NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12189, 9 May 1905, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

A very fine group photograph of the members of the Conference of Trades and Labour Councils in Wellington is reproduced in "The Weekly Press," which will be on sale to-day, in time for the outgoing 'Frisco mail. Altogether, there are 16 pages of pictorial matter, which go to make New Zealand's representative illustrated magazine-newspaper a most interesting number to send abroad to friends. The Kaikoura Mounted Rifles went into camp at Kaikoura on Saturday. A local branch of the Victoria League, of which the Countess of Jersey k» President, is to be formed in Dunedin. A threatened suit for breach of promise of marriage, in which a widow wae to have been the plaintiff, and a Taieri farmer the defendant, has (our Dunedin correspondent states) been amicably settled, the lady receiving a sum of £600 by way of compensation. The withdrawal of the following names from the list of officiating; ministers under tne Marriage Act is notified in the "Geratte":— The Revs. W. L. Blamires, John Dukes, S. F. Price, L. M. Isitt, and J. S. Smalley, F.R.G.S., and Messrs D. H. Fawoetfc, O. P. Owen, J. I. Turnbull, and L. A. White. The names have been withdrawn at the request of the President of the Methodist Conference. The first of this sedan's boxing competitions* aro those to be held at Ashburton en Thursday and Friday, under the control of the South Canterbury Boxing Association. The programme comprises five events, two being for novices, and the other three local championships. . The competitions should be well attended, as the Ashburton County Racing Club's Autumn Meeting will attract * large number of sportsmen to the town. Mr Weetlake, of iiyttelton, has jnefc completed, to the order of Mr C. T. Sullivan, of Christchuroh, a motorkumch, fitted with a five horse-power " Standard " oil engine. The vessel, which is 31 feet in length, 7 feet in beam, and 3 feet 6 inches in depth, is very strongly built throughout, and is an exceedingly serviceable looking crafy It is the intention of Mr Sullivan to use it as a fishing boat. While engaged in carting • load or furniture over the Sumner road from. Lyttelton, one of the vans belonging to the New Zealand Express Company met with an accident. By some means or other, the van and ite contents and the horse capsized and went over the side of the road, just at the bottom of the Zig-zag. The horse fortunately escaped injury, but the van and the furniture were somewhat knocked about and damaged. The annual meeting of the Christchurch Photographic Society was held last night, Mr J. W. Bennett presiding. The annual report stated that the financial position was not as satisfactory as might be desired, but there was a slight improvement in membership. The Committee felt that the competitions held #iad resulted in an improvement of the work done. It was anticipated that next year a first-class photographer would be obtained to act as judge. Subsequently a schedule would be presented in connection with the proposed Photographic Exhibition, with a view to ascertaining whether the members desired such an exhibition. The report was adopted. Officers were elected as follows:—Patron, the Hon. H. F. Wigram; president, Mr J. W. Bennett; vice-presidents, Messrs C. Lewis, 81. H.R., R. C. Bishop. F. E. Graham, and T. G. Strange; hon. seccretary and treasurer, Mr P. WynnWilliams: committee, Messrs A. W. Fielder, H. E. Gott, Griffiths, C. de Lissaj and Macgregor Wright. The question of holding a Photographic Exhibition, in connection with the Sketch Society in September, was introduced liv the President. The idea was generally approved by the members, and it was left to the Committee to deal with. Votes of thanks were passed to Mr Preeee, for his services as judge, and to the donors of prize*.

The, Christchurch Labour Office ,requires the services of good miners for tunnel work on the Midland Railway. The Registrar of the Supreme Court, Mr A. R. : Bloxam, yesterday formally adjourned-the criminal sessions to May 15th, at 11 a.m. During the year, ended March 31et, the colony produced 155,920 bales of hemp, an increase of 20,292 on the previous year'e total. In the Police Court yesterday, before Mr J. R. Brunt, J.P., and Mr J. Connell, J.P., three first offenders were convicted and discharged for drunkenness. The newly-elected Fire Brigade Committee of the City Council will pay a visit of inspection to the various {ire brigade stations and plant on Thursday next. As an instance of the waste of time incurred at creditors' meetings, a business man, whose claim was only a very small one, wasted two hours yesterday morning attending a meeting. The Government states (says a Wellington telegram) that the message from Gieborne to the effect that it is paying the expenses of the haka troupo to England is not correct. The tour is a private speculation. The coal output at Westport last week was 14,495 tons 8 cwt, of which 12,972 tons was from the Westport Coal Company's mines, 1422 tojie 4 cwt from the Seddonville State mine, and 101 tons 4 cwt from the Co-operative mine. A somewhat peculiar condition appears in the schedule of the duties of the caretakers of tho Domain as follows:—"No mother of other person may sleep in the caretaker's without nsrmksion of tho Health Officer." The Associated Banks in the colony have decided to reduce on and after to-day the rates of interest on fixed deposits «s follows:—Twelve month*, from 3} per cent, to 3 per cent; twentyfour months, from 4 per cent, to 31 per cent. Some evenings ago, while.the train for Southbridge was at Honiby, tJio express passed, and the hate of two of the south 'train" passengers were enatchod off by some of tho express travellers. The hate were" subsequently dropped, but before tho eretwhilo owners could get out to recover them, the Southbridge train proceeded on its journey.

