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Notes and Coiriïnents. i-o-mmeutaries. We are unabie te--c cept, howevar, flic "Forecast for China"Ilprinted in its iss-uc c f July A Bombay corree.pondert. wwriting of 21, becaüise ftle solution cf the proli- ,bce eutlook iu India describes it as oealem therein advocated is not coin- mpenetrable dankness. To the dis- mended bot nefuted by experience. The ress caused by tlie famine and pestil-1 Spectator maintains tliat the o nly muce iu various forme muet new, lie mode cf averting a repetitien of the Bays, be added the commercial depres- eutrages perpetrated at Pekin la te n;on rlready beginning te be fait -Le-' partition tlie ceastwise provinces cf sause of flic tro-ubles in Clitua. Tlie China amoug flie civilizei. Pewers. It 5otton tndstry is in as bad a way fakes tliis position because if does Ps can ba lmagined. Nine-tenths of tlie '«"flot believe that the Chinase Empire Farn prodlucad ia Indian facteniesI rluds ifs way te the Chinese market, sud whereas flic warr n Soth Afnica Lad ne auxiafres fon India cemmer- l Diaily, a prolongation of flic present situation in China would m(ýan the vituai extinction of Ioidiaýs expert trade with flirt coutny, sud the ser- ions deraugement of trade snlfin- ence. If weuld also, as a consequence interfere axift-hLi dia's ability teo meef lier Indebfedness te 'Eugland. If la anxiously hoped therefora, ou al ides ke Indis fliat there may Le. a sueodv can Laooquered as a wliolc or gev- eraed. as a wliele Ly lauropeascting as a syndicate, rilethar fhe effort is 1made tlineugb an international coin-- cil, or througli a nomnal Empaer wbo slioid La gUided by a ceuncil cf Ambassaders," Iliat la true. Sucli a syndicate would tnef long liold f ogef h-- er, sud an Emperor knoWn to ee i mena mneut lpiece of foreign Envoya would s000 cease f0 axencise authotiity aven lis nominal subjacts. The Spectator la wreag in assum- raadjustment of f hings lu China te Jing fIat it lias made an exhaustive begî yamayLaa tabetmiFyigCeUuuceecis In Reaching shlow fnae, tutercourse with fIat coun-, enumeratien of fb-e courses fotma f the presen trouble. lti Lanet oniy- Kurnassi. fry to lia resumead. lie pursued sitar the capture cf-Pc-expedieur, but rigîf, flat forciae 1p-ai n.m ¾-xusie' klea TIare are sevanâl oflici methndaLxns sbould do wbat they oaa fa- The (ojestien cf flic land fax in Tlu- cf dealing witli China Lasides these a i, 1 thc Chluese reformnersand t-o 1Tho c 'm undinLiu.-cl ur- dia is aneflien imattar which la be- wicî thc Spactaten designatas, sud'liehp'China to governu ierseif, sud ac-' r-ntigs, uenai of 740 meni, which coming încneasingly acute. Within flic auy oua of tleicm. la Ltter flan te 1quiro the houerablie plarc among the. stante i,d a Kn-1s cithIc 4fi, ne- irt l t yas 1 lodrveu carry fui-fIer fIe procescf partition, i rtia-ns whicl Japan lias alrcady af-I fuyoad' L-a yesterdry, living rein- lias Leen increasad liy tIi-camillions whicI lias alraady liad disastreus Con- --------fa c-suilli ertIc ua', ganisnad a of rupeas a year te the impoecisli. sequencea by areusing flic innate p- Tie xeletmakv nhpexii- tî-îilsd isftodm eetythe. mient cf tfl i lîivafors and fthe gen- fietism cf flic Chinasa peuple. If we IThiexeletmrksansdip axhrbrs Tiaeodsteaas etd yfi oral linjury of tlic country, Most cf dasire to blet China, coasidared asae yChns i eancmy nain Kumnassi wera attacked the mouey hav.tng beau spent on fi-on- sepansa politicai entity, fi-cm flie a sup ise te, those xvho have assumed sund d-,troys d. Tise eaamy fowght tien fortifications, sud xvelike oper- map cf Asia, fli' moaf effectuai mode'f tieale nthi ar ePkndesperrl, aýnd waifed to meat flic afiens lu whicli vsst numbens cf ani- cf doîng if would Le te commissien ael etcne egeae btce aens harge. mais taker, fnm tfland for fîans- cithler Russia or Japan te couquar and ta ho- i n 180 t' On thfis niglif cf Aug. 7, Licuf.