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[AVE LATELY RECEIVED A SUPPLY so much stronger than his common sense, it used to be, and that the mists of clerical Never in the history of the drama have ingenious individual with a taste for figures has hitting him on the back.
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hama, and facts came to light which gave the were made against the Chinamen living in Yoko- matter a very ugly appearance indeed. One of the Osaka papera now brings a similar charge against the Chinamen of Kobe, and gives an instance where a boy seven years of age, the son has not yet been recovered. of a farmer, was kidnapped a few days since and
advocate its claims even from the pulpit, refined than it ever has been; the works CLAIRVOYANCING must be a paying trade. The That is a sign of the times, which we think, of the great poet were never so popular last French census showed that there were no may indicate that the stage is purer than as at present. But the actors are wanting,
fewer than two thousand five hundred persons in Paris who were professional clairvoyants. Some bigotry are gradually being scattered by SHAKESPERE'S tragedies proved sosuccess. the advancement of civilisation, and the ful as during HENRY Invino's reign at the
arrived at the conclusion that their united gains education of the masses.
must be something like sixty thousand pounds It is merely a Lyceum Theatre. Everything that has stale truism to say that it is entirely in been produced there-Hamlet, Othello, is the only civilised country in which gross ignor per year. And yet we hear it said that England
the hands of the people to elevate the Macbeth, Merchant of Venice, de,--met ance prevails. stage," and what Mr. BaxpRANN may mean with unqualified approval; and it is a fact when he remarks if the people would that Romeo and Juliet is being performed support the good and shan the bad, there now with unprecedented success. So it is would be little known as to the deprav. not a question of public taste; but a pure ity of the stage." he will doubtless matter of histrionic ability. Thereare but explain some other time. It would cer-
few actors living capable of doing justice tainly appear from the preceding quota- to SHAKESPERE's leading characters-and tion that Mr. BANDMANN admits the exist-HERK BANDMANN is not of the number. IRVING, Boor, and BARRY SAVAN'S Shakesperean representations can always command crowded houses in London, simply because the cultured tastes of the public tell them that these actors arecapable of doing justice. to the author's ideals. When a third rate tragedian attempts to play Hamlet, and ignominiously fails, he almost invariably attributes his failure to the depravity of the public taste, instead of to his own incapacity.
ing to mind that old story of the painter APELLES, and the hyper-critical cobbler, and regretting that the actor's egotism was
and fear of ridicule. Mr. BANDHANN, who knows everything worth knowing on the face of the earth, as well as in the water under the earth, doubtless Is sufficiently acquainted with Latin to be able to understand the phrase ne suter ultra cnpidam. We will GLASS STOPPERED GLOVE BOTTLES, give him the origin of this famous express
ion, and then he will readily understand its application towards himself. APELLES, a famous Roman painter, was severely criticised by a shoemaker, for a badly painted slipper in one of his paintings, and, afmitting the practical acquaintance of his critic with such things, accepted the cen-ence of what he terms the depravity sure in good part. The cobbler, however, of the stage." and yet he tells us in the not satisfied with confining his comments following sentence that "it is not the de- to what he knew something about, com- pravity of the stage, but a depravity menced to criticise other parts of the paint of the public taste that is to be de- ing, displaying the most deplorable igno-plored." Banish leg shows, sensational, rance, and then ArtLEs rurtly told him, morbid rubbish and senseless productions STIMULANT CONTAINING in the above quoted phrase, to stick to that of questionable purpose, reeking with poor which he understoort. And now we will jokes and not wanting in double exinde, see if we cannot convince Mr. BANDMANN and substitute wholesome dramas, sound that he would also have been wise to have farces, satirical vaudevilles, people's confined himself to the practical de- plays, together with the legitimate tra- lineation or exhibition of tragi: power.gedy, and it will soon raise the taste and about which he could certainly pretend to general tone of the community. For the know something.
stage is not only an amuser, but also an instructor; it will exist so long as en- lightenment purifies and elevates man's soul." So. writes Mr. DANIEL EDWARD BANDSLANN, actor and tragedian, author still a few things-probably of little im-and-dare we say, poet? but we have portance-with which the eminent trage read all this years ago, detailed in a dian has but an imperfect acquaintance. much more refined and effective style, and
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EGYPTIAN AFFAIRS.
