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A Nephew Rum Away “1'”! Illa Uncle’h ' ‘ wue ‘ ‘ A Lowes, Dol., despntoh says : This town was thrown into great confusion yeahrdoy morning over the elopament ol the wife or Robert Parsons with his nephew, Edward Parsons. The eloping couple reached the station a. few moments belore train time. followed by Robert Parsons, who rode up on horseback, just as his wife was boarding the train. As young Potions WEN followmg her into the our her husband selzad bun, and a. terrible struggle followed. The antagonists {ought desperately. Â¥oung Parsons felled _is 1111919 to the ground, nod breaking through the crowd ran and caught the de- parting train. Robert Parsons in a- rsapeot- able farmer, about 30 years of age. He hos been married only a. few years. and has lived hopplly with .his wife, who is a. beau- tifiul woman, 21 years old. They have one ghild. Edward Parsons is a. handsome young [mm about 12. He has been living with his uncle. During the fight Robert Parsons received several serious wounds, and now lies in a. oritioal condition The ploping couple bought tickets for Phil!» ael‘phm. ‘ The Princess, who had not made any alteration in the costume the were upon arriving. also realized her own portrait. as drawn by the same author : “ Her func- tion is to he and to look charming, to pre- serve the appearance of youth. without invoking the aid of art. and to retain the place in the English heart she won when she first came to this country more than two decades ago." After spending an hour on the agricultural grounds the party re- turned to the Castle. spent a quiet evening, and retired early. The Prince 5' bedroom and boudoir, the windows of which look out on the south side of the Castle into the gar dens. are magnificently upholstered and decorated. The houduir furniture is up- holstered in pale blue poplin, with wreaths of natural flowers beautifully worked in colored silks. Thie morning the Prince held a levee in the Castle on behalf of Her Majesty, and the attendance of gentlemen. both military and civil, was very large and fashionable. To-morrow a state bell will be given. In the afternoon the Prince of Wales, Prince Albert and party did some “ slumming," and visited some of the rookeries of the city. They were every. where courteoust received. It is stated that several menacing letters were in the Prince’s mail this morning, but the only Eotioe that Bis Royal Highness took of the hreats of anonymous cowards was to direct his Secretary to throw ench letters into the fire as son; as their characteris discovered. A Detroit despatoh says : Three miles northeast of Williameton on Wednesday, Stephen Southnrd, a. highly respected citizen, was burned to dent-h. A fire broke out in the house of one Conklin. a neighbor b‘i S'outherd’e. Mr. Southard and several neighbors endeavored to put the fire out. Finding it impossible to save the building they began removing furniture from the house. Mr. Sent-herd went in once too many times. Just as he passed inside the chimney came crushing down, causing the entire ceiling to full in a. blazing mess around him and preventing him retreat. He made his way to the rear door, which was fastened. It was broken in, and Mr. South- ern} emerged a moving fire. Hie burning glolhing was noon pulled UK, but the flesh game also in stripe. He was taken home, very hopeful of recovery, but at 5 o’clock he began to sink and died an hour later. The Prince wore a. dark Chesterfield overcoat, light trousers and a tall silk hat, and looked as if he realized the description given of him In the muoh-tulked-aboub volume of the hour, " Society in London :" “ Being provided with lessons ofâ€" experi- ence, he looks back upon the post, marked by incidents and vioisuitudee not uniformly wise or decorous, with feelings of satmfao- tion all having tic-sen superior to his early eonentnonies." A last (Thursday) evening’s Dublin cable save: After the Prince and Princess of Wales had luncheon with Eml Spencer at the Castle yesterday, they drove in open carriages to the Royal Dublin Society‘s Cattle Show at Bell‘s Bridge, a. smell suburb just beyond the Botsnic Gardens, on the road to Kingstown. All along the route, especially Bagot street and Pem- broke road, which are fashionable quarters, the decorations were very handsome and the cheering enthusiastic. The large new agricultural hall, which will be used for the citizens’ ball on the 22nd imam, as well as the grounds generally, Werecrowded with a. most fashionable assemblege,a.nd as their Royal Highnesees passed on their way to the dais reserved for them their recep- tion was most cordial. The exhibition of cattle was remarkably good, and the show was rendered more attractive by the fact that Her Majesty entered some of her stock from the royal farm among the exhibits. This is the first time such a. dis- tinction has been conferred upon an Irish show. A at, Petersburg telegram says: Last evening a grand entertainment called a carousel was given to the official and distinguished portions of St. Petersburg society by the officers of the Chevalier Guards in their large riding school, which was gayly decorated for the occasion. The Empreee and several other members of the mperial family were present. The main Heme of the evening was a quadrille gone through on horseback by ofiioers of the regiment and a. troop of fair ladies led off by Miss Thornton, eldest daughter of the British Ambassador, whoe riding was greatly admired. A San Francisco despetch says; The pity coroner on Sunday organized an anti- Ohiuess procession. Before starting he herangued the crowd on Chinese evils. Every Chinaman who happened to cross the route of the processionists was chased and ill-treated it caught. It was supposed at the time the Ohinamen were badly injured. Many were badly out about the head. one fatally. The original intention of the coroner was to parade through 'hinctown. Had he done so there would eve been a big hatchery or Chinese. Dr. Ben; and Jean Armour. From the recently published autobio- graphy of the late Dr. Begg we find that while at Dumfriea he met Jean Armour, Burne’ widow. He says; “Mrs. Burns, or ‘Jeem,i at the time whenIeew her. could not be called ‘bonnie.’ although her appearance was well enough. She was rather old and trail in appearance, but extremely interest- ing and pleasing in' conversation. I can quite well imagine that when young Bhe may have been very engaging to an intelligent man, She bed beside her always the large family Bible. in which the names of her children were written in the poet‘s hand. ’ ' ‘ There were many 0! the poems of Burns about Dum- triee at that time in the bold and well marked handwriting of the poet himself, as well as other relies.” The people of Pelee Island have abolished the system of statute labor. Instead, nhe roadways are cared for by taxation and prqperly directed lubor. , 3 In Maeioopa c‘puuty, Arizona, there is caheidemble barbed fiance, and the vaatr flocks 0! wild ducks which frequent; the valley often fly low, and, sinking the barbed fence, become impaled thereon. It is said than tons of ducks are gathered daily by boys trom the fences and sent to mitten. RIGHT FOR A WOMAN. A Qnadrlllc on Horseback. llorllble Death at 11 FIN. WALES IN IREDAND... Ann-Chinese Blot. Feeling Now That War Cannot be Averted. During Mr. Gladstone’s statement in the House of Commons this evening regarding the battle in Afghanistan his manner, even more than his words, emphasized the gravity of the situation. Most of the facts which he stated were quoted from an ofli- cial report just received from Gen. Sir Peter Lumsden.the British Boundary Com- missioner, who is now at Gulran, on the Hererud RiVer, thirty miles west of Herat, with an escort of 3,000 Indian cavalrymen. It has been learned that Gen. Lumsden’s report was based on the statements of Col. Ridgeway and Capt. Yale, of his staff. who w: re witnesses of the fight on the Kushk River from beginning to end. When the Afghans retreated Col. Ridgeway and Capt. Yale accompanied them for a shortdis- tance, and then gallopped to Gnlran, a distance of about 150 miles, to make their report to Gen. Lumsden. The idea that they asked the Rus- sians for protection against the Afghans is absurd. They had been comrades and active allies of the Afghans since last January,when they were sent by Gen. Lumsden to give the native garrison of‘ Penjdeh the benefit of their engineering shilljn strengthening the fortifications of the town. Colonel Ridgeway highly eulogized the gallantry of the Afghan troops during the action. He says they fought under every disadvantage, and the fact that they held their ground as long and as stubbornly as they did in the face 0! terrible slaughter and almost certain defeat, shows them to he possessed of splendid courage. They were taken by surprise, being attacked in the absence of any declaration of war and on ground which they believed was admitted to be theirs. They were vastly outnumbered, having only'1.500 men, with poor artillery, while the Russians had 3,000 well armed regulars, besides a force of Turcomans. Col. Ridgeway says that the retreat of the Afghans was conducted with perfect order and sullen deliberation. It was impossible. however, to concentrate for the defence of Panjdsh, and it is probable that that important position is now in the [os- session of Gen. Komarcff. There is a. wide- r read belief here that the Russians have ‘ acted With duplicity. not only in the field, but also in the embassy at London. The news of the battle on the Kushk river was known at the Russian embassy at an early hour yesterday, and still, with this stait. ling information in his possession, Baron De Staal continued his assurances of the paoiflointentions of Russia. The feeling in Parliament on this branch of the subject was shown during Mr. Gladstone’s state- ment in the House of Commons this even ing. He naively mentioned that M. De Giers, the Russian Foreign Minister, had expressed the hope that the battle would not impair friendly relations between Russia and England. This statement was received with roars of derisive laugh- ter, which Were started by the Tories, but which soon spread to the Liberal benches when the full absurdity of the statement was realized. The war feel- ing is universal in London. It is felt that the GoVernment cannot now yield an inch, and it is generally hoped that Russia will nolfyield, but wiil’stand ‘up for a square fight, and every Englishman is confident of the result. Everybody seems permeated with Lord Doffsrin’s belief, that war is inevitable and that it had better come now than later. It is rumored in well-informed circles that the Government has arranged with Italy to supply the entire force neces- sary to garrison Egypt and the Scudan. This would enable the British troops to be Withdrawn at once for service in India and Afghanistan. INDIA. ON TI’IE CRISIS. Lord Dufierin. at Rs.qu Pindee, was informed to-day of what had occurred at Penjdah. The native Indian chiefs in attendance at the councils unanimously recommended the immediahe throwing of the troops into Afghanistan. Komarofi's Account of His Ifngagement With the Afghans. Seventy thousand Bntish and Indian troopsmowstmioned near the northern Indian frontier, may. it is thought, reach Hersh in time to prevent its capture by the Russians. The Morning Post states Lord Wolseley has been ordered to withdraw 9. third of his entire force in the Soudan (or service elsewhere. The Post adds that even those most desirous of peace must: feel that all negotiations are now oloeed. The question lien in B. nutshellâ€"Russia either did or did not. acquaint Gen. Komaroff with the agree- ment 0: March 17th. Later in the evening Mr. Gladstone said the Government has received another