-Col. Firîtchand Engli-ecasiiy sunmounted. «Dînrouglis made, an aftck on flic port sei-vice wena lest. As an example annex flic whoeaof flic Middle King-- Thse atfcmpt te relieve the lagations iliniwrcmeaml r. u of the way flic presant system of land dem. 'liat would bla adrastio i-cm-,md y diaiSyou ffi asi Twaxeamne my il-, ieaaud essessment lu Inda xveks, cases cf ey u hejaos c te c- r iad cf eniy about' two tlousand men lnenabr ce iidwfifi racant occuxrence ia Guienaeer iiPetisadotinNihe wox-uld nevr have been veatured upo la yonef a nid swIoîd. No firng took flic districts meet liard bit by fli IPaun fir Great Biitain weuld cosant liad le guessscd licw sigeally the Man-, plaoe. TIc,ý camp aîsd sto-okades wexe famine ara specified. Lands on axhicli toesc flic Mission conf eircd upen Rus- chu asud Chia-esc neguar sosediens hava esnyd the GeOvernumcnt demanda bad no e iea sia, and amlio et liEuropean ,Pcwers improve.d iu military cfficiency dur- 1e4sroed.rydfaa b arBd met wene ast ycar put up te asalc,but! wcuid witncss witli proond muigiv- ing flic laef few yaars.de oiuy30mvds had-en f lera were ne oildens. In AÙgust the ing Japans acquiramant cf a stupen- oes npnisud y30leve fo lý, ndmwho orgnlholdars wenc asked te give Idanus increase cf afrangth. E-ulef- auxil e L adopuned bflcies wo(mnacitidre. securify for flic paymenf cf revenue. -- tehav-e bagua lu 1857 sud te hava ïlitplafed tuneir wmdciandth pr-fac sud t-o take tir the lanads but thcy Tliis solution is,flier-efone, eut o! andcd in are, the Enropans met axitl did neiflier, sud flic lands remained fhe question, but expenianelias sîcaîn oua cavera rer.rsailieougli af flcte scfaBtilefoa, D- uafried Thn, stuaily tire erej- kcna lane, 3,000 sti-etg, are feedLug uniled Ten ntualyth-r wrethaft partition would lie quaily im- f'- - e es of fhe Pekin Con-. numerons dat aints of flic occupants' i pi-Siticable. Ovar and cvrnagain in -i tr vrl fse i lcthemeiel vas ou flicAshanti farms mevabla proerty, snd consequcuf lben his tory Ciala eudse- - i-r- a igr ls'nonflio-f Bekral. Tc ieacm scenes, which fia writer says, miglit berad; but ftic partition lias nanarn - 'ag Valley. It xi 111piicno by au fce.c h Ws f have madeana Englishman lush wifth beau permanent, ailesigli in more Lc -th-e ficpraetcf fith cnFenii fre aliame. flian eue instance if bas iasted for n- t cf flic Arnow, The piantalment inhidli is being deait Ameong other masos aidopted to fonce iiwsi-d of a lIuadrd yaara. Alirmys 5r a h-e flyiug flic Brit-' n efieeay hugigaui pao-ie e py rntatba avre nebe c'idhav tle pov-ici- .as iac a ran c-nwli nef ceea lic fergefan hy them. PeO' in the end haluefthc lolppdi-off! oihîî,, vssiedby awrju olit a ens hy eeual w nb, fyn ouassatti tO e et wts thceending cf revenue incas- beau racOvera-d iy fliat part o! the, plea flat lien crear were braakiug weeii- ferLa destinationuonknown. officars around to flic villages eject- China w 'hluli renarioed1 independent, 80eme Chinee aw. Thie Bitsfla fi Recant ifighting proves that flic ne-- iuig fhe Pepic f n)m flair lieuses sud 1 aud ifust fbe nememliancd' fat flic was liauied dem and sf-amped upen,-blfne aennqitdfi ii ohesing flic doonrs witli irn abars.-,Oo 5 ,dvocafea oi partition confine thain and, as Yha, fb-e Viceroy at Canton, 1blfi-, aeni ute h ii cemi- ot t- fie-Coimmissicuer flic dasigue ote accast an-d flic nerfi- defendcd f-le acf on flic greund fIat iy cf Kîrmassi, aud i if li bisacce-- basxmcaffan a time nceravaaed an'ra frictier, anad pi-poeateoi loxr i-le tisalords lhad- ne igîfte lic fiying9su"rytin ýflict on fhem two onrflirea file înpepermittcd te retira tte lir rast intaîir c f flieMiddle Kingdem fl-e fiag et flic fime, axhicli ias truo mers defarta bfcaeita c enf iat hoMes. Iu tle mexu-titme nIai' î d te retai indeppeudanca. If tfl i i- . 