Messrs Cooper and Duncan delivered on Saturday the two new bogie truck,* which have been built to the dosign of the Tramway Board's engineer. Two of the old tram cars will be mounted) upon each truck, and each will, form a large doublo-decked car. The old cars are now being altered and reconstructed prior to mounting. The following figures show the entries received for the Associated Board's musio examinations:—Theoretical examinations—Teachers' certificate, 6 y local centre, 44; school, 3; Timaru local centre, 4. Practical examinations— Teachers' certificate, 9; local centre, 43; school, 103. Timaru entries— Local, centre, 7; school, 4. Ashburton— Local centre, 1; school, 8. The theoretical examinations will commence on June 3rd, the practical in October or November next. •- . . Since the destruction by fire last year of the Lyttelton Orphanage, the chil- ! dren have been living in the house fori merly owned by the late Mr John Joyce, at the corner of Oxford and London streets, Lyttelton. Arrangements have now been made by the, Charitable Aid Board for the children to be boarded at Waltham, in a house acquired from Mr William Langdown. The boys were shifted to their new quarters yesterday, and the girls will go to-day. , . V At Maeterton yesterday John Palminster was fined £5, in * default, a month's imprisonment, for keeping an- instrument for gaming—a penny-in-the-slot machine, the investor getting a cigar if the penny fell to a certain groove. The defence wee that the game wae one of skill. ■ The de- # fendant gave an exhibition of the! working of the machine in Court. Out of ten ehote he secured only one price. The machines and eeventy-five pennies which it contained were confiscated by the police. > Wm. Gibson, an ex-constable, was . charged at the Supreme Court criminal sitting at Wellington yesterday with having committed perjury in connection with cases . brought against James Kennedy in the Magistrate's Court on February-27th. The case is similar to that brought against ex-Con-stable Howley, who was found hot guilty, on the ground that it was a case of mistaken identity. Counsel for the Crown intimating that it had been decided not to offer any evidence, the accused was discharged. . A man who had not previously been before the Court was charged at tho Lyttelton Police Court yesterday with drunkenness. v It appears that the man went to the. Police Station on Sun-day-night. He stated that he had been drinking for the past, two months, and asked to be taken care of. He was suffering considerably from the effects of hard drinking, and was locked up for the night. On being brought before the Court yesterday, Mr J. T. Brioe; J.P., who was on the Bench, remanded him for eight jlays for medical treatment. >■ r ' ; > The persistent mutilation pXihe illuv trated papers in the- ladies' gallery >61 the Public Reading Boom is causniat some concern to the authorities, and unless the practice can be put a stop to, it seems that the Board of Governors will have to consider seriously the advisableness of closing the gallery altogether. Duplicate* of the papers at present being so badly treated are on the tables in the main public reading room, used almost entirely by men, but th«so have not been tampered with to any serious extent. Some of the illustrations in the journals in the ladies' gallery have been cut out with the fingers in the most manner. A Wellington etftbnsiast, who has visited the Lake Horowhenua district at the opening of every shooting season during the past ten year*, says the-first | week of the present season was the tamest in his experience. Hβ returned to town on Saturday, his bag containing a brace of ducks and>a few rabbits. Quail, which tised ip be very plentiful, were conspicuously absent, and, generally, Horowhenua Lake, which w*s at one time noted as a sportsman's paradise, was disappointingly scarce of game. The Wellington sportsman did not hear of any good bags. His theory (adds our Wellington correspondent) regarding the scarcity of game Li that the birds have gone to good feeding grounds near the settlements, and, later on. they may be driven back to the lake by sportsmen in the settled districts. In connection with the proposal to establish State- apiaries, where experiments will be conducted and the results made - known to beefarmers, it is intended to do everything possible to keep apiarists posted up with information regarding the most modern methods of bee culture. The Government Apiarist (Mr I. 'Hopkins) has just completed a tour of the apiaries in the North Island. He told an "Age" (Masterton) reporter that although the season was late, those who looked after their bees secured a yield equal to the average of past seasons. By "looking after I bees," he meant feeding them. In long 1 spells of bad weather during breeding [ time the bees sometimes starved and i died nnless they were given food to tide I them over. Whole colonies had died out for lack of this attention during the i past season in New Zealand.

