... ARRD PEACE. - | The Begianwvar-oflce, havinginstitutedafninquiry respecting the armaments which are going on in Europe, thefollowing information has been obtained: FI ANcz.-480,000 ChassepOt rifles are in course of manufacture, the greatest portion to be finished be- fore the Iet March, 18a8. PBussza-The needle gun' and rifled cannon sys. tem to be Iiiaintained. i The gun manufactories are ...

... LLOYD'S WEEKLY -NEWS OFEICE SUnDA)( MOIusNG. THIS MORNING'S TETGRAS. [THROUGH REtUTERS'A GENCY.] FRANCE. - ?? ~ PAsaS, Saturday Night. Queen Christina will leave' here 'to-morrowv for Madrid. THE NORTH-GERMAN PARLIAMENT. BEmnI, Saturday Night. In to-day's sitting of the North-German parlia. ment the debate upon the budget commenced. Clauses 1, 2, and 3 of the estihates of expenditure were ...

... TE DISCOVERY OF A SLERON. 1- 1 , ; -XMORD.AftY EVYD OMOR On Mriday afternoon Mr. John Humphreys re- sumed at the Ainhurst Irms tavern, Amhurst-road, Hackney,.the investigationrespecting the discovery of a skeleton in the cellar of w lady's houe,e at' No. 4, IAddigQ's-oad, South Hackney.. Margaret Leigh said that she had lived with Dlri Clark rs.Clark. and Zr.fWebsterloconpiid7ithe same ...

... A Paris letter contains the following in reference to the somewhat nufriendly relations said to exist between the Courts of Berlin and Par's:- The boldness with which Prussia proclaims her in- tentions of incorporating at least the whole of the mili- tary resources of Germany, North and South, under the Prussian Crown, is creating much indignant susceptibility on the part of the French ...

... ew The Royal National Lifeboat Instituatioui. (FROw OUR OWN CORaRESPONDErNT.) Some short time since we recorded the proceedings connected with the launch of the lifeboat in memoriaiono of the late G. V. Brooke, destined for the port of Dublin. A similar ceremony took place on Wednesday, the 6th inst., when another lifeboat was launched. The new lifeboat is built on the self righting ...

... THE SULTANT | Left London on Tuesday morning at a few minutes before eleven o'clock. The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge accom- !anied him from the Charing-cross Terminus of the South-Eastern ZailiveytoiDover. A guard of hono- and a distinguished company at the station did the honours of the departure. At Dover his Imperial Majestv lunched at the Lord Warden Hotel, and speedily went ...

... FoR I LICENSED VICTUALLERS. | * Tise page Sillm ?? be found interesting to Licensed Victecal- Zero, and the operations of the UNITED ToWNS' AesoceANc anD LiC'ONSND VICTUALuERS' DENNOOCE LEAGUE are pub- lisjled linde/r their own suptereitendence. SUNDAY CLOSING of the PUBLIC-HOUSES T'ie better keepiig of the Sunday, in all the large towvns in (,reat ltal, is a question which at the present time ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS.-Nonday. The Marquis of CLANRICARDt n consented, at tile instance of the Earl Of MALsMoSacRY, to Postpone until after the Easter holidays his motion respecting the Tornado. Tie Oyster Fisheries Bill and the Mutiny Bill were passed through Coumnittee, and the House adjourned at twenty minlutes to six O'clock. HOUSE OF COXCXIONS.-Monday, Mr. LocKE asked the Clmncellor of the ...

... I In the week that ended on Saturday, October 12th, 4,035 births and 2,849 deaths were registered in London and in twelve other large towns of the United Kingdom. The annual rate of mortality was 24 per 1,000 persons living. The annual rate of mortality last week was 21 per 1,000 in London, 23 in Edinburgh, and 28 in Dublin, 19 in Bristol, 28 in Bihniegham. 31 in Liverpool, 34 in Manchester, ...

... XtTISCELLANEOUS. TeE POLYTECHNIC.-Easter being one of the chief seasons' at the Polytechnic, Prfbessor Pepper and his coadjutors offered an unusual number of savoury baits to catch the patronage of the public. The works of art and manufacture have gradually increased until the only drawback is the want of space to arrange them decently and in order. The mechanical lectures, with illustra- ...

... FORi LICENSED XTICTUALLERS. * This page will Mostly be found interesting to Licensed Victual- le, and the operations of the UNITED TowNs' ASSOCIATION ,ks LICENSED VsCruALuaaa' DEFENxCE LEAGUE are puib- lishediunder their o02n superintendence. THBE ANTI-LIQUOR TRAFFIC ASSOCIATION.,, If strong language could be accepted as reason and argument, cites assuredly vould the Anti-Liquor Traffic ...

... THE CAB QUEhSTION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY NEWS. SiD,-The letter of E 1. K, has completely staggered me. I have been a cab' proprietor for upwards of twelve years, and until yesterday I have always enter- tained the idea that 1 was doing justice to myself by requir- ing about the same amount per day of my drivers as other proprietors weretaking of theirs. But if your correspondent is ...