tele- gram from Sir Peter Lum‘sden stating that when the Russians threatened to attack the Afghan position by advancing in force on Ali-Tape the Afghans threw out the videttes and extended their pickets to Pul. I-Khisti on the left bsnk of the Kushke River and gradually strengthened their position until on March 30th the bulk of their force had been transferred across the river. Sir Peter Lumsden considers this movement did not constitute an actual advance on the part of the Afghans. but was merely an occupstion of a more advan- tageouj military position. Sir Peter ans’den has begun the march from Gulran to the Robac Page which com- mands the approach to Beret: from the north. His troops have encountered lear- tul aufietings from cold and many have perished in the enowstorms on the moun- mine. i HE. COMING WAR. Lord Duflerin, after consultation with the Ameer, urges the Government to order an immediate advance into Afghanistan. The Ameer has sent out couriers with orders to the Afghan chiefs to meet him at Osbullor the purpose of holding a war durbar. Letters iron} St. Eetersburg mailed at Berlin in order to escape Russian censor- ship charge the Russian Minister 0! War with having sent orders to Gen. Komarufi about the end of February to bring on a conflict with the Afghans. The letters state that Gen. Kumareff started for Merv with reinforcements {or Pulikhieki, and took advantage of a favorable oppor- tunity to make an attack soon after his arrival. The Standard's correspondent winh Sir Peter Lumsden says; “ The accounts o! the Afghan losses in the recent engage- ment are conflicting. It Is asserted that hundreds 0)! Afghans were literally mes- sacred.” A 811. Peteraburg deapatoh says that deoomtlona and rewards have already been conferred by telegraph on the Russian oflioera Ind soldiers who have taken part in THE VOL ,XXVI. The Si Paton-burg ernal says the foregoing statemeutleavee no question of Ruaaian aggression. Moreover, Sir Peter Lumsden’e 'aeoond deepatoh to the British Government justified Gen. Komarofi‘a action, and even Gladstone has shown praiseworthy anxiety to atone for the ungracione 'worda about Russia which first escaped him. This report or defence of General Komar- off, as it ie variously termed, absorbs attentaon in military and politiealolrolee to-night. The imputation that the Englieh inhtigatad the Afghans to advance is scouted by the politicians, but the report of Captain Yates on thia point is anxiously awaited. Gen. Bit Peter Lumeden has already desorihed_the Afghan movengentaa Afghans became oonvmoed we had no intention of attacking them. they daily drew nearer to our‘ camp. 0n the 27m they deepatohed three companies with a gun and some cavalry against a company covering out reoonnoitring party. Next day their audacity and armganoe increas- ing, they occupiedahigh position command- ing the left flank of our camp, made entrenohmenta, and placed a. cavalry posh in rear of our line and a. picket within gunshot of our fort. On the 29m I sent the Afghan commander an energetic summons to evacuate the left bank of the Kuehk and the right bank of the Murghab as far as the mouth of the Kushk. He replied that, acting on the advice of the Euglish, he would not retire beyond Kushk‘ I then sent him a. private letter, couched in amicable terms. On the 305b, in order to support my demand, I marched with a. detachment age-inst the Afghan positions, still expecting a. pacific iaeue, but fire from the Afghan artillery and an atttok of their cavalry compelled me to aces-pa :1 o mnbet." of his staff ofliaer, Captain Yates, and the details ot the latter‘s report are needed to establish the facts to the satisfaction of military experts. ‘ The Cabinet,however, will now be forced ; to speak without waiting for detailed ver-l sions of an already old story from subordi- nate oflicers. It is expected that Mrv Gladstone will make a statement in the House of Commons to-morrow even- ing, and the nature of that state- ment is causing lively debates in the clubs and eliciting the most contrary opinions. The peace party think Mr. Gladstone will say, in effect, that the Afghans provoked and deserved the thrash- ing they got. Oi the other hand it is more generally believed that in the present temper of the nation the Premier dare not take any step that would look like a back down on the part of England. Russia not only refuses to recall General Kamaroff and withdraw her troops, or even guaran- tee nc turf-her advance pending the com- miesion’s discussion ; but she insults Eng- land by congratulating General Komarofl, praising him for his action, and promising rewards and decorations for the soldiers who attacked Penjdeh. Hopes of peace ‘ are discounted by the preparations ‘for war. The executive departments are ‘ relaxing none ol! their vigor. The full force ‘ of officers and artisans at Woolwich arsenal ‘ has been worked throughout this Sabbath day and night preparing heavy sea ord- nance. The special object of to-day's ever- work is the arming ot the chartered trans. Atlantic liners Oregon and_America. of March our detachment approached Deen-Kepri. When near the bridge we saw an Entrenchment occupied by the Afghans. In order to avoid a. conflict I stationed my troops three miles from the Afghan position. Negotiation with Captain Yute (& member of St: Peter Lumedeu‘e tome) commenced on the 26th. When the an act-0t purely defeuawb strategy, but his bgieAtr despgtchflwas Paaed_ ugou the rqpqrt of April. Komatofi'a brother announces than Ruksia intends to send 100,000 men to Heran as soon as the English advance to Pieobin. A London cable says: The St. Peberaburg Oflicial Messenger publishes the following telegram from Gen. Kongnroff, dated A_pril let : “ 0n the 25d} Ruesxa continues her naval and military preparations with great energy. Admiral Sheetekofi has ordered all the torpedo boats to be sent to the Baltic and the Blaok