... the eel EARTHQUAKE IN RUSSIA. le; LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. ich A violent shock of earthqsuake was felt at Tach- rPS kent in Russia, on the 5th instant. It lasted ndnearly a minute, the direction being. from south. l west tonorth-cast. All the buildings were sbaken, at and most of them seriously duamaged. Nine men, nd four women, and two children were killed by the fall of houses, anid six ...

... N em p aRItho Wt, Nixminohl~~~~~~~~ WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 18G8. NEWS OF TIIE DAY. lt:n. MA.~ssry's reply to the address in reference to f the Irish Church was read in the House of Commons yesterday. Relying on the wisdom of Parliament, her MA.jLEsTY desires that her interest in the temporalities of the Church in Ireland may not stand in the way of r the consideration by Parliament of any measure ...

... INWS OF TIE DAY. In the iouse of Lordr, yestctrlay, the Earl of LMOIl l ) ml~l novel the seconud reading of the Friendly Societies Bill, and at considerable length explained, the principial objects of the measure. The noble Earl re- marked that the opposition which had been offered to the bill had come exclusively from the managers o~ those societies over which the members had no control. 'he ...

... LATEST ? nEUTR's 'rSLlGnAMs. J AIJSTRIA. VIET4NNA, TMAY 29. it is usndlerstood that at the ctabilet Collcil held yester(lay, at which the En4mperor prCSitedi it W.iS resolved to abandon the property-tax project, but to accede to the proposal of the willtoitv Of thc biislget comillittec for a tax of -9 per Celt. on all cOupO1aS. The proposal of tlue mtjol-ity of the comn- mittee to rednce the ...

... MLSCELLANEOUS. The Sultan) of Turkey bas just ordered to be isaisufise- o~res inl ]Paris at Silver table, the price of which tell! not be less than three millions of f ranics The marriage of Count di Caserta, brothier of the King of leaufs, says the Usdooi, -with his cousin, daughter of Count di i'tirtini, will take ptlace onl the 13th of June, in, the chiapel of the Vatican. The Pope, bbnscif ...

... ThlE RtEV. C. T. WILKINSON AND THE RITUTALIST'S. T, the 13DiT1 OJ' t~ile D)AILV Poec. ,ir,'--l hav'e neither dcsire 'IOr intention to enter usto eControversy, bat I cannot help attemipting to answer one or two of Slr. Wilkinisoll's a.-ortiuil, Which appearlled in a letter by that gentleniaail in the Daily Post of'Moniday. hir IWilkingsoll -seeun' to think thAt thle words of oIle of thle Ih; ...

... w~lTmilgh} aia NA2 'got.o SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1808. NEWS OF THE DAY. In the House of Lords, yesterday, the Earl of TAY- HERVIi.L.E, Lord Steward of the Household, brought down her MAJESTY's reply to the Address from their Lordships in reference to the attack on Prince ALtrFD. Lord LrVEDNa postponed his motion with reference to the recall of Governor DARLIsaG from Victoria. The Earl of LsCIIFnI.I ...

... |111E 1ION. C. ' , LYTTELTON AT STOURBRIDGiE. A piublic miseeting to hear an address by the.Hon. C. l. Lyttelton was hold last evening, in the Corn Exchange, Stour- bu idge. Mr. IV. Akroyd presiled. Thbe room was crowded, and arnongigt those present os the platform there were Lord P. Cavenrlish, M.P., the Hon. C. GJ. Lyttelton, the Hon. Spencer Lyttelteso Lieut.-Cnlonel Barrows; Messrs. W. C. ...

... PARLIAMENT, LAST NIGHT, .IIOUS14, UP' LORDS. Thbeir Lordsabips Inet ait five o'clisek. a,' NEW PERIl, '1 lie M~aztjns of Sailisbtury took Vito oath attj hit seat ott blu'itXLcek.5Stogt, to ito titli 'ItU Itonble 2Alarqnlis occltpiedl a tO)!l I S0(5( letidi Iolow the ganwyi ottt Iiniistere sd IIJIItodittsty above Lord Derby anid Lord Chelmsofrd. cx C~APITAL P'UNISHM3EN'T BILL. Thei l).nks of ...

... I ' I (FROr PUNCH.) be Tim LATEST SPIRITUAL STYLE OF CLOAK.--A ve Wrap rascal. of AN OLD QUOTATION WITH A NEW APPLICATION. 'ia -Those who think that the proceedings against on. President Johnson are not over wise, will be glad to see that so far the American Senate is not disposed dle to own the soft impeachment. te- WOMEN'S RIGHTS WITH A VENGEANCE !-Abil Dg laid before Parliament by a ...

... (FROM PUNCH.) ) QUESTION. -Can a process server legally be said; to be a Writualist? Q Why is the Cam at once the dirtiest and the cleanest river in the world? A. Because it is always. going to the Wash. TURNING A TYPE INSIDE OUT. The type of faith or spiritual reliance, Used to be Daniel in the den of Lions. But since a certain case in Chancerie, Lyons in Daniel's den, it ought to be. ...

... I~~~ _ In the present position and tcemlpr of the House of Commons and of the Govarnmenti towards each other, it is very desirable thiat tile business of the session and of the ex- istiug Parliament should not be unneces- r sarily extended, but that, on the contrary, 9 the really needful business should be at I once clearly ascertained, should be sim-c pliflied as much as possible, and should ...