... TRE MINISTERIAL CRISIS. [SPOX IRISH TIMES CORRESPONDENT.] L LoinDoN, MONDAY NMcnT.-This has been a day of continuous excitement at the House of Commons. Every hour up to midnight brought constant ar- rivals of ?? in response to Mr. Whig Whip Glyn's urgent telegraphic missives, and there are a] now in London close upon five hundred and eighty a members of the Legislature. The threat, orrather ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS. THE Duke of Richmond, pursuant to notice, asked Lord Granville if the Government was prepared to give an assurance that further proceedings will be suspended at the Geneva arbitration unless the indirect claims are abandoned or withdrawn by the Government of the United States. He had no desire to raise a debate which would be unfair to Lord Russell, whose motion on the subject ...

... THE ALABAMA CLAIMS. The Times holds that we are bound to be content with the Minis, terial answer last night. There may, it says, be some breach of etiquette, though we cannot conceive that there could be any real harm, ila announcing a contingent determination. However, the middle of next week is no remote epoch, and if we rightly understand the two Ministerial replies, there will be no ...

... SECOND EDITION, 2.30 p.m, I REUTER'S TELEGRAMXS FRANCE AND GERMANY. PAIZIS, April 24.--Count Arnim is expected to-day. He nilt immediately be received by the President. It is stated in Ministerial quarters that the Coqlmt has instructions to give assurances to M. Thiers demonstrating the utter grordiessness of the alarmist reports recently propagated. FRANCE. VnSA! ,crs. April 24.-M. Goulard ...

... LOCAL AND DISTRICT Xi $ I- - I- -- - - - - S-. Tam TicHROasNS CA.KE-Much interest vs Excite in *inchester lesterday morning by the exhibitio0no? f 1 following letter , in fac simile, in the windows of Mr. w 3 Savage, photographic artist:- I Singapore April7 ?, t ?ydear Sister. I have returned the carte de viet cannot see any likeness of my brother Arthur in it. Arthu, has is name Pnarked on ...

... FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE. Pmuss, April 19.-Marguerite Dixhianot still romaine at tile Profecturo of Police. She cannot be taken to En land until the BelginuGo~vernimenltliasoissedan or erforher exi~adition. The- Government has decided that Rochefort's senteuce cannot be a collimated to transportation to a fortress. el x .Therae~is correspoindent of the Tinmestelegraphs asfollows ~~ ~ The ...

... LOCAL AND GENERAL!.I LEEDS, APRIL 24, 1872. Fs prT}0Xq,-I11 t1lle House of Commons on Mon- day, petitions against the sale of liquor on Senday were presented by Mr. Cawley. from the Executive Committee of the Manchester, Chester, and Ripon Diocesan Church XTemperance Society; by Mr. Norwood (2). from Hull; by Mr. Sykes, from North Newbold; ,by Ur. Pease, from Stokesley; by Mr. Akroyd, from ...

... VOLUNTEER INTEL.TLIGEE. EXETER RTYLxs.-Orders for the week ending April 27. Wednesday-Company drill for the non~commisaioned I officer~s;at 8p.m., Viotori'aHall Thureday-Parade itstlieI Castle Yard, at 7.30 pij~, for a, march'9gut. The hand to attend. Chacos will be, worn. Saturdtay-Aiming and position drill for recruits arid members who did not~pass the 3rd class last year, at 6p.no.,.Castle ...

... THE IRON ORES OF IRELAND. TO TRE EfDITOR OF THE BELFAST NEWS-LETLTER. SmR-At the request of some entemprising London capitalists, I left the metropolis six weeks ago, for the purpose of exploring Ireland for minerals ?? a marketable quality. I have passed through eight counties, and find many of them rich in minerals, which, if developed, would be a great benefit to the districts in which they ...

... The Castell Coch Bridge Bill was read a third time in the House of Commons on Monday night. There were no prisoners for trial at the police court yesterday morning. PRESENTATION AT ST. MARY'S.—A purse of gold sub- scribed by the parishioners of St. Mary's as a token of their esteem and regard, was yesterday presented to the Rev. W. Jones, on the occasion of his leaving the parish. CARDIFF ...

... P A R .L I A M B N T. *.: HOUSE 'OF LORDS-ftuasye, Apriz 23. Twlh~i oft ripsMe Atfone o'clock, when a number of bills re- ceived the Royal Assent by Commission. .. The M1arriages; (Soeiety of Friends) B1111 was read a third tilia, as was also the Bishops, Resignation Act (1889). JJimRvgruATioN 13i1,i. The Duke o RnOpin asking the Secretary of State fer Foreign Afflairs ieh`-3tll'etli ...

... LAST NIGHT'S PARLIAMENT. IISpECIAL TELEGRAM.] LolnDoN, TUESDAY NIGHT. TaEr sitting of the Lords this evening has been short, but sharp. A good many peers mustered to hear how Lord Granville would get over the Duke of Richmond's point blank questionon the American topic, and his grace intensified that interest by hinting that upon the answer of the Foreign Se- cretary might depend the amount of ...