111ghi, flicBritiesh Goverament made ieAhuicpta a arnl- or protection. ArioChcr expedient to ani' ciferien ici- a foeosat cf the wan mas t-e coustnsia China te admit of the ceuir' libas beau cleaned if 1 t5 fonce payment of enit Naae te place. future, fI 1e independauf coi-e ouid fe-nige lagafions iu Pekia, sud, te that prob,1able that fb-e reel fonces wiii watcimee af the village wels te piP-- ulfimafeiy accorer flic paaèd--off sac- ed h oprtolo -ncR-"i ehoLtte3 su'l' 'idStfs a ivte.As-A figaifreni Celen-al Wilicocks veut pensons l ciet t teicGovent- tioas,ul-esa fhe latter" oold lie ne-. n hýUie ttswsivtd s usant frcm takiug inteýr unfil tfil'1 PaOPled 1mua foraigu amigrants, îvicî a matten cfff, cl' flic French a nd reeined ciiafie Colai Office, stane dru-s were p-,id. laIn me villages the Wa,f cfoc-ra-e,, impossible. Fnom tîta Englialiok ar iii the uaouing lies- fthLf-Ci Burnouglis' col- f1oinsof ouss wýr du upto sce- oin ofvie, nthngwou[d e mreti1itics. Thefr mafships Lombarded uni.Mnonisstied ef 750 natives oiirs. flars f bsesmen du upte ace- pinto-fnicr, otlingmou li moansd captuned Canton, ad lie effeud- Decnibiug lis aiglit attack on tlie tai wîbtli n ay valuabias lad been, fatal than telirs an opinion on île iug Viecrnci' as scized and axilcd teOýstochades sud the reela camp, fie of- hidden; (aed se lunfliasasund many ocîl- assumptiou lt lan- ee aan auaiogy jlhuffa. Tîsancepreceedtng nonthfli eaiaccreantscais.- DefSe e c n- eli ways flic Admii'tr-îîian cf fe befxxe'tx China sud ladia. Prom tIc te nagofinte diracrly mitli the Chin"ea my c-oiid quit tfli nabel camp flic fly- co'ntry is mada hatefual )y he uIcnujîtaf cdic cgc until tha pre.sent heýur fhe iOvernm,-nt,, flic aîîied ileet captured ir, colmun ires on fliansd tuai' sud eppres-ire ncts cf its suberdinafes.' Indien Peainsua b las beau aplit up th8 .T.ku foi-ts aud stseaýmed up fle ic tled a large niuimber, ail witli thi amengbayonet sud the six rd. TIe rebel 'togallen races aud hostile ralil, peaî, irlereupeon treatias liy whinl forces i<re e evereiy punishad." Idebteducss te flic mouney lerider la gieus, sud Englaud manarges te govaîn foreige liinisters wena te lie permitted slimca-flnuiveirsal thIeur-bout Iodla, t to-dry sinipli' bacrusa e l as learn..t-e reie in Palm avare duly sigued lu--- aud unaden thae pen-tice et the law flis cd Lowr to balance, tIc liiidoo against a Buddhist temple at Tianfain. WIcu, Y UNG LU'S OA1H. cantrol of ile landistapssatug ruto the flic JVlsam. TIc Chteese people, on bou avenl 85,tealisrtuudt bande of a ciasa of moey-hudiigtît ehan-d, sinecitîe finie of fliegef tht-lt freaties ratified, thai' found SWore To klurder Ail The Forcigner5s lan-cl)dknda ilý he u cuitivators are ne-' WahlBulbe-en, fIe famis Uhin £i flat the TaIn -forts lad beau rebuti Wifli Aid of Boxers. p idji' falliieg inte fli- coalition oi Hwsongti, flic Napeoleon cf China, sud eu su imprev-ed plan, sdfere- epthienRn og ss saris. lanflic PujaL flicGovanimeut o-ne cf flahe 10tstarmon fliaf evar tempi te fonce n passage up flic river -A promunentreformuerlias ebtain- of Iludia proposas teý stop titis lii' r-c- ined, lava beau a hemogancoîs nation axas repat-asd axtili eaxy leas, If aras ed freen the Yanaeu runaers a letter bibiin fic liantiono- lad t nn- lit lia ahîrys coonqieredIfs 0oan- hibtig tealinaianoflan t, nn-quenorn, sud nanan lias been lastingli 'on fLue occasion fliaf fIe Amanrican from Genirl Yuu'g-Lu, commander- egricultuni;sts,) buttfIls la regardai as!dsebnd CommodoreTaTinal, fleglinmuhyinciic UcIeru amct e vary rizundabaýut w'ay, Luvoclviug nef ieutral, raudened le]p tu, fIe Briti-helGnc-rai Tung--FI-Siau, cammaudiug ouly dalay but also fL-c pu infolt Mei- Ti irisest, as wlià as fli chlipeat -durng ticeaction, se cloiming fIat t~KnS rupsyu:- dents of a qucastieurai Licxpeimant. oodi mat ledthancf erothiag-Sflic Chinase Ig pnelilan of iiiood a theicken flan iraer.' 