ceremony into the ancient office of Lor was installed with quaint yet_imposin Warden of the Cinque Ports; and in the course of a speech, at the ensuing banquet, he made a significant yet guarded reference to the Eastern Question, which by reason of the Cretan insurrection and the assistance now lent to the insurgents by Greece is daily becoming more and more critical. Lord Salisbury declared that lit was not likely that England would de-the parents' blessing which is a mere formality. They are now husband and wife. Among people of the higher classes the marriage is conducted with numerous preparations and ceremonies. The proposal is no business of the young man, nor the accepting the business of the young girl. "They have, perhaps, never seen one another before the day of their marriage. The parents square the matter and if they agree on the monetary terms a contract is d up, by which the two fathers pledge themselves to give son and daughter certain equal amount for their establishment. The father of the bride must also give the bridegroom a plot of ground, on which the young man must build a house. When the. he did not always agree with his views. part from unity of action with the other Had Li succeeded in drawing from Mr.
Powers; but his reference to.the gangrene Gladstone his real opinion of his great rival [in South-eastern Europe encouraged the it would have been a triumph indeed. belief that her Majesty's Government are Altogether our Chinese visitor has had encourage th and in pile of the furious determined to do nothing which shall
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