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w-ww -7. THli COMING WAR. KomarotT Account of Hte With tli* Afghan*. INDIA. ON TUB CUIH1M. iiw liuat War Cannot verted. R.dgewa) ' wcrd will Biver fr. I ;. n_ f During ! r G.'oiUi .:.a's statement io the B mee of ('!.] ... tUu, eveuiug regarding tb i batllt m A'tjbaL.ttan hut manner, even ID ire tnuu bik woida, emphasized the gi tvitjr of tb.- iiiij..iiju. Moat of tbs faeu W lioh be Uled wers quoted from an offi- r . r. | ied (torn Oeo. Bir P. Mt Luii - . . i 'tilth Boundary Com- n aaiooer, wuo i u<>* at Gulran. on the Hirer ud J - birtj miles weal of Herat, wilh MI M.-urt of .1 OOU Indian cavalrymen. It ba* U- I M I i t.t Gou. LuuiHdeu' report w-. ii~ . . ilatemeut* ol Col. i; . YJe, of bis staff, who u! vtie light on the Kaahk .; io ead. Wbeu (be iiidgeway aod On pi. Yale ao .1 m for a abort dm- la.ioe. an '>. . ulopped to Outran, diataui- ut 150 uiiUa. to nuke tb< :r r ,< - fj Oeo. Luiumien. Ine idet. that my asked too Bun- iau* for i . against the Afghani is absurd. ' ' i been comrades and acave al.ioe of ibe Afghan* since last January, - were sent by Oea. Lamsd*n ; . native garrison of Penjdeh u beoel ot their engineering kill ID an i lie fortifications of thu tow Ridgeway highly eulo^izt J i . i > of the Afghan trocpn during tb . 1 nay* they lougut under eve-> > *, and the fact that they beld Ik ->! aa l^' g aud a* tnbbornls . . JiJ ia the IMM ot terrible M luioetoer tain defeat, shows tbe :. . r-r.-Hoj of splendid courage. Tbe, we: taken by surprise, being at i < abaenoe of any deolaratl.. uf wr ~ud on ({round which they believed wa- .. jjiitted to be thein. They were . utuumbered, having only 1,500 .. '. Jor artillery, while the KIU..-.I ' - !! armed regulars, baaide* a fotoe u.' Turcomans. Col. Ridgewa) rj the retreat of the Afghan* w ,. .1 >.ed wilb perfect order and tui.ua .liberation. It wai impoetioir -.> , -j concentrate for the defence ol r , .ad it u probable that that impo- . . i '.100 11 now io the yot- eeamon ul < . r (I. Then ii a wide- pread U > the Russian* have acted wit. uol only in the field, but also 1 1. , .-/ at London. Tbe new* of tut j-.ti.r.i; ifae Knabk river was known alt>.- ''._-- u embassy at an early hour yeaU'. . - ,.i.l, with tbi* atait- ling mfor< uia possession, Baron De Btaal i- ' > . .maMUranoei of the paoino iutcLUoOH of Hjniia. Tbe feeling in 1'arliainent ou tb> branob of the oubjeot waa allow a dcrlLg Mr. Oladatone'd atate- ment in the licuse of Oommoni tbu even- log. He uaively mvi.ujued that M. De Crier*, the )- -- 1'jrei^n Minuter, bad cxprewed tbc bup iu*t the battle would not impa /. ' : ' relation* between Buaaia an.: ' .,'> Tun etatement wai received wuu roarn ot deriaive laugh- tar, whioli w..>ro Htarted by the Toriew, b r * . xuon spread to the Liberal be:: . ba full abnurdity ul the Btatement *. :.s realiMd. Tbe war feel- ing in uuiv- Jun. It ii felt that the Oavertu. i uow yield an iuob, and it U generally i; ( ad that Roania will not yield, but w>ll H-.aud up for a Eqaare fight, and '. ;.. h-uan ia confident of the recall eeems permeated with Lord l'^ belief, that war ii inevitable i>j<t iMtt bad better oome now than later. 1. > - --..n >red in well-informed circle* tbat ilio '.. > .