'It i-e nef cevenient te eccomphiali --a-t--e«m-', secreth.eIdf..s... sud-pre- ieding:-n The opiios o et Lbondon Speef a- tor are ahanays wortiy et cojsidera- tion nsd ave lava beau able te agi-e wfh mudli of wliat if lias lad te sai' oencrolng flic praseof criais Lu China. Ifs niaws are a tsl basad ou 1 b.ltoricai kncavledge, axîlci is more tiaan eau Le affinmed cfmaicret would pa, lter axacting ample p'e-1 cauLni ra paration for flic insultsansd Inurîies sufai-ad, sud insisfiug up -n thie coudig puislimeut of ali nIe guilifi'parties, une maffen houx higl plaood, te, stnrangtlen fIe Progressive parti' in China lii' elpng te, p lace flic sîprame poeren Lahficlanda cof a sovereigu kuomu to sympat flize unili a It rcquqres an énormeus amonut of vitahifi' to mifhsfsuad tfic acaeuing and f nying effeef s eoflie wifleing gummer me-af ler, te ovencome tflian- glid, wornout feelings, aud te figlif of! fIe fanai-s sud dreadf.uh fatal dis- sassmmhcl are especialli' pî'cnai ent iu fIe sUmmer time, sud anar raeady te attack those Lu a loir stafe cf eailih. TIare te n-cfhiug 50 tnying con fie âysfem, as flic lot, summer weathler, and noaa mhc tuf fer more irem fIe heat flan fIe maman mitl fie canes of a famly on han bands, ncquiriug werk Iu tic hot litchan and oen-r the stova, Mani' a urornouf, despeudent wroman wheo ouhd soarcely dr-g lier- self abolit thec buse lias beau rastor- cd t-o liali and sfreugth lii'tflicuse o! Dr. Chase's Nanne Food, pilus, fie gr'est blioed huildar ani nerre rester- 1 Mmc. D. W. Cransienry, 168 RBld- inAnd 5t. Weet Toropfc Ont. states: M'daughÏen got cempieteli' iuni daw in hu lsifIlien nerves mare sel exhisf d s he'. as se meal and dehilitafcd ihat aime lad to give'up 'mcml eutireli' and eas almeet a victînt o! naronspros-trat'ion. I,"Hearlng of Dr. Chasc's Nerne Foed pl, hae hegan te use if aud wae liane- fited firom flicrni fi-sf. If pncned an excellent i-croedy lu rcafoning lier to eaicansd sfrcagth. Affar liaving used four boes sIc is item af mork agaitu, liesîthi' and happy, and af fii. butas, lier racrari' to fIe use of Dr. Clase's Nerre Focal, philsI' As 'a guimmer medcinntetý revitalize fIe a-m.,'espinal cord, flic nerves, sud fliroîgli f 1m fie enti'e luruan bady, Dr. Chasa's Narre Food la un- ri raiied and unapproacied. If ln- ci-cases tic ucimber ef red cerpusclas -;n flic hleod, ciestes nam narre force aud cati-el' ovricomes fIe mretcied lauguid sud moi-n ouf feelings ai snm- mer. Disease eau find ne foothold wleu tle blocd fls Iapt pure aud nicis sud tIc narres strong liy nsiug fIls gi-caf nestorafina. Dr. Chase's Nerre Food, pilla, 50 cents a box, af ail dealeirs or lii mai Post paid on receipt oi pi-be, fnam Edmanson, Bates & Co., Toronto. inýoFec lmugyer arugr"The forsigu denils, rountiug flair Angl-Pred flet as daspstched . segtluai-ip sd fo tib iaho River. and this time, -- uelrs-nghi wayip ad st-ccd Aet aaclkiu1g tha erî frm ficgeas, have danred to axant ail fiel- seitiia ajilîrs raptured thiern lii ai- pox nte oli and inSuif us, but their fecîing a lkuiag Ian miles up fhce>puastions ara amal sud cufnhilde- ~oa st, suridea aijing tflim îom thec Pendent on flie Chinasa productions. rand sa-oc. T nn uw aanext feken, île-agI hevaan--hu commander tricd te pnoteta it hi' enclesing botî cityi' sud sulaunls mil ea mmd ixail ocrne mit-a in tintait. Ifis a amisaalatf0 s'oppose that fnom ibis point te Palm the mardi of ilie allias, w-ho- ume- i ed ou'Y sOm ,ýsix îthousand moa ,ssi eau-reY l"'Pîmipsaed; en the centrai-y, tiienra-eeseverai akirmisica, suad wilat miglt fair lic f ermad a baffle, in snLtih tha Chinese ieraia utad, thuugi tbai' treachencusli' f001 pi-- oner Sir lary Parles sud othens who mare trying te fr-est mi tl em, sud sobjactad the captives te fonture, Meanîrhila, fie Emparer IRianiang liad tlad te Jael, a place amoeng thc mount aine baeyoad flic Creat Wall, wrlire le lad a palace, sud lad ieft sis lia oher, Prince Ruug, ru charge e&fflic capital. Te