ARRIVAL OF THE ZEALANDIA WITH THE ENGLISH MAIL (VIA SAN FRANCISCO).

A LONDON MOB,

IT IS SUPPRESSED BY THE

AUTHORITIES.

NO PUBLIC MEETING ALLOWED IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE.

DESPERATE FIGHTS WITH THE FOLLOWER!. OF THE RED FLAG.

HOW A PROCESSION OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND EXCITED

MEN WAS DISPERSED.

On the night of November 13th Trafalga r Square was. occupied by troops acting in conjunction with the police. The business of the great hotels of the has been nearly ruined since these demonstrations have begun, and aU of the shops near the Square have lost their best customers. The police, there fore, in forbidding meetings in this Square, have, simply acted in the interests of the large property-holders of this vicinity. It must be borne in mind, in order to under stand this struggle over tho possession of the Square, that the police have not for bidden political meetings, or even Socialist meetings in London. Hyde Park and a number of other places are free for public discussions of all kinds. On. the 13th there was the strongest effort

that. has., yet been made to hold a meeting in the Square. All the Radical clubs of Lon don had been notified to gather at that point at _ o'clock in the afternoon for the pur pose of protesting against the imprisonment of Ofßrien.. This was merely a nominal excuse given in order to givo a political colour, to. the meeting, but none of the Irish leaders here have sympathised for one moment-with the attempt to meet in Trafalgar Square. They have held that the fact of being forbidden to meet in other places/would detract from any public sympathy, with them in a struggle to overcome the police to meet at this particu lar, point, yet there wore many of the ex tremo Liberals who aided the great popular movement upon the Square. They expected bymere force of overwhelming numbers tp overawe the police, to sweep them aside, chpkp up the Square and hold a monster mass meeting. Delegations from Radical . clubs in the provinces came in on the train in-previous night. It was planned to have aUeast. 100,000 people come to the Square. Many.of the people who.had agreed to come were respectable and law-abiding citizens under other circumstances. The. ; night before, Sir Charles Warren posted all over London in prominent places «. huge lettered proclamation upon great P white, posters forbidding political proces sions approaching Trafalgar Square for the purpose of holding a meeting there. There had open great excitement throughout London J6x. about, twenty-four hours, for sveryone "believed that a final test of police authority was, to be made, and many, timid people were doubtful as to the result. Erom early in the day the police were, found all around the Square h.\ great numbers. About 10 o'clock a doupl. rank of policemen was stationed in . continuous circle, shoulder to shoulder, 3xtendi»g. around the. whole lino of the Square. Mounted policemen faced them on the_corners opposite the Square, At all of the streets above St. Martin's-in-the-Fields 12. urch. there were a number of mounted police.wh.o patrolled the streets crossing St. Martin's. Lane. In Shaftesbury Avenue there, was a large platoon of mounted men. Down Pall: Mall there were police officers 4t every portion beyond the line of the clubs. At _\ Piccadilly circus there were mounted- sentries. "Erom; 2 o'clock until .4, great crowds of sightseors swept; down toward, the Square, _early._l of .them well-dressed and opposed to the meeting.. They came, out for the purpose of, seeing a fight, if there was to *be one. Tho day was grey and cloudy, with,'occasional spits of rain, At 3 o'clock ! there WPrp upward of 100,000 people in the Strand," down Northumberland Avenue, Parliament-strpet and the environs of the squared "The Square itself was kept ab r solutely empty; np one was allowed to pass through the double rank of police. Traffic was npt for one moment checked, and the streets, running through the Square were ieptopen from first to iast. At there began to appear signs of dispfdgr. Sounds of, music were heard from the west. Shouts and cries came also^ from that direction! Eyery_now and . then groups of 3 boys Would start a panic in the streets and-the crowd would? run like ia flbek of sheep away from the Square. • A number of processions Wero stopped on their Way. About 4.20 o'clock there was.a.~ '- _ -v