-ument hai arranged with Italy co , . entire force neces- sary to n pt and the Boudac. Thu wonld ou^ble nr liriuab troop* to be withdrawn at .:. . fut service in India and Afghanutau. Lord Du^cr-.i. ' Bawul Pindee, wai informed t nt had ooourrea al teojdeh. II' u .i. Indian obiafi in attendanot H . jucils nnanimouily reoommeutlua the i immediate throwing of the troops IDI< Af . ...miao. Seventy tboustiU'i Uritiib and Indian troops, now staliuuoj uear the northern Indian frontier, r ' . it is thought, reach Herat in tin II i . -out ita oaptore by the Ruaaians. The Won,- :ites Lord Wolseley baa been or i -itbdraw a third of bis entire forae in '.: boudan for aervioe elsewhere. The /'or .idds thai even those most deairuuH of ! c.oi muat feel that all negotiation* i:r. >jo i luted. Tbe question lies in a nutshell It-. -^ either did or did not aoquan.i < ; uaroff with the agree- ment of Maroli 17llJ. Later in 1 1 Mr. Gladstone said theiOoveri.ii. It hi ceived another tele- gram from Hir r . Ljmoden stating that when the BUHM&U .ireateued to attack the Afghan poail y advancing in force on Ak-Tepe ibd u'^uana threw out the vidette* aud extended ibeir ptaketa to Pol- IKbisliontb) left, bank ot the Knshke River and gradu.i' . strengtfagned their position until on JO .rob SOlb the bulk of their fore 3 hd ueeu ..'tusf erred across the river. Sir tetir Lutusden considers this movement did not constitute an actual advance on the pit f the Afghani, but was merely au ooc u| mon of a more advan- tageous military potiuon. Bir Peter LiiniR.-<rf lias begun the march from Onlran to the Jt .bat 1'aas which com- mands the approach to Herat from the north. His troopu K ve encountered fear- ful suffering" (rcmi ld and many have perished in tie HI.O> .ixirms on the moun- tains. Lord Dufl.-r i r consultation with the Ameer, urge* tb Oovernment to order an immediate advuroe into Afghanistan. The Ameer has pout oat couriers with orderi to the Ai/;!.,. oaiefa to meet him at Oabnl for tbr [.urpoiM of holding a war dor bar. Letters fr n 1'tttersburg mailed at Berlin in order lo f>.rape Kusaian censor- ship charge t . i m-iau Minister of War with having - r to Oen. Komaroff about the en. K bruary to bring ou a oonfliot with tu- Vlgbana. Tb* letters fltate that U. Kimaroff ntarted for Mer? with rn.. u menu for Polikbiiki, and took adviti u >i of a favorable oppor- tunity to make an attack soon after bil arrival. Toe Standards correspondent wiih Sir Petair Luumdtju sayi : " Tbe aooouuti ol the Afghan looses in the recent engage men! are ooufliotiog. It m aiwerled that buudreds of Afghans were literally iu >ored." A 8t. Petersburg despatch aayi that deoaratiobs aud reward* have already been conferred by teleitrapb on tb* Roabian omoxra and soldiers who have taken part in tbo battle wilb tb* Afghan*. Bumora are kfloat that aome Knglisb officers were killed in the Ruaao-Afghan engagement, and that the AfgbanH have risen agaiuat tbi Russia continues her naval and military preparations with great energy. Admiral Sbeetakoff h*s ordered all the torpedo ate to be *eol to tbe Baltic and tbs Black > ja. Torpedoes bave been sunk at the anal binding St. Petersburg wilh tbe sea. Cronttadt, St. Petersburg and tbe Kraa- n >eto Palace are connected by telephone, ao thai tbe Cz*r will be informed of every movement in case of an attack by tbe Eng- inb fleet. Tun Ruasian fleet ba been in a thorough atate of readiness since the Stud ot April. K imaroff's brother annonnoea ihat Rutsia intends to send 100,000 men to llerai aa soon as tbe English advance to fisobin. A London cable say* : Tue St. Petersburg Oficiai iftuenger iublmbe the following telegram frcm (Mn. Komarcff . dated April 1st : " On tbe iiotli ot March our detaobment approached Dasn-Kapri. Wnen near the bridge we aaw au entrenchment occupied by tb* Afghans. ID order to avoid a conflict I stationed my troops three miles from tbi Afghan position. Negotiation witb Captain fate ( member of Sir Peter Lumaden's oroe) commenced on the 36th. When the Ifgbana became convinced we bad no mention ol attacking them, they daily drew nearer to our camp. On tbe 27th they dei-patobad three companies wilb a gun aud aome cavalry against a company covering our reconnoitring parly. Next lay their audacity and arrogance inereai- ng, they occupied a high position