... THE CANADIAN MUDDFE. | The public mind is becoming conscious of a very unpleasant sort of confusion and mysti- fication about the Canadian defence question. The more it is discussed the less we seem to know about it. A few weeks ago we were led to believe that everything was ripe for a permanently satisfactory adjustment of respon- sibilitiea and burdens between our North American colonies and ...

... SEWAGE TOWNS. The following is the substance of the ihirel report of the Sewage Commission, issued yesterday, and addressed to the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury:— As the results our labours, exteneling over eight years, we have confidence in submitting to your I»relships the following conclusions : —l. The right way to dispose of town sew age to apply it continuously to land, ...

... I R-OPENING OF ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH. On Tuesday, the fine church of St. Stephen, near Clare- street, after having been in a great measure restored, was re-opened for public worship, it having been closeel during the last eleven months. It had been found that the church not only required improvement, but absolutely needed to be strengthened, and we are informed that in the process of the work ...

... I WEST COAST OF AFImaA. The African Coay's royal MAl ateadner Ethifp, 0aptain G. 1. -art, arrived ii the 1er- ?? yestorday-foi the West Comst of Africa Tene- rife, and Madera. Her datea are, Benin, March 3; lernando Pe, 5; Caseroons, 7; Old Calabar, 9; Bras River, 31; een, 11; I$nny, 10; New Calabar, 10; Lagoa, 14; AcorU16; Cape Coast Castle, 18; Cape Palnas, 21; Monrovia, 22; 1 Siea Leone, 22 ...

... The Turin journals state that M Vegeznihas left that city for ~me on a mission from the govern- ment, but private letters deny that he has any offi- cial mission. It is possible, *however, that I!L Vegezzi may have a semi-official mission in, some way connected with the Duke de Peraigny' pre sence at Rome. X Vegezzi has for ten years past been the most distinguished barriter of Turin. In that ...

... Tsn terms of the Convention agreed to in August last at Geneva, by the representatives of most of the European Sovereigns, for ' ameliorating the condi. tion of the woanded in Irmies in the field, were accepted, on behalf of her Majesty's Government by Earl Russell, on the ?? of February. The instraument is now published as a Parliamentary paper. The following is the text of the conditions ...

... BRITISH -SETTLEMENTS OS. THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA4 The report of Colonel Ord, the commissioner appointed, to irquire into tbe aondition of the British settlements on the West Joamt of Africa, was published, eu.Thursday morning, and mbounds with interesting information. Colonel OrQd was directed to inquire into the state of our establish- ments in these settlements, their financial con- ditious ...

... THE TIMESI' RIGHT AT LAST. The unblushing effrontery of the Times in changing its opinions and- setting aside its most emphatic averments has never been more strik- ingly exhibited than in its article on the fall of Richmond. Here is what itsays: The first act of the American War has closqd 'with a tremendous finale. For three days together the great Confederace General maintained himself in ...

... . 7 . . z . .:: .I RAILWA-YTRATF[O RETuRNS; FOR THE pl:,: .!PAST WBME-E: ;Th6 following wvore the. receipt3 on thb under- mentioned railways during tber asb week,:-. Raliway& eR Beliasti'and Northera Cou tiea.,_, £2,328 £1,941 . Belfasti and Cont Down ; --- 8I 5 7G7 Blyth and 1,896 ' 1,904. Bristol and.xetx 6 ,408 ,318 Caledonian_ 19,069 17,6 Cambrian i 1,788' 1,282 Cork andi B . 421 402-, ...

... B,.B.Y ,-,: ELECLTRIC TEIL.EGRAPHfl Ik s ur'sv ;S TJ X n G';;AMS]; - AUSTRIA. ' V1Et;NA, April 1S.-The 'Oeteor-reioci~i'cc 6ei. P *tuntg,'ofto-day saya :'-'On Ithe proposition of! fEnglnd, negotiationrt have 'been commenced on the question of the Duehies between all! the CI, qignat~aries of theo Londoa -protocol of 1852.' Russii and I3wedkn hiive' proposed that air the, Powers ahotild settle ...

... .TAN A FFRWrDRIAD AIBSWTDUS YN.- LLUND.&IN. XI AOS I 6ANT 0 B3ZSONAU WADI EU IWEIDIO. -: 0 ddeutu ugain mluyd wedi dog o'r glorh bou dydd Mawrth, ?? holl d&igolion St. Getr-Je, Sonthwark, gao dan, yn qsaq ei gaulyn gan ywzinxd pyler a Bapere, drwy yr hwn y oafodd yn agqb i gant o ber2onaa en niweidlo i raddau mwy rd l i. Cymmerodd y trychineb le mown en o'r ?? yn heoi Seffolk, a fedidiennir ...

... :C FlWYNIAD ?? Y PARCH. RICHARD JONES, LLA?ruJaW. x :. (P~~v~dotr, ftiy dituaciaf.) 1 Yna, galvtadd y dadeirsdd ar Mr. Juh i gyfftwyno an- rheg plant; yr egliwy, aaf Ounningam',s istorical Theolo.'y-dwy gyfrol ?? mai peth oedd yn taraw pawb a i syndod oedd ei fod, ef yn cael ei alw i siarad o gwbI, xc: y jn enwodi'. ei fodi yn codj i. wnevyd hyny, Uwyddai ,pa-wb nss gallal of areith1o, onid o ...