With the Wat the Government lave made enrnricin~ rrowrrss. By mean of concessions which have gone far to satisfy Mr. Sydney Buxton and his handful of Radical colleagues in the representation of London, they have got the Bill through the Commons and there is no longer! any fear that it will fail to pass this session. It will, however, be a long time before the new Water Board gets London's together by private enquiry agents. water supply into its hands. There will no doubt be lengthy proceedings before the Court of Arbitration before it is de~ rach 1 to be paid to each Water Company for its property. -Tho buying up of vested interests will: no doubt be a costly process; but experience has provea that the longer the question is delayed the more costly it, will become: and although political parties are divided as to the details, everyone must be glad that a definite sctilement of a question which has agitated London for years has been arrived at.
The Cate Show This is Cattle Show week, and on Monday che hing paid a tying visit to his metropolis in order to be present on the opening day. That at least, was one of is Majesty's objects. In the evening ho in company with the Queen, a semi-private performance at Mrs. Langtry's Theatre, and on Tuesday, their Maiestive wont off to pay a week's visit to the Earl and Countess Howe at Gopsail Hall, their famous seat in Leioestershire. The King is a large and a very noceesfil exhibitor to this years Cattle Show. With twenty-four entries he has won no fewer than four silver challenge vine, seven first prizes, five seconds, two birds and five commendations. The great stive of the shore, however, the King's Challenge Cup for the best beast bred by exhibitor, has ance more fallen to Tord Strathmore, this being the fourth time in eight years. His success is all the more remarkable because he sends but ana antes ta each chow The Champion is an Aberdeen-Angus heifer, which also took premier honours at "birmingham, and has at the two shows won about £800 in prizes. For real test of merit, however, she carcase contest is the most valuable of the show, since prize beasts do not any means always cut up well; and in thie section the Fine won first honours with a beast of the same breed as the "champion of the show. OF the performance at the Tmnerial Theatre in the evening I expect your Lady Correspondent will are a good deal to tell sou.
'The Hartonn Divorce Case. has occupied Me cuctice Barnes' and a The t Hartopp divorce case, which necinl jury for more than a fortnight, is aenraaching its and+ hut althanch most people have formed an idea as to how the sardiet ancht te po. it would he dangerous to speculate. No divorce case for roars pact has so absorbed public interest. Spoonlation is now rife as to the identi of the gentleman bearing the Christian name of Charles. the husband of an Earl's daughter. who has hoon mentioned in thr case. Mrs. Sands, the "intervener," went into the witness hox on Wednesday and swore positively that Sir Charles Hartopp ud paver visited her at hor hones, and that the servants and eabmen who had riven evidences inn contrate sence were, ce far as they heliecad themselves ta he encaking the-truth. confusing him with another gentleman who visited her, a lain "Mr." on whom she had bestowed the courtesy title of "Sir" because he had sees ind an Parle danchter Thre are only about twa hind. sd Fars, including those of Scotland and Trelend= a ennd mane of their cictare and danchtere have srErca mam of Hua wha nant nat name Mor Mrs, Sande's dacerintion: farther all the Farl's danchtore who, ara nat married and all shoes bu-hands nat chrictanad: Charlee, the test is Branaht ta core amghters_ are suffering under un-ae thrown an unpleasant light on the manner in which evidence in these enses is got
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