... privileges of ha bards, whicb, by-the-by, he (the speaker) and cc others probably, had erroneously supposed were Pr none but minstrels. In the old d3ys, however, th they were the depositaries and teachers of science be L and art. (Applause) They were meta ...

... J Paton, Katherine, Columbia. V Pilkington, Geoffrey, Clown. Piling, Stewarti Duke of York. Peillog, Emrest, Christy MinstreL Pelling, John, Neapolitan fisher by. Powell, Malcolm Lennox, RLglanda Chief, Powell, Richarxd Hondtj,, Hunm Aussar, Parry, Caroline ...

... de- stroving the republic. The printerof a comic Y paper, the Tribouli - whose proprietor, Baron Hickev, an Irish-American, was eX- *t pelled from France-has been sentenced to e six months' imprisonment and-3000 francs d fine for insulting the President ...

... House the attraction ra was The Shamrock and the Rose. Two per- formances, each well patronised, were given by Sam Hague's Minstrels, and at the Star Music Hiall a special holiday programme attracted a very large audience. ROYAL COURT THEATRE. n ROYAL COURT ...

... 6ANCISCO MINST1ULnS AT HmoGLI';S Cmcus.--On Saturday night, the initial perform- ance of the season Of the San Francisco Minstrels took place at Hengler's Circus. Though the spa- cious edifice wvas far from being full, there was a large audience, and it ...

... playerwho had formerly been in the employ- . lanment of Mr. Sam Hague,- of the St. James's Hell O. Minstrels. In 1881, Mr. Hague arranged to take a Mmlm minstrel troupe on a tourtbrougha the 'United States meat t. of America, and the defendant was engaged ...

... better maintenance treaty rights. THE THE AMERICAN INTERPRETER AT YEDDO. The overland mail brings the following particulars of the murder of the gentleman who filled the oflire cf interpreter to the American legation at Veddo : - The unhappy gentleni: ...

... hook shares to-day, but the tendency still ei co,,tinute? wveak. Tcaxnsvay shares exhibited a to further reduction. Anglo -American Telegraph d.i Comjpany~s receipts yeiterday amounted to £00 Ie and the Direct Cable Company's to £.150. ?? following special ...

... Turkish, an4 all Mexicans Show a decline of A. a The new Egyptian and the Japanese sorips are ql ,jnatead ~ to 1 premium. 1 American GovrnMMZit bonds leave off firml. Zries hkae been voez~ seakt, having been done asa 1Lw as 18j, hut have setoc recovered ...

... question, said v, his construction of the bill was that it was an w enabling clause, and the council would not be corm- tI pelled to carry it out: but if they served notices to S treat, then it would become necessary to buy. 01 Mr. FIcTON wished to know ...

... 2:0. The ;roposal to raise a battalion of 1200 men in ik Pithed Stfte8 for the Pontifical army hase been arlnoiled, as the American Roman Catholic Lhhop hsevo been informed by the Washington Gjerraneoit thht siuch enrolhuent would I'me coi VlAIIIU( ccsg ...

... were advanced and re- advanced by their officers up to the very edge of the line of smoke in front of our infantry were im- pelled by some terror in their rear, which they were as unable to withdtand as they were to make headway against the fire in front ...