... The changing character of the weather in this country bas passed into a proverb, and, in truth, the weather is never more ilukle than at the present season, when we may chance to be fa-ionred Nvith genial sun11shine ons day and on the mn'rrow experience winterly blasts. During the piant week the wusrmth. of July his been succeeded by the Clill of December, though the bitter wind has been ...

... THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WILE| - 1IN -IRE'LANI) - On Tacadnytafternoon there Roiydliighnesses tice Prince and Princess of Wales and suite left Marlborough-house for Ireland. Their Royal Highsresses drove to the Estosr- square terminus of the London anti North-Western Rail- way, where they were joined by the Duke of Cambridge and suite. The royal party left Euston - square byn the 2.45 p.m. ...

... MELANCHOLY SUITE OP A BARMAI IN CASTLE-STREET. M~r. I. S. Wasbrough, deputy coroner, held an inquest (nTueday at the Star, Case-street, on the body of Sarah Sa31non, whose melancholy iuewlo by taking oxalic acid athe previous SaturIay night, uder circumstances which will be fonmd detailed below, had occasioned a painful aounnt of excitement in the norghbourhood. Mr. I Was brough baying briefly ...

... ELECTIONS OF CHUROHWARDENS. ALL SArmTs'.-J. Clymer and W. Morgan Sr. AUGusTrNw's.-A. Dimoline and W. Madden. COmISIMEURCH (BRISTOL).-John Strand and William Coombs. ST, EwEN.-Chbnrles England and John Defater. ST. GEIOnGE'S (BRaAYOeN-11LL).-William Harris andi Richard Ridlor. ST. JA.ES's.-Dr. Robertson and E. C. Nunn. Sr. JOHN THE BAPTTST.-Alfred Gardiner and Samuel Fedden, lLsueLzvront.-W., ...

... SATUBDAY , APRIL 4, 1888. NEWS OF. TbE WEEK. The news from the Coistinent is devoid of interest to 't English reders. Almot the onlyannouncement il full the Frnch ppers orthyof noe is statement of the th( Ps-eae to he efect hat te ImprialGovernment has by addessd noe t tat f iena, nqsirngwhether .ll it would be disposed to join France in~f dnianding aso revision of the treaties of 1815. Thi ...

... On Tuesday Mr. H. S. Wasbrough held an inquest i.t the Infirmary, on the body of HEarriet Creed, an old loman, icho died at the Infirmary on Monday from the effects of apoplexy, brought on, it is believed, by excessive intemperance. (n Sun~lay morning, between three and four o'clock, P.C. 138 (Pittard) was on duty in Hotwell- road, and he had occasion to pass round the back of a house (No. 92) ...

... THE divisions of last Saturday morning -- without doubt the most important that have occurred in the House of Commons for many yoern-1lny be regarded as highly satisfactory it., ¶Vions points of view. They have a national bearing and an Irish bearing; an eeclesiastical aspect and a politial aspect. -lThey seem to offer, for the first time, a basis of; justice and equity rO n which the social ...

... htiNO FOOLS-Six'months ago at Bleeteo house sent orst a cargo sore of five hundred hoop skirts to Japan as it venture. Ties ?? pult a cover on them and used them ats umbrellas. theoliath is said to 'have been very much astonished when dI to David's pebble hit him, ats such, a thing siever entered his head fish ast~ week two, prisoners were acquitted of a theft. Th Lr ds- Chief Justice told ...

... WE are at length upon the eve of the contest to which anA local attention has been directed for some months. noti The lists have been prepared. The competitors have L been caparisoned. Thbs spectators are assembled to stire enjoy the strife. The partisans of the two combatants poll, have closed up in serried ranks, and are invoking spir heaven and earth to further their respective causes, corn ...

... THE CARRIAGEv OF SMALL PARCELS. A meeting was held ?? thle London tavern, London, on Wednesday fo mr the purpose of con- sidering abcluseli the kenu f %tions of Railways N Uil, which is now before Parli ament. Me. S. Morley presided, and there were present represent atives of many of the principal trading firms of London. The chairman said that foralong the traer of othe Cir ey of London had ...

... Al Igi1q. Rwvoav ? *t4lo HOUSE OF LORDS4AONDAY. whic The Royal assent was given ?? the fol- their lowing hills :-The Consolidated rl und (d~388,398 l69s 9dl) theI Bill, the Public Departmnents (Extra Receipts) Bill, thle Were Fairs (Ireland) Bill, and the Court of Appeal Chancery usuc] (Despatch of Business) I endment Bill, now On the motion for going into committee on the Poor wvith Relief ...

... a 3tU Y, APOI'L g1t8, 8l~g. SA TUeDA Y. APESL 18, 18r6s. Great anxiety has been again created in Paris by the prevalence of warlike rumours. Some of the St. Peters- burg papers have recently contained articles suggesting lre the desirability of forwarding a demand to France to hft disarm. In reply, some of the French official organs to admit that the Emperor is armed to the teeth, but add al ...