3. While endeavouring to arrest Father MacFadden at Gweedore, in Ireland, District Inspector Martin was attacked by the mob and so severely beaten that his death ensued in a few hours. Fatal collision in the Channel between the steamer "Nereid" and the ship "Killochan," both being sunk, and twenty-three persons drowned. Nineteen were rescued and landed at Dover. 4.-Another and very terrible disaster in the Channel, during a snowstorm, the ship "Largo Bay" coming into collision with the large steamer "Glencoe," which immediately went down, not one of her crew of fifty-three being saved. The "Largo Bay," much damaged, was towed into Cowes Roads by a passing steamer. 5.-Funeral of the Crown Prince of Austria at Vienna, witnessed by an immense number of persons, the streets being densely crowded.

Election of nineteen Aldermen for the County Council of London. 8.--Aldershot theatre destroyed by fire. 21. The Bishop of Lincoln appeared before a Court constituted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, to answer charges of controvening the Public Worship Act. The jurisdiction of the Court was disputed, and the proceedings adjourned. At the provisional meeting of the London County Council, Lord Rosebery elected chairman, and Sir John Lubbock, M.P., and Mr. Firth, M.P., vice-chairman and deputy-chairman, respectively.

Opening of Parliament by Royal Commission.

MARCH, 1889.

1.-Suicide of Richard Pigott at Madrid, who shot himself through the head with a revolver, as he was about to be arrested on charges of forgery and perjury in connection with the "Parnellism and Crime" inquiry.

4.-General Harrison installed President of the United States at Washington. 6.-Departure of the Queen from Windsor for a residence of some weeks at Biarritz. Abdication of King Milan of Servia in favour of his son, and a Regency appointed until the new King, who is only thirteen, shall attain his majority.

7.-Announcement in Paris that the "Decree

of Expulsion from France" of direct descendants of ex-Royal Families, had been annulled in the case of the Duc d'Aumale. News arrived that Her Majesty's large ironclad "Sultan" had struck on a rock in the Mediterranean, near Malta, and had been abandoned. Repeated efforts to get her off failed, the great war-ship sinking to the bottom.

13.-Disastrous colliery explosion at Wrexham, twenty miners being destroyed.

16. Terrific hurricane at Samoa, which blew with such tremendous force that three German and three American men-of-war, and several merchant vessels, were driven

"Cal

on a rocky shore, and many of their crews drowned. The English war-ship liope" alone succeeded in getting out to sea without loss, and one of the German war-ships was, ultimately, floated off. 21.-Dissolution of the Metropolitan Board of Works, and first sitting of the London County Council.

26.-State banquet at St. James's Palace, by command of the Queen, in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Royal Agricultural Society's Charter, under the presidency of the Prince of Wales. 27.-Death of the Right Honourable John Bright, at his residence near Rochdale; the great orator and patriotic statesman being in his seventy-eighth year.

Visit of the Queen, from Biarritz, to the Queen Regent of Spain at San Sebastian, this being the first occasion of an English Sovereign ever having been on Spanish soil.

The Lincolnshire Handicap won by Sir Robert Jardine's Wise Man. 29.-The Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase (about 4 miles) fell to Mr. Maher's Frigate, Why Not and M.P. being second and third. Twenty started. Time, 10 min. 1 sec.

30.-The University Boat Race won by Cambridge, Oxford being very easily defeated by three lengths, in 20 min. 14 secs. The Cambridge crew was identical with that of last year.

Funeral of John Bright at Rochdale, the procession of mourners being witnessed by a great concourse of spectators. Terrible disaster in the Channel, the Ostend and Dover mail-boat, "Comtesse de Flandres," being run into and literally cut in half by the "Princess Henriette," of same line. The captain, mate, and thirteen of the passengers and crew of the former vessel lost their lives, the other steamer being only slightly damaged. Prince Jerome Bonaparte was amongst those saved,

APRIL, 1889.

1.-Letters received from H. M. Stanley, dated August, 1888, coutaining the welcome intelligence that the great African explorer was safe, and that, after encountering great difficulties, dangers, and hardships, he had succeeded in reaching Emin Pasha, thus accomplishing the object of his mission. 2.-Flight of General Boulanger from Paris to Brussels, to avoid arrest.

3.-Return of the Queen to Windsor, after a

month's residence at Biarritz.

6. At Leicester, the Prince of Wales's Stakes for three-year-olds, a little over one mile, worth £11,000, fell to the Duke of Portland's Donovan, who easily defeated Pioneer, Minthe, and fourteen others, in 1 min. 543 secs.

Death, at St. James's Palace, of the Duchess of Cambridge, aunt to the Queen, and mother of the present Duke, in her 92nd year.