LONDON, July 3rd. The British preparations are now complete. Arabi Bey has proposed a Council of Ministers and a levy of all men capable of bearing arms.
The garrison of Alexandria has been reinforced by 11,000 men.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ended 2nd July, were European, 147: Chinese, 2,341; total, 2,488. WE (Courier) mentioned the stranding of the Benjamin Aymar on the 22nd instant, and now learn that a telegram has been received to the effect that the vessel is logged and full of water. The wreck will be sold for the benefit of the con-
cerned.
On her arrival from Macao to-day, the steamer White Cleud was noticed to be gaily decked honor of the glorious fourth of July, the anniver- from stem to stern with flags of various designs, in sary of the declaration of independence by the United States of America. There are few Ameri- can ships in harboury however, there are a num bunting in honor of the occasion. ber of American skippers who mounted a bit of THE hawker who attempted to commit suicide in the Police cell at the Central Station on the 27th uiting, as already reported by us, was die charged with a caution this moming by Mr. Wodehouse, in consideration of the sentence passed upon him in the larceny cau-three months' hard labor. When up on the 28th ulto, on the charge of suicide, he asserted, it will be remembered, that the charge of larceny was false one, and that he had a wife, mother and
Letters on Editorial matters to he sent to "The Editor and not to individual members of the
Communications intended for publication must In the first place Mr. BasnaANN has a in intelligble English, matters of detail be accompanied by the name and address of the very; superficial knowledge--not to use a which are conspicuously absent from Mr. writers, not necessarily for publication; but as evidence of good faith.
stronger term of the English language. BANDMANN's feeble "copy."
The "leg Whilst the columns of the Hongkong "TeThere are several other matters toucher shows" which the tragedian would like to graph, will always he open for the fair discussion by correspondents of all questions affecting public by the reputed author of the essay on
see banished are attractive enough in their interests, it must be distinctly, understood that "The Stage," which as we shall presently way-certainly more attractive and natural the Editor does not in any way hold himself res show, are apparently hidden mysteries to than Hamlet in black thread gloves-and ponsible for opinions thus expressed,
Mr. Dasiet. Enwaan BANDMANN. It has we fail to see any greater harm in a ballet often been a matter of surprise to me" com. lancer, or burlesque, actress displaying mences the tragedian. why the English her nether limbs clad in tights on the stage, than Turse CDs so as not to retard the public, whilst permitting the law to be than there is in a fashionable dame dis. GEORGE RUDEL, 24, of Germany, a seaman be violated with regard to the opening of playing her naked shoulders and bare longing to the American ship Lucy A Nickels, public-houses, should feel such a repug-bosoms in the dress circle.
was charged by Inspector Rivers, before Mr. Arrangentents have been made to publish ance against innocent amusements on the sensational, morbid rubbish and sense-ship. Admitting the charge, the Magistrate As to the Wodehouse this morning, with desertim from his The Hongkong Telegraph daily at 4 P.M. Sub-Sabbath." Is there not something rather less productions" referred to by HERR directed the defendant to be sent back to his scribers in the central districts who do not receive obscure in that reference to the English BANDMANN, that gentleman has only to ship. their copies before Five O'Clock will oblige by at once communicating with the Manager,
public permitting the law to be violated with glance through his own repertoire to find THE Shanghai Mercury hears that there is every regard to the opening of public houses? enough transpontine rubbish to satisfy probability that the popular Commodere will be We will even go farther, and ask if the blood thirsty frequenters of the old promoted to the rank of Admiral. It is said that it is not patent that Mr. BaspaANN is so far Vic" in its palmiest days when Admiral Clitz, now in command of the United at sea in his first sentence that he actually blatant rant was considered the acme of States Flect on the Chinn and Japan Station, does not understand what he is writing histrionic power. Of all actors on the will go home in the autumn, and that Commo- about? In what part of the world, most | English stage DANTES. EDWARD BARDMANN
