... factin thehistory of the Giielph Fund has just come to light. The late King George of Hanover in his will bequeathed to Queen Victoria one million thalers, or £150,4)00, and a like amount to each of lier daughters, the legacies to be paid out of ?? Fund ...

... THE QUEEN AT AIX LES BAINS. Arx les Bains, Tuesday. Queen Victoria received a visit from Mgr. Lemllieux, Archbishop of Cambeey, this afternoon, Lord Ly tton arrived tbis morning. ...

... TBE Ql- KEN AT AIX-LES-3AINS. Aix-lbs-BainB, Saturday. Queen Victoria was out driving to-day, as usual. Her Majesty will to-morrow attend service at the Anglican (Jiurcb, where the Dean of Gloucester and Canou Wilberforce will officiate. _> ...

... THE QUEEN AT HYERES. H VERES. Monday. I Queen Victoria went ont to-day as usual. Forty Crimean veterans intend to ask the Queen to receive them ia order to pay their respects to her Majesty. ...

... THE UOYAL SOJOURN IN ITALY. Florence, Tuesday. Queen Victoria, accompanied by Princss ilealiice. drove this afternoon to Pratoliuo, about eifibt mile 3 from Florence. Her Majesty continues j iv tiie best of health. ...

... QUEEN VICTORIA'S RETURN ENGLAND. BIARRITZ, WEDNESDAY. Queen Victoria, before leaving, presented her portrait, bearing Royal autograph, to General Munier. Her Majesty gave 3,000 franc* poor tad francs the Refuge. ...

... THE FUNERAL OF LE DUC DE NEMOURS. Paris, Wednesday. Lord Dufferin has arrived here to represent Queen Victoria at the funeral of the Due de Nemoure, at Dreux, and to lay on the coffin a wreath sent by her Majesty. a ...

... just issued, covers period of 18 months, its publication having been delayed by the affiliation of the fund with the Queen Victoria Clergy Fund, at the closeof 1897. The committee have been able to give substantial help to no fewer than 102 parishes ...

... marriage of Prince H'-riry of Prussia and Princess Irene of He^e will be celebrated on the 24th inst., the birthday of Queen Victoria, in the Castle Chapel at Char- lottenburg. ...

... GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE (rtEDTE- 's Telegram ) Paris, Wednesday. The Figaro, commenting on Queen Victoria _ speech in Parliament, says : — Let us congratulate ourselves on seeing that the cause of peace has been sincerely served by the British Ministry ...

... — ♦ TIIE ROYAL MEETING AT DARMSTADT. Darmstadt, Saturday. Queen Victoria dined with the Grand Ducal fanily and the Emperor at 830 this evening. Her Majesty afterwards witnessed the perform- ance cf Herr Ernst Wicbert's comedy Post Peitum. ...

... THE LATE LORD LYTTON. Pakis, Monday, THK THANKS- OF QUEEN VICTORIA The Lhank? of the Qneen are to he conveyed to M. Ribol, Minister of Foreign Affairs, for the honours paid by the French Government to the remains of the late Lord Lytton, British Ambassa- ...