Simultaneously with the Royal rejoicings the Board of Trade Commissioners been sitting at Hull to pursue investigations and elaborate the case which will be presented to the Iateroational Tribunal on behalf of the victims of the North Sea outrage. Nothing particularly new has been elicited, for the whole matter, from the point of view of the fishermen, ix 80 simple, nnd the story which they have tala from the first has been 80 straightforward, that there was very little more ro learn. Some ships of the Russian Baltic Fleet steamed up to them in the carly morning, fired into them for balf-mnhone ors", and then steamed away. That is all, For the reasons of their action we mast wait till the International Tribunal sits. S" farasthe fishermen are concerned they can only testify that there were no Ispanese torpedo-boats about, and no vessels which evuld by any naval officer in his sober senses be mistaken for Japanese onts. On that point the evidence t be more conclusive. The Anglo-Convention has not yet been signed; and there are reports that Russia is trying to hack out of her promise that dirty mist caveloped London yesterday [those responsible for th shall be they cam unto town to receive ax punished. From the best-informed sources, from the City of London, 'The however, we are assured that the delays "London Particular' is an. institution not involve any serious hbiteh, and which is regarded by foreigners ax the] that there is not the slightest doubt that groat distinguishing feature of the Britis en tually a convention embodying all metrpoliz, and they are apt to go away that we have asked for will be signed. disappointed if the it has remained clour Mermaid" Plays. throughout their visit, King Carlos, it] The Mermaid Society, named after the isseid, wes quite pleased with his ex-/funous hostelry where Shakespeare and ben tis time ho has hal more than} most interesting teries of revi ra of pa perience on Tuewlay; but f expect that by Jenson and their fellows met, are producing enough of it. However, their welcome of the sxtecnth and seventeenth century. yesterday must have well cunpen- This week they have brought out Beau-sated the Keng and Queen for the mont and Fletcher's Knight of the Burndisayreeableness of the weather—Loval|inw Pestle," a burlesque which b. newspapers considerably overstated the strong point of resemblance to Sheridan' case when they declared that the fog kept) =Critic" in that it in founded large hardly anyone away; but the route of the} the humours of a stage relvearsal. The piece procession to the Guilihall and back to was capitally meted and thoroughly en-Paddington, most of which was decorated juyed by the select audience which had with the inevitable Venetian masts and} lathered to witness it, The performances was thickly lived with people, who are open to the general public; but these gave the Koyal visitors very enthusiastic revivals scarcely appeal to the ordinary greeting.
The Anglo-Portuguese Treaty. "ist of members of the Mermaid Society. play-goer, and the audiences rusinly con~ King Edward, with the tact for which he So far the Society has steered commend-is famous, contributed largely to the suc- ably clear of " danger which hae been cess of this p"pular demonstrate on by she publicly pointed out by Mr. William very timely revelation of a secret which, Archer. The drama of the Restoration until late on the eve of the civic function. period is notorious for its immorality; and had been very carefully kept. That is that students of the dramatic works of the the Portuguese Royal visit has been utilised period before the Puritan revolt are aware for the conclu-ion of " treaty of arbi ration that it was very little if any better. Some between the two countries. In proposing of the plays announced for production by the health of King Csrlos and Queen Amelia the Mermaid Society are so impregnated on Wednesday night his Majesty made ti with the gros ness of the age that it i interesting announcement that this treaty dificult to imagine how the Mermaids" had been signed at Windsor, which g.ve will manage to Bowdlerise them without tothe Anglo-Porta-nese tr aty altering their character so cemp'ete'y that sone six hundred years ago. they will lose all interest to students of in the speeches at Windsor and old English drama, Revivals of old play
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