dore Shufeldt will be promoted to this command. sapient oracle. does the English public per- should be the last to pose before the public. Tuy Japan Gazette says:-It is probably not mit the law to be violated with regard to as a preacher of stage morality. Has Mr. generally known that the army of Japannumbers the opening of public houses on Sunday? BANDMANN forgotten his old play Made-
over one hundred thousand. If recent statistics There happens to be a law in England leine Morel? We will bring that beauti-fighting men is 109,383, of which 43.705 act as are to be relied on, however, the total number of providing for the opening of public houses fully moral work to his convenient recoller guards and garrisons in various parts of the MR. Daniel Edward BANDASS, actor and at certain hours on Sunday, under certain tion one of these days, and a few other country, while the first and second reserves iragedian. may be, and doubtless is, in conditions; but Mr. BADANN evidently slight matters, just to prove how admir number 53.415 many characters' suited to his peculiarly knows as liute about this law as he did ably this gentleman has practised the doc- florid style, a very good actor, In sen- about criminal prosecution for libel when trines he has now commenced to preach. sational dramas ofthe style made popularbyte triumphantly boasted that he would Space will not permit us at present to BENJAMIN WEBSTER and Madanie CELESTE at have the Editor of this journal in gaol deal at length with Mr. BANDMANN's other the Adelphi, and in more recent years by three days after he took out a summons. references to the stage. It will doubtless CHARLES FECHTER at the Lyceum, of which We are next told by Mr. BANUMAKN that he be news ta students of history to know that Janet Pride," The Green Bushes," does not "propagate the idea of opening it was the stage which made ancient Greece "Flowers of the Forest," The Duke's the theatres" on Sunday: but he is "at a great nation; that Germany owes her Motto."-"Monte Cristo;" "Ruy Blas," a loss to understand the horror that greatness, her sublime thinkers, poets, and · Don Cæsar de Bazan," are fair speci- would certainly be expressed at such a philosophers, Der Ring des Nibelungen, and mens, Mr. BASUMANS's heavy tragic powers, proposition." If the tragedian's intention HERR BANDMANN-to a pure and whole. and peculiarly foreign declamatory ten is not to advocate the opening of theatres some stage; that the great Spanish authors duncles would serve him in good stead, what Ringlish people, no doubt very CALDERON, Lorez, De VeGA, and CERVANTES During his short season in this Colony Mr. foolishly, consider the Lord's Day, for were indebted for their inspiration to the BANDMANN's representations of Narcisse, in what purpose are all the references as to same source; and that the stage Induced the drama of that name, and of Colonel or the customs in Germany, France, Italy CORNEILLE, RACINE, MOLIERE, and Riche- MOURIENNE in Dead or Alive," although and Spain, existing at the present day, of LIEU to court the muses. We are unable to impossible characters, that is to say, cha- the custom in England up to the time of understand why Mr. BANDMANN should have racturs who could not possibly have existed | CHARLES 1.. and what Mr. BaNDMANN says mentioned RICHELIEC in the same breath In the world, showed the actor in a far is the custom in the United States, detailed with CORNEILLE, RACINE and MoziEng; the more favorable light than his SHAKESPEat such length .Mr. BANDMANN does great Cardinal was a mighty statesman, but BKAN attempts, and under all circumstances "not propagate the idea of opening the amostmiserable poet; however, it doubtless this was to be expected. No foreigner can theatres on that day" the greater part of pleased the actor's vanity. Mr. BANDMANN do anything like justice to SHAKESPERE's his essay, is meaningless twaddle, which tells us that China and Japan use the stage as creations in the original English, for the could only have been written for purposes a vehicle to teach their millions their national very simple reason that an insuperable of self-glorification, and to show the writer's history. If the emlaent tragedian will take difficulty exists in becoming thoroughly ac. extreme ignorance of the English lang-the trouble to visit the Ko-shing or Po-lok quainted with the language, FECHTER was uage, the rules of logic, and the subject he Chinese theatres in this Colony, taking the immeasurably the best foreign actor who was supposed to be dealing with.