command- ng the left flank ol our camp, made entrenchments, aud placed a cavalry post n rear ol our hue and a picket within gunshot ot our fort. On the 29th I sent tbe Afghan oommander an energetic anmmooa to evacuate tbe left bank ol the Kashk and the right bank ol tbe Murghab as far as tbe mouth 01 tbe Kuibk. H* replied tbat, soling on tbe adviot of tbe Bngliab, he would not retire beyond Kushk. I then sent him a private letter, couched in amicable terms. On tbe SOtb, in order to support my demand, I marched with a detachment agaiust the Afghan position*, still expecting a pacific iune, but lire from the A f iibau artillery and an attack of their cavalry compelled ma to accept a combat." Tbe Si. Petersburg Journal says tbe 'oregoing statement leaves no qusstion ol lluasian aggrennioa. Moreover, Bir Peter Lnmsden'a scc3ud aeepatch to the British 2overnmeut jaatified Osn. Komaroff'i aotion, and evou Gladstone has shown ueeworlby anxiety to atone lor tbe ungraoioua worda about Russia which first eao*pd him. This report or defence ol Oeneral Komar- off, a* it ia variously termed, absorbs attention in military and political circle* lo-sight. Tbe imputation tbat tbe KaglUb instigated the Afghan* to advance is eoouted by tbe politicians, but tbt report of Captain Yates on this point i* anxiously awaited. Gen. Sir Peter Lnmsden ba* already described the Afghan movement as an act of purely delensive strategy, but bis Brief dcHpalob was based upon tbe report of bis staff offijer, Captain Yatei, and tbe details of tbe laller's report are needed to establieb tbe facts to tbe satisfaction ot military expert*. Tbe Cabinet, however, will now be forced to speak without waiting lor detailed ver- sions ol an already old story from subordi- nate officers. 1 1 in expected that Mr Gladstone will make a statement in the House ol Common* to-morrow even- ing, and tbe nature ot that state- ment is causing lively debates u the clubs and eliciting tbe moat contrary opinions. Tbe peso prty tbink Mr. Gladstone will say, in effect, tbat the Afghans provoked aud deserved tbe thrash- ing tbey got. Ou tbe other band it ia more generally believed that in tbe present temper of the nation tbe Premier dare not take any step that would look like a back down on the part ol England. Russia net only reluses to recall Oeneral Komaroff and withdraw her troops, or evsn guaran- tee no further advance pending tbs com- mission's diaoudnion ; but she insult* Eng- land by congratulating Oeneral Komaroff, praiiing him for bis aotion, and promising rewards and decoration! lor tbe aoldiern who attacked Penjieh. Hopes ol peace are dUoounted by tbs preparation a tor war. The executive departments are relaxing none ol their vigor. The full force ot officers and artisans at Woolwich arsenal has been worked throughout this Sabbath day and night preparing heavy seaord- uanoe. Tbe *utci.l object ol to-day'* over- work is tbe arming ot the ubartered trans- Atlactio linera Oregon and America. Lord Randolph Cburohill, who ha* just returned from an extended trip through India, ia enthusiastic over tbe military ardor of the native prince*. He sayi the view recently pubUabed in Ibe Rawnl Pindee Pionter by tbe Nizam'* political secretary that " in India Russian rule would mean retrogression "ma true reflex of native public opinion. Lord Churchill speaks in tbe higbeit termi of Ibe military readiness ol tbe Indian troop* and the immediate military resources ot that country. > itKlniKl Mm imlm-il win n,i. A very determined and grave position ha* been assumed by the Oovernment toward Russia concerning tbe Penjdeb inci- dent. At first Mr. Oladatone satufled him- self with demanding an explanation of General Komaroff a attack npon tbe Afghans. He felt sure, it ia stated, tbat liuxsi* wat