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won by the determined bravery of the men, and honours are flying round, that the share which falls to the rank and file should be so ludicrously disproportionate in every way to the actual value of his services. Still, it is a part of our military system for which nobody in particular is responsible.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The Legislativo Council will meet. on Tuesday, August 23rd, at 2.30 p.m.
The German barque Carmelita and Ida was docked at Aberdeen this force-
noon.
The steamship Tido, Captain Pud- dicombe, which arrived here this morn ing from Chinkiang, reports having passed four dismasted sailing vossols off the Saddles, on her way down..
Tho City Hall museum was opened There is, however, one duty which this morning to the public, the ne- the country owes to her humble decessary repairs having been completed fenders, which we are sorry to say is yesterday. sadly neglected. Our military system takes men from trades and profes- sions at which they could earn com- fortable livings for the best years of their lives, and then throws them back on the world, after long terms of service, without making anything like an adequate provision for their later days. They may starve or go to the workhouse for all the War Department cares. Private soldiers are not regarded as of mucft" account while in the army, and they are thought still less of after they receive their discharge. We hold that it is encumbent on the country to make provision-ample provision-for her defenders after they are worn out and unfit for further service. Thou-
from M. Delogorio Mokrievitch, the one and should be stopped. A stop in Russian Socialist, of a personal narra- this direction was taken by the police tive of his escape from Siberia, After at Islington the other day, where the describing the journey to Siberia, the tradespeople complained bitterly of the account proceeds-On Nov. 13, 1879, obstruction caused by womon withi a few days after leaving Irkontsk for baskets of flowers sitting on the side Balaganask-lis final destination-Mr. walk. Soveral of the women were Mokrievitch
summoned before his escort the slip. theroforo
Mr. gave As soon as his flight was discovered a Barstow, at Clerkenwell, who ulti- number of Bouryats, half-savago Mon-nately adjourned the case for a month, gol horsemen, as keon as slenth hounds stating that if the women did not re- and as cunning as Red Indians, were turn to their positions on the pavement, sont after him, but he succeeded the summonses should be dropped. It in evading their pursuit, and reaching would be a pity indeed if flower-selling Irkontsk. To avoid recapture, which, wore stopped, but the whole system had he gone west, would live beon requires a radical change. Much good was done by the inauguration of the almost certain, be made off towards the Chinese frontier, and after a walk of shooblack brigado, who have almost 700 miles, in the depth of a Siberian entirely superseded the dirty loafers winter, he doubled back in the direc. who used to put the polish on our tion of European Russia, which he Wellingtous and Balmorals, Why not | reached after a jouruoy of 1,000 miles, start a flower girls' brigade? Such an performed mostly on foot. He under-institution would come as a real im- wont terrible hardships and met with provement in London life, and we many advontares. Without the fre- should no longer in that respect have quent aid and generons hospitality of to say, "they do these things better in the country people, who are noted for France."-Sportsman. their kindness to fugitive convicts, he could not possibly have made good his escape, and, lost he should expose those who helped him to the vengeance of the Russian Government, he does not desire to make publicly known the We learn that the British steamer exact direction which he took. M. Mokriovitch's journey across Russia, though not unattended with difficulty and risk, was child's play compared with his walk through Siberia. Fur- nished by his frious with false- papers, he succeeded in getting safely out of the country, and a few days ago reach- od Switzerland, where he foels free to broathe and call himself by his right namo.
An emergency meeting of Lodge St. John's No. 618, S. C., will be held this evening at 8 o'clock for half-past eight precisely. Visiting brothern are cordially invited to attend.
The libel case, Wicking v: Fraser. Smith, was again brought up in the Summary Jurisdiction Court, before Mr. Russell, Acting Paisne Judge, this morning, and a hoaring fixed for Thursday next, the 25th inst. at 11 a.m.
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In his Prologue to the Satires, the late lamcuted Mr. Pope, who was a thorough man of the world and an almost perfect judge of human nature, makes use of an expression which has since been so frequently quoted that it has passed into a common bye-word. The quotation we refer to is as follows:
"Damn with faint praiso, assent with civil lear, And without suerring, teach the rest to sneer."
A whole volume could not have expressed in clearer terms than the above two lines the usual treatment
quitous extravagances, which might well be applied for the benefit of our soldiers and other kindred purposes.