Most Dramatic Spectacle

presented Some of the, Socialist leaders ap peared-inwaggons coming down Pall Mall. The. leading wcggon was a, large, open van*with.r atarpanlin coyer rolled dp like a reefedjsaii.,-,' Lfpon the front se^iWere four men: Behind them was another waggon Boritaiiiirig a «ffrass band! The musicians were in unifprip., A third waggon/ also well .filled, had above it a red Jag, " A' great 6rpwd r followed these three waggons. The fact that- they had been able to "penetrate thus far'seemed to argue *;hat'the police had been pye^pome, anp it ,op_pdfforr r two or three ' moments Ids' if Hhere was t9.be a lively struggle. The band ulayed. defiantly. The waggphs stopped exactly in front,of the *j World" offico at 4.20 o'clock. They werenow within forty or 3fby feetof the double lihe of policemen! Bacj£ oi thei)da§, far as the eye could Btjceteh down Pall Mali* was a noisy, cheer iig ; dense, moving prowd of at least 100,000 p?t%Je. Ab. tj^te,' fropfc of, this procession \ stood a stalwart, swarthy-complexioned main with a' fierce black moustache and short-dropped whisker?. IJp was dressed piaiirdyi and-wore oh' his head a spft|black '. hat. He carried a red flag and. waved tl; vigorously as he pointed in the direction b:£ the Square. . / Here were elements of a riot. JThe jtgitatdre had reached to the very inner uxcip o.|.police guards, ah# back of^hem was; aJiowlihg, hooting crowd. Itwasim ■ possible-for a moinenb to determine how _ t jnlriyi^ the crpwfii sympathised with those who, we're contemplating ah Attack upon the police to get into thp Square. The police men, .dip, stood them/and; the vtrere, arnjied qnTy. witlih.tona tfhe Socialist leader waved /his "•' red : Bag!: aftpr, a moment's halt and ; they ad vanced wit. . thb ; hand playing: A. Wpad shouiderod inspector caught t^e leader! by the sbouMets, tore hiii fl% fjom him an^ turned him around, spinniag Km as he shoved him back. At this several inspec tors rushed at thp horses'|hea»ss of this p|p cessiojp of'lpadprs and. turhedf them around, amidst a. perfect tpr.nado'of Hoots.^ and groans resounded from! tho^p behind The arrest of the.leader v? asj'hdwpvpr, so , prompt, and the action of Ahe police so , dppi%yp, that the'crow^ balcktof thpm for a momenbhe_._ite_.," Tw^j M>m_ officers

alono had walked right intjO/ the mass of rough-looking citfeang,-iffiade the arrest, had dragged th^-^an back into their own ranks .before the crowd could make up its .sand what to do. If there had been % good leader, with courage, .undoubtedly 'the man captured would have been rescued in a moment; but the crowd hesitated, and in that single momonb, by hesitation, they lost their chance, and the threatened riot and outbreak foil flat, for ab this very moment of hesitation there appeared around the corner, moving up from Northumber land Avenue, a'detachment of Life Guards, mai•c.liiVi^'seven abreast. It was a Splendid Sight. The square was now just beginning to be lighted up. It was now nearly dark. The gleaming lights of the Square shone upon the glistening helmets and breastplates of this splendidly equipped set of cavalrymen as they moved up on their powerful horses with tho even motion of machinery. As they marched up they were met with cheers 1 all around the square. This cheer from the outside crowd had a very disheartening effect upon the agitators. The Life Guards ! swung slowly around the 'Square,clearingtl^e streets as they went. At their head was Mr Haughan, one of the city magistrates. He wore a high silk hat and a light, overqoat i over a civilian dress. There was a very ' resolute look upon his regular-featured, grey-moustached face. He was there for the purpose of reading the Riot Act. Ho rode as well as the two stalwart officers upon his right and his left. As they passed round the Square, clearing everything be -1 fore them, there came down St. Martin's lane a regiment of Grenadier Guards, with . their great fur shakos bobbing in dense ' lines, .hove which appeared the gleaming bayonets of their guns. The heavy tramp of tneir feet upon the asphalt was heard > clear across the square. They formed in . double lines, guarding the approaches to the National Gallery. The agitators had resolutely refused to ! believe that the troops would be called out. ' They had calculated only on dealing with ; the police. They did not fall back at once. : They stocd, savage and ugly, blocking up Cockspur - street. One police officer ' ventured too far into this angry crowd, ' and then he was hustled. He was turned ! around half a dozen times and struck, but he was rescued by civilians. One plucky ' gentleman, evidently a clubman, who had just come down to see what was going on, rushed to the assistance of this officer and ' dealt savage blows to right and left with