Messrs T. Feather and N. Joyce have M been elected members of the Aahloy M Ro*d Board. * J| The Government has in contempt*- -i 4 tion the appointment of an assistant "1 geologist to help Dr. Bell in his work. v | .Mr J. JDineen, tho prtt*rit lessee of # the Asnburton railway refreshment ■* rooms, has secured a renewal of the ; lease for tho next twelve months. i Several of the threshing machine* in ] tho Aehburton county have now pulled in, «a numbers of fanners intend to leave their grain in the etack till the Spring. ; • A man named John RadcUffe alias Bart, was arrested at Neleon last evening, on a warrant from Blenheim charging him with the theft of £8 from the person. The Auckland shopkeepers havevir* ranged to hold an indignation meeting to-morrow evening, to protest the enforcement of Clause 3 of Mbi-Sri Shops and Offices Act, 1004. „ « \ jlt is understood (says our Wellington i correspondent) that all tho banks doing „ ' business in tho colony have decided to o abolish "race days' , from their list of < special holidays. " - t The prise of £15 offered by Bir Joseph Ward for tho bast kept section of 4 tho permanent way on tho Canterbury railways, has been won by the gang-' > under Ganger Montgomery, of Eating. »*' A Dnncdin telegrftm snys that tfcn ',' North East Valley Couucil offered »" \v redemption loan of £5000 at 41 per >''j cent., and received tenders for J at a premium of 4 shillings, and thete j wore accepted. Tenders under par wem £ declined. ■ ■ i At a social of temperance workers, ') hc\d in Dumnlin yesterday,,' tho super*" .j visor of sections, m his report, taid it " s was commonly believed, by thosw ont- ' • 6ido temperance workers, that No» license would be carried in Dunedm «fc J: tho next poll. '"'5 At the b'uprome Court nfc Wellington - V yesterday tho third hearing of tho charge against Frank Johnson of iho thcil.r.'ft of gold from tho Goldeji Hlocks Co., tt £ Tai Tnpu, Nelson, wae concluded, prixjiwr being found guilty. Ho waa J|S remanded for sentence. , A carrier pigeon wae chased killed by a sparrow hawk at. the rear of Sir W. • Bray's premises at South* 45J1 bridge yesterday. Mr Bray cut the: wig ring from off the hird'e leg, and found Jjtl written on it: N.Z. 190,203, No. 64} WM and inside tho ring: No., 26,433 G. ;^-f| The Art Exhibition continues to be \m well attended. It will bo open, again -oal to-dny, nnd this evening, and it h»* been resolved to .reduce tho price of ad* 3g| mission to sixpence for tho remaindering of the time during which it will brigse open. It will close on Thursday, tho delivery of pictures wifl coramence,fel on Friday. 'y'J The Aehburton Abattoir returns April. chow that out of 108 cattle >, 3f slaughtered, one was condemned for ->\ tuberculosis, and four for other die-/ <i s eases; out of 73 pigs slaughtered four' , ! $i were affected with tuberculosis and two"'.,/ wholly condemned; and out of dlß\ tjf sheep and lambs, nine wore affected ." * with disease, and four wholly oon-f f ; "| domncd. .-c l A good yield of potatoes fet reported ';. $ by the Methven correspondent of the ,| Ashburton' 1 Guardian. ,, A resident* of .>% Methven purchased one potato weigh-"?'r* ing 3os for 2s Ikl from a local ehop-i keeper last year. He divided thi» d: potato into throe eets, which alletruok. \§ He dug tho crop on May (Jth, tie weulb i from tho three eete being lllb, 131b, and 161b, «. total of 40lb from oiur><| potato. This is equivalwtr to'Boolb *& from Hb of eeed. j . „ '** l*s% The annual meeting of ntepayera oL j "|j the District wa»thri*|l on Saturday. The ed receipte j61262 14e Id, sad ture £1152 17e 3d, witnig a balance of £73 9a From the previdutM year, Jeft-n, balance of £183 Ik motion was oarried recommending Ashburton County Council to adopt chainage eyetem of rating for races. ' ' " - <*"'^ The Colonial Museum in has (says our correspondent city) long been a dtegraeo to the It contains b valuable collection,. oifcM the building.is so badly suited,for thijS purposes of a museum