Miinnreiy desirous ol p too, and would discountenance Oen. Kumar- off 'H action, no matter bow thorough!) he might have represented the bellicose polioy of tbe St. Petersburg war party, lint when tbe Czar answered he wonld expUio to England as soon as Oeneral Komarnff explained to him, the Premier was foro jd ;o conclude tbe Czar waa trifling to g.m ;ime. Yesterday, therefore, Earl Grmi- rille advised Baron de Staal tbat the Uritmb (i.ivrr iniiut had decided that whatever tbe nature of the Russian explan- ation ot Gen. Komaroff'i aotion might be. Great Britain would not allow any further duouamou concerning tbe delimitation ul tbe Afghan frontier until tbe Ru**isn troopi bav* been withdrawn from their present outpost* m Ibe disputed territory, back to tbe positions tbey occupied at the time Eugltmd appointed her part ot tks oommiskiou to adjaiit tbe Afghan frontier. As almost all tbe Russian advance* have i.oeu made in the interval, it U difficult to believe Buasia will seriously attempt to reach an amicable undemanding. KB..IKU Mllbdr,,l ol I ruo|>. l>r- Oount von Muualer, tbe German Ambas- sador to London, states that at the Can- f trance upon tbe Afghan situation yester- day E*rl Orauville declared that England had resolved tbat it was impossible to consent to a continuance ot a diplomatic discussion with Ruiisia unlea* England was guaranteed security against having tbe result of tbe controversy imperilled by collision* on tbe disputed frontier. Eug- laoid, Earl OrauvilU said, moil refuse to accept Boisia's aesuranoe that ibe desires pesos nulesi the aannrauoe wai aooom- pauied by a withdrawal of her troops to the line drawn from Tepi to Sari-Yazi. ' ! .Hln I luir . M. deQiars, through Baron de Slaal, has offered to abandon ine RuasiaL proposal to extend the line of tbe debatable zone pro- pueed by England, so a* to include tbe Parapamiiwun mountains, and recur to tbe line nugge-led in the Leeaar proposals. This offer, while apparently ooutsioing a con- cession, is ooonidered lo be really a ruse to modify the iffaot of Oeneral Komaroff's attack and to gain time. As Earl Oran- ville'* demand for the withdrawal of the Kuiuiao troops wae made after the receipt ot M. de Oiers' proposal, it ia inferred the Russian Premier's overture ba* made no impression npon tbe English Oovernment. At tbe Oerman and Russian embassies here tbe opinion is expressed tbat the dispute between the Czar and Oreat Britain ba* actually reached ita final phaae in diplomacy. KU..I.D < < u|>ilon ol General Komaroff ha* mad* a detailed tatement tending to show that tbe Afghans provoked tbe recent battle. Tbe effect of this statement, however, baa been weakened by reports from the Austrain telegraph na- tions on tbe Ruafeiau frontier tbat 1'eijleb was occupied by Colonel Alikhanoff on tbe Srdinst. Russian offlcith state Oaneral Komaroff wai obliged to occupy Peujdeh in order to stop tbe pillaging of tbe district by Turcomans, and tbal tbe Afghans bad threatened to resume offensive operations. Tbe War Offioe ii overwhelmed with offers of service from army, militia and volunteer officers. Tbe recruiting depot* in London and in tbe provinces are daily besieged by men anxious to enter tbe mili- tary service in view ol tbe prospect of wsr itb Runia. Suitable applicant! are being accepted. All admirals of the navy have been noti- fied to hold theu)*elven in readines* for active service. A special in j unction has been sent to Vice-Admiral llay, commanding tbe Mediterranean cquadron, to hold the fleet ready for service. Two men-of-war at Kingstown have been ordered to Pottamoutb, to take torpedoes aboard. It U reported they will proceed immediately to tbe Baltic. Allaanlc -i.mu. i . , ,., . .1. AU the English naval war preparations are being accelerated. Purchases