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Grey River Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 5300, 22 September 1885, Page 2

jITMTED TRESS ASSOCIATIO2T.J GENERAL SUMMARY." (Dates from Europe to August 20.) The yacht Sunbeam, with Gladstone on board, reached Bergen, Norway,- on August 19. The late Premier was greatly ' benefitted by the trip. He made a pedestrian excursion from Pied Feiord to Varingford, 18 miles, without being fatigued. He returned to England on the 27th. He was courteously received everywhere by the Norwegians. The Prince of Wales left London for Norway in the Royal yacht on August 20. Several thousands of unemployed working men assembled at Hackney on the 27th and adopted a resolution demanding Government to assist them to emigrate. A British man-of-war left Aden oil the 28th August to occupy Ambo, situated on LoOrigato Bay, East Africa. The object is to anticipate the occupation of the place by France. Farquharson, the<le r aulting manager of the Munster Bank, was traced to Spain by letters written to friends in DubUn. On the third day of the York August Meeting (27th) the race for the Great Yorkshire Stakes was won by Lbwther's King Monmouthby a length, Lord-Rose-berry'sCippallina second, Lord Falmouth's filly Armada third. Five started. £- Harry Jackson, a well-known actor";? died in. London on August 13th. vJ-H#-was well known in Australia, which place ~ he left 20 years ago.: for San Francisco with Miss Annie Lockharfc " ' John Ruskin is slowly dying from cerebral disease, accompanied by insomnia. Lord Vane Tempest died in London on Augusb 14. He served with distinction in the Union Army during the Confederate rebellion. Mrs Patterson, widow of the Rev. Mark Patterson, writes from France to Sir Charles Dilke now in India, and sent him a second telegram on August 14, declaring that she would return to England instantly and stand by his 'side during his trial as a proof "that she does not believe the scandalous crime with which he was charged. Sir Charles replied, advising the lady to stay where she was. A collision occurred on the Metropolitan District underground railway at Earles Court. It was due to the signals being broken and unmanageable. The engineer and stoker were killed and five other persons badly injured and cannot recover. Queen Victoria and her Court left Balmoral on August 4th. The Highland clans gave a grand reception to Prin ess Beatrice and Prince Henry of Battenburg. The Standard's Berlin correspondent says that an eminent Turkish diplomatist declared that the Sultan and Grand Vizier are opposed to an Anglo-Turkish alliance against Russia.