Show British Bits London 19Samuel Emery comedian com-edian is dead Tne Society of Friends having charge of Penns body has formally declined the proposition of Pennsylvania to remove re-move the body to America As Sir Michnel Hicks Beach will not proceed with his Transvaal motion Wm Eathbonp liberal will on Monday invite in-vite the house to express its high satisfaction satisfac-tion at the ministerial policy in South Africa London OThe great strike of nail makers in Staffordshire which begun last month when 300 H operatives went out has ended masters having conceded thA 30 per cent advance demanded In the Commons Dilke under foreign secretary said England never objected on principle to specific duties but held that regarding cotton and woolen goods it would be difficult if not impossible to find specific duties which would be equivalent equiv-alent to valorem The House went into committee on the land bill and passed several clauses abandoning others The potato crop in Ireland promise3 a good and plentifulcrop A large margin mar-gin for export is expected |