Sea. Torpedoee have been sunk at the canal binding St. Peterebnrg with the see. Cronetedt, St. Petersburg and the Kma- noeto Palace are connected by telephone, 30 that the Czar will he intormed of every movement in ease of an attack by the Eng. “51] fleet. Tue Russian fleet has been in a thorough state of readiness since the 2nd the battle with the Afghans. Rumors are afloat that some English oflioers were killed in the Russo-Afghan engagement. and that the Afghans have risen against the English. Lord Randolph Churchill. who has just returned from an extended trip through Indie,is enthusiastic over the military urdor of the native princes. He says the View recently published in the Kama] Pindee Pioneer by the NlZim'B political secretary that “ in india Russian rule would mean retrogression" is a. true reflex of native public opinion. Lord Churchill speaks in the highest terms of the military readiness of the Indian troops and the immediate miiitery resources of that country. Avery determined and grave position ‘ has been assumed by the Government toward Russia concerning the Penjdch inci- . dent. At ii at Mr. Gladstone satisfied him- self with demanding an explanation of General Komarofl's attack upon the ; Afghans. He felt sure. it is stated, that Russia was sincerely desirous of peace, and would disoountenance Gen. Komar- ofi’s action, no matter how thoroughly he might have represented the bellicose policy of the St. Petersburg war party. But when the Czar answered he would explain to England as soon as General Komarofi‘ explained to him, the Premier was forced to conclude the Czar was trifling to gain time. Yesterday, therefore, Earl Gran- ville advised Baron de Staal that the British Gover;ment had decided that whatever the nature of the Russian explane : ation of Gen. Komarofif‘s aetion might be, Great Britain would not allow any further discussion concerning the delimitation of the Afghan frontier until the Russian troops have been withdrawn from their present outposts in the disputed territory. back to the positions they occupied at the time England appointed her part of the commission to adjust the Afghan frontier. As almost all the Russian advances have been made in the interval. it is difficult to believe Russia will seriously attempt to reach an amicable understanding. Russian withdrawal of Troops Dc- manded. Count von Munster, the German Ambas- sador to London. states that at the Con- ference upon the Afghan situation yester- day Earl Granville declared that England had resolved that it was impossible to consent to a continuance of adiplomatic discussion with Russia unless England was guaranteed security against having the England's Determined Stand. RICHMOND HILL THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1885. All admit-9.15 of the navy have been noti- fied to hold themselves in readiness for aotxve service. A special inj auction hiss been sent to Vice-Admiral Hay, commanding the Mediterranean squadron, to hold the fleet ready for service‘ Two men ofâ€"war at Kingstown have been ordered to Portsmouth, to txke torpedoes aboard. II; is reputed they will proceed immediately to the Baltic. Atlantic Sleamers Eecured. All the English naval war preparations are being accelerated. Purchases of swift cruisers and the construction of torpedo boats have been increased. The list of Atlantic eteamships secured for the use of England in view of war embraces the Arizona, Alaska, Oregon, Ezrurla, Umbria, Servis, Aurania, City of Rome. and America. 'l‘he Admiralty have decided to organize a great cruiser service of swift vessels. Part ot the British squadron in Chinese waters has been ordered to rendez- vous as a. point on flamilzou Island, which commands the entrance to the sea of Japan, and largely commands the way to Russian ports on the Pacific. The War Oflioe is overwhelmed with offers of service from army. militia and volunteer officers. The recruiting depots in London and in the provinces are daily besieged by men anxious to enter the mili- tary service in View of the prospect of war with Russia. Suitable applicants are being accepted. . Several batteries of artillery have been ordered to embark at once for India. At the German and Russian embassies here- the opinion is expressed that the dispute between the Czar and Great Britain has actually reached its final phase in diplomacy. Russian occupmlon ol l’enjdeh. General Komnrcff has made a detailed stutement tending to Show that the Afghans provoked the recent battle. The effect of tt is statement, however, has been weakened by reports from the Austmin telegraph ste- tions on the Russian frontier that Pepjdeh was occupied by Colonel Alikhenofi' on the 3rd inst. Russian ofiitiila state General Komeroff was obliged to occupy Penjdeh in order to stop the pilhging of the district by Tureomans, and that the Afghans had threatened to resume offensive operations. The Ameer upon leaving waul Pindee expressed the certainty that the whole of Afghanihtau would welcome the assistance of British and Indian troops to repel Ruasm. General StewartI in anticipation of in- structions to advance his entire Indian command‘ has ordered an advance by the way of Quettah of the artillery corps now stationed in the Kohal, Peshawar and Hszsr districts. The utmost secrecy is maintained about the movements of British troops in India. Press correspondents at Rawul Pindee are refused all information about army orders. It has been ascertained, however. that a number of detachments have already left on the route to Quettah. The Native Indian Press. Recent mail advices from India differ significantly from the rose-colored official telegrams concerning theloyalty to England. of the native chiefs and people. Mail advices indicate that there is a pretty general feeling among the Indians, which, under certain circumstances, might prove anything but advantageous to British prestige in India, in