of swift cruiser* and tbe construction of torpedo boats have been increased. Tbe list of Atlantic steamships secured for tbe use of Kogland in view ot war embraces tbe Arizana, Alaska, Oregon, Etrnria, Umbris, Bervia, Aurania, City of Rama, and America. The Admiralty have decided to organize a great cruiser service of iwif t vewiel*. Part of tbe British squadron in Chinese waters has been ordered to rendez- vous at a point on Hamilton Iiland, which commands tbe entrance to tbe sea of Japan, and largely commands tbe way to Russian l>ort* ou tbe Pacific. Several batteries of artillery have been ordered to embark at once for India. The Ameer upon leaving Rawnl Pindee expressed the certainty that tbe whole of Afghanistan would welcome tbe aasistanoe ot British and Indian troop* to repel Russia. .. n. rnl *l, iu !' *d,HB. r Oeneral Stewart, in anticipation ol in- structions to advance hi* entire Indian command, ba* ordered an advance by tbe way of Qaettah of tbe artillery oorpi now stationed in the Kohal, Pasbawur and Hazar districts. Tbe utmost secrecy i* maintained about the movement* of British troops in India. Pre*i correspondent* at Rswul Pindee are refused all information about army orderi. It has been ascertained, however, that a number of detachments bav* already left on tbe route to Qaettah. Tbr >iill.i ImllHn I'r, ... Keoent mail advice* from India differ significantly from tbe rose-colored official telegrams concerning the loyalty to England, of the native chitfi and people. Mail advice* indicate tbat there i* a pretty general feeling among the Indian*, which, under certain circumitanoes, might prove anything but advantageous to British prestige in India, in tbe evenl ot a itubborn Anglo Russian oonfliot. The native Indian presa is nearly unanimous in favor of war, but with more ol a leeling of resistance to Russian aggreeaion than of sincere loyalty to purely British interests. Tbe Lahore Tribune calls for a national Hindoo army, not composed of mercenary Sepoy*, but of volunteer* recruited on a national basis. The Benare Herald advocate* a levy of all able-bodisd men. The Knrracbee Time* urge* that a council of war, composed of native princes, be held at Calcutta, to adopt a war polioy, and that the Council offer lour hundred thousand troops to tbe Indian Oovernment, to renal Kumia. The Madra* Hindoo predicts that tbe struggle against Bussia cannot be Huooesafnl unless India be armed to assist England. Most ot tbe other native organ* discus* the situation in similar term*. , Other Indian papers, probably under official influence, urge the formation of an Anglo- Indian force aa preferable to a purely Indian corps, unless tbe latter be officered by Englishmen. It n plain Ibe Indians do not look upon themselves as mere depend- ents npon Qreat Britain for protection. It is difficult to eitimate how strong tliis feel- ing ot national independence i*. Bat it U belmved to be suffiaiently prevalent to prove ', dangerous it too far ignored by Oreat Britain. Tbe Russian Minister ol War has sent a ongratulatory message to Oen. Komarxff auu directed him to thank the troopa in tbe name ol the Ciar, aud inform lb*m tbat all who took part in tbe reoenl battle will be rewarded. He last night said b* bad the aaaaranos of the Oaar that tbe Rasti troops might advance but they wonld never retire. New* ha* been received from Odessa tbat tbe transport service* on the Black Sea are busily engaged carrying troops and muni tion* ot war from Sebastopol aod Nioolaieff to Batoum ami Poll. lmmen<ie earth works are being oouatruoted for tbe defence of Batoum and Nioolaitfl. There is great military activity at Odeaaa. Numerona battalions of Cosaacka are reviewed daily. Tbe garrison at Kertsch is working nlgbt aud day in battening tbe