These observations have been called forth by a case we canie across the other day, the particulars of which are no credit to the country. We reproduce them :-,
At the London Mansion House two months ago John Richardson, 48, a sur- vivor of the charge of the Light Brigade. was charged with attempting to commit
suicide. Replying to the Court, the pri-
soner said he bad been in one hospital or another for two years and a half in conse- quence of his defective sight, but had been discharged as incurable. He had served in the army, and was about one of the youngest soldiers living who had rider in the charge of the Light Brigade at Bala- klava. When he came out of the charge the Earl of Cardigan said that such men as had escaped were to be provided for; but he had not been, and he was then des- titate. He served 12 years, but was dis- charged without a pension. The Alder- man romarked that every one must sym pathise with the prisoner if he were en-
We bear that the property at Kowloon belonging to Mr. Fetor Schmidt has boon purchased by Mr. W. B. Spratt, who intends utilising it as a new Club. The prospectus of the Proposed undertaking has not yet boon published, but we understand that a Steam launch in connection with the Club will run between Peddar's Wharf and Tsim-tsa-tsoi,
Why is that unsightly scaffolding permitted to block up the pavement,
and disfiguro the stroot, in front of Messrs. Ullmann and Co.'s promisos in the Queen's Road? It has been stand- ing for months past, and as there are no repairs going on, we would suggest that the departmout whoso business it is to look after such mattors, take steps
For the first time in the history of sport, the proud pre-eminence which Englishmon havo always exhibited in
the wide field of amateur athletics, has received a startling shock. A short time ago two young American gentlo. men, Mr. L. E. Myers, of the Manhattan Athletic Club, New York, and Mr. E. E. Merrill, of the Union Athletic Club, Boston, went over to London, to have a fair trial of speed with tho amateurs of the old country. They made their first appearance at Stamford Bridgo grounds, at a London Athletic Club meeting on June 25th, and at once proved that the great reputations which had preceded them were not un- The assault case at the Police Court deserved. Morrill won the 2 miles walking race very easily, but the por. formance was not a grand one by the watch, although his style of pro- gression was greatly admired. The full time for the distance was 14 minutos 35 seconds, which is a long way behind H. Webster's 13 min. 55 seconds at Preston in 1879. Myers
yesterday, in which J. J. McBreen, clerk, and George Blake, staff sergeant were charged with assaulting the wife of the first named, created some slight amount of amusement. Mr. Mossop, who appeared for the complainant, who was dressed like a Portuguese, suggos. ted to the Magistrato before examining
his client that it would be unfair that she should be called upon to give evidence in a language which she did not thoroughly understand, and re- questod his worship to procuro some one to interpret in Portuguese. Mrs. McBreen at first objected to her legal
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won the quarter mile level race by eight yards in the very fast time of 50 seconds (some papers say 491)
which is served out by Great Britain titled to a pension; but still he must not Coningsby Disraeli, nephow of the late which Camoons has inmortalised, Stamford Bridge on July 2nd, when.
most civilised
the greatest and empire the world has ever seen, to those whom she owes so much of her proud position, her common soldiery. We do not propose to enter into any elaborate proposals for the amelioration of the soldier's position, although our army organi- sation, especially so far as the men in the ranks are concerned, is a dis- credit to the age we live in, a grim our boasted civilisation. satire ou The days when the whole universe will live in peace and contentment under one righteous banner have not yet arrived, and until that dim and distant future, which sceptics say will never come, wars will occasion ally break out, battles will be lost and won,
The present prospects of a long continued peace in Europe are not reassuring, and in the north of Africa, in Afghanistan, and at the Cape, matters positively look threat- ening where actual war is not raging. Soldiers, the rank and file of our army, certainly obtain a slight amount of general popularity during seasons of actual warfare, although it is only a very feeble reflection of the
honours and favours showered in such
profusion, and not always with dis- crimination, on the higher grados of the profession. The rank and file and the junior officers do all the fighting, get all the knocking about, run all the risk, but obtain a very inadequate proportion of the rewards. Doubtless this is as it should be, and it must not be understood that because we are advocating the claims of the soldier, we are necessarily des- crying the rights of the officer. It does, however, appear something of an anomaly that when a battle has been
take his own life. It would be better for the prisoner to go into the workhouse for a time, where he would find rest and good treatment. The authorities there would certainly hear his tale, and would help him to find out whether he was entitled to anything from the Government; and, if so, no doubt he would receive it discharged the prisoner with a special letter of recommendation to the workhouse
authorities,
to have, what is a public nuisance, re-adviser's suggestion, and expressed a movel at once..
desire to be examined in what she termed "Inglis," but subsequently A military contemporary assures us agreed to follow his advice, and Mr. that the Queen has signified her desire James Parker, Chief Clerk, was re- to provide for the education of Mr.quested to interprot in the tongue
Earl of Beaconsfield. The youth in although it was somewhat indecorously the meanwhile will be sent to Eton.shouted from the body of the court The Queen has also intimated her in- that the lady was Chinese, and could tention of conferring, at the proper speak her native tongue fluently. time, a peerage upon Mr. Coningsby However, the witness was sworn, and Disraeli, with the hope that the title borne with such distinction by the late Earl may be perpetuated. Her Majesty the Queen, we are further assured, has made known her wishes
Mr. Mossop's first question was duly interpreted by Mr. Parker, without cliciting any satisfactory reply, and, amidst some laughter, Mr. Parker in formed tho Magistrate that the lady
We have boasted of the charge of through the medium of Lord Rowton. did not understand Portugueso. The
out the world.
to make
Chinese interproter stated he know that the witness thoroughly under- stood her native tongue; however, it was eventually agreed
pidgin" English the language of the Court. The case was not of any par Itticular general interest, and after one
or two witnesses had been examined it
was adjourned by Dr. Stewart until Saturday next at three o'clock.