the event of a stubborn Anglo Russian conflict. The native Indian ‘ press is nearly unanimous in favor of war, 1 but with more of a feeling of resistance to ‘ Russian aggression than of sincere loyalty to purely British interests. The Lahore Tribune calls for a national Hindoo army. not composed of mercenary Sepoys, but of volunteers recruited on a national basis. The Benare Herald advocates a levy of all ableibodied men. The Kurrachee Times urges that a council of war. composed of native princes. he held at Calcutta, to adopt a war policy, and that the Council offer four hundred thousand troops to the Indian Government, to resist‘ Russia. The Madras Hindoo predicts that . the struggle against Russia cannot be successful unless India be armed to assist England. Most oi the other native organs discuss the situation in similar terms. Other Indian papers, probably under official influence, urge the formation of an Anglo- Indian force as preferable to a purely Indian corps, unless the latter be oificered by Englishmen. It is plain the Indians do not look upon themselves as mere depend- ents upon Great Britain for protection. It is difficult to estimate how strong this feel» ing at national independence is. But it is believed to be sufficiently prevalent to prove dangerous it too far ignored by Great ‘ Britain. result of theooniroversy imperilled by collisions on the disputed frontier. Eng- lsnd. Earl Granville said, must refuse to accept Russia’s assurance that she desires pesos unless the assurance was accom- panied by a withdrawal of her troops to the line drawn lrom Tepi to Seri-Yezi. Russian Knee to Gain 'l‘lme. M. eriers, through Beron de Steel, has ofiered to shendon the Russian proposal to extend the line of the debatable zone pro- posed by England, so as to include the Parapsmissus mountains, and recur to the line suggested in the Lesser proposals. This offer, while apparently containing a non- session, is considered to be reslly a. ruse to modify the effect of General Komarofl’s attack and to gain time. As Esrl Gran- vxlle's demand for the Withdrawal of the Russian troops was made alter the receipt of M. de Giers‘ proposal, is is inferred the Russian Premier’s overture has made no impression upon the English Government. The Russian Minister of War has sent a. cmgratulatory message to Gran. Komarofi. and direcbad him to nhank the troops in the name of the Czar, and inform them that all who took part in the recent battle will be rewarded. He 1ch night said he had the assurance 0! the sz that th Russian troops mighn advance but they would never retire. News has been received from Odessa that the transport services on the Black Sea are busily engaged carrying troops and muni- tions of war from Sebastopol and Nicoluiefi to Batoum and Poti. Immense earth- works are being constructed for the defence of Batoum anleoolaieff. There is gram milltary activity at Odessa. Numerous battalions 0t Cossacks are reviewed daily. The garrison at; Kertaoh is wozmug nigh: and‘ day in hastenian uhe completion or the works there. ‘he flouting mills are worked at their lull capamty ptepming provisions. A deapatoh from Aix-leE-Baines states Queen Victoria. has received reassuring despatches from Berlin, St. Petersburg, and London. Venezuela has the hottest and coldest climates in the oiviiized world. The moun- tainous plains of the Andes are almost uninhabimble, while the valleys luxuriate in tropical temperature. Genera! Slewar [’3 A dun) co. Mr. deonaxd (Km'gs) said that if them was any fear: that: the passage of the Fuel tory Blll would be delayed by the passage of this amendment. the Government could remuve the difiioulhy by makmg the Fan- tory Bfll a. Governgnent mezasure. Mr. Cameron (Victoria) opposed the motirn to bring the Scott Act amendment firrt on the paper. He believed the Scott Act was an unconstitutional and vicious Act, and he thought the Factory Act of far more importance than any trumpety amendment to the Scott Act. Mr. Cameron (Huron :Baid the Factory Bill had been given the first place in the order paper through the action of the House, but. the member for V.utaria (Mr. Cameron) had not objected when that was proposed, or expressed the View that it would lead to confusion. These amend- ments to the Scott Act were not trifling The; ware few hut, imporfiant. Mr. Foster said it must not be supposed that it this motion were carried the Factory Bill would not be carried out. The amend- ments proposed to the Scott Act. though relating to matters of dothll, were of great importance in rendering the Scott Act workable. It was necessary to show the good faith of Parliament in the legislation which it had already passed, to carry out the implied agreement that the work car- ried on under the Scott Act should not be allowed to retrograde. The people had shown by their votes that they wanted the Sgott Aet,and it was the duty of Parlia- ment to provide proper machinery for its working. The member for North Victoria. would oppose the amendments necessary to the proper Working of the Act and then taunt the friends of the Act with the fact that it was not workable. Mrflves objected to the interference with the order of business because it would eat a bad precedent. The question In this motion was whether they should have fac- tory legislation at all, or whether they should have a. minor amendment to the Scott Act. Mr. Bax-gin said he regretted that this amendment had been brought forward. While he believed that his hon. friend had brought it forward in good faith, this motion, it peeked, would put the temper euoe men in the House in the position of taking a stand in antegonifim to the Fac- tory Act. He thought that this was not a. step which would be in the interest of temperance. If this amendment were car- ried the Factory Bill could hardly be got through this eeesiqn. Mr. Jumieeon moved in amendment, that the Bill to amend the Scott Act