precaution to have a competent interpre- ever played SALESPERE's characters in We have Mr. BANDMANN's pie divi that ter with him, he will obtain reliable evi- English, and even he, although a man of in San Francisco since theatres were dence of the kind of "national history" great gonlus, and an actor of marvellous opened on Sundays crime has decreased represented on the Chinese stage. It seems parts, to the day of his death, was unable over 20 per cent. This astounding asser to us a great pity that a critic who is ac- to disguise his French accent, or to discard, tion is made on the authority of "an quainted with so little, should pretend to his foreign ideas. And so it is, and so it official;" but who that official is, we are know such a great deal. Mr.BANDMANN has will be to the end with. RACHEL (who will not informed. In the same reckless fashion evidently a very high opinion of SuALESPERE. play Lady MACBETH, in English for the that Mr. BANDMANN, when on the boards, He eulogises the "Bard of Avon" as a first time, in London during the present glides from very high tragedy to exceed- demigod, and styles him the sublimest month) MODJESKA, MARIUS, and with HERR ingly low comedy, the writer of the extra preacher of all mankind"-always of BANDMANN. We have now said quite ordinary production now under review, course excepting that still greater preacher enough about the last named artiste as an slides from the Sunday question to the and genius, DANIEL EDWARD BANDMANN. actor; our present purpose is to deal with moral effect which stage representations The rest of the stale stuff over Mr. him in a totally different die,
have, or are supposed to have on the BANDMANN's signature has done duty too It is a generally known fact that coni- general community. Mr. BANDMANN'S ob- frequently to require even a passing notice. paratively few professional actors shine-servations on that subject are, like his In conclusion we would point out to Mr. po matter in what capacity-in the world melodramatic actiog, a rechauffe of what BANDMANN that the true reason why "leg of literature, Judged from his latest literary has been before the public for many years. pieces," burlesques, cup and saucer com- effort, ah essay dealing with "The Stage," Whatever the actor-author, may be, he edies of the Tox ROBERTSON and H. J. which we reproduce in another place, Mr. has certainly no claims to originality. Bracy stamp, and questionable adaptations DANIEL EDWARD BANDMANN is no exception Of course everybody knows without from the French, find greater favor with to the general rule which holds good HERE BANDMANN's assistance, that clergy- audiences than the immortal tragedies of amongst his professional brethiern. After men of nearly every known denomination SHAKESPERE, is simply because the school perusing Mr. BANDAANN'S „Contribution to with a few noteworthy exceptions-not of tragic actors has almost ceased to exist. English literaturo, we could not help call-only patronise the drama personally, but Public taste, in England at least, is more
children to maintain.
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Mr. HOLMES, of Messrs. Stephens and Holmes, appeared at the Police Court this moming, and, summonses, Giebeler versus Pereira, the other addressing Mr. Wodehouse, said he had two being a cross summons, Pereira versur Giebeler, both for common desault, Bir. Pereira had asked him to appear for him. He had heard Mr. Francis had made some application to bis Wor- ship, and would ask whether the cases would be be taken to-morrow at ten o'clock, Mr. Francis taken to-day.-Mr. Wodehouse said they would
having spoken to him on the subject. In reply peared for Mr. Pereira in both caits. Mr. to Mr. Wodehouse, Mr. Holmes said he ap
Francis will appear for the Rev. Dr. Giebeler, The cross-summons is Pereira versus Glebler and two priests to be pointed out by the fomer. MR. Thuret, late a gymnast in Chiarini's Circus, which he left shortly before its departure for Shanghai, charged a coolie this morning before Mr. Wodehouse with attempting to pick his pocket yesterday. Mr. Thuzet, it appears, was purchasing something at a hawker's stall in Queen's Road, his purae being in his coat pocket behind. He felt a hand in his pocket, and turning sharply round hand from it. The coolie immediately started to caught the coolic in the act of withdraying his run, Mr. Thuzet bringing his well-trained legs into use and pursuing him. A Chinese constable who happened to be in the coolie's line of retreat brought him to a standstill and ran himla. The coolie did not succeed in lingering Mr. Thuzet's purse, which contained four or five dollars in notes-A previous conviction for larwny from the person being proved against the prisoner, the adjacent to the Police Court for a term of six Magistrate relegated him to the spacious building months, hard labor to form one of the many en- jayments of that delectable residence.