pontIshtIc Emi- panrrfor lis nrepudiaflon of flic treafica, fthc allias iected sud buraad tflie Sommer Palace, a building la fIe style of flic Renaissance, arlich lad beau enecfcd lii'Jesuit architecte ion the Emparear Kanghi, gseme tire lundi-ad yeans befene, on tic clope cf thie hlIs about eight miles to fIe nortnfleet of fhe city. Hsd flic allies pncceeded te destroi' Palm. fliai' anould lave irreparalli China noirpssse cannon and rifles sud pui' o! ir4 ell-trained troops. I doa'tt ear flieforcignans. Ie the casa j t San-iun, I refusd Itaiy, alit fth recuit thaf nctîing nus faken. If is anirbent thae fIfeeiga davils ana ceurards. 1iead Prince'T-eau recanfli' obtaiued ihIlhaie cf millions of Boxers ipüesssing maigc beldac'ss. I suear te' mndeaiaI fîinesatI flicassist- eutes e t thaBoxers, irlo araec'ipplied mth armes." Canerai Ting-Fu-Sian, in bis rapli', avhidh W-a aIse cbfeiue-d, sai's hlis i of theia cama opinion, sud places flic Kan-Su tbreepsataf Cnerai Yuung-Lu's dalpasal. THE M11ANITOBA HARVEST. Whent WIII YIad i!,îeh Hlgher TSam Ilat FxPeeted. A despa toli 'rfrnmWinnipag, sitys Th(e Manifeýia lharneat la ucir ae-Il ad- raiisce, and repente mcm iail sources stafe fIat ix est miii ylald miel higliar 1f anarwas xpacted. Cutfieg miiilic e ven ln about fan days flimoîgliut Sent haro Maniftoba. On tIe Emers(on brnlicuttiug la i-e-- peýrfcd as oemplap1tad. If La estimaf- cd lhaf 75 par cent, eifthfic ueaf lias no m eau uflu Manitoba, avIie about 50 pen rcent. o)f tIccr'phas beau han- vese d Ln.ftheTeitcfeias v _____ -___ terpurposeas. TI-e Emperon Kwang- sua himself and Prince Ohing are proofs that it La nof impossible te filad sucli 'a rUler lu the Mancu nreigning family, iAd, aveu werc iftliterwise, an accept- able candidate could probably lie dis- ccvered among the descendants cf the Mings. In tfliceveuat of Kwang-,su's deatb, the Progressive Chinese thei-j selves w(ouid pi'ebabiy be ready te mndi.. cate r candidate. The most effectivel wny of sfoengtieiig an enligliten -d and progressive Sovereign weuld lic for the four Europ-aan Powers wbilii bave profited by tihe wonýk of mutila- ticn-we refer to Gerinny, Rassir, Great Britain and France-to concur iu a% secf-denyiug ondinanre and agnie to (sutrencian the aeized territories as seen as tha p-cauoiary indemuities due for tlie outrages perpetnated upon 1 the4r subjeots shahl have been paid. Ihiat, h wevei', is a council cf parfec-1 tieýn wh bob the land-grbiug Powci's cao scancsIy be axpected te radopt, ai- thcug-L nothing Le. more certain than thi thc rrbitrary mutilation of China spafdli ef Riasian fi-ceps te tIc fan East. TIc militai-y autbcorifies con- tinue fo chai-tan extra ti-cepshlpalu evcry avaihabie quarter. Fiffean trans- ports ana nom ln e Lai-lliae, destinad fer fIe East. The suburlan camps sud cif y ban-adak ara f illed w'ifI treepsasrriving ion embarkation. Troops frmma utumbjer of fliccentrai and nontiieru <ovenments aneara- riing liera ot aeccount ci tIconeges- tien et milifani' traffie ou fha Siber- isu railimai'. STI:P NEARER ST. HELENA. Paul Kruger's Proclamation Counter to TIat of Roerts. A. Apsat-l trcm Landau,sauys: Presidaut Knuger, aaconding te a -zespatcia rmmLorenzo iMasrques te the Drili' Express, las issue i spro- a i tma ti-a on uýrea'tf0 la aest pro- clamation isasud lib o rd Robants, 11e Trnsvaal Phasidentsarys: "If wi iii elp yen nothing fo lai dom iyoîr arma or ne learri fb-e ccmn ruanoas. Everi'sfep lomeward nians r stepunacrer Sf. Helena." CHANGE 0F FRONT. Suceess oeThîe Allies lias Breugli Mandarins te urne. A despatcl4 fri-m Loindon sîai's -A despatai f nom Roog Kong fo the Ce-, tral Noir s ays fthc neers cii flicsuc- caýsa of the allislias spreAd apidly Ln SoYuth China, and lias causad a mou- denful chansge la fIe attitude o!fie Mandarins, wlin sie noiryni'anr- gef Le lu pnotactieg foraigners. Sentence on fthc Accused Postpenîecl for the Present. i