Whatever sins of omission and com-ood not be maintained at anything like its has been visiting the Pope.—King Carl University.—Prince Arthur of poonenest mission our present Goverament may be of Portugal has presented the British guilty of they have certainly devoted present Srongth? Naturally, Me. Cham-lain cannot desire that this question, nation with some remarkable specimens themselves with energy to the reform of important though it be, should be used to of fish recently caught in Portuguese waters; they are intended for the Nat1ral that Mr. ick's scheme of army navy and army administration. It is true hamper his fiscal m"vement; and the remoters of the deputation were accused History Musoum.—A picture by Romney had hardly been undertaken before it was come of his followers of "deliberate of two children walking, which was origi-condemned in principle and superseded attempt to run Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, nally sold for loss than a sovereign, fetohed 6,500 guineas at Christic's—The new army. reform had met with oe much opand.Mr. Arnold-Forster's latest plan of berlain. Balfour' was of course very their principal speaker, against Mr. Cham:
French cruiser Leon Gambetta is to havea. position that it may be practically regarded as dead. But with the navy the Govern-to the deputation. Ho displacement of 12,550 tons only, and it opinion, that it would be ment have been much more successful. is not likely that future cruisers will be misfortune if the proposed conference largor.—The Messageries Maritimes are memorandum is impor Two years ago Lord Selborne issued were debarred from considering imperial to open a montluy cargo service, starting defence or any other question of importance changes as regards the personnel of the to the Empire; but he did not commit this month, between Antwerp and the navy, changes which modified the old rigid himeelf in any way.
Far East, with four steamers, system of promotion by seniority "lon and rendered it possible for a capable
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