London, November 28. The Duke of .Sutherland intends to CMitest his late father's will, rtftrhe Imperial Purliameut meets on Tlst January, Death is announced of Mr Alex ander Brogden, ironmoslor. The Calcutta correspondent of The Times wires that the action of the Chitral usnrpsr in seizing forts in the name of the Ameer of Afghanistan is loolted upon as a most serious f-tep, and is taken to indicate that the Ameer is hostilo to British interests, In an article in the Nineteenth Century, Mr John Burns, M.P., de mands that bold and prompt measures bo taken to provide work for the un employed, and urges thai employment should be found for a great number of them by municipal bodies, He ex presses himself as strongly in favour of a reduction in the hours of labour, and predicts that''politicians will find the world moves on its belly when empty bellies have votes." Mr Shaw-Lcfevre has undertaken to oxpedito certain public work in order to relieve tho unemployed. Among the works to bo put in hand tfonce is tbe demolition of Milbank rrison, which is to be replaced by tbe National Art Gallery. M'llwraitb and M'Bachern, a Queensland firm have sent a circular to shippers using Suez Canal to as certain whether they ore in favour of establishing a depot at Port Said for Australian frozen moat, Tho Admir alty have replied suggesting that when the contracts fall in in March, purveyors of Australian meat should tender, Private shipping firms are in favour of obtaining supplies from Buoh a depot as that proposed, In an article in the Antipodean, Sir Samuel Griffiths predicts that the system of small farms in Queensland, owned and worked by Europeans, will to a large extent supersede the ee- Btates worked by Kanaka labour.- He Bays it is impossible to avoid tho tem porary employment of Kanakas, but he thinks their permanent employ ment would interfere with the uni formity of Australian government. Dr Barnafdo has been filled £25 for cotfempt of Court in publishing an officio commenting on a case which is pending, Tho case has reference to alleged neglect on the part of the doctor to disclose tho custody of a boy who was sent to a Canadian farm, At the wool sales there is brisk competition for all descriptions, For Eivprina wool tbe bidding was excited. 