his cane and escorted the oiiiqer biick to his associates. This plucky gentleman was repeatedly cheered by the law and order people on the sidewalk. The agitators saw that a large proportion of the crowd in civilian dress was against them. As they hesitated a second detach ment of Horse Guards came trotting to the Square and joined the'first patrol. These two splendid bodies of cavalry movedaround the Square at a slow walk, clearing the cro\Vd as fast as they would gather at any one point. The police charged several times, but no blows wore struck. Tho crowd fell back, panic-stricken, at every advance movement of tho authorities. The mounted police charged the sidewalks as well as the street;;. Within five minutes the Cierken well procession, for this is where the leaders came from who carab so near the police, was driven backl It was broken up, but only two or threo arrests, were made. Arrest of C. Graham, M.P. The sharpest' brush of the day was in Pall Mall. Here a large procession, carry ing banners, was charged and broken up by the police without the aid of troops. The police afterwards came down to tho Square on their way to the yard, carrying the captured banners of the scattered pro cession. They were cheered by many and received with groan.-by a smaller number. The crowd where it failed to get into tho Square from theii«Siteipar-stfeet sido made two other attempts, one, from the south east corner and also one from the north east. Cunningham Graham, member of Parliament, headed a body of about 1,000: men who made a determined rush at the ■66uth-east corner. Thero the police were posted four deep under Superintendent Huit, of G. Division, and the attack there fore mrtde little or no impression upon their ranks. Graham, however, was im mediately arrested, and John Burns, a well-known. Socialist who followed him, was next taken and led inside tho Square. Mrs Besant, it appears, also made an at tempt to enter tho Squaro, but her request that she might be arrested was disre garded. During the struggle several win dows in the Grand Hotel were smashed. The people from the hotels cheered the police repeatedly for their gallant behaviour, and in return the crowd .hooted and groaned but fell back "at the appearance of the troop. A-Very Desperate Attempt

was made about 9 o'clock by the Southwark Spcia}istic clubs to make an entrance into the Square at the north-east corner, opposite St. Martinsdn-tho-yielde. They hfwlbeen massing in tjae, back street? for some time, and.then Jmarch.e,.dbwnShaftesb.ury Avenue twelve feet abreast, andin a solid line which went, as far as, the eye could reach. En trance here into the Square is, by some fifteen descending steps; about twenty feet broad. A single, file of patrol-men were; standing in line along the first step. The crowd halted for a moment, bub suddenly a rush was made for the stairs. . Then the line of policemen bolted like ninepins and in a mo-! ment,soo men wpre.down the stairs, where, however, they were met by a solid body of police within the Square, and were, slowly beaten back. They still hung in heavy masses about. St. Martin's Church, and; a strong, charge, which ■■ was. expected from them miglift have feepii' more successful, but just ;as tht .intent\qp of the crowd be came apparent, thp tramp of the Grenadier Guards was heard as they inarched down fyom St. Gfl/ofrge's barracks, The crowd melted away, andthospwho remained stayed to cheer the redcoats. The guards drevv up in front of the -Natidria. Gallery, and there remained until thp crowds had been gradually worn out by the disturbing tactics o. the police.

