An. enterprising weekly illustrated journal commends this week's issue' to the public by the single announcement in bold characters on its contents bill that it "contains nothing about Nelson." Some people have deprecated this as a slur on our national hero; but a good many readers will turn to the journal with a feeling of relief. For two or three weeks the illustrated papers have been full of Nelson, We have all celebrated his conten ary with an enthusiasm which loft nothing to be desired; but we have boon fa little bit overdone with portraits of Nelson and Lady Hamil On Saturday there were din all over the country. The East Anglian Society placed a wreath on his grave in the crypt of St. Panl's; the Navy League gave a great banquet at the Criterion; and "The Death of Nelson" was sung at every concert in England and played by every band in every musical restaurant in London. Burnham Thorpe, the hero's birth place, and Merton, his home, had - special—festive so, of course, had Portsmouth, where the world-famous flag-ship flow the histon luminated at night. But the great celebration was in Traflga Square. A groat girdle of wreaths was entwined round the column, and the base was covered with wreaths of evergreens and choice flowers from all parts of.the world, those from-Shanghai and Hongkong having prominent places. No great political demonstration has ever filled the square so full as it was during the religious ceremony which was held there ju the middle of the day; and for three afterwards a small army of police were employed in marshalling the crowds which went to pay honour to the hero and see the decorations, On Monday afternoon it took exactly half an hour to march in procession from the outskirts of the crowd to the base of the Nelson? cing arrayed in a queue which cannot have been less th ile in length, winding all over the square.
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