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o ' clock a grand banquet waa held in the public hall , among the guests being the Lord Chief Justice , the Bishop of Manchester , Mr . John Bright , M . P ., the Lord Provost of Edinburgh , the Lord Mayor of Dublin , and the mayors of several English provincial towns . Yesterday
evening it was arranged that there should be a reception by the Mayor and Corporation , followed by a grand hall , for which some 4 , 000 invitations had been issued . The day will he quite a holiday , and the streets along which the
procession will pass will be gaily decorated . It is expected some 50 , 000 people will take part in the procession . We hear the buildings are on an extensive scale and worthy of Cottonopolis . The cost of erection is semi-officially
reported as exceeding £ 80 , 000 . Those who take an interest in the sea serpent should read Land and Water for last week . They will find in it the evidence of three officers of the Royal yacht Osborne , who saw some time since , off Sicily , a kind of marine monster , together with the opinions of Mr . Frank Buckland ,
Professor Owen , Mr . Bartlett of the Zoological Gardens , and Mr . Henry Lee , consulting naturalist to the Brighton Aquarium . These papers are published with the sanction of the Home authorities , who , on the officers of the Osborne
reporting what they had seen , caused the matter to be investigated , and invited the opinions of the gentlemen we have named , in order if possible , to settle the vexed question whether such monsters really exist .
The St . Leger was run on Wednesday , and resulted in the easy victory hy three lengths of Lord Falmouth ' s Silvio , the winner of the Derby . His second horse , Lady Golightly , had a desperate struggle with Lord Bradford ' s filly for second honours , and just managed to secure them
by a head . Thus first and second favourites m the betting ran first and second in the race , and justified the expectations formed of them . Thongh the cricket season is over , there are still some matches being played . One was recently concluded between the South of England Eleven and eighteen
Hastings district , the latter meeting with a one innings defeat , the South of England , of whom Jupp made 89 , and Mr . W . G . Grace 71 , scoring 282 , while Hastings were all down in the first innings to 88 , and in the second for 102 . Mr Grace took 8 wickets in the former , and 13 in the latter .
One of those terrible catastrophes which occasionally happen off our coast befel two vessels early this week off the island of Portland . The Avalanche , a new iron vessel of 1160 tons belonging to Messrs . Shaw , Savill and Co ., with a crew of officers and men ( thirty-one ) , besides five
apprentices , and carrying sixty-three passengers together with a large and valuable cargo , was run into and sunk by the Forest , an American ship of Windsor , Nova Scotia , the latter also receiving such damage that she also is lost . But the loss of the vessels , however much we may deplore it , is
nothing to the loss of life . Of the ninety-and-nine persons onboard the Avalanche , only a mate and two seamen , who were fortunately able to jump on board the Forest , were saved , while of the crew of the latter , which all told mustered twenty , the captain and eight others contrived to reach the shore in one of the boats . Thus of the 119
souls on board these two vessels , in health and strength on Tuesday , only twelve are left alive . The unfortunate crew and passengers had , indeed , no time whatever allowed them to escape , for the Avalanche was almost cut in two , and sank within some three minutes after the collision : and as
it was night time , they could not even reach the deck . In a case of this kind we shall probably never have a complete Version of the particulars . The night was a dark and stormy one , and those who have been fortunate enough to escape will probably have bufc an imperfect idea of what happened .
The very suddenness of the disaster must have appalled those on board the Forest , who could not possibly form any idea of the damage their vessel had done , and whose chief thoughts must have been occupied in trying to save their own vessel which was very soon found to be in a sinking
condition . Of all calamities we can imagine nothing more fearful than a collision at sea like this on a dark night , when there was no time for thought , much less for action , and a number of poor creatures sleeping calmly in their beds are dashed into eternity without a moment ' s warning .