A dekspateli frem Pi-aforia cays:- The fripai cf bicît. Cendua. fanmaniy of the Transaal artilleri', on the chasrges of hehieg cocernud la tIc plot te kidnap Ganensil Lord Robants, iras ceonciudad to-day. The prisoue-r was fuun-d gu;lity onf 'alfIe couets lunflic indictm-eat agaînest him, tact sentence xvras deferrad unt il the fiadinga cf fia court should lie cenfinmed lii Lord Rqeats. Col. Codfrcy, tise judga, ini cumming up, caosed aseansa tien lii'decaiang thiaf a violation of parole iras pianLali- able mifli deafh. A peried oi 43 minutes wa eccupi- cd in considcrng the verdict. BOERS ARE, IMOBILIZ[NG. Bofla, Witli 8,000 Burglers, is ai Mach adoderp- A despatch fnom hmyfelan. says;- Tîruugl secret intelligence agents fhe Dnitfia atherifies ierrathaf Gen. Lounis Dotha. fiecmad'-icl cf ilhe Beenftrces; Ccii. Lucas Meyer, flic commandner fthfeaOrange Free Stafe fon'rceýs; sud Cen. Selialîhunger,, Vicc-T-Sidu-nf et the Transvaal Re- public, mifli aiglif fhousandBoeers, lave as.acmbiad at Macîadodorp, gen- cra11' uuderstooid to e ctisa eadqoan- taeinetofPrasident Kruger, onflic Pi- foris-Del1agos libai' ailroad, iiili flic mIels Deer aitillery, inchuding fIa icari' pieces formeriy af Pr-etoria. dsýmagedeiJ j Man-,cbaîdynasf -,y lu the eyes cf itssuets It was deemed inexediet te tlinow China into an-i anclyortpome the triumph cf the na-ig ees Accoî'dingly an arrangement e ceeed with Prince Kongwliarby te soýdieens cf Eng- la tinosudiFraucge vre te bc permittad i te mac thae le capital, bot wene te, payfo thýe previgsiens bey miglit uaad an1ýd te rne quietly riter their missin slicid eaccQmpiislied. The treaties wene ne-w q'uiokly i'atified; Tientalu nd sevenai othernenw ports wae opaneýd te trade, and Kowloon on the makulandopposite Rloag Kong was ceded t England, the latter previ- sion oalcsa remaiuiug îanexccuted utilreeuty Oua of flic palaces wîjthinfic 'Tartan cîty at Pekin-,vss at the snama time, sat apart to, serve as the hBritishiLeganion, and bas aven suce bac used for fli purpose. FIGHTING IYN ASH-ANTI. WOULD DO- THL, IHTTHG Vîcar, rapronving li liebui-- fed par,~ LsIionee.-Wlb rt vweýu! dyen sayi' f yoi ancre te sec e m.,reaiing dem the rned ïn a state of1 Lo peleý.,qlteist I wouldn'f feul a seul, ai r. - - - ----------- Chinese Asked for an Armistice and Then Attacked Legations. A despateli to the London Mor-ning "The Indian troups breke down and Post froni Pekin, via Chefoo, says rushed the gate and 1 entered with that the T-5un-lIi-Yamen On August cavalry and guns. I then sent other 12 reqliested a cenference with the cavalry and the Punjab Infanty to the Ministers, with the view to hringinig Temple of Heavem to sedure Oui'1sf t abotat peace, the requgest was ref u.ed. flank and camping ground, and with as there was nobody on either side the other corps pustied on tewai'ds the whýwas authaîýrizad te tre-t. Thar Legatýions. night thlere was the longest fusillade "At 3 oiclock we got on tlie canal of the siege, the firing lastjng tweive opposite the water gate and were sig- hours. On August 13 the Tsun-li-Ya-' naiied fro-a the wall lield by the Le- nmen begged to be excused from hold- gati-oners. ing a conferencc, saying the members ý"I' witji a portion of thie staff and were too husy. Later the board -erote! seventy indians, rushed across the ai- that tliey hiad forbidden further firing! most dry moat and entered tiarough on the Legations, and that they would the w ater gate witliout lons. We f ound court-martial anyone wlio disobeyed, ail w-ehlu the Legationsf. Macdonald but that evening there xvas the sharp- iMmediately sliowed me around the po- est general f iring. Many sheils f el sitions witia the view of f urther ac- in the Legation. Fif Éeen hundred Am-, tion. ericans attacked the Imperial palace qnu the meantime or field artillery on A)ig. 15, and captured tEf Our courts. The Amerîean flag is fiying had been brouglit