Energies, of the Unemployed,

: In Northumberland Avenue, the crowd was also greatj but from this quarter no very determined effort'was made to take ; the Square. The energies of the unem ployed rwpre here devotPd exclusively to hooting the police and running when they were charged, with the slashing every now and then of a store window and the wafting every now and th,en of a nosegay of Billingsgate toward the hotel balconies, on which wpre ladies who were reviewing the Scene and Who could not refrain from" / cheering the pplice for thp exemplary manner in which' they performed their trying task;. In the avenue, thpre were only about a score of horsemen and some fifty patrolmen, who wefp, however, not alloWd to draw their truncheons. At least a score of times tlie mounted men drovo the mob down to the Thames em bankment, but no sooner were their backs turned than the crowd assembled again,, roughs did no^, have even thp saving, grace of courage in a bad cause. Though they fled like sheep .before any- force, how ever small, when a single policeman, an or derly from Chief Constable Howard, carry ing a message to Scotland Yard, was gal loping down Craven street with his horse, they jumped upon him like wolves. ; 4tla9tJabout frO'<. t>9¥> sepmg.thesfutility of kindly treatment, the police were order.cd.to.draw thek. truncheons andclear the itey, which they suce'doclfjc] 'in doing ip very short order. In the tyeflee many were hurt, ho#ever.' ' Four bflihe wounded!were brought'" into ; the Victoria * Hofce f? "' "As" is always'the case on. similar occasions, the rabidagitators! had cpn'ypVe^ theiMelyes, tp places of safpty,' leaving pipir dup<?s,tp bear tjh. ! brunt" of the. trajr, \ '0f.., these four ■vYou^piJ, b_v wp.. little boys, one of whom

will die, several of his ribs having been* pushed through his lungs. Of the others one was a servant girl, who said she had come out to see the fun. It cost her a broken leg^ Late ih tbe evening the rumour became current that 10,000 men were marching up from the east end to take possession of the Square and hold it till to-morrow and then hold the meeting. By the moonlight the. Square presented a strange appearance.. The ground was covered "by an interesting assortment of nondescript hats, and but with two exceptions all the shop windows lacing the Square are smashed. Morely's Hotel and the Grand Hotel are almost de serted, the guests having become alarmed and left such exciting quarters. The pro prietor of the latter says that the demon strations of the unemployed have in the past month lost him 6,000 guests. The Strongest J?e»no^strattou of tho day can^e from the Clerkenwell crowd. They began to assemble at 2 o'clock. Banners'y'ere displayed bearing as emblems," Resist.an9e.to tyrants is duty to God," and "Put your trust in God and keep your powder dry." Several speakers addressed the meeting from a cart, including Mr Poole and Mr Orr, of the Home Rule Union, Mr Fulter, W. Morris, and Mrs Besant. Morris urged the crowd to pro ceed to Trafalgar Square. Mrs Besant said that if the leaders were arrested, an attempt was to be made to rescue them, and if they knew of a woman being amongst them they might fight more than they w.oujd for men. She meant, if not opposed by physical force, to reach the north side of the Square, and they must follow her there as brave men should do. A procession was then formed, including two bands of the East Finsbury Radical Club, with about a dozen banners, most of whieli were red.

When the signal was given to start many drums rolled. Tho procession must have numbered nearly 100,000 men, who had formed themselves in some sort of order, and a large number of whom were armed with heavy sticks. There seemed to bo a general determination to forco their way through to Trafalgar Square, even at the expense of fighting. The crowd proceeded along the Clerkenwell Road tho Theobold Road and Hart-street in an orderly manner, amusing them selves singing the " Marseillaise," at the same time waving the red banners and" sticks in a defiant manner. On reaching tho open space at tho top of Shaftesbury Avenue, near Seven Dials, the first collision with the police took place, and a scene of dreadful disorder and con flict presented itself. Those behind, on becoming aware of what was going on in front, followed tho advice just given them, and with cries of " Press forward !" continued to advance. A general fight with the police ensued, the latter using their staves freely, while the members of the mob'retaliated with their sticks. The mounted police charged in among tho crowd and hit out right and lefb, bins suf fered from a perfect storm of sticks which were hurled at them from a distance.

Tho first obstacle the agitators' mot with wns at Wellington-street, where a strong cordon of polico was stationed to prevent the procession proceeding further along the Strand. Art soon as tho procossion came up to • Wollingtoo-stveot the polico drew their truncheons and stood shoulder to shoulder iii splendid order. Tho leader of the procession was arrested. No sooner had this happened than a serious riot oc cured.

