Messas. W. Pretcuarn Monoas form us that Her Most Gracious Majesty wen Victoria has been pleased to approve of the appointment by Imperial Kict of William Pritchard Morgan, Exq., MP. Consul-General in London'for the Eny of Cores, Messrs. S. W. Rorse && Ca. writyas follows on Metalx in their report dated Manchester, the 24th of February last Phere has not Intterly been a large busi ness pas ig Iron, but the tone of the markets ling been good, and prices have steadily advanced to the extent Is. to 1s, GA. per ton during this mont This at the quiet time of thy year couraging, and there is a distinctly ing as to the near future; producers of Pig Iron are well provided with orders for the present, and they are quite disposed to wait the turn of events, feeling confident that they will yet better prices ere The Manufactured Iron tra-to in the Inds is very active, and prices strong, provement is expectd he higher-priced metals have improve with the exception of Spelter which has lost about 15s. per ton. Copper hus advanced about £3 10s., and is firm, his advanced about £15, and is stron bout 7s. Gd. dearer, and is steady.
should think that Mr. Michael Davitt's presence at Kroonstad is more likely to be embarrassing than welcome the Boer oligarchs. Weong-headed he is, but he is believed to be an honest patriot, and he has suffered for his condi Born in 1846, his family were evicted from their farm when he was six years old. Hu get. work in a Lancashire Cotton Mill in Which he lost his right arm by being caught in the machinery when he was eleven. After this he was " newsboy, printer's. devil, and a letter carrier joined the Fenians when he was only 19, and was sentenced two years later to 15 years' pens] servitude, serving 7 years at Portland before he was released on ticket-of-leave.
Tie went to the United States -Jand on his return in 1681 was given another year's penal servitude. He was arrested again in 1883 and imprisoned for three months under an obsolete act of King Edward If. He was returned M.P. for Cork in 1892 and resigned in 18: was returned again for Kerry in 1895 and resigned last year. It must be " great disappointment to him that there are so many Irishmen fighting gallantly for the Queen in South Africa; and that Australia, where he has been an earnest preacher of sedition, is second to none of the Colonies in devotion to the mother country.
Tuene was no sitting of the Mixed Court on Thursday morning, owing to its being the Shivig-ming, or anniversary of the tutelary god of the native city (Chen der " Thursday afternoon to escort. Hwing) on his semi-annual aundeece het wander ost spirits, who have noone here to to them ar pry clothes xnd consisting both sexes ud City mayist biting the presence of women in the procession) left the West-eat of the native city at 3 o'clock on Thursday afternoon and then turned westwards towards the Keangnan Arsenal, returning by the South into the city. The next proce: year is on the 15th day of the 20th moon, or 6th of December next.
Tae watermark at Hankow on the 7th was 10ft. Sin, and at Kiukiang on the Sth loft, din.
Tar following ree sailing vessels are still i sales show that vod demand
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