up to bombard the on the Imperial granary. The Imper- centrai gate cf the Tartan city; but a il Bank lias been looted. [sortie by the 4ùanericans and Russians GEN. GASELEE'S REPORT. cf the garrison along theB wall antici-, A despatel f romn bondon says :-Gen. pated the liombardment, and the gate Gaselee, the commander of the Bni- fell lut-o our hands. tish forces at Pekin, has telegraplied Two f ield guns wers then brouglit to the War Office as follows intio the Legation, and the rest were "At a confererîce, August 12, t sent back to the ýý1emple of ileaven was agneed that the allies sliould con- At abouit f ive la the af terno-on the AZn eentrate wirhin five miles of Pekin, ericans, under Gen. Chaffee, entered August 14, aud the assault sheu[d be- the Legatieon, and th'eu ive ruued on gin August 15. The attack, ho wevei', t'ew-rds bte central gate cof thie Tar- commenced ýearly àii thc nîorning cf tai' city for thie niglit, August 14. and oui' troops liad te make "By nightfall we liad four hlndi'ed a fonced niaàrcli cf 15 miles from Tung- meln iu the Legation-" chew in great heat, alcre apparentiy some WO'rds are " We were on the extreme left, and 1mlrsing. attacked the sooth-easi. gate cf' the j Duning the evening St the Temple Chinese city. Thaere was practically ne c1 f Heaven we wene engnge-d, and, af-- opposition, as we were net expectedj ter inflicting heavy lasses, we occcupied at that point the zeuth gate cf fthc ChineeCity.,, DE WET BURIES 1115 GUNS. WILL REATTESI THEI.I Gets Back in Orange River Coiony Miltia Department's Instruictionls to -Witl 300 Men. * Col, Otter. A despateh fr-cm Loudon, says:- 'A despatch; f romi Ottawa, says --Thie Thse War Office liaa received fro-m perlcd cf service cf thie finst-contin-1 Lord Roïbents the folle wing:- gent- will terminate it Oeto-ben,, and in "Page'r repOrts from Elammanskraal reply tic Col,.0f ter's recînest foi' in- thiaf Baden-Powell engaged Gi'cbler'a structioins, lie wiil doubtless be advîsed rear guard all day yesferday. Groybler teo reattest the men, for f urther wam driven back east cf Pienrar's selir1 terma in thé, field sheu]d they be river. Baden-Powell acc'upied tibe required, In officiai cincies it is net railway station cf that name. Duning c,nirsdCed aiy cf tlic man-mucli as the figlit Baden-rowell's advance thein frienda would like te see them lin force and that cf the enemy galloped 'Canada again-wili aek for their dis- înto aüci oth-1w, the Rliode.s1ans losing charge, altlieugh tliey weuld b ean-- Colonel Sprekl-y snd four men kiiled titled teý it. Therei ta just a possibil- snd seven wounded. Many cf the ity that the regimieut will be ondereel Bo-ens were killed or wcfunded. They homne before Octeber. nons e t Cyferkuil thus mcrning. Lieut. Eeclestone, in charge cf the Plumer and Hiekman were clieely Canadian pestai corps in Southi Africa, puxs uing nhom. wrîilng te Di'. Coulter, Deputy Post- "It ssems certain that De Wýet, master-Genaral, atates tbat Sei'gt. R. fiodcink it hoipeleas to make his way Johuston, of VWinnipeg, a member cf asfward, lins 'eorossed the Magalies- the postai staff, lias been invalided te bang w iLh r few wOundeid, witli the Netley af ter a s3evereatatack cf entenie intention cf returning te fthe Orange faen. Murr'ay, cf the bondon dîivi-j River Co-[ony. fI-e la in a very dif- sien, lis bten detailed for dufy with fernt condition fromn that wlien lie the Canadan-iMounfed Rifles, and lias% left Bethleem witli six Qn ciglit gins rendei'ed such gced service tliat lielias au! 2,0)0 nun. Ris guns,,have, most- been recemmendad for promotion te ]y beau, bu. Hd a-nd lis persOnal foi- the rank cf Sergeant-major. Indis lias lowing caunot bia mena than 300. sent a postal contingent cf foui' dusky It je tted that Stey'u with a natives te South Afnica te look after s-mail bodyguard lias ci'ossed Pie- fhe India work. Tihe Australian postal naan 's river