Armour's packing plant at Sioux city has been burnt, N The.i damage is nine hundred thousand dollars. Received Nov. 19, at 9.20 a.m. London, Nov. 18: Fifty thousand horse power and three screws are required to obtain the new Cunavd steamers', twenty five knots, Received Nov, 19, at 9,23 a.m., i Mr Healey is the leader of the new Moderate party) of nine Nation alists.- The Kaiser lunches with Lord Rosebcry aj Dalnicny on Thursday,- and afterwards embarks at .Queens ferry; The Glasgow firm of Owen, in com petition, has secured the contract for thirty locomotives for 1 Japan. Paris, Nov. 18. Owing to the protests of a dep utation from Tonquin, in Cambodia the agitation against the. ratification of the, Franco-Siamese treaty ir in creasing; in Paris; M. Delcasso re fuses to withdraw it.- i Durban, Nov, 18. Mr Sfj p. ftyotV Sputa; ■.Of .tft

Natal Assembly, haß rcslgiiod, ; and leads the Opposition. The Govern ment were defeated over the appoint went of Mr Hulctt'sV successor, and a dissolution is imminent. Received Nov. 19, at 1.10 p.m. London, Nov. 18. At tho Warick meeting [the Novem ber Handicap resulted as follows : Seahorse 11. 1, Yendale 2, Saint Mcrir.z P,. Received Nov. 19, at 10.40 p.m. London, Nov. 19. The Shaw Savill.Coy has charter ed tho White Star ; lonic, which sails in Januaryi for New Zealand. Mr Duffy a member of tho House of Commons Ims been I sentenced to three months at Mount Deilow on a charge of conspiracy. A million and a half Natal loan was mores, than coverec'at an aver age of oiie and a penny above the minimum, which was fixed at 94. Ladies Edward Cecil,. Charles 0. Bentinek, Georgina, Fife and tho Duke of Montrose, Hugh Cecil and Allred Lyttclton appeal for money for new clothes and bedding, on be half of the loyalists, and declare that the Imperinl Government, indi cated that loyalists at the best would be; compensated fifty per cent of their losses. They belonged to classes under which normal cir cumstances never need, and under no circumstances ask assistance. They represent the proud hard work ing fanner and artisan and tho backbone'of the community. 