A STONE-CUTTER amused himself yesterday evening at the Bowrington Canal by throwing a granite stone at a boatman who was enjoying the breeze on the bow of his water-tub, the stone In answer, to na enquiry as to who was throwing stones, the boat- man said it was a llakka, pointing at the same
angry at being called a Hakka, threw several times towards the stone-cutter, who, getting
bricks into the boatman's boat, which so alarmed
the latter that he called out "save life," and at
e same time went an share and seized the stone-
dollar or 3 days, and further called upon him to cutter, whose acquaintance he had not previously enjoyed. The Magistrate fined the defendant a enter into his personal recognizance in five Mexicans to be well behaved for a fortnight,
We learn that Victoria Gaol is now in possession of hanging gear on the newest and most approved principle, made in accordance with diagrams WE read that when Mene. Ristori returns to from bonic, which have been doubtless framed on London in June she will play Lady Macbeth for the modus operandi adopted by that prince actress some years ago spoke the sleep-walking fashioned and not always effective slip-knot, the first time in English. The great Italian of stringers-u, Mr. Marwood. For the old. scene in our tongue; but she has since devoted a brass ring has been substituted, which herself to learning English, and is now con- will admit of the rope gliding through it, on versant with the whole of the part in the langu pressure, with great ease and rapidity. The age of Shakespeare. It is stated that these pinioning gear, we hear, is also must efficient appearances at Drury Lane and her subsequent for its purpose; and we have to congratulate the tour in the provinces will be Ristori's farewell.
authorities upon their praiseworthy efforts to Says the Higgo News:-The man Campbell, † keep pace with the times and the onward march who wounded two men with a pistol in one of of civilization. The new, gear will be brought the low grog-shops which are such a disgrace to into use for the first time to-morrow moming, Kobe as well as all the other treaty ports, was and will, we hope, do away with the not infre- yesterday, the 11th ulto, sentenced to threequent bungling at executions in the gaol. ... months' imprisonment with hard labour by Ge- neral Stahel, the United States Consul. Ward, the individual Campbell tried to kill had dis- appeared, so that his evidence was not available, and the prisoner had to be proceeded against on a minor charge preferred by Frey, who was accidentally wounded on the occasion.
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SAYS the Shanghai Mercury :—The China Mail isevidently easily hoaxed, dueto ignorance ora bad memory. We find this absurd item in that paper:
We hear that the Chinese are furbishing up the plant of the old Woosung Railway, which was so effectually despoiled after a short existence. It is stated that Count Corti, Italian ambassador We have no information, at present, as to what to the Porte, who has just returned to his post at uses the material thus being revived is to be put Constantinople, received precise instructions beto; that no doubt will be made apparent very fore leaving Rome to the effect that he is to in shortly. There is a possibility that this step has form the Ottoman Government that the Egyptian been taken with a view to the re-opening of the difficulty can be settled in no other way than by Railway."-We thought everybody knew that that, therefore, the resistance of the Porte to theto Formosa; part of it, we believe, was made the consent of all the European Powers; and the plant of the Woosung railway was sent
use of for a tramway at Keelung; the rest, if not exclusive interference of some Powers only is ex- ceedingly just. The Italian naval squadron of sold for old iron, has been allowed to lie there evolution has left Gaeta for Messina, where it is and go to wreck. An American paper, about as to be ready for proceeding to Alexandria if required.good an authority as the China Mail, had a paragraph about two years ago saying that A LONnox noming paper published the follow the plant of this railway was shipped to New
stand that information of a most serious character, infer that the plant is still at Shanghai; there is ing alaming paragraph on May 23:-We under York The China Mail paragraph leads one to affecting the lives of more than one well-known none of it hereabout, and we shall require a better politician at present in London, is in the hands authority before we believe there is any prospect the part of the police has been demanded within of the authorities, and that renewed vigilance on of the Woosung railway being re-opened.
the last two or three days. For obvious reasons A STONE-CUTTER was charged before Mr. we refrain from publishing the names of the per- Wodehouse this morning with picking the pocket Sonages menaced, but the danger which exists is of a Chinese passenger of his passage ticket, on none the less real. Meanwhile, the residence of board the steamship Arabic-The complainant every Minister of the Crown in London is at this said he was a passenger by the Arabic to moment carefully guarded by the police, and America. Ministers themselves are escorted to and from he was on board the vessel, near the hatchway, At about six o'clock this morning the Houses of Parliament by constables in plan when he saw defendant drawing his hand clothes, so that no precaution can be said to be from under his (complainant's) jacket, and passing neglected.