completion of tbe works there. Tbe flouring mill* are worked at their fall capacity preparing provisions. A despatch from Aix-les-Baines state* Queen Victoria baa received reaaauring aeapatohea from Berlin, Bt. Petersburg, and London. KKFatNTBD IN I I M K. A u M -inn ItlsUm mm i n mpi ail MailcMc 4 Ikf! P.M. Kr.i U..I lro.1 n f'lllu A last (Snnda)) nigbt'a Niagara Falls (Onl.) despatch says : Mr. John Waugb, ox- Mayor, who ba* been failing in health tbe past three months, walked out on tbt> railway suspension bridge this aftsruoon, climbed over tbe railing, and got bold ot one of the iron girders nnderneatb the bridge, banging by both hands witb bis body dangling in the air some 160 feet above tbe rocks near tbe water'* edge. Luckily lor him some triends saw him climb over and ran out on tbe bridge, expecting to aee hit body dasbsd to pteoee on the rugged rooks below. Tbe unfortunate man no doubt repented bis rash act, and beld on for dear life to tbe iron girders. Soon three young men, named Kerr, Howe and Qil- leapie, came to his assistance, and, by bracing themselves wilh their legs aod lean ing over tbe side ol tbe bridge, much endangering their own livea, reeoued Mr. Waugb from hi* perilous position. Mr. Waugh has for some time past shown signs of temporary insanity, caused by lioknesa from ovsr-exertion in political life. He is a gentleman who ia highly respected by both political partis* ol this town, and has held the chair of the Conservative party of this town for some years past. His frisnds will bavs him placed in suitable quarters to recover bis health. i li.ii I I ..l( A WOMAN. A N*s>h*w itun. w, mil, in. i ,i, i. . WUc A Lewea, Del., despatch says : This town was thrown into great oaulusion yesterday morning over the elopement of the wife of Robert Parson* with bi* nephew, Edward Parson*. Tbe eloping couple reacoed the atalion a few moments before train time, followed by Robert Panoni, who rode up on horseback, just an hi* wile waa boarding the train. A* young Parsons was tollowmg her into the ear her husband Mized him, and a terrible atruggls followed. Tbe antagonist* fought desperately. Young Parsons failed bia nnol* to the ground, and breaking through the crowd ran and caught tbe de- parting train. Robert Parson* la a respect- able farmer, about 30 years of age. He ha* been married only a tew years, and ha* lived happily with hi* wife, who is a beau- tiful woman, 21 years old. Tbey bave one child. Edward Parson* is a handsome young man about M. H* ha* been living with hi* uncle. During the fight Robert Parsons received several serious wour.dn, and DOW lies in a oritioal condition. Tbe eloping couple bought tickets for Phila- delphia. lion ibi. Death m I- 1> - A Detroit despatch says : Three miles northeast of Williamston on Wednesday, Stephen Southard, a highly respected oitiztn, was burned to death. A fire broke out in the bouse of one Oooklin, a neighbor of Southard's. Mr. Southard and several neighbor* endeavored to put the fire out. Finding it impossible to save the building tbey began removing furniture from the house. Mr. Southard went in once too many time*. Just as be passed inside tbe chimney oame crushing down, causing the entire ceiling to fall in a blazing mass around him and preventing his retreat. He made hi* way to tbe rear door, which wai fattened. It was broken in, and Mr. Bomb- ard emerged a moving fire. Hi* burning clothing was soon pulled off, but the flesh oame also in strip*. He was taken home, very hopeful of recovery, but at f> o'clock he began to sink and died an hour later. A tfUHrtrlllr ll.r.. h.. L A St. Petersburg telegram *ay* : Last evening a grand entertainment called a carousal was given to tbe official and distinguished portion* of St. Petersburg society by tbe officer* ol