Hundreds pf V£en ... Upon thp Polico and tbo police retaliated. Tbo battle was short and fierce, but the police proved tho victors and tho processionists wero com pelled to go up Wellington-street and turn down Tavistock-street, passing Covenb Garden on route to Trafalgar Square, whero they were promptly roputeod and scattered. At night the Square was both undor military and police patrol. Sir Charles Warren has been successful in maintaining his proclamation of that night, The agita tors, who swore that tbey would swoop, aside tho London police like so many flies, did not at any time in the clay show any roal, courage. Their leaders failed to come to timo whon it-was a question of fighting instead of speaking. Some of the, most noisy of the agitators occupied windows in the neighbouring 'hot. to, \yhero they could safely observe What was going on, and gather material for future indignant pro tests against the rule of law and order in London. It is stated that about 200 citizens and, forty policemen were injured, and fifty persons arrested, ambng them boing thp socialist Burns. Some of tho injured were woll enougli to leave the hospital after treatment. One patient: was dreadfully burned with vitriol squirted from a sy ringe. Another declares he was bayoneted. Two policemen were with knives. Lato at night a meeting of tho Metro politan Radical Federation: was held. It was determined to hold a meeting of delegates on Wednesday at the London Patriotic, Club premises, ajid recommended that a further attempt be. made to hold a meeting in Trafalgar Square next Sunday afternoon.

The papers this morning aU agree thpb nob since the days of the stormy forties, the period of the Chartist arid Bread riots, have such scenes been witnessed in London. Certaiply not since then have the military been called out and actively p»npjp_pd tp assist the civil force in dispersing the pbppilace" and clearing the streets. Somp twenty police are in the hospital. Of thp mob nearly 100 were injured ,and the injuries of some will bp fatyl. One hupdred and twenty men are confined in the Bow street and King-streeb stations.

Sentences on the Rioters.

Summary sentenpes of from one to six months' imprisonment op heavy fines were passed on the rioters, Messrs Graham and Burns were remanded for trial, and were released on bail.

Mr Gladstone, replying to the Secretary of the London Radical- Club, says:—- .As I understand the matter, the Hoihe Secretary stated on Saturday that he intended, to pre vent yesterday's rheeting in Trafalgar Square, and he beUpvpd that its prevention was within his legal powder. The question is one of great moment to the inhabitants of London. It will be generally felt that the state of the law. in regard to it ought to be promptly tested and ascertained, and until a decision can be had' it is the duty of every citizen to refrain from all resist ance tp the decision of the Executive of Go vernment, which is, clearly entitled to ad minister the laws according to what it m#y be advised is their true construction.,"

1 BradJaugh, member of Parliamieht, has written a letter protesting against the prp; hibibion of meetings, in Trafalgar Square. He denounces what he calls the brutal conduct of'the Government, but appeals tb workmen to leave the right of holding public meetings to the law ppurts apd the vindication of Parliament His advice, combined with that of Gladstone, will be pbtbnt with the Radical Clubs.

THE FRENCH SCANDAL

TRIALS.EQR SALEQEDECOJ_A_?IONS^

The trial of General Caffarel, M'me. Li mon^ip, M'me Rptazzj, anctGenera} d'Aqd. leau for selling Legion of Honour decora tions, was, commenced November 7th. Ah the defendant wesp prpsenji except Genera,l' d'Andleau.. ' C^ffar ef ? ' oh.' being p^amin^, a,dmitfee^, dnteritfg, into hUsiriPss rdatlb'ns With M'me Limonsih" in' brtler to obtain^ rppney |o rphp-ve/his em,bar^a§pjpa^ntp v He, ihterps ( t'ed. himself in, applications for Legion of Honour dp. orations, socially to oblige M'me Lim'onsin. He never received any money, for them. J?, denied that bp.

