... IN the midst of the din and turmoil of the great war in Europe, the Red River difficulty, as it was called, which at one time threatened to give us a good deal of trouble, h ...

... L1TTIM. news has arrivced this week. Sir Garnet Wolseley, on his arrival at Cape Town, determined to go at once to Natal, where he woluhl be immediately sworn in as Commissioner, and, aft ...

... ?? ---v -. - ~ t / * ?? ~u~ 1 WS I ~ 7 / THE REUNION OF CHRISTENDOM.-At the Pro-Cathedral, Kensington, on Tuesday, Monsignor Cape!, allding to the recent meeting on this subject at Oxford, said that h ...

... I TiE QUEEN, the Princess Beatrice, and Prince Leopold are now in the Isle of Wight. Her Majesty arrived at Osborne at the end of last week, having crossed the Solent just as the 7hYunderdr was being ...

... 0 0 O ,im E a ~ r - a ' 0 0 I'0 THE Queen and the Princess Beatrice have returned to the south for the winter. Before leaving Balmoral Her Majesty and the Princess attended the funeral of the late he ...

... ?7 R; OUJA THE CONCLUDING STATE FESTIVITIES To THE SHAH OF PERSIA IN ENGLAND Like his entry into London, the Shah's introduction to Liver. pool was marked by bad weather. Leaving Euston Square at Io o ...

... Hon. George H. Williams J. B-ncort Davis Hon. E , Hoar Ln Right Hon. Eorl de Grey and Ripon Prfe-ssor Buo-at flaad * Justice S-muel Nel o Thc Right Hon. Lord 2 Sir Edw-rd Thotntou Sir John A. Macdo..l ...

... ;a 4 ~ ~ ~ ~ I mf~9.EQN TIrE EASTERN Q2UESTION.-Turl-ey's delay in carrying out the Treaty of Berlin Is arousing universal discontent, and the English, French, and German representatives at Constanti- ...

... -CIsR OM~ CirY CHURCHES.-A week or two ago it was reckoned that in fifty-seven City churches, with an annual patronage of 40,266?., open for Divine worship, present 571 officials, not including 706 si ...

... RECENT POETR Y AND VERSE THERE is a rather unusual amount of value to be found in Among the Flowers, and other Poems, by Francis W. Bourdillon (Marcus Ward and Co.). The author is invariably musical ...

... ?? Wv TURKEY AND THE POWvERS.--There can be no sort of doubt that Turkey would act wisely if she quietly accepted the decision of the Berlin Conference. Now that Europe has investigated the Greek clai ...

... 1c~o W MR. GLADSTONr's RETURN. ,Everybody is glad to know that thc Prime Minister has recovered much of his former vigour during his brief holiday. Some surprise has been excited on the Continent, esp ...