of his friends, however, managed to elude the police vigilance, and held a meeting at Riverstown, where he denounced in strong language the conduct of the Government. The police came upon the scene and threatened to arrest O'Brien, but he defied them, and as there was only a small force of police in the place, the authorities thought it prudent not to take extreme measures. Speaking at Cork several Irish members said the action of the Government showed that they feared the "Plan of Campaign."

Died in London, aged 39, Mrs. Emma Paterson, honorary secretary and founder of the Women's Protective and Provident League.

1.-Died, aged 69, Mark Anthony, eminent landscape painter.

2.-Destructive fire in the warehouse of Messrs. Thompson, wholesale stationers, Knightrider Street, Doctors' Commons; the church of St. Mary Magdalen with St. Gregory also caught fire, and was completely destroyed, the total damage being estimated at upwards of £100,000.

Disastrous explosion at Elmore Colliery, Hetton, near Durham; thirty-seven lives lost.

3.-The French Ministry resign, in consequence of an adverse vote in the Chamber of Deputies yesterday. When the Chamber resumed discussion of the Budget an amendment was proposed by M. Duval, having for its object the total abolition of the post of SubPrefect. M. Sarrien, Minister of the Interior, opposed the amendment, and promised that later in the session he would introduce the bill for the partial abolition of the Sub-Prefecture, while M. de Freycinet, reproaching the Opposition for seizing every opportunity to overthrow the Government, declared that it would be dangerous for the Republic to interfere at present with existing institutions. In spite, however, of the attitude taken up by the Prime Minister, the House adopted the amendment by a majority of 13-the voting being 262 to 249.

A serious fire occurs early this morning in the Blind Asylum, Castle Street, Glasgow, resulting in the destruction of a large portion of the building, the damage being estimated at about £10,000. Fortunately all the inmates were got out in safety, but one of the firemen was slightly injured by the falling débris.

4. An extraordinary incident in connection with the new American mail arrangements takes place at Liverpool. A large number of letters from Manchester, Bradford, and Liverpool had been specially marked to go "per Umbria," the outgoing Cunard liner which was advertised to sail direct from the Mersey to New York, and in accordance with the official regulations these letters, made up in three bags, were sent by the Post Office tender for delivery to the Umbria. But the superintendent of the Cunard line, evidently acting on authority, declined to receive any "ship letters," so that the bags had to be taken back to the Liverpool Post Office.