... Epps's CHOCOLATIL-LA Situation, in an article entitled France et Angleterre, eays:— Nous n'vons en France qu'une aeule usine oiL la preparation du Cacao emploie un materiel et un personnel aussi considerables que ceux que nous avons vus dans l'usine de Messieurs Epps. C'est une veritable curiotite dans son genre que cette immenso fabrique. The wrapper of each cake of Chocolate pre- pared by ...

... SIR SPENCER ROBINSON ON HIS DEFEAT. Sir Spencer Robinson has issued a farewell address to the electors of Tamworth. in which he says were not successful, but we were not disgra'ced. I believe the freedom and independence of this borough are dear to you ? all. You have struggled for the success of these principles before now you have suSered for them; but through defeat, notwithstanding ...

... NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. The Army and Aaty Gazette says:—The rumour which prevailed in naval circles during the week, to the effect that Rear-Admiral Key, C.B., had refused the appoint- ment of Principal of the Naval University, h unfounded, and we have every reason to believe that he will accept it. —If Rear-Admiral Sir Francis Leopold M'Clintock, F.R.S., is desirous of being employed ...

... STEAM CULTIVATION IN SCOTLAND.—The Scots- man says:—During several years the leading agricul- turists in Aberdeenshire have often considered the practicability of introducing steam cultivation. The smallness of many of the holdings, however, and the uneven surface, combined with the prevelance of earth- fast stones in a large proportion of the county, operated formidably against the movement. ...

... AT its first meeting, held last Saturday, the Board of Guardians had an important subject under consideration. The appointment of an Assessment Committee is one involving the interests of all the ratepayers, and it is easy so to constitute that committee as to deal fairly with all classes, or to give an advantage to one section of the community over another. The Guardians have thus an ...

... EVERYBODY has long observed the decline of the Government, so that its dissolution at any moment would cause no surprise. The respectable and independent Liberal organs are forecasting its doom. The defeats in the House of Commons last week show that Ministers have lost the confi- dence of their friends. Their followers are luke- warm, or cold, because they know there is a re- action against ...

... Achievement, the celebrated racehorse, and the property of Colonel Pearson, hast just died at Rufford Abbey. THE MONEY MARKET.—The money market during the week has been very easy, and the outer market has been a little under the Bank rate, as usual. But we see no reason to vary the general prediction which we gave lately, that if the German Government persist in taking all, or almost all, ...

... FACTORY BILL.—Mr. Mundella has before the House of Commons a Bill for further restricting the hours of labour of children, young persons, and females in certain factories. The Bill is to apply to factories as defined in the Factory Act of 1844, as amended by the Acts of 184G and 1861, and to no other factories, and the Bill is to be construed as one with the Factory Acts of 1850 and 1853. The ...

... THE REVOLT OF NUMEROUS SECTIONS. The International Working Men's Association seems likely to bo crushed by the tyranny of its own rules. During the past week several meetings, composed of dele- gates from the various metropolitan sections, have been held in London to protest against the arbitrary conduct of the General Council. In order to understand tho questions in dispute it must be stated ...

... THE DUKE OF ARGYLL ON RELIGIOUS EDUCATION. The Duke of Argyll has addressed a letter to Dr. Mac- kenzie, of Eileanach, Invernesshire, on the subject of education in Scotland. The following is the most im- portant portion of the communication:—You may depend upon it that, however needless it may appear with reference to the practice long established in Scot- land, a Time Table Conscience ...

... We regret to have to record the death of the eminent sculptor, Richard Westmacott, R.A., which has just taken place in London, after an illness of three days' duration. The deceased, who has died at the age of 73, was the eldest son of the late Sir ltichard Westmacott. Finding his tastes lying in the direction of sculpture, he visited Italy, first in 1820, and studied there for six years. He ...

... THE FORKESTEBS. The Foresters'' Monthly Journal stales that the hall and offices recently erected by the Loudon United District, at a cost of some £ 16,000, will be required for the purposes of the Mid-London Rail- way. It also mentions that the Ancient Order of Forresters have increased their numbers by 19,581 during the past year, while the sum of £ 96,000 has been addvd to the reserve fund ...