be taken up. He did not menu any discourtesy to the hon. member for Stormont and Corn- wall (Mr. Bergin), nor to hint that his Bill was not an important one. That Bill was itself brought up higher on the motion paper than it otherwise would have been by the action of the House. The Bill was an important one but he believed that the great question of its constitutionality should be left for further deliberation by the House. but this Bill to amend the Scott Act was one put forward by the great repre- sentative body of temperance men. and he thought it only fair to the great body of temperance men in the country that this Bill should be taken up this evening, that it might have every opportunity of being put through this session. The Bill did not interfere with the principle of the Scott Act. but merely provided means for carrying it out more perfectly. The Speaker ruled the amendment in order. On the motion for resuming the adjourned depgtegon Mr. Bergin’g _Fa.otory_Bill, Mr. Bergin contended that the amend- ment was out of order. Mr. White (Gardwall) objected to the motion as establishing a precedent, and said it had been moved without. notice to ube House. Mr. Landry (Kent) said that the Speaker had ruled that. there was a precedent, and the mover of the amendment: was strictly within his rights. Those who desired not to force the Scott Act on any county but to see me Scott Act enforced in counties where it had been already adopted, would vote for the amendment. because i! it were not carried the passage of these necessary amendments would probably be delayed until next sessxon. Mr‘ Fisher said it was untrue that notice had not been given. Afortnight ago the House had been requested to make thm Bill the second order on the paper, and the member for Lanark was then advised to take the course he was now taking. The confusion between the Scott Act and the McCarthy Act should be put an and to. and this was one object of these amendments. Mr. MoNeill said that although opposed to she principle of the Scott Act, he was in favor of carrying out the will of the people, and giving the necessary machinery tor the working of the Act. He would therefore vote for the amendment. Mt. Fuirbank urged that the proper machinery [or the working of the Scott Act should be provided. At present the friends of the Scott Act had a fiddle without a bow. The amendment; giving the Temperance Bill the precedence was exuded on a vote of 86 to 6,2. Mr. Dnékinson moved the seound reading of the Bill. Mr. Cameron (Victoria) said that after the question 0! precedence had been settled he oid not intend to oppose this Bill in a. captions msmner. He objected to the Scott: Act being carried by a mere majority of those voting. In no county, he believed, has it ever been carried by a majority of the electors. He believed that experience showed that the Scott Act was not enforced. Mr. Jumieson said he hoped no friend of the Scott. Act would be drawn into a dis- cussion on the general principles of the South Act or its operation. He had ex- plained the Bill on its firth reading. Mr. Bourbeuu proposed an amendment to the effect that a. priest or minister should be allowed to grant medical certificates authorizing thgpumhase of liquor. Mr. White (Hastings) thought ministers were an liable to go wrong as medical men, and he thought it: was not fair to ask this power for them. On clause six providing for the repeal of that section of the Dommion License Act which the Supreme Court of New Bruns- wiok declared caused the proeedure of that Act to supplant that of the Scott Act, Mr. Weldon objected to this being done without the right of the parties engaged in the cases now before the courts being reserved from the operation of the amendment, and moved a. resolution provndihg for that. Mr. Jamiesun Bald there was no interfer- ence with anybody unless he was a. violator of the law, and the quest-Ion was whether the House would allow such a paraon to escape through gush a. mere teohmaaliuy. Mr. Irvine said that the cases in New Brunewwk kept She Scott Act practically suspended for about a. year and a half and cosh the temperanee men $500. The law DOMIN10N PARLIAMENT. WH OLE NO 1,396 NO. 46. The Mexican Congress is reported to be adverse to declaring war against Guate- mala. Honduras has seceded from her allmnoa’ with ,Guntemala and joined the ulhed republics. General Wolseley and Lord Chas. Berea- ford arrived at Cmro yesterday. General Wolaeley says he has noidea. of abandoning hie intention to recapture Khartoum in the autumn. ~ The Congregation of Rites of the Vatican has approved of the petition of the Flat- head tube of American Indians to oanonize the Jesuit; martyrs massacred in 1646 by :ha Iroquois. The bodies of twd children. who died last week in Cleveland. Ohio. showed after death such marked aympnoms of cholera. as no cause great excitement among medical clrolea. Latest advices from Kasaala state that the garrison has provisions for a month and plenty of ammunition. The rebels “sacked an Abyssinian caravan en route to Gella, and killed thirteen persons. It is stated M. de Freycinet desires to abandon the French operations in Mada- gascar and will make a commercial treaty with the Haves, as a pretext for an honorable retirement of the French from Tamatave. Mr. Cameron (Victoria) moved amend- ments embodied in the Bill by Mr. Mc- Carthy, providing that not only brewers and distillate outside of 5 Scott Act county might sell in quantities of eight and ten gallons respectively in the county, but those within 3 Scott Acn county might have the angle privilege. Mr. Bourbeau renewed his amendment to give clergyman the power to issue medi- cal certificates for liquor, expressing his willingness to have it confined to clergy- men in places where there was no doctor. The amendment was lost. The Committee rose and reported the BI“. The amendments were concurred with and