divulged the plan for the mobilisation of the Seventeenth Corps. SeyeraT persons deposed on the J)th November that they had sent money to General d'Andleau in return for decorations. The Public Prose cutor urged that the name of M. Wilson, Gravy's son-in-law, be expunged from the case, as the accusations against him had been retracted. The case now, he said, appeared to be one of a simple swjndlo, leraarkable solely on account of the rank of the persons accused. A sensation was caused during the day by the fact appear ing that two of Wilson's letters dated May and June," 1884, were written upon paper manufactured in October, 1885. On the 10th, Prime Minister Rouvier threatened to resign unless M. Wilson left the Palace of the Elys de, the residence of President GreVy, immediately, and Wilson accord ingly removed all his papers from the palace to his own residence. A violent scene occurred at the Cabinet meeting the same day, Gr<svy obstinately refusing to part with M. Wilson. The ante-dated letters of tlie latter were the subject of general com ment. In the Chamber, Count de Louville Maillefeu moved for leave to interpellate the Government with reference to Wilson, and declared it impossible, aftor the disclosure made on the previous day, that there should be any delay in re-assuring the public mind, which had received a severe shock, fj/l. Mazeau, the Minister of Justice, replied that the Government declined to accept any responsibility for the doings of M. Wil son. The latter appeared before the examin ing magistrate on Nov. 11, and affirmed the genuineness of the disputed letters. M'me persisted in her declaration that they had been tampered with. The preliminary examination of Wilson resulted in a demand for his prosecution. A sensa tion was caused in tho Chambers, as this js considered to involve the resignation of Grevy, who declares, however, he will not resign even if the Deputies vote that his son-in-law must submit to a trial. Three of the persons charged with the decoration scandal havo bean convicted. Gpneral d'Andlau was sentenced to prison for five years, to pay n fine of 3,000 francs, and be stripped of all civil and military rights. The General did not put in an appearanco at the trial. M'me Ratazzi was sentenced to thirteen months and a fine of 2,0,Q0 francs. M'me Courleuil was condemraed to twomontHs. Stianuvourwasacquitted. Leon Grevy is charged by the Steele with offer ing to procure a position in tho Credit Foncier tor a retired notary on being paid 15,000 francs. Having received the money, he failed in his part of the agreement, and was sued. The case was settled out of court. Henri Rochefort produces evidence that M. Wilson received bribes from the, family of Baron Deslliers, whose con finement iii an ' insane asylum cre ated a sensation some time ago. On tho 17th November the Chamber of Deputies decided Wilson should be prose cuted. He wa9 informed that before tho proceedings were begun he would bo given an opportunity to bo heard. He replied that no statement would be made beforo the trial. Presidont Grdvy will, it is reported, resign as soon as the scandal about his son-in-law, Wilson, blows over. Leroyer is spoken of as his successor. The precautionary measures taken, and tho presence of the Minister of Public In struction at Donai, on tho occasion of the removal of the college to Lille, prevented troubles, but aftor the departure of tho Minister on November 7, a crowd attacked tho sub-prefecture, nnd the jxilico bad to be called in to restore order.

Supposed Loss of the Warship Wasp.

The China mail of October sth has the following regarding tho overdue British gunboat Wasp: Every day that passes in adding to tho anxiety felt for the safety of H.M. Wasp, which left Jahoro on the 10th of September for Hong Kong, and has therefore been oub moro than twenty-live days. The Cockchafer and the Firebrand have been sent out from Hong Kong to search for hor, and a steamer belonging to the Singapore Government has also left on tho same errand. The nativq authorities hore have likewise requested tbe captains of steamers trading between here and Manila to keep a lookout for the gunboat, and havo wired to Saigon and other ports between here and Singapore regarding her. Thero was a rumour that the Russian transport •which passed through tho harbour recontly had sighted the Wasp labouring in one of tho typhoons that were raging in tho China Sea about two weeks ago, but tho Russian vessel made no report on tho matter. The Wasp, which is a new vessel, on hor first trip, is a composite gunboat of 670 tons, 73 men, and 1,000 horse-power, and is armed with six five-inch breech-load ing guns. Sho arrived at Singapore from England on the 18th August last, and is a consort of the Rattler, now on tlje Singa pore station. Her officers are: Lieut. Comr mander, Bryan J. H. Adamson ; sub-lieu tqnafits, $5 "W' Atkinson, and G. Ij Fortescue ; surgeon, J: Nuiian, M.D.,; as sistant paymaster in charge, F. H. Green wood ; engineers, H. "Atwqod and G. F. Hodges. Her Majesty's spip Leander returned to port at Hong Kong on thel7th "October from her cruise in search of the missing gun|pat. She reports that, cruising aihoh^ the'islands and reefs of the Paracei Group, she found one old wreck of, a wooden ship on onp of. tho iflftn^B Pf> tke Amp_i*rifce Group, and the wreck of ah iron steamer on North Reef. Boats could not board them on account of the "surf.