that the ejdubtolpl cannot be displayed to Moreover, the building, being a wood*m;M| one, there is always a danger from %*#!pl Tlte Government has in the erection of a new museum, •adfm plans for the building have, been prepared. ' -■ - ' Mr J. Stanton.of Kaiapoi, havin'i;S six of the Northern Stisr potatoes •OitJli to him from Dunedin, cut them thirty-two sets, with one eye *in '••■jhS set, nnd planted thorn. .From;fthei4 r W||| raised a crop weighing" 1271b, one producing 141b or potatpes," or seven in number, of which forty w*l»l§9 fit for the market? Owing to caused by the November rains,.iris °S;sOT the sets wore completely rotted, g «J*l» f ||| the crop would have turned out a fWP4I» deal better. • , ,- •- - j -",<3M ; The Governor, in wmplinwntwfr thei||j Burnham ' Industrial School Band ■ their performanoae yesterday f amusingly rominieocnt. Hj* lency remarked that he w»de no Pj* , tension* to be'A.mueical critic, but 'iM lio could appreciate music when w«U /*J played. During hto school c liOrd'<Tl Plunket continued, ho was a member,\3 of tbo school band, and played the cornet. ■ An cornet player lie wee auch ' -5 a success that he wae immediately wade ? big-drummer—* Hibernian • promotion - that the band thoroughly appreciated. ' A Port Chelmen* train, yert«n.»y « afternoon, mot with a- , mishap' at Ravenebourne. When running - .into " the etation the engine le/i the r*jl«; ' taking the ran end two carriagee with "-T~ it. Tho paawngetti «*caped with » '" v - shaking. The formation was oonmdent -'■*.' ably torn up, and while repairs «wi|.-j being effected the traffic h*ilt> be ei*-'f) riod on by transferring the passengert^^; baggage, and mails from the trarne Wt!>% eAch eide. The expreea train from ify gjl North wae heavy and close upon- ail WJ hour watt taken »n transferring V**&% passenger* and luggage.' Over forty new subecribera b*f*«l joined the Musical Union thie aeieegife bringing the total to very nearix 44)0/J| which'will be a record in the of the Society. - The Committee ♦WjjK-y soon have to consider the closing the list, if all eabscribe»,*»# to bo euro of seate, and it is eT that very few places : Uf any) »w|!ffl!jSg available for the The opening concert is to-be Tuesday next, when Mascagnis "CavalJeria .Rusticana" will be c , duoed. Hw Excellency tho Govern«F| with Lady Plunket and party will pf<j I present. The box plan opens, to-mornwrS at Messrs Milner and Thompson'j. , 3 Aβ a rule the Sydney boat*.arrive i*| Wellington during the morning or art*t«»| noon of Wednesday of each week. fore a vessel i* allowed to berth, must («»ye our Wellington dent) be pai«ed by tho Port Officer. Hitherto it has bwn cuetomarf':/ for this official to refuse to e»am*fl ine a veseel arriving after dark, pasnengere have had to.romain for tb»vtj. night on board the vessel m the stream.,)* Last WcdneMay the Warrimoo »mrjij after dark, bnt ac it happened to Mtfe Sir Joseph Ward on board, tho Health Officer went out and < the vossel in short order at eignt ( g|l night. Naturally thaw pawengert *mm wanted to get. ashore were ddigmi£jg| but the question now ansee l«ats cannot \>e passed at any time future, or whether the regulations imiM stand cc at present, and be broken onm-« when eomo of our political dignlt*rjs»j|ffl happen to bo concerned./ ' (

General Booth left Auokland for Bydby, the f.*. Victoria last evening. Prior to his departure ho addressed a \mrae crowd of people on the wharf, r ind concluded by asking God's blessing tiDon the colony. Commissioner Nicol, tfo General's Secretary, forwarded the following cable to London yesterday:— Booth's New Zealand campaign been floib success, one hundred and h'ftySi* person*" professing conversion in Auckland, and over six hundred during «L■"■twenty-two days he has been in tfL Zealand. General has delivered fiahteen speeches and six lectures, conSncted four soldiers' meetings, and twelve consecration meetings >*n« attended nineUK-n receptions since ho ar- . rived in New Zealand." * vn ur Wellington correspondent tele,r»phs th'.t Mr Aplin wntos to tho *Post" regarding his ca.se H.