13. The remains of the venerable Duchess of Cambridge interred in the vault in Kew Church, in which the late Duke was buried nearly forty years ago. The funeral was attended by the Queen, members of the Royal Family, Ambassadors and Representatives of Foreign Sovereigns, and by many other Royal and distinguished personages. 15. The election for the Central Division of Birmingham resulted in the return of Mr. John Albert Bright, Liberal Unionist, and son of the late Member, who defeated Mr. Beale, Q.C., Gladstonian Liberal, by the great majority of 3,060, in a poll of 8,182. 22. At Manchester, the Lincolnshire Handicap

Steeplechase Plate of 1,000 sovereigns, won by the Prince of Wales's Magic in a good field of fourteen.

Easter Monday.

23.-Departure of the Queen from Windsor, on a visit to the Prince and Princess of Wales at Sandringham.

24.-At the Epsom Spring Meeting, the City and

Suburban Handicap (14 miles) won by Mr. Leybourne's Goldseeker, who was followed home by Fullerton (last year's winner), Wise Man, and sixteen others. Time, 2 min. 19 secs.

Arrival of General Boulanger from Brussels, who received a hearty greeting from the considerable crowd waiting at Charing Cross to witness his arrival.

Opening of the Garrick Theatre, Charing Cross, a handsome and very commodious structure.

26. At Sandringham, by Royal Command, Mr. Henry Irving, Miss Ellen Terry, and the Lyceum Company, gave a performance before the Queen, the Prince and Princess of Wales, and their family and guests, of "The Bells," and the Trial Scene in the "Merchant of Venice." Mr. Irving and Miss Terry were afterwards presented to the Queen, and received valuable gifts of jewellery in remembrance of the occasion. 27. Return of the Queen to Windsor on completion of her visit to Sandringham. 29.-Commencement of the festivities in New

York in connection with the celebration of the centenary of General Washington's inauguration, in 1789, as first President of the United States.

30.-Death, in Paris, of Mr. Carl Rosa, the wellknown and popular operatic manager, after a short illness, aged 47.

MAY, 1889.

1. The result of the race for the Two Thousand Guineas at Newmarket was most unexpected, the Duke of Portland's Donovan, on whom 4 to 1 were laid, being beaten at the post by Mr. Baird's Enthusiast, an extreme outsider; Pioneer finishing third, Only nine started; the distance, about

4.-Anniversary dinner of the Royal Academy, at which the Prince of Wales and his two sons were present.

5.-Centenary Fête at Versailles, in commemoration of the first assembling of the States General in 1789.

6.-Opening in State of the Paris Exhibition by President Carnot. At night the city was brilliantly illuminated, and the streets thronged with enormous crowds of spectators.

Funeral of Carl Rosa in Highgate Cemetery. 7. The London County Council decided that their deputy-chairman (Mr. Firth, M.P.) should be paid a salary of £2,000 a year. Great Liberal Unionist banquet at Willis's Rooms to Lord Derby, in recognition of his valuable services to the cause of the Union.

10.

In the House of Commons, the second read-
ing of the Naval Defence Bill carried by
the large majority of 141.

The Chester Cup won by Mill Stream, beat-
ing Danté, Cotillon, and eight others.
The Prince of Wales unveiled Mr. Boehm's
marble statue of the Queen, placed in the
Hall of the London University as a Jubilee
Memorial.

The Inman Line steamer, “City of Paris,"
arrived at New York in 5 days and 23
hours, the first passage across the Atlantic
under six days.

9. In the House of Lords, the second reading of the Marriage with a Deceased Wife's Sister's Bill rejected by a majority of 27. The Kempton Park Jubilee Stakes of 3,000 Sovereigns (1 mile) won by Amphion, who defeated fifteen others in 1 min. 46 secs. 11.-For the Kempton Park Royal Stakes of £10,000 (1 miles), only seven started, the rich prize being secured by the Duke of Portland, who ran first and third with Ayrshire and Melanion, Lord Calthorpe's Seabreeze coming in second. Time, 2 min.

15

secs.

In the case of the Bishop of Lincoln, the Archbishop of Canterbury decided that the Court had jurisdiction. 12-Police raids upon the Field Club, Park Place,

St. James's, and the Adelphi Club, Maiden Lane, at both of which gaming on an extensive scale was found going on. Many arrests made, including, at the former Club, several noblemen and gentlemen well known in London Society. 13.—In the House of Commons, Mr. Robertson's motion “that the privilege of certain Universities to return members to Parliament should be discontinued," rejected by 91

votes.

14.—In the House of Commons, Mr. Dillwyn's motion for the disestablishment of the English Church in Wales defeated by a majority of 53.

The Great Northern Handicap at York won by Ringmaster, an Australian-bred horse.

52 secs.; the value of the Stakes, £4,000.

3.-At Newmarket, the One Thousand Guineas Stakes (about 1 mile) won by Mr. Vyner's Minthe, who beat Wrinkle, Polka, and eleven other fillies, in 1 min. 52 secs. Value of the Stakes, £2,700.

been elected a member of the London County Council, the Court of Appeal decided that a woman was not eligible for the office of Councillor, and that Mr. Beresford-Hope, the next on the poll, was entitled to the seat.