We are exceedingly sorry to have our Light Brigade as one of the no- blest feats of arms over achieved; in to chronicle an alarming change in the prose and verse the glories of that condition of General Garfield, Presi- day have been said and sung in every dont of the United States. He is quarter of the civilised world; Tenny- reported to be in serious danger, son's soul-stirring lines will invoke having had a severe relapse. enthusiasm and touch the hearer's was hoped that the General's fine con hearts whenever and wherever Eng-stitution would have enabled him to lish men and women assemble; Lord pull through, as on the previous occa. sion when he had a relapse he got Cardigan's name will go down to
"Isabel, the flower girl of Paris, posterity as one of the greatest heroes safely over it, and his friends thought
the worst was passed. We shall an- dainty of dress and pleasing of demea this earth has ever seen, and the
xiously await further intelligence.
nour, was a well-known type of her splendid tomb erected to his memory The death of General Garfield would class at the capital of our lively neigh- will remain a memorial of his gall be a political misfortune. felt through-hours on the other side of the Channel, lantry to future generations for all time; but John Richardson, aged 48, who did his duty like a man in that identical charge, who served his country for a period of twelve long years, facing death, and the perils of war in many lands, is discharged from the army without a pension, and is loft homeless and friendless to face the world's vicissitudes as best he may, eventually, compelled by, defective eye-sight, pronounced incurable, to attempt his own life; and then the police court, and that recommendation to the workhouse authorities. John Richardson is a living monument of England's great
ness?
When is a family worth tonponce? When it has a Frank (Franc) in it.
and on the day when the French Derby was run, the winning owner was wout As a result of the action of the IIouso to present her with a new rig-out. of Lords with regard to the Irish Land Whether any of her followers in the Bill, we now hear by telegram dated vocation of dispensing button holes" London Aug. 17th that the Liberals are and bouquets receive a similar honour holding influential meetings through we know not; but at any rate they out the country, for the purpose of urg. dress neatly, and by their general ing the Government to adopt a firm appearance try to enhance the value policy in dealing with the Upper House of their delicate wares. What a con- on this question; Lord Salisbury who trast is exhibited by the flower sellers leads the Conservative party in tho in this country. Here the name of a Lords is said to have assumed an un-vendor of nature's beauties is sugges. compromising attitude, whatever that tive of a dirty, dishevelled, draggle may mean. An additional sentence to tailed hag, with a suspicious aroma of the above telogram is puzzling. It ardont spirits lurking around, or else statos that the Commons have modified of a poor, half-starved child, with amendments, which the Lords have scarcely sufficient rags on for a cover- ing. They swarm the street corners and haunt the taverns of an evening, importunate and, if unsuccessful, in- sulting. The nuisance is a growing
adopted.
Tho Genova correspondent of the Daily News-sonds an account obtained
which is faster than the distance has ever been run in public by any English amateur, although we remember that Fred Elborough was reported to have boaten 49 seconds in a trial. The fastest quarter ever run was R. Buttery's performance at Gateshead, on Oct. 4th, 1873, when he covered the distance in 481 seconds. Messrs. Merrill and Myers. raade a second appearance at
the first named was successful in the three miles walking race, but in very slow time, his countryman winning the half mile with ridiculous ease by fifteen yards in the remarkable time of 1 min. 56 seconds. The fastest amateur time ever made in England was by H. H. Sturt, at Edmonton, on May 2nd, 1878, when the watch registered 1' min. 55 4-5th seconds; but a portion of the course was slightly down hill, so that Elborough's 1 min. 574 seconds at Lillio Bridge, on October 7th, 1876, was al- ways regarded as the best on record. The fastest professional half mile ro- corded is F. Hewitt's 1 min, 53 50- conds, made at Sydney, on September 21st, 1871. We think that Merrill will get beaten the first time he meets Webster, or any other "crack" ama- tour walker, but Myers will probably return to America an unbeaten man, unless he goes in for long distance running, when both George and Snooks may prove too much for him. At half a mile the American is simply invin. cible amongst amateurs; and although wo discredit his friends' assertions that he can get inside 1 min. 52 seconds. on a good track and in favourable wea-
ther, we consider that he has already proved himself one of the fastest, if not absolutely the fastest, amatour ever soon in England.
The following items are taken from the London and China Express of the 15th July
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In answer to a question from Sir J. Hay, on the 11th inst., Mr. Trevelyau said that tho Naval Discipliné Bíll would not be pressed this year, but the Admiralty had sent round a circular to the commanding officers directing that corporal punishment should not form part of the sentence of courts-martial.
The Egeria, composito scrow.sloop, Commander Ó. Johnstone, from Siu-