... :ISPORTING' NOI1ES. To tbe EDJWra or We DAILY PoSr. Sir;-Coursing has had greater prominence gimea to iU than racing this week, the lattur olass of sport being limited to meetings at Donoaster and Bonmley. It is BHUI plising the amnountof interest whih, attached to the desi- sien of the Waterloo Cup, and it is computed' that no leas than 20,000 people ware present. Had the great public fanoy, ...

... BiRMIN G1AM_ WORKHOUSE. A svecial meeting of the Visiting ani Ganeral P'rposes Oommittee of the Board of Giadiausweas held- at1 the Werkhouse,'yeste'rday, ;dMr. Kneebone in ths ohalr. A GOOD xAMPi-Mr.POi1OO one otthe membera of the committee, stated that he had all along advocated the -endin oi minalinoxpntients, whatever their ciream. st ances, in le might be, to the small-pox wards, and that ...

... L A T E S T _N E W S .a . . ?? lf~uteis 7Terav, per Pre Aisociction.] FRANO ?? PARIS, FEBRUARY 3. It is reported that ;. Leon Say has offered 1his resigna. ton. as Prefect of 'the Seine, in consequence of the vote of the Assembly against the return of the Assembly to Paris. M.L Leon Burque, an agent of the Internstional, has been arrested at Lyons. The second representation of the Rabagas last ...

... [Froan Uh Xide es.' The tragical death of Lord Mayo has thrown upon Mr. Gladstone the duty of recommending to her Majesty a SUC- cessor to the late Viceroy of her Indian Empire, and we do not know any task that could involve a keener sense of re- oponiibility in its disoharge. For this great office Mir. Gladstone has been fortunate in securing the services of a member of his Government whose ...

... . PRACTICAL THANKGIVING. I TO TIM 3MITOB OT nE DAnLT Ewwo S3i,-The nation which has recently ofered up its prayers for the recovery of the Heir Apparent from his most dangerous illness will happily soon be invited to the expression, at St. Paul's Cathedral and elsewhere, of public thankfulness to God for the great mercy which He has accorded to the Royal Family and the people. The present, ...

... IMPERIAL PALIAMENTI,,) ?? I to the House Of Lords last night, Lorillfn mnounced (in answer to a question from Lord ?? ' AirliO) that there is to be a join~t Committee of ail One two RHouses ?? the question of railway ho Amalgamation. The conversation which took Oh place upon this subject~ afforded Lord Salisbury an OppOrtunity to defend railway companies from the accusations cnmmonly urged ...

... SMIROVE TUESDAY IN PARIS 'AND VERSAILLES. - (now 01M OwVN OORn3P0oNDla.) - : T~~~UM8AY NLORTr. This Mardi Gras has been 'kept without any re- joicings beyond the going abroad of holiday- makers,.glad to enjoy a fine day. The Boulevards and the Champs Elysies were very crowded. It' has long been known ?? the traditional proces- sione fm-the euf Gjreswould nog take lace, the cityhnvingtdecided ...

... s 2\f^Rf!Szi l I TH~~ T1~KL4I3~~vflq~G BERVST AT ?? I i. i 1, L .S. I - I I I - 8: , - ?? . . ; !: . - ?? f ',byai Eeceptloi Oommitteei h ou ?? Councll appuinted to inake the neesary aets~itii' 0, City . pon tiseO itb' oVW St. Plau'lle Cathedratipnte da of tfankg uigA: abe0 4t ;Jl14hbi, ornderl prs7 l 'ct'ol v Lawley the chiairmen. .,.ere 0vwora sar l~.,nlaer o: emsrin r- cent, and be ...

... : adUAOR' AI:: : Arolwswj: xatmag'a Lenten pdas v i, ?? yeetaralaylka althe Roman CtOXMD pilace of wmritp in .in just ntw ti npperm topin i the xsnde n. The document sr nth afol- slwing.in a ?? of his Gacs arguanib andreai, eoning. s late changwof *ho statute law In reroetto the national unvlvetles ?? rts ot by remari ) masy be aid to have effaced. Clistian4 from the ?? culture of our youth. ...

... K. THIERS AND THE FRENCH ASSEMBLY. THE GOVERNMENT PROSECUTIONS AGAINST THE PRESS. CpM ova OWN coasromnrT.) PARIS, W3DYAs Neanr. 3I. Thiers, at dinner yesterday, said to a member o the majority, ,You ask me to be fn, and re- I c prach me for not leaning upon the majority; but vhen I look for the majority, I find nothing but a conspiracy. Seeing the intrigues going on,0 I. Thiers tells the ...

... Yesterday a special meeting of the Court of Common Council, convened by the Lord Mayor, was held at Guildhall, and there was an unusually large attendance of the members on the occasion. The Loan MAYon, on taking the chair, said although he had no official communication to make to the court on the subject, it was generally known that towards the end of the present month her Majeaty the Queen ...

... THE POISONING OF A WORKHOUSE SUR- I GEON. - On Weduesday afternoon, the City Coroner (Mr. E. fer- ford) held nil adjourned inquest touching the death of Mr. Andrew Harris, hlta senior house surgeon at the Manchester Workhouse. Professor F. Crace Calvert said it was not known what -was the snmillest quantity of atropino which would cause death. One cast) was recorded in which two grains caused ...