the Bill was ordered to stand for its third reading. The British Conservatives have resolved to strongly oppose the Egyptian loan. A London syndicate has contracted to build and operate a rallway in Honduras. M. Briseon. the new French Premier, is strongly opposed to the Corn Duty Bill, and 15 is believed It will be shelved. Peru hen given formal notice to the Unified States of her intention to terminate in March, 1886, the treaties of commerce and extradition signed in 1870. Gen. Ricoi has informed the Italian Gov- ernment that Maseowah is the most im- portant pomt on the Red Sea. He says “ Italy mush guard it carefully and keep it." After some further discussion an amend- ment was drafted which made the excep- tion desired by Mr. Weldon. still keeping the Scott Act intact. This, however, was objected to as too sweeping, and was held back to be moved on the third reading of the Bill. Mr.-Jamié§on objected to this as destroy- ing the effect of the whole Act and the amendment was lost. The British Government has requested that the Alert. which was used in the Greely Relief Expedition, be sent to Bali- fax, where she will be received by the Eug- .‘ish authorities. The Alert sailed from New York yesterday. John V” Omierdonk. excise commissioner and editor of the Independent and Adver- tise’r.a weekly paper published at Nysok, N. Y.,wss publicly norsewhipped yesterday by the wives of Constables Snakspeare and Harris for publishing offensive articles about their husbands. The whipping was Witnessed by 3 large crowd, and crashed a great ssnsabion. which caused these things was passed at the instance of the Government, and he believed they should repay thee sum. (Lgngghten) The past-office authorities at Frankfort- on-hbe-Main discovered a. suspicious-looking box, addressed to Prince Bismarck, which, on being opened, was found to contain dynamiue and a. delicate explosive machine. A special says it was supposed it was intended to reach the Chancellor on his birthday, when, arriving with hundreds of presents. it: would have escaped special attention, and, being opened carelessly, would have done its deadly work. The Albion Hotel at Brandon, Man, was burnt down at an early hour on Saturday morning. Two persons were burned to death, Miss Buohau, sister of the proprie- tor. and a. boarder. Miss Beaubier jumped from a. second story window, and was badly scorched. The rest of the boarders escaped with great difficulty in their night- clothes. The firemen did excellent work and saved the adjoining building. Insur- snee, $1,000, in the City of London. The reservations made by Turkey on signing the Egyptian financial agreement recently are as follows: Firstâ€"That the Suez Canal Convention shall give Turkey the right to defend Egypt in the event of internal troubles or toreign invasion ; second. that the Convention shall not deal with the expenses of the English occupa- tion of Egypt ; third, that the mention of mixed tribunals in the Financial Conven- tion does not imply an indefinite prolonga- tion of the tribunals; fourth, that the Porte reserves the right to recognize any com- missioners of foreigners deputed to inquire into the financial resources of Egypt. I am told by a gentleman who has travelled in the Soudan that among many of the tribes supporting the Mahdi tat wives are the fashion. To develop the desired form of feminine beauty female children are perpetually ted upon sweet milk, and even when they reach adult age they are allowed little exercise and their food is chosen with a View to increase the unnatural obesity so much admired by their husbands. I fear that Sarah Bern- hardt would not be a very great attraction down that way.â€"Lady’s Pictorial. A huge drum, nearly eight feet in diame- ter, ancienth used for religious ceremonies at the Imperial court of Kiyoto, is to be sent from Japan to the impending exhibi- tion of musical instruments in London. The New York Mail and Express remarks: “ The town of Yakima, Ore., is distin- guished no less for its culture than its enterprise. Aaalooa keeper there adver- tises ‘an unequalled assortment of bac- ohenalian goode.’ ” It was Napoleon Bonaparte who said when the conquest of the Chinese was pro- posed to him: " No; there are too many of them. Once teach them the art of modern warfare. and they will overrun Eutope and crush out our civilization." TELEGRAPH"! 5UMMABY The Fashion in the Soudnn. " Well, that is one circumstance to be considered with others of course. The man with backbone is apt to have greater power of resistance. He can endure more toil and can resist disease longer. Why, there were no men in the war so good for a long march as your duck legiellows with long bodies. The long-legged men could not stand it. General Sheridan is a good specimen of a man with a long bodyâ€"long grasp on lifeâ€"- and General Grant is another. There was acase here not long ago,” continued the oifioer, “ which would indicate thata man's backbone had a. great deal to do with his general character. An officer, who was examined for promotion, was found to be physically, mentally and professionally unfit, and also morally unfit. He was dropped from the service. When we came to take his measurement We found he had the shortest backbone of any man in the navy who had ever been examined. He did not have great physical power of resist- ance, you see. When he graduated at the naval academy he stood very high. When he had to do duty it is probable that his strength failed him, and he resorted to stimulants. The taking of stimulants became a habit, and gradually affected his intellectual powers. His mind being weakened, his morals were soon under- mined. All of this, you see." laughed the ofl‘ioer, "came, of course, from having a short backbone." “ Then the man with considerable back- bone ia much stronger than the one who has not.” Does the Soldier Who Kill- llls Enemy Stain Ills Soul Will: Blood ? It must needs be that new questions arise, or old perplexities in a fresh form, and of these one that has risen again in our time is this : Does any moral stain attach to bloodshed committed upon the battle- field? 