cou his wxay tol join Krui- men quit serting letters te get ger et M-i-hadMrip."1 intoe the figUtihg uine, witli the resuît1 that tliey liad tei be replaced witli an- WILL POUR IN TROQPS. other pestai staff froni Australia. The Canadian postal corps stands as the Capture of Pekin Makes NO Diffet'- pioneer contingent f rom tihe colonies e- 'Ce te Russia. and their geeod xvrk ta wa'miy coni. medd A despatcli mcm Odessa says :-The capture cf Pekin xii nef make tlide IU .CR U UL sliglifeat difference lu the i'eguiarhe- IU.CR ULY INTERESTINC TDS.1M I-R LAND -2HES-AMOK Rusy PeopleeortChe Emkrna4 ilaOr- d1aaie%.Ia 1 s uaSt ea The Que-en xnll pre,,'ur tflemuni- cýipaiity of DuLlin, in memeni -cf lier racant niait, a gold ýoving cup w'eiglia iag 160 ounces. Tare bref lars, wila bafhiug 1-n a pend near Waferford, hava Leen dmownnd. A friand aise lest lis li!. lu sttamptiug te sare theým. The deafl isleanaonced cif MU. Joh*n MoDetugail, aditer sud prepniaf ýor of fIe Galway Express, af fs B'/ . S years. Mn. Howard Go-nid, Neir York, lias beau tosuring tflibakas of Kihlarnai' bi' coachi. He dada ras that lo la@ Ineyer seau auythiug toeaqual the Irish lakes Lu baaufy. Ssddest cf aIllich casualtias amoug thfe Irishi Xeemaui-y la flicdeafî cf. Mr. Andrair Marshall Porter, son of fIe Irisl Master oethflicRal i, and oee of flic iost bnuliant suad rpopular members of soeief y liDn un Thomas Mcboughliu), cf aiwflo lias six sens iigling lu Senih Africa, racained a latter ficm fli Queen's 1privata secrefar', anucloaýig anori- dar for £4, " as a mark cf appreciation cf sucis an intarestiig rcr. Thomas Smith, a fanr(îlu Counii' Limai-ick, la clargcd wut h Iiig At and dangerously woundig l is i-cor, flic Rer. Mn. Hudson. Lord Robai-ts aasaglsdt lean fan Ancýient Fraceae ne.A Beh]fast iodge wîli maIe Iim se affer lia, l3 donc rcsping lia lourd-s in Soufth Airica. Tic Zoological Sloclefy cf Dulu have distiaguisîed flienselves foar fhe r aising cf liens te ticrnmbaer ef w0,ihidli lava Incuglit nef le-s flan £5,000 hi' sales. .Mn, Raendanson, ftle Mayor cf Kim- ici-lai' duriag flic siage, arrnined homo at Armaghi, and lad a gi-caf mecep- thon. Ha s aid floogli flicprivations meeagi-est tIe thougîf cf sprrender- ing mas nanan entartaincd. Tic Dlin and Irish Fusiliers are lu a causa axelusireli' Irish,-fliaf in te sai', tiare are practicalli' ucifici Engliali on Scetehmen ln flair rauks. PoeaCancwan sd Baden-Powell tire Engliaihi' nftiniti', but cf Irish de- sent, ce aise, ara thiuk, is Kelly--Ken. aci'. Dnndonaid la Scetchi. Tiecoreamari' raccafli'opeaed hi' flic Augliar Co-oerativa Datri' 1atl- iL fhl Ist' addition te îlie n~.inof f hase useful tustîtutions irith ai-e noir fini' establishcd uin eney coun- fyi' luIraiand., Wcxfond lias 10sf one of tfIe moat ne- manIable et ifs citizena lu flic deafli cf Mn. Fred Hlind, a- fa mous un- 1 dentalai-, anhialitook placetflic Ether day af flic ripa ohd aga cif 85. Fer 60 ycara ha caried on business as an iundantakar n uWaxford, sud if is cal- cuieted fIat durng that tima ee r- lad cvrn5-,000 people. TIc resaIt cf thc tirety rad. iag cffIte Cork Elactnie Tr !amis îand LigIfing Companyis la a dean- prof a of £1,597 aralalile for di1i-toution amongst ficshre, lara good resoîf for tfliiist year cf a nair sud expansive undertaking,. Tiýclacc- t ric liglting aide cf fIe undentakieg mas te a greaf extauf nef e0' aarieg capaciti' durng fIe year. Durng fIe Qucan's sTayifl icc ii', flic Dublin n iitd Tram\waýys Coin- ipani' cen-ian 3,157,352 passeuge,,,rs. On April 4fli, tIc day oet fe poar' ant-y, 233,-163 persees irecaý(i1rnîcd, aud en April 21, fie daýy cf tic me- view, 211,861 panso;(ns. Ne niiàýshap te ani' i ssenger cr serbes ,-ýhifdlicof oui' kind or description oco-urned d (uring th flc rlola period. '1p1 i-etr gnantcd a double dyspytc ail thse me mca atfe traffie dapartmaniLfur thu day ciflice Quaan'a enfri'.- i J-1 :,I-