| Show old world news loddo Lox Do aej 18 1883 memoirs of past days are baroug vividly to the igind bythe fact that uio old times coache which run between london and brighton ion ai complis hed tile unprecedented performance of ink king the return jour nily in im than eairl t hours what mr weller pen and have said to such at feat one can only golems I 1 at it is certain their de would have been increased by the fact that it was not an amateur but a whip that ad the feal loveral years after railways bad established them belve p jhb country every probability of becom a lost art and many mere ilia etl which ban temporary iut of late years there has been a distinct revival and though of course it ili now a luxury aad rather a costly luxury sad not as in days gone by a practical tie cassity tharo is much to be said in of tile practice hohing much more enjoyable can be on at day th A a sitting on a bor of a well appointed cooch and being carried through some of our english country at what in other times would have been called a spanking pace no journ can compare mont with ilia real enjoyment to ie extracted from 9 trip by coach but necessarily busy dinou and those who have a care for their pocket have to which for spee dand cheapness Is not likely soon to b a ex belled projects for bringing sea water to london have been rife for many a year but at last a practical tte pap pears to have been taken which will secure its coming within measurable distance of realization A london sea water supply bill has during the week received the sanction of ilia of commons as it had pro done of the of lords provides for bringing a sea water supply to the metropolis from the parishes of lancing brumber and Stoy ning in the london reservoirs to be placed riar clapham and at As far back as 1881 these works were authorized bi parliament but various unforeseen obstacles had contributed to delay their execution and the bill just adopted extended until july 18 time allowed for carrying them out there ahre a great many antho metropolis who heartily hope that no further will be encountered for from all ear illary aspects a con stant supply of sea water would be of the ut m use in london at present it is brought barrels by train from the k coast 11 but this ii a substitute for a constant supply it cannot be regarded as a really effective one residents of metropolis therefore will have to watch and wait until 1890 to see iho promises wb ach are now being made and bibich have aten in an acton be carried out some very lit news has ra bently been announced on an from india which may have a most important effect upon the future social condition of no one s ho bas studied the question doubts that tile system of child mar ariage which prevails among that por alon of the community is realOn sible for much physical or moral degradation while enta illing more misery than can well be guessed upon the women affected but inala is 2 country with social lions especially when they baa a semi m legious halo cast around them england has always found it expedient to tenderly deal and tit ough the government has long perceived ill the evils that flaw from child mar riago it has hesitated to calro dayde I 1 star toward 1 the tice because ita ouia thus have the kenderest ten derest of eye ry iliadou and thus perhaps have caused p ills than it ha d 0 n deavo red to cure now however the natives themselves are speak ing out u pon the question and tu princes of the aemi independent states known generally as ila vo to corded a distinct protest against the cu stem such a declaration from such a quarter Is certain to have a very w ida elrett el for these princes in the a yes of the alln I 1 oo 00 it are f anim orthodoxy and their opinion will have a far reaching once aich no proclamation of tile british government could have and which should have the anost excelled results I 1 1 blue books are often interesting reading but sometimes their contents are veory sad that c a n y be said of one of the latest issued which gives the report of ilia special com mitt ee appoint edby tha ome office some months to examine inta tile accommodation provided for prisoners irethe police courts throughout eng this committee con aisted of the most eminent authorities on tO subject including a judge of the high court and it Is most disquieting to be assured from ouch a quarter that the accommodation is extremely defective in almost every to that it is unworthy of a civilized country and especially discreditable discredit abla to the metropolis and that a largo measure of is immedi abely and urgently called for the details which are given b r the coth kiwo fully bear out his forbid alie indictment and it to be able to be taken for granted that now the I 1 record has been brought up on ach authority into the light of day the of at once be bettered it woul db bad enough if I 1 the horrors that are fell to the lot of men convicted of heinous or imes but it ba remembered that in the cases under notice they have to be arno by those who are un and whop therefore tle aia in docent in the eyes of the As MADY of