Such calamities are appalling , especially when we glance down the list of passengers and find apparently whole families have perished . Of course , the usual investigation by the Board of Trade will take place , but so far as the circumstances have been described , thero does not appear to be any blame attaching to any body . We must not
leave unnoticed tue gallant con & ucfc QI tue crews of tbe two
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luggers who put out in a tremendous storm and picked up the boat in which the survivors of the ill-fated vessels were vainly endeavouring to make for the shore , but were prevented by the heavy surf . But for these fine Portland fishermen not a soul would have survived to tell of tho
catastrophe . The funeral of Thiers on Saturday last passed off quietly . There was a grand gathering of people to witness the procession . Every seat in the small church , in which the greater portion of the religious service was held , was
occupied , while all along the route to Pere la Chaise the crowd was enormous . The usual force of military was in attendance , as the deceased was entitled , as a Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour , to military honours . The Deputies of the Left were all in attendance , prominent among them
being M . Gambetta . Several orations were delivered at the grave , the two by M . Jules Grevy and M . Jules Simon , the late Prime Minister , being politically important . Following close on the heels of this mournful event comes the news that M . Gambetta has been condemned to threo
months' imprisonment and a fine of 2 , 000 francs , for his offence against the Marshal President and his present Ministry , committed in the recent speech at Lille . An appeal has been , we believe , lodged against the sentence , and as the law ' s delays are many in France as in England ,
it is considered possible that M . Gambetta , when elected to
the legislature , if arrested , will escape punishment . However , there is ample time to speculate npon the future . The news from Bulgaria is to the effect that more terrible fighting is going on in the neighbourhood of Plevna , but , at the time of writing these lines , the result is not
known for certain . The Russians , with their Roumanian allies , are said to be over 100 , 000 strong , with a heavy force of artillery , while Osman Pacha has , it is said , some 80 , 000 , with about 100 guns less ; but he has an excellent position to make up somewhat for his numerical deficiencies .
The first news was favourable to the assailants , and it was rumoured in Bucharest that Osman had been severely beaten , yet it turns out he has not suffered quite so severely . The engagement thus far has been an artillery one , but , in order to recover Plevna , it will be necessary to deliver an
attack with infantry , and then , no doubt , the " butcher ' s bill" will be a fearful one . The Roumanians have acquitted themselves respectably in their first engagement , so we are given to understand , and the Czar has sent Prince Charles a number of Sfc . George ' s Crosses
for distribution among his troops , but what are the Roumanians fi ghting for ? Turkey has never molested her , and Prince Charles ' s manifesto published on the eve of entering upon active operations is about the clumsiest political proclamation we ever remember to have read . As
for Servia , she very wisely seems to hold aloof from the war . She was to have begun on Thursday , but we have not heard of her having done anything yet . As to Suleiman Pacha , he is still in the Shipka Pass , hut Mahomet Ali Pasha , albeit he moves far too deliberately , is driving
the Russians before him . He has inflicted sundry defeats on the army of the Czarewitch , and if he moves faster will be enabled to cause a great diversion of strength from the assailing Russo-Roumanian force before Plevna . He has already driven his opponents over tbe Jantra , and may
perhaps be able to force his way to Sistova , when the Czar and his Grand Dukes will find themselves awkwardly situated . From Asia , there is little to record . A few minor engagements of no importance have taken place , and a score or two of men have been killed and wounded ;
but the Russians find Mouktar Pasha too strong to be attacked , although the Grand Duke Michael has announced that he is now about personally to conduct the operations . And the question we are all asking ourselves is , —How long must this bloodthirsty work be allowed to go on ?
The fifteen sections will be worked in the Israel Lodge of Instruction , Rising Sun , Bethnal Green , on the 23 rd inst ., at 7 o ' clock . Bro . Barnes will occupy the chair , and he will be supported by Bros . Austin S . W ., Webb J . W ., and Musto I . P . M .