John L. Sullivan in England.

! John L. Sullivan, the pugilipt, \srho arrived at Queenstown on Noveiiaber sth, is indignant at the boastful language used by Kilt, in and Mitchell. He say's t|iat hp wants to, fight bptjh of them ip the same ripjj. HP believe^ that Smibh is a better map than Kilraih, and declares that hp means to return to America as the cham pioW of the world, or die where he is, Sullivan's reception at Liverpool on the 6th was' such a. might have been, ac corded to a great general returning from a victorious campaign. On landing an en thusiastic crowd met him, and tripdto un harness the four horses of the carriage in waiting., A reception was given at" the Gffiad Hotpl in the afternoon, which was attended by many fighters, among' them Oreehfield and Bevan. For. all this, the Customs retained Sullivan's belt pending thp payment of duty. Sullivan,' arrivbd in London on, thp, 7th. ,A crowdof 2,500. ppttihg mpp, pugilists, and, roughs, assembled ab the: railway station to welcome him, and when the train arrived a wild rush was made, for the car which Sullivan occupied. The excitement was ipbe.se. On the 9th—rpvening of the day of the Lord Mayor's show—Sullivan gave a public exhibition. St. James's Hall wap prb^dpd.' Sullivan wjujj in pink tights and without'a shirt. Before setting Jack Ashton, he shook hands with Jem Smith, the English champion, and made q, little speech, in which he. thanked the audience for the reception, given him, and Spid ho had pp.pie over to efhpw the English what sorb of timber he was'made of. Jena Smith also,said a fpv\f w°r^s to the effect' . thaib he hoped to knock opt Kilrain a^d do thpsamp thing &> SulUvap. The American chlimpfon'& condition and soience in the four rounds with Ashton sent the fistic experts ip : the audience back to the days of Sabers for' comparisons. After thp exhibition wajs pyey, "SUliiva1p wai dr^yeii, arpun'd to the Pelican" Club in a coro'netted carriage, .0 cpnapaqipd, by %-horde of $maricsns, \yho sang tjbey'were, hoarse. The police are taking, every, possible measure to prevent the fight"' between Kil faip and. Smith.'"^hei p^ob.abiltyl. $jMj, after aU,, tha "i4e. . of making Sj?ain-the

battle-ground will be given up, and the SnM friendsV Tl_ B_¥__l to Boulogne, «od fight somewhere on the French coast.

The Crown Prince's Throat.

The Crown Prjnce'a throat is in a bad way. There is a fresh growth of parp-siac matter hftlf-an-inc. below tye ligament of the glottis, too low to be operated on through the mouth. It can only be reached through an incision in the throat. 1 ro r fossor Bergmann offered to V^o^,^ 6 operation on November Bth, but Dr Mac kenzie declared it almost impossible. 1M cancerous nature of the new growth is generally concluded by the medical men, and Dr. Mackenzie is blamed for his early optimistic views in the case. Sorrow and excitement prevail among all classes, it an operation be determined on-which the Crown Princess opposes—the Prince wul have it performed in Berlin, and apart ments have been prepared in the palace for the patient and the doctors. Further examination is needed to de cide whether it will be necessary to excise tho whole larynx or only a part. The Crown Prince is composed- He per sonally writes telegrams for the Emperor, but never speaks except in cases of absolute necessity. ' A thorough examination of the case was made on November 12, which resulted in the doctors declaring that a radical euro was impossible, the only difference ot opinion being as to. how long the Crown Prince's life could be prolonged, ihe patientsent a long despatch to the Emperor, and then told the doctors he placed himself in their hands. Tho Emperor was temtTiy affected by the news. , Later despatches mention that tho Prince is in no immediate danger. His complaint may last many years. Dr. Mackenzie, who had received several threatening letters, left San Remo on the 14th November to return in a fortnight, provided no totally dillerent decision is mado in jtfie nioavbivae. Ihe Crown Prince's general health is good. It is rcported'that the Crown Prince, on being approached on the subject of thejiro posed operation in his throat, said, ' As long as the Kaiser lives, I shall not submit to the operation. 1 prefer to let my old father have some hope, and I will not risk hastening tho catastrophe by undergoing a dangerqus operation." He further" stated that if he decided to submit to an operation only Dr. Mackenzie should perform it. ■ The doctor reports this cancerous growth is not duo to excessive smoking; the germ of cancer is born with the individual.