tbe Chevalier Oaards in their large riding school, whiob wai gayly decorated for the occasion. The Empreaa and several uther members ol tbe imperial family were present. Tbe main feature of tbe evening was a quadrille gone through on horseback by officer* of tbe regiment and a troop of fair ladies led off by Miss Thornton, eldest daughter of tbe British Ambassador, whose riding was greatly admired. A Ban Francisco despatch says : Tbe city coroner on Sunday organized an anti- Chinese procession. Before starting he harangued the crowd on Chinese evils. Every Chinaman who happened to cross the route ot the processionists was chased and ill-treated if caught. It was luppoeed at the time the Chinamen were badly injured. Many were badly cut about tbe bead, one fatally. Tbe original intention ol the coroner was to parade through Chinatown. Had he doue so there would have been a big butchery ot Chinese. Venezuela has tbe hottest and coldest climates in tbe civilized world. Tbe moun- tainous plains ot the Andei are almost uninhabitable, while tue vallayi luxuriate in a tropical temperature. It ii rather a singular fact tbat another ol the world's greatest generals died of cancer Napoleon I. The innocence of the intention abate* nothing of he mischief ot the example. WALKS) IN IHf. I . >l>. A last (Thursday) evening's Dublin oabls ' sa>s: After tbe Friuee and Princess of Wale* bad luncheon with Earl Spencer at tb* Castle yeiterday, tbey drove in open earriagee lo tbe Royal Dublin Society'* Cattle Show at Ball'a Bridge, a t>mall suburb just beyond tbe Botanic Oardans, on tbe road to Kingstown. All along the route, especially Bgot street aud Pem- broke road, which are fashionable quarters, tb* decoration* were very handsome and the cheering luihuaiantio. Tbe large new agricultural ball, wbioti will be used for tbe eiusens' ball on tbe S2ad inn., as well as tbe ground* generally, wereorowded with a moat fiwbiODable asrmblage,and aa tbtir Royal Higbnesneii pained on their way to tbe dais reserved for them Ibeir recep- tion was most cordial. Tbe exhibition of cattle was remarkably good, and tb* show was rendered more attractive by tue fact that Her Majesty entered some ot her stock from tbe royal farm amoug tbs exhibits. Tbis is the first time *uob a dis- tinoticn ba* been conferred upon t :i Irish show. The Prince wore a dark Cbeaterfleld overcoat, light tronser* and a tall silk bat, and looked if be realized tbs description given ol him in tbe muoh-lalked-itbont volume of tbe bcur, Booitty in London :" " Being provided with leaaoni ol experi- ence, ba looks back upou tbe put, marked by incidents and viciaritudes not uniformly wise or deooroun, witb feeliDg* ot satisfac- tion at having riaec superior to hi* early ejeentnoilie*." Tbe Prinotia, who bad not made any alteration in tbe ooatume the wore upon arriving, also realized her own portrait, a* drawn by tbs earn* author : " Her func- tion U t'i b* and to look charming, to pre- serve ibe appearance of youth, without invoking tb* aid of art, and to retain tb* place in i ns English heart rhe won when she first cam* to tbis country more) than two deo)es ago." After (pending an boor on tbe i' ' nool tural grounds the party re- turned i < Ib* Castle, spent a qaiet evening, and retir .