HOUOWAY ' S OufraiiNT AWD Pins . —Self Help . —In sickness it was a momentous matter to find an easy , ready , and reliable remedy for outward disfigurations and inward disorders before the inestimable discovery of these preparations . No invalid need now be at a loss for successfully managing ulcers , sores , tumours , boils , bruises , sprains , & c . Enveloping Holloway ' ti themwhich should
medicine are very intelligible printed directions for using , be attentively studied and immediately followed by tho application of Ms treatment . Sooner or later the sufferer ' will assuredly triumph over the worst diseases . This searching Ointment disperses all those malignant humours which aggravate many diseases of the skin , often prevent the cicatrisation of . ulcers , aud . ever kindle inflammatory tendencies ia tue system ,
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o ' clock a grand banquet waa held in the public hall , among the guests being the Lord Chief Justice , the Bishop of Manchester , Mr . John Bright , M . P ., the Lord Provost of Edinburgh , the Lord Mayor of Dublin , and the mayors of several English provincial towns . Yesterday
evening it was arranged that there should be a reception by the Mayor and Corporation , followed by a grand hall , for which some 4 , 000 invitations had been issued . The day will he quite a holiday , and the streets along which the
procession will pass will be gaily decorated . It is expected some 50 , 000 people will take part in the procession . We hear the buildings are on an extensive scale and worthy of Cottonopolis . The cost of erection is semi-officially
reported as exceeding £ 80 , 000 . Those who take an interest in the sea serpent should read Land and Water for last week . They will find in it the evidence of three officers of the Royal yacht Osborne , who saw some time since , off Sicily , a kind of marine monster , together with the opinions of Mr . Frank Buckland ,
Professor Owen , Mr . Bartlett of the Zoological Gardens , and Mr . Henry Lee , consulting naturalist to the Brighton Aquarium . These papers are published with the sanction of the Home authorities , who , on the officers of the Osborne
reporting what they had seen , caused the matter to be investigated , and invited the opinions of the gentlemen we have named , in order if possible , to settle the vexed question whether such monsters really exist .
The St . Leger was run on Wednesday , and resulted in the easy victory hy three lengths of Lord Falmouth ' s Silvio , the winner of the Derby . His second horse , Lady Golightly , had a desperate struggle with Lord Bradford ' s filly for second honours , and just managed to secure them
by a head . Thus first and second favourites m the betting ran first and second in the race , and justified the expectations formed of them . Thongh the cricket season is over , there are still some matches being played . One was recently concluded between the South of England Eleven and eighteen
Hastings district , the latter meeting with a one innings defeat , the South of England , of whom Jupp made 89 , and Mr . W . G . Grace 71 , scoring 282 , while Hastings were all down in the first innings to 88 , and in the second for 102 . Mr Grace took 8 wickets in the former , and 13 in the latter .
One of those terrible catastrophes which occasionally happen off our coast befel two vessels early this week off the island of Portland . The Avalanche , a new iron vessel of 1160 tons belonging to Messrs . Shaw , Savill and Co ., with a crew of officers and men ( thirty-one ) , besides five
apprentices , and carrying sixty-three passengers together with a large and valuable cargo , was run into and sunk by the Forest , an American ship of Windsor , Nova Scotia , the latter also receiving such damage that she also is lost . But the loss of the vessels , however much we may deplore it , is
nothing to the loss of life . Of the ninety-and-nine persons onboard the Avalanche , only a mate and two seamen , who were fortunately able to jump on board the Forest , were saved , while of the crew of the latter , which all told mustered twenty , the captain and eight others contrived to reach the shore in one of the boats . Thus of the 119
souls on board these two vessels , in health and strength on Tuesday , only twelve are left alive . The unfortunate crew and passengers had , indeed , no time whatever allowed them to escape , for the Avalanche was almost cut in two , and sank within some three minutes after the collision : and as
it was night time , they could not even reach the deck . In a case of this kind we shall probably never have a complete Version of the particulars . The night was a dark and stormy one , and those who have been fortunate enough to escape will probably have bufc an imperfect idea of what happened .
The very suddenness of the disaster must have appalled those on board the Forest , who could not possibly form any idea of the damage their vessel had done , and whose chief thoughts must have been occupied in trying to save their own vessel which was very soon found to be in a sinking
condition . Of all calamities we can imagine nothing more fearful than a collision at sea like this on a dark night , when there was no time for thought , much less for action , and a number of poor creatures sleeping calmly in their beds are dashed into eternity without a moment ' s warning .