« says:----:*1 emphatically deny tho Premier's J .tttement which roads Wcially after ewiniry and justice has boon done. A Surtaienul enquiry njny havo been '8a without my knowledge, but jiwtioo ffnot been done, and no one knows .: SSrioi't. write him. J-J lj«J» ™ inS 30 bottles of whisky on the above Sate well knowing that such liquor was to£dod to be sold in tho King Country The modus operand! of this defendant ..-' IS™ bring his good, through as "excess luggaeo," and to leave thorn in the Tauinaruniii station until the, next day, and when tho coast appeared deer hewnt a local carter to take the ' eoods to a boarding-house within the . boundaries of the Kainga. Here, how- . erer the first man to help the carter to lift tho inordinately heavy trunk-to the ground was Constable Maherl The ■ 'key was demanded from the wrestler, who after a t-eriee of prolonged eeaccbes prouoiwml himself unable to find it. Th© lnp l' was » therefore, forced off, and Hi contents of tho trunk, instead of bein ; "just ordinary things and a few hot tics.of hop beer," as described by the defendant, were found to be * 30 bottles of "Bobs" whisky! Tho defendant gave the magistrate t|p cßoico of several explanations, but on th'c fii t charge was convicted and fined L'2o and costs, and on the second was sentenced to two months' hard labour. A 3-Diso Bcnicia Plough is lighter in draft than an ordinary double iur--1 row uHjuld-board plough. Four homes working it with case. Morrow, Baeeett and Co. , - 4 The popularity of the Bell road raoer we* very,prominent by the large number of Bell riders in tho Swift- road race, which was won by J. Dempsey on his easy running Bell. Bell Bros., Christi church. 5418 [-> i The re-organisation of the china and 1 glass, cutlery, .and hardware departments at the D.I.C. has resulted beneficially. Customers are pleased h nith the prompt service and moderate ' t pnoes The management appreciate I the increased trade. 19 I t Graham, Wilson, and Smellie have J - aecured a special lino of colonial all--wool white blankets, and are soiling 'C'thein at very low prices. Single bed |f sice 15s 6d, double bed sire 19s 6d, f«V extra large size 24s (id. 4025 ■3jj| If you will look into the matter, you % will see that the Cadillac motor car is s v tbe best value on the market. Booth, and Co., agents. 5218 ■ f% ytitb "blimardly" weather ahead, a lively interest ought to centre in our " show of rugs. The coldest weather of i, ,' toe year is yet to come. Tho lmpor- %■> tanoe o I this bit of timely news from 1 / us will merit a quick action on the part "Yof everybody wanting a good rug at a jT,v«fy reaaoaable price. A cold snap 12, Way be a warm enap if it leads you to 'fc look at our rugs from 12s (3d. Get > tbe habit. Go to Blaok, Beattie and Cb. 18 ii Some smart costumes, showing in the /Tfahel street window* of the D.I.C, deserve a. line of comment. We under-. v ttand these to represent a purchase of v.high-art tailored productions, trimmed 'Ifiin becoming styles, and fit with queenly ■**««*»• ■; , 19 Lamps—Bring them to be fitted with •hades, burners,., galleries, wicks, or altered from /table to banging lamps; also, in etook large assortment of bracket, table, I Hiti&p hanging, and band lamps, from I i 'l|.-«*ch bee windows. All lamps I /Marked in plain figures. Competi- &%» defied. Fletcher Bros., Lamp ImLower High street. 614 "X«|lf 70 a have the faintest suspicion » ; fnM your eyes are not just right, if Br pother you in any way, it'i best« **? behave them examined at once. Do j y m go to the average optician or speo- , Jwfo teller, for he is unable to diaI "& apnth between optical defects and but consult John R. Proctor, |480 High street, Christchui-ch, who will - ':im you a thorough examination free per cent., equal to 3s in the > I*} discount for cash, will be given i. SsNftnjC this month by Messrs Beath and 1 Ltd., the popular drapers. Owing I Mj the lateness of the aeason, and to lyileL extr * h«avy .shipments received, j 1 $t? our !toc ' fll t°° heavy, and s> Wα order to reduce without delay, we ILjwfer you a special discount of i 5 per It wfiot., for cash only, this month. Thin that you get 10s worth of pernew winter goods for 8s 6d, 20s for 17s, and so on, up to any Bring along your cash. ■igKpEiwjrthing marked in plain figures as Beath and Co., Ltd., drapers, ■|»§ratfitters, and house furnishers, Christ28 W. A. Smith. 