them I 1 are in 1 point of fact in ilia course of an interview cf n erg general of I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 I 1 w belgian lias some interesting statements about the de fende of iron forts the of tile bledso paid ilia gen eia aro material bellari a ad autonomy ahey are not against tiny constitute a 1110 of defence for franco tito valley lot ilia menso is continued in franai by ma valley of ilia oise ellich is not 11 at being constructed in II ichim A aich are capable of offering effet trial resistance are a barrier closi tig at ali same time the gates of belgium and chogo of fir shirly months nal for their has been undertaken 1 mort mor t compe tent french contractors adopted al opted Is that cf metallic every fortification raould bo s t tile artillery ayahr t fit 1 it lifts to struggle caplas will he the fortifications of the future tit bomman belief that the power of ex plo pires may be indefinitely deve lape d is says the general contrary to facts all recently invented explosives are of nearly ilia same valoe there pi no to believe thi gres to r destructive f a r ca can be ob bained by means of explosives the steal cannon with iron represents alco the maximum of resist ance aich can be obtained from the tube conveying the explosives tile of defence Is thus simplified as the projectiles which can be diorec tei aga irist the net allic cupolas have arrived at tile highest possible degree of power tito metallic cupolas re albetho most powerful canno nand the ripping of some cupolas during ilia recent trials at chalons does not prove the contrary no work can a protracted fire at only distance in regular war there is no firick at metres tito of metallic cup aas is now accepted germany Is erecting them in her fortresses while F ranco Is only discussing tilo matter arld has no longer a fortified frontier n the cast A return khoii ing the fleets of england france russia germany and italy up to the I 1 at lay of april last giving in data it b a ilia ships coast defence vessels and torpedo vessels and torpedo boats built and bui moved for by lord charles beresford has been published tito number oi battle ships of england completed is 42 completing arid building 7 coast do fence vessels 12 armored cruisers completed 0 unarmored 53 corn plating and building 6 unarmored 19 torpedo vessels com plated 3 completing and buildt ng 12 include n g two sharpshooters for Austral asla torpedo store ship s 2 boats first class 86 second class 3 ilia total battle of franco completed and are at 0 coast d d defence vessels 19 armed cruisers 4 unarmored 63 torpedo vessels torpedo boat a ru SS I 1 ahas 0 ships 24 coast defence vessels 25 armored 3 torpedo vessels ves and 24 torpedo boats germany has 13 battle ships 15 armored coast do fettle vessels I 1 29 unarmored cruisers 4 ica vessels and 09 torpedo beata italy has 21 battle abild building 21 cruisers cruis ere 13 vessels and 95 torpedo boat 0 0 ARX tnt american maidens of to dy aing to reenact re enact ahe part of the women of the im aerial city alls incident kvas lite it at the opening of an tion in canada the oth erday premier macdonald made a speech 0 n the in ter notional dispute fhe unit states when be closed baker of syracuse ZT Y created a feeling of delight by stepping to sir johns tilde grasping his igind and declaring that she was a loyal ameri an but could fell hion that they did not mean to shut the door against biln that they m are going to open it ide sir ilfin laughed and said wont against 1 l boking fellow as me 0 soul republican has now president cleve land check fur ws boniv fictitious it Is nole orthy 11 says this suspicious partisan that tile first national bank of was reported to loo bank upon which the check was drawn whereas there is no such bank in existence 11 col brice can ligat upon this subject if necessary campaign committee has glenly of money from somewhere and if the preside was aff akol there I 1 tm been many that were tangible ax OLD man of four years was sent to states prison in an franeisco Frape isco list tuesday for two years and six months the sentenced was little boy who with a crowd of companions made log noleen in front of his house ile opened the window and fired lt random but fatal effect into the crowd and when he came to trial be act up tile plea of self tny candidate of the democrats for governor of massachusetts is thir tyone ty one years old and no me a Itus sall ile cannot now change 16 3 ago any but be can and will have to do tho other to shake the grip of ilia grand old patty in tile old day state 19 uld be a choice spot for a U S torrid si beria for dan berous criminals the thermometer degrees in apo shade one day last week I 1 04 otcie a night as last night the electric light only spoils the moon ll 11 ht FOR A fe W sharp frosts poor florida could afford to pay dollars apiece To weter mav be a good sign of eatn but a rising u tri brella is a better one JAY GOULD pounds ile salil a little above par I 1 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 11 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 |