0: is the difference between mili- tary and ordinary homicide a real one. and does the plea of duty sanction any act, however atrocious in the abstract, provided it be committed under the uniform of the State ? The general opinion is. of course, that no soldier in his military capacity can be guilty of murder. but opinion has not always been so fixed, and it is worth noticing that in the forms of civilization that preceded our own', and in some exist- ing modern races of lower type than our own, traces clearly appear 0! a sense of wrong attaching to any form of bloodshed whatever, whether of (air battle or 0! base treachery calling alike for the purifying influences of expiatio’n and cleansing. The medical officer, efilarging on the figure thus suggested, proceeded : “ That’s it. You see, putting his hand on his head. here’s the governor. Here,” he continued, lowering his hands to his chest, “ is the boiler. The lungs and the heart are here and below are the abdominal organs of viscera. Your mouth and nostrils are blowers. You shovel in coalâ€"take foodâ€" in your mouth. It is turned into steamâ€" bloodâ€"~and goes out in every direction, you see. toward the surface. Now the men with a. long body has a great deal of boiler surface.” A Lungsody laid to Menu u hols. Grasp “Jello. When it person compliments another by saying he hes a. good deal of “backbone,” he comes very near stating a scientific truth. without knowing it perhaps. At least, so remarked s naval medical oflicer to a reporter of the Washington Star, the other day, as the lstterpmopped to chat in the room or the navel ‘exemi'ning‘hosrd. “Step up here a. moment.” continued the officer, conducting the reporter to 9. mass- uring rod which stood in one corner of the room. The rod, beside having the move- sble arms with which a men's height is gueged, had another intermediate arm below, by which the length of. his legs is determined. The difference between these measurements, of course, shows the length 01 his body sud head. or the length of his spinal column, including his head. “ There," said the officer, after the reporter had subjected himself to the measuring process, “ you are 69$ inches tell, your legs are 33% inches longâ€"pretty good legsâ€"and that leaves a. length of body of 36 inches. That’s very good, rather shove the aver- "‘ Well, what does it: all mean ?" asked the reporter. " Boiler power,” remarked an'gfliaial wkm yagfistanding neqr. In South Africa, for instance, the Basuto returning from war proceeds with all his arms to the nearest stream, to purity not only his own person but his javslins and his battle-axe. The Zulu, too, practices ablutions on the same oceasion, and the Baohuana warrior wears a rude kind of necklace to remind him of the expiation due from him to the slain and to disperse the dreams that might otherwxse trouble him and perhaps even drive him to die of remorse. The same feelings may be de- tected in the old world. The Macedonians had a peculiar form of sacrifleatory purifi- cation, which consisted in cutting a dog in half and leading the whole army, arrayed in lull armor, between the two parts. As the Buotians had the same custom. it was probably for the same reason. At Rome, for the same purpose, a sheep and a bull, and a pig or boar were every year led three times round the army and then sacri- ficed to Mars. In Jewish history the prohibition to King David to build the temple was expressly connected with the blood he had shed in battle. In old Greek mythology Theseus held himself unfit, without expistion, to be admitted to the mysteries of Ceres. though the blood that stained his hands was only that of thieves and robbers. And in the same spirit Hector refused to make a libs.- tion to the gods before he had purified his hands after battle. " With unwashed hands," he said, “ to pour out sparkling wine to Zeus I dare not. nor is it even the custom for one soiled with the blood and dust of battle to offer prayers to the God whose seat is in the olouds."-Gemleman’s Magazine. An Old Mm: Makes an Attempt at Suicide in the Fully-Rescued iron: a Perilous Position. A last (Sunday) night’s Niagara Falls (Ont.) despatch says: Mr. John Waugh, ex-Mayor, who has been failing in health the past three months, walked out on the railway suspension bridge this afternoon, climbed over the railing, and got hold of one'oi the iron girders underneath the bridge. hanging by both hands with his body dangling in the air some 160 feet above the rocks near the water’s edge. Luckily for him some friends saw him climb over and ran out on the bridge, expecting to see his body dashed to pieces on the rugged rocks below. The unfortunate man no doubt repented his rash act, and held on for dear life to the iron girders. Soon three young men, named Kerr, Howe and Gil- lespie. came to his assistance, and, by bracing themselves with their legs and lean- ing over the side of the bridge, much endangering their own lives, rescued Mr. Waugh from his perilous poeition. Mr. Waugh has for some time past shown signs of temporary insanity, caused by sickness from over-exertion in political life. He is ‘a gentleman who is highly respected by both political parties of this town, and has held the chair of the Conservative party of this town for some years past. His friends will have him placed in suitable quarters to recover his health. The Courts of France, it is said. uonaider it a libel to overestimata a lady’s age. Lake Erie has been trozen over this year from shore to shoreâ€"a rare event. A fish- erman of Port Dover. Canada. is said to have walked across on the ice from Long Point to Erie-tweutygeight Dim. MURDER 1N BATTLE. RE PENTED IN TIME. BAOKBONE.