- i early. Tbe Prinoe-s' bedroom and bou i ir, the window* of which look out on the > iiih side of Ibe Ca*lle into the gar- dsns, ar > maguifiosntly upholstered and decorat.il Tbe boudoir furniture i* np- solatere : m pale bins poplin, witb wreath* of natural flowers beautifully worked in solored silks. Thi* morning the Prince beld a levee in the Caitle on behalf ot Her Majesty, and the attendance of gentlemen, bath military and civil, was very large and fashionable. To-morrow a state ball will be given. In the afternoon tbe Prince of Wales, Prince Albert and party did some "slumming," and vim ted some of the rookeries of the city. Tbey were every- where oonrteouily received. It is stated that several menacing letters were in tbe Prince'* mail this morning, but tbe only notice tbat Hi* Royal Uigbneu took of ibe threata of anonymous cowards wo* to direct his Secretary to throw snob letters iato th* fire as socn as their character iidit-oovered. Krlli . ml l.u.l < oullurul. Oapt. Win. Churchill, a Pacific Oatan aall, is telling tbe Ban Franciscans what b* knows and what he guesses about the arol: analogical remaina foaod in tbe ialaods) ot ih') Paoino. H* aeeka to abow by the records of deep-sea aoundiag* and from arohiB)logioal remaina that the Paoiuo Iilanda are only the remain* cf a ink- merged continent, wboeo mountain peak* * and lofty height* are all that remain above tbe surface of tbe ooean. Polynesian antecedent civilisation is revealed, bo thinks, through ancient implement*, statues and sculptured atone slabs found on a few ot the groups, more notably the Feejee*. Tbe atudie* ol zrapbytei and coral formations, taken from a depth of 2,000 fathoms and more, also con- firm thil belief ol tbe subsidence ot the pre-hiitono continent. On Pitcairn Iiland, and also on Tahiti and Tonga-Tabu have been found remaina which show the exiitecoeof a long-forgotten tribe. At Tocga-Tabn a monster trilitbon U to be teen. It is composed of gray volcanic stone, with neatly dreseed edge*. It i* 10 by 13 feat square, and stand* twenty feel onl of tbe ground. It U sur- mounted by a huge kava bowl. Capt, Churchill considers tbis relic to be of great arobsDologioal value. Be describe* the; implements and metal* in use by tbe natives ot several ol tbe groups before Ibe advent of the white voyagers, and said tbat iron and steel were not unknown to them before their discovery by civilized persons. He given a vivid descrip- tion ol monolithic statue* ot stone and sculptured wood found on Easter Island. The monoliths were found standing in rowi of five or six, only a few feet apart. Tbey were hewn from vol- aanio rook, and were either very crude in workmaoihip, or else they bad suffered from tbe ravagei of time. One row of these statues was quite well preserved. Each of them was ten feet high, and tbey represented human beadi and bodiei, with a kind of cap or other head-covering on the top. These are tbe sme statues seen and described by Captain Cook in bis works on travel and dicoovery. A fluely-aoulptured band of a dancing-girl, and some poliabed wooden slabs, on which were numerous bieroglyphioal figures in long rows, have been discovered in an accisnt and half- ruined stone honne on Eatttr Island. Thi* I* tb* only relic of a written language ever found in tbi Pacific Iiland*. The -n i.hrfi the BasJUh. 1 Never fear tbe Kngliab," the Mabdi said last year. " Do not waite a abet npon those whom the ann of the desert will destroy ; they will perish before tbe wrath of God without our aid." After we have perished this la his programme aa revealed in his latest manifesto : " I am revolved to >arry my sword, first frjm Khartoum to Berber. Thence I shall proceed to D.uig ila, Cairo and Alexandria, restoring Moslem rule and government in all there cities. Prom Egypt I shall march to tbe land of ibe prophet to drive out tbe Turks, whose jtovernmint in no better than that of tbe ufldels, aod I shall reitore the land of Arabia, witb it* two sacred oitiei, to Ilam. PM Mall Oaxettt. Tbe inhabitants of 81. Petersburg oon- lider themselves fortunate in having had an average winter death rate of only 36 wr 1,000 of population. In London, where tbe rate ban been recently ly A this would be thought epidemic. Tbe usual rate for the Russian capital i* 40 to 45.