... I GOVERNMENT AND THE IRISH I UNiVERSITY QUESTION. -- --- I~s One of the largest Houses of the sessionwas made shortly after four o'clock yesterday, and a large number of peers attended in the Houee of Lords at five, the bar of which was thronged with members of the Lower Houey, in full expectation that the Lord Chancellor would make a statement on the Irish University ques- tion. It had been ...

... TflE GREENWICH FUND FOR SEAMEN. A meeting of old seamen was held last evening, at the Sailors' Home, to consider the best means to be adoptel for securing the benefits of the Greenwich Fund. Mr. j, F, Nicholls, city librarian, presided, and there were present about 30 seamen and others connected with the shipping trade. Apologies were made for the absence of Mr. S. iorley, MP., Mr. Lewis Fry, ...

... BlBLE CHRISTIANS' ANNUAL DISTRICT MEETING. On Wednesday evening, the sermon to the district meeting was preached by the Rev. H. Ellis; text, Heb. 10th chapter, 12th and 13th verses, The subject was ably handled. Ater the sermon the Sacrament was ad- ministered to the ministers and the members of society who remained. On Thursday morning the Rev. J. H. Cliff preached from Heb, 2nd chapter, 10th ...

... ARRIVAL OF THE- CAPE MAIL. The Colonial Royal Mail steamer Balmoral Castle, belonging to Messrs. Donald Carrie and Company's London Line to the Cape Colonies, arrived at Plymouth athalf- lnet two yesterday morning, with the mails, p9s- sengers, and a full general cargo for London. After lawirg themnoils and passengers, she proceeded imrnmei- ately for London. 8SIR TEEOPHILUS SHEPSTONL ON THE ...

... PRINCE LEOPOLD ON UNIVERSITY. I I EXTEN SION. EXTENl 'iU1N. A public treeting, called by the London Society for the Extenson of Uidversity.Teaohling, was held yeeterday afternoon in London. The Lord Mayor presided. Mr. Gladstone said there could be no possible doubt as to the want of more educational facilities being given to 1 the large n*mber of persons included in the clases betwveen the ...

... THE IOwD SUBMISSION OF . 'Y.KOOB KHAN. l DAII.Y 1XEW2~ TsKgBoAMB5. :AIORE, SATuan Y.'-Thereprt that Yakoo 'EKhan bas made his submission at Jellalabad is confirmed. There bus been no further disaffection amongst the pathans or Afiredees in our pauks. Colonel Tytler's force returning from the BazarValley was attacked in the Khyber Paus by Afredees, and two soldiers of the 17th Foot were killed ...

... CALE1NDAR OF GARDEN WORK -c T.XPe M-nnn., I P^JA 5NlAD fi n VD UA-11 wv-^>- (From the Gardcur's Magafiner) KITCHEN GARDEN. Broccoli coming forward in seed pans mait now he pricked out on well-manured beds, four inches apsA and when they touch each other wilt be a good time t plant them out for flowering. Sow, Walcherenand wbt ever other sorts are to be sowny to stand the winter, Celery to have ...

... SOUTH AFRIOA. At the Royal United Service Institution, in London, on Friday, a paper was read by its author, Colonel J. C. Gawler, late 73rd Regiment, on the subject of South Aftica and its Military Aspect. Having given a geo- graphical description of the country, the gallant colonel remarked that it had become proverbial in the history of our colonies generally that the black man disappears ...

... LONDI2XINEWSPAPER PRESS FUND. | _ ' I 1 1 -- - .. . I I 1 I The tI;r5 diqner in aid of thi funil. was held oh Satur- day evel.lng atWiish's-rooms.. ThaEar1of ltosebery pre- ningd a6i g suppoated on hisrJightiby Cardinal Man- an on hig left by Lord feoughton, the president of the hand, Covers were laid for about 230 gentlemnen. The usual loyal and patriotic toasts ha~vhi been drunk, The Earl of ...

... The weekly meeting of this committee of the Council was held yesterday, at the Prince-street offices, the members present being Messrs. C. H. Low (chairman), H. Naish (vice-chairmnan), H. G. Gardner, J. W. S. Dix, T. Gibson, W. M. Webb, Jt. Derham, R. I, Hewett, B. Follwell, and G. de Lisle Bush. C The report of the medical officer of health (Mr. D. 8 Davies) for the week ended Wednesday ...

... THE' ANNUAL DINNER i., Stan n¢ ;fn . 44n (h - y Rn ivAnhnn was held in the afternoon in the Corn Exchange, and ; was very largely attended, The Most Honourable the v Marquis of Ailesbury presided, and amongst those c present were Lord Harry Thynne, M ,P., Viscount Folkestone, M .P., Lord Charles Bruce, MP., Lord [ Henry Bruce, Sir T. Bateson, Bart., M.P,, the High a Sheriff of Wiltshire (Mr. ...

... ittb)o of W -,Tag. ti: The mail steamer Warwick Castle called at Be Madeira on Saturday, bringing advices from the IN Cape down to May 20th. The news, however, is W not very cheering Cetywayo despatched an envoy to General Crealock on the 16th requesting hi him to send a European to discuss terms of peace. ui John Dunn was accordingly sent, but it was be- lieved when the mail left that the ...