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Show FOREIGN. Etou Stndents ami the Chicago Chica-go jJo.Scl Nhui'ps. London, 21. In the house of lords, to-day, the Marquis of Bath asked B iron Lyttleton, one of the governors of Eton college, whether it was true that the headmaster and governors had giving their sanction to students attending at-tending the meetings contemplated by Moody and Sankey. Lord Lyttleton replied that the governors were to consider the matter to-morrow. Lord Overstone deprecated the attendance of students at such meetings. The Earl of Shaftesbury objected to the debate without notice, and the subject was dropped. In the commons Captain Cap-tain Baillie Cochrane gave notice that lie should ask Gladstone whether he gave Moody a letter of introduction to the authorities of Eton. -There is great excitement at Eton over tVwi Moody and Sanky affair. A protest against the proposed visit has been signed by 050 boys, and a memorial ia favor of it has received 300 signatures. London, 22. London journals generally disapprove of the proposed visit of the revival preachers to Eton. The Tunes depreciatej the unnecessary unneces-sary agitation, and hop-'s the governors, gover-nors, considering "that only one service ser-vice ix contemplated, will not make the institution ridiculous by any interference. inter-ference. If this curse is followed it is likely that tho boys will hear noth- , iug objectional. |