18.-The Queen visited Eton and laid a memorial

stone in the new College Buildings. 20.-At Marlborough Street, the Manager of the Field Club fined £500, and three of the assistants in comparatively small amounts. The charges against the other defendants were withdrawn.

21.-Princess Beatrice of Battenberg gave birth to a son at Windsor Castle.

Prince Albert Victor opened the Alexandra
Dock at Belfast.

Arrival in Berlin of the King of Italy and

the Prince of Naples, on a visit to the German Emperor. 22.-The Newmarket Stakes, value £6,000 to the

winner, with prizes of £1,000 and £500 to the second and third (14 miles), easily won by the Duke of Portland's Donovan, his other horse, The Turcophone, finishing second, and Mr. Hammond's Laureate third; seventeen ran. Time, 2 min. 17

secs.

23. At Bow Street, the Adelphi Club gaming case resulted in penalties of £500 being imposed on the Manager, £200 on the Secretary, and £25 each on two of the assistants, the other defendants being discharged.

24. The Prince of Wales unveiled a life-sized statue of the Queen in the vestibule of the Examination Hall of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Thames Embankment, the work of Mr. F. J. Williamson. Great demonstration at the Mansion House, in honour of Captain Murrell and the officers and crew of the seamship "Missouri," who received valuable gifts and testimonials in recognition of the gallant rescue, in tempestuous weather, of over 750 souls from the Danish emigrant steamer "Danmark," while in a sinking condition in mid-Atlantic. The English captain, who had to throw half his cargo overboard to make room for the rescued people, landed them all safely at St. Michael's, the nearest port, on the third day after. 25.-Celebration of the seventieth anniversary of the Queen's birthday.

29.-The Marquis of Dufferin presented with the freedom of the City at the Guildhall, and entertained at a Mansion House banquet in the evening.

30.-At Aldershot, in brilliant weather, and in presence of thousands of spectators, the Queen reviewed about fifteen thousand troops of all arms. 31.-Calamitous floods in Pennsylvania, U.S.A. The considerable town of Johnstown, near Pittsburg, was almost entirely swept away by the bursting of a large reservoir; the loss of life here, and in the adjacent country and villages, being estimated at from ten to fifteen thousand, and the destruction of property at several millions sterling.

JUNE, 1889.

1. At the Guildhall, the freedom of the City conferred on Prince George of Wales, in presence of his father and a distinguished company, a luncheon at the Mansion House following the Guildhall function.

2.-The French Derby (1 miles) worth over £4,000, won by M. Blanc's Clover, in 2 min. 38 secs.

5.--At Epsom, the Duke of Portland won his second consecutive Derby with Donovan, who easily defeated Miguel, El Dorado, and ten others, in 2 min. 44 secs. Value of the Stakes, £4,050.

7.-The Oaks won by Lord Randolph Churchill's L'Abbesse de Jouarre, who beat Minthe, Seclusion, and seventeen others, in 2 min. 45 secs. Value of the Stakes, £2,600. 12.-Whit Monday, and the most persistently wet day yet experienced in the present year. Open air resorts were, naturally, at considerable discount; but the usual great crowds thronged the various places of amusement, where the good entertainment provided could be enjoyed in comfort and

shelter.

Awfully disastrous railway accident near Armagh, in Ireland, owing to several carrages, which had been uncoupled from the rear of an excursion train, running back down a steep incline, and coming into terribly violent collision with another train from same place. No one seriously hurt in the latter; but, of those in the detached carriages, seventy-five were killed, and some two or three hundred injured. Many of the victims were Sunday School children, who, with their teachers and friends, were on their annual holiday trip. Three railway officials in charge of the train arrested, and committed to take their trial for manslaughter. 13.-The new Baths at Bath opened by the Duchess of Albany.

16.-The Grand Prix of Paris (13 miles), worth over £6,000, won by Vasistas, an extreme outsider, who defeated twelve others in 3 min. 21 secs.; Minthe, the only English competitor, finishing fifth.

18.-At Ascot, the Prince of Wales's Stakes easily appropriated by Donovan, in a field of eight; the Ascot Stakes won by Lord Lorne, who beat nine others; and the Gold Vase by Morglay, only two others running.

19.-The Ascot Royal Hunt Cup, won by Whitelegs, who beat Veracity, L'Abbesse de Jouarre, and twelve others.

20.-Only four competed for the Ascot Gold Cup, Trayles, the winner, being followed home by Rada, Cotillon, and Duo. The New Stakes fell to Surefoot, and the St. James's Palace Stakes to Pioneer.

24.-Opening of the Royal Agricultural Show at Windsor.

Marriage in Berlin of Prince Frederick Leopold of Prussia to the Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein, sister of the Empress of Germany and Duchess of Connaught. 28. Official announcement of the betrothal of the Princess Louise of Wales to the Earl of Fife.

First visit of the Queen to the Royal Agricultural Show, where she personally distributed gold medals to many owners of live stock.

29.-Winchester beat Eton in their annual cricket match by 114 ras.