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25. President Kruger, in consequence of the opposition of the majority of the Volksraad to his action with regard to the dynamite monopoly, offered his resignation, but withdrew it on the assurance of the personal confidence of that body.

— General Heureaux, President of the Republic of San Domingo, assassinated at Mora by a man named Ramon Caceres, whose father had been shot by order of the President, and who succeeded in escaping.

26. The Old Age Pensions Committee reported in favour of pensions of at least 5*. a week for all necessitous and deserving persons over sixty-five — one half to be paid from local rates, and one half from the Exchequer.

— The reformatory ship Clarence, for Roman Catholic boys, lying in the Mersey, totally destroyed by a fire originating in the workrooms-

— A large portion of the ancient town of Marienburg, near Danzig, destroyed by fire, and many interesting buildings burnt to the ground, but the historical castle of the Teutonic Knights escaped.

— The Australian Commonwealth Bill submitted to public refer, endum in Victoria, and accepted by 140,091 affirmative against 9,1 i 4 negative votes, and in Tasmania by 10,314 against 712 votes.

27. In the Spanish Senate, in a debate on the domestic policy of the Government, General Weyler threatened the country with a military revolution.

— At Dublin a public meeting convened by the Lord Mayor to discuss the proposed Parnell memorial ; the resolution was opposed by the Dillonites and Healyites, who insisted that it would jeopardise ihe completion of the Wolfe Tone and other memorials. After a noisy debate the amendment was carried.

— The casual ward of a Manchester workhouse destroyed by fire, but no injury was done to any of the inmates.

28. At the Goodwood meeting the principal events were thus decided : —

Stewards' Cup — Mr. Bottomley's Northern Farmer, 5 yrs., 7 at. 6 lb*

(Finlay). Nineteen ran. Goodwood Plate — Mr. Jersey's Merman, aged, 9 st. (C. Wood), bred in

Australia. Ten ran. Sussex Stakes — Lord W. Beresford's Carman, 8 yrs., 8 st. 18 lb. (M. Cannon),

bred in United States, America. Three ran. Goodwood Cup— Mr. Jersey's Merman, aged, 9 st. 5 lb. (C. Wood). Three

ran. Prince of Wales's Stakes — Lord Rosebery's Epsom Lad, 2 yrs., 8 st. 9 lb. (C.

Wood*. Eight ran. Chesterfield Cup — Duke of Westminster's Lalveley, 4 yrs., 8 st. 6 lb. (M.

Cannon. Fourteen ran.

— A Treasury minute issued stating the terms on which part of the Imperial Institute at Kensington was to be taken over by the Univer- sity of London, and the liabilities of the former discharged.

— Debates in both Houses of Parliament on the state of affairs in South Africa, but no division taken by the Opposition.

— The Queen directed that Westminster, as constituted under the London Government, should retain the title of "city" conferred upon it by Henry VIII.