something to another man, who mixed himself The Guion liner Alaska has made another ad. | up in the crowd and got lost to his view. He vance on her former steaming across the Atlantic, scized the defendant, and found on examining his The Times Philadelphia correspondondent tele. own purse that his passage ticket, for which he graphed her arrival at New York on Sunday, had paid $50, was gone. He subsequently handed after a passage of seven days four hours and ten him ever to a Police Sergeant on board-Another minutes. This is two days and ten minutes less passenger appeared, and charged defendant with she went toy knots out of her course to avoid the board this morning. Several passengers, he than the former outward journey, and it seems picking his pocket also of his passage ticket on ice. The runs were on the seven days-428, stated, had lost their tickets in the same way.- 408, 419, 403 423, 410, and 381 knots. In cal Police Sergeant Miller said he went on board the culating the passage of American liners it must Arabic this morning in consequence of a message be remembered that the outward passage is al- from the Captain. He found defendant in the Gulf Stream during three days of the passage. him (witness) to take him round the ship, as he ways the longer, on account of the force of the charge of the first mate. The defendant asked The chief point of this run is the fact of the knew the man who had the ticket. He took him steady steaming. It is certain that no steamer round, but he could not point out the man. About on the Atlantic has before run an average of 410 six men had their passage tickets stolen. After knots in each 24 hours of seven consecutive day. being stolen, the tickets were sold.The Magis "He know there was a prevailing opinion in the hard labor on each charge, the sentence to be trate sentenced the defendant to six months*
anything which was unfit for sale in their own country among people like the defendant that cumulative. market would do for London, and he would mark WE note that Mrs. Langtry, the once, celebrated his sense of such matters by committing the de-professional beauty," and now favorably know fendant to prison for a month, without the option as a rising actress, closed her engagement at of a fine." We extract this from a report of cer- Edinburgh on Saturday, May 20th, when the tain proceedings at the Guildhall Police-court Theatre Royal was packed from floor to ceiling, made in the case of a man named Jabez Price, sons. When the curtain fell for the last time the some weeks ago. These magisterial remarks were the audience numbering little short of 2,000 per- who had sent four quarters of meat to the Lon- enthusiasm of the audience reached a climax, don market which were unfit for human food. and in response to the plaudits showered on her, It was shown that he had bought the meat at the Mrs. Langtry made the following speech-"Í price of one farthing per pound. It is certainly should like so much to tell you before I leave desirable remarks the Sportsman, commenting Edinburgh how grateful I am for the kind way know that though cockneys eat a lot of rubbish, more than I deserved or expected; because, of on this case, that our country cousins should in which you have received me-really, so much they are not quite equal to eating meat purchased course, I am quite a novice, and all the grand
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at that price.
talent comes here from all parts of the world. I
Latest news from Vienna state that the Crivos have only been on the stage a very short time- cians, being destitute of all means of carrying on since the 19th of January, so that this makes my the insurrection, on May 20 crossed the Monte- ninoteenth week. Now, it is impossible to learn down their arms in the presence of the Monte-a picture. 1,am as much surprised to find myself negrin frontier, and of their own free will laid to act in that short time, any more than to paint
negrin troops. They were then interned. The standing here before you as you must be to see insurrection in the Crivoscie is thus at an end me. I have a great deal to learn; but I shall On the other hand, in the Herzegovina there is work very, very hard, in the hope that next time still some work to do. On May 20th a detach. I come here I may really merit your approval. ment of the sith Regiment of Infantry was at. I shall remember my first visit to Edinburgh with tacked on the heights to the north of Klenak by the greatest pleasure; and, indeed, I ought to strong band of insurgents. The Imperial troops feel quite at home here, for I am half Scotch. flicting on them a loss of about thirty killed and this town. I am very proud of it. I can only succeeded in driving back their assailants, in- My mother is a Scotch-woman, and was bom in wounded, while on the side of the Austrians one repeat my thanks, and hope that it may not be corporal was killed and three men wounded, long before I come back to this beautiful Edin- With respect to the naval demonstration at burgh and bonnie Scotland. During the Alexandria, it is stated that the sensibilities of delivery of this impromptu speech, Mrs. Langtry, Austria were hurt by the fact that this event was who had been presented with three bongusis, war first announced to her in the form of a resolution again and again applauded. On leaving the instead of a proposal. A.Berlin correspondent theatre for the Royal Hotel, she was followed by says Austria has not yet forgotten the "hands a large crowd, who cheered lustily. Earlier in attitude on the Egyptian question is partly due front of the hotel to see her go out for a drive off" speech of Mr. Gladstone, and her present the day about 1,500 persons had assembled in
to her remembrance of the British Premier's im and on Sunday afternoon several hundred persons perious words.
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