126 Ceehel street, been appointed agent for the f.ffit»tnouß Oldemobile, and will tell you |3Jj|tH you want to know about them. 4 ifi|Th« Beattie Bond Studio, 179 Colombo are now doing beautiful cabinet if-Sflfptos at 10s 6d per dozen. Don't miss I opportunity. Come and get a good Ijlllptrait cheap. Now is your chance. 7 ■Js|si-R»nibler motor cars have met every iljpftuirement of tho road. The only jdjiTOMtioal test of a motor car. The iUCi Si '* * controUod °y the throttle at"HpJfl •eueent to the steering wheel, roquirI. one hand to steor and control. tP: *"" fc «only one lover, and no internal I Ft&'lP , wron g- Oates, Lowry and , vo., Uimtdiurch, sole agents. 4 \ Lincoln oolij«:ge egg-laying '*■:. pobipetition. I', Th* vmnWm of the Lincoln College :.-EttJaymg Competition for the week Ajttdhig Sonday night were received j£P° m Mr , W - Lowrie yesterday, and will fe'ltK '? fnll in tho " Weekly Press," feWWehed to-day. Mr R. E. M. f^t** 0 "* Ter Wyandottce load with /fe?l? eecond plaoo w tied for by efijfj** *L Price'e Buff Orpingtow, Mr «TjS5 Ro,,in * o ' l 'e Black Orpingtons, -fPffiw Jol,n 11 '" Silver WyanWsßULf*' ■Those four pel* are «W run by Mr H. Hawko'e Silvt»r 1(5, *nd Mr F. A. Rol'■^Ejj 0 ? I * , American White Loghorno, 15. ■MBS* total ntiinb«»r of eggs laid wee 'iwr<' *" aT<?ra S« °f 4.G p?r i>en. HP** , '" BOOTS AND MUmOBES. ■BfP^ 18 Probi* , "' of the ventilation of the r ßßp^* c °f Commons, which ha* been

under consideration since 1660, when Sir Christopher Wren began wrestling with it, is tbe subject of a very technical and not very hopeful report by Dr. H. M. Gordon to Lord Windsor, First Commissioner of Works, which was issued recently. In one respect, however, the investigator has met success. He has discovered that muoh of the bad air of Parliament is due to members' boots. The boots, it seems, bring in a microVrganism of bad character known as "B. mycoides," which contaminates tho air with countless bacteria. The remedy, of course, is the adoption of the Eastern custom of leaving footgear outside the chamber; but Dr. Gordon does not go M) far as to make this suggestion. THE CZARINAM3 ANXIETIES. Lettore from Russia in come of the Vionna newspapers draw a vivid picture of tho anxieties of the unlucky Csarina in the present national crisis. She is represented an exposed to a constant strain by day and night. Much of her time is occupied in consoling her husband, and in him with courage. She prepares food for him, ho is in constant fear of poison, and afwisteat every detail of his toilet, since he niwtruete every act of his eervants; fiho Miporintondft the tailor and the laundress, ac well ac the barber, and attends to every want of her infant son, whom she rears herself. Formerly eho left but little for the nureee to do, now, it is Raid, «he scarcely allows the female attendants to approach the child's crndlo. The Caar is reported to have a greater fear for hie eon than for himself. Ho fears that the lc.se of hie heir, whom he so long vainly expected, would cause the outbreak of a revolution in every comer of the Empire, even among Conservatives, and on this account every ono in any wey connected with the Imperial family is surrounded by hofite of spies, who are watched in their turn. Suspicion is followed not by investigation of the suspect, but by hia prompt removal. A similar condition, is ie said, prevails in tho palaces of the Grand Dukes. All such stories, of course, may be mere inventions, but they tell nothing that is not entirely credible.