Such calamities are appalling , especially when we glance down the list of passengers and find apparently whole families have perished . Of course , the usual investigation by the Board of Trade will take place , but so far as the circumstances have been described , thero does not appear to be any blame attaching to any body . We must not
leave unnoticed tue gallant con & ucfc QI tue crews of tbe two
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luggers who put out in a tremendous storm and picked up the boat in which the survivors of the ill-fated vessels were vainly endeavouring to make for the shore , but were prevented by the heavy surf . But for these fine Portland fishermen not a soul would have survived to tell of tho
catastrophe . The funeral of Thiers on Saturday last passed off quietly . There was a grand gathering of people to witness the procession . Every seat in the small church , in which the greater portion of the religious service was held , was
occupied , while all along the route to Pere la Chaise the crowd was enormous . The usual force of military was in attendance , as the deceased was entitled , as a Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour , to military honours . The Deputies of the Left were all in attendance , prominent among them
being M . Gambetta . Several orations were delivered at the grave , the two by M . Jules Grevy and M . Jules Simon , the late Prime Minister , being politically important . Following close on the heels of this mournful event comes the news that M . Gambetta has been condemned to threo
months' imprisonment and a fine of 2 , 000 francs , for his offence against the Marshal President and his present Ministry , committed in the recent speech at Lille . An appeal has been , we believe , lodged against the sentence , and as the law ' s delays are many in France as in England ,
it is considered possible that M . Gambetta , when elected to
the legislature , if arrested , will escape punishment . However , there is ample time to speculate npon the future . The news from Bulgaria is to the effect that more terrible fighting is going on in the neighbourhood of Plevna , but , at the time of writing these lines , the result is not
known for certain . The Russians , with their Roumanian allies , are said to be over 100 , 000 strong , with a heavy force of artillery , while Osman Pacha has , it is said , some 80 , 000 , with about 100 guns less ; but he has an excellent position to make up somewhat for his numerical deficiencies .
The first news was favourable to the assailants , and it was rumoured in Bucharest that Osman had been severely beaten , yet it turns out he has not suffered quite so severely . The engagement thus far has been an artillery one , but , in order to recover Plevna , it will be necessary to deliver an
attack with infantry , and then , no doubt , the " butcher ' s bill" will be a fearful one . The Roumanians have acquitted themselves respectably in their first engagement , so we are given to understand , and the Czar has sent Prince Charles a number of Sfc . George ' s Crosses
for distribution among his troops , but what are the Roumanians fi ghting for ? Turkey has never molested her , and Prince Charles ' s manifesto published on the eve of entering upon active operations is about the clumsiest political proclamation we ever remember to have read . As
for Servia , she very wisely seems to hold aloof from the war . She was to have begun on Thursday , but we have not heard of her having done anything yet . As to Suleiman Pacha , he is still in the Shipka Pass , hut Mahomet Ali Pasha , albeit he moves far too deliberately , is driving
the Russians before him . He has inflicted sundry defeats on the army of the Czarewitch , and if he moves faster will be enabled to cause a great diversion of strength from the assailing Russo-Roumanian force before Plevna . He has already driven his opponents over tbe Jantra , and may
perhaps be able to force his way to Sistova , when the Czar and his Grand Dukes will find themselves awkwardly situated . From Asia , there is little to record . A few minor engagements of no importance have taken place , and a score or two of men have been killed and wounded ;
but the Russians find Mouktar Pasha too strong to be attacked , although the Grand Duke Michael has announced that he is now about personally to conduct the operations . And the question we are all asking ourselves is , —How long must this bloodthirsty work be allowed to go on ?
The fifteen sections will be worked in the Israel Lodge of Instruction , Rising Sun , Bethnal Green , on the 23 rd inst ., at 7 o ' clock . Bro . Barnes will occupy the chair , and he will be supported by Bros . Austin S . W ., Webb J . W ., and Musto I . P . M .
HOUOWAY ' S OufraiiNT AWD Pins . —Self Help . —In sickness it was a momentous matter to find an easy , ready , and reliable remedy for outward disfigurations and inward disorders before the inestimable discovery of these preparations . No invalid need now be at a loss for successfully managing ulcers , sores , tumours , boils , bruises , sprains , & c . Enveloping Holloway ' ti themwhich should
medicine are very intelligible printed directions for using , be attentively studied and immediately followed by tho application of Ms treatment . Sooner or later the sufferer ' will assuredly triumph over the worst diseases . This searching Ointment disperses all those malignant humours which aggravate many diseases of the skin , often prevent the cicatrisation of . ulcers , aud . ever kindle inflammatory tendencies ia tue system ,