' it is said the Emperor of Brazil wants to impart to the Prince, a famous Brazilian romedy for cancer. The Prince's voice had become clearer, and ho was in better spirits. The latest despatches received in London (November 17th) from San Rorao say there has been a green discharge from the Crown Prince's throat, which proved to be cancerous of tho most incurable type. The German doctors aro trying to deny the serious nature of tho development. The Empress of Germany is suffering from paralysis of the lower jaw.

The Panama Canal

Senor Janco Armcro, agent of the Colum bian Government on the isthmus respect ing canal affairs, reports:—"l havo care fully travelled over the whole line of the work, formed an opinion respecting it, and am now in possession of correct data. The annual reports presented to the share holders by M. Do Lesseps are partial, and thoso of the directors of the enterprise exaggerated, and worthy of no credit whatever." Armero states it will take tho enormous sum of §508,299,000 to complete the work, and as it will be very difficult to raise this money, it is useless to deny that the financial condition of the Company is alarming. In conclusion, lie believes that, after a careful investigation, the traffic through the canal, should it be completed, will be much better than has been estimated. De Lesseps, in a letter to Premier Rouvier on November 15th, asking authority to raise a loan for the canal By the issue of lottery bonds, states that ho is negotiating with his engineer for the purpose of insuring the digging of a passage across the iethmus sufficient for tlie traffic of 7,500,000 tons yearly, reserving thq comr pletion of the work for the future, as in the case of the Suez Canal. He says the funds for completing the" work will bo derived from, the annual profits. Victor De Lesseps, in a letter dated No vember 9th, states that his father, Count Ferdinand De Lesseps, will soon make an other trip to Panama. He repeats the pro mi£Q tjhat the canal will be opened on Feb ruary, 9th, 1889," und that no further loan for the canal will be required. The letter is intended to reassure the alarmed holders of shares of the Panama Canal.

Dilke's Position

HE REFUSES TO RETURN TO

POLITICAL LIFE.

A good deal of interest is attached to PilkeVposition. So many false rumours prevail about him that it is worth while to make the fdllbwing statempnt:—Dilke re sists the piessure brought to bear upon him to return to political life. He has been offered the candidature of Chelsea and several more or less safe seats, and declined all. He is not discouraging inquiry, bub promoting it. A'collection of letters has come into his hands, which those who have inspected them declare furnish absolute disproof of Mrs Crawford's story. Dilke's ground is that it being difficult to attack •Oh isolated points, it is better to be a little slow in taking the direct offensive. Mean while he will write several, articles on the British army, and will work for a year on a neW edition of Great Britain." He will fb to India next winter and stay with Sir rederick" and Lady Roberts. General Roberts largely shares Dilke's view on the British army, and will give him every facility for investigation. Dilke's position is still very influential.

Stanley's Progress

THS AFRICAN EXPLORER'S ADVANCE • " "INX<* AFRICA.

Advices frpip St. Paul do Loande received in London on November sth state that news lias beern rpcejyed thore from Heijry Tfl. Stanley under date of September Bth, to the effect^ tlia. the "expedition had left the camp that he had • established kbout eight days' journey from the Mahodi country, and Tyas"advancing toward the western shore of the Albqrb Nyanza. The men were greatly fatigued* and struggled with diffi culty over a distance of several skilometers a day. The most important chiefs of tho country through which tlie expedition had travelled readily complied with Stanley's request fgr food. Stanley halted for four days to reorganise the expedition, and then leaving thirty men to guard this new camp, proceeded toward Albert Nyanza. _?riy«yt'e tsegswn's have" been received stating that' "on October 7th Henry M. Stanley was 400 miles from Emm Pasha, and" that he was taking half his force on. forced marches.

THE AUCKLAND EVTSNUMi STAR, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 19, 18OT.

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