... THE MARlCHIONZESS OF RPONY'S FAMCY I DRESS BALL. The Marahiorostoa 1po iaiam iveo OI2TCbi t \ttiitny ni''ht, at thefanl sa~ on Cin Gron-gari ott I a-bet; hotl'imnt and ditsiin-?nisa.'d company goacodl let' ILtad yhi' a sloons. Co(ts anid Thinocy's battd, conlducted Iby 11r. Coott, pnitvaoi some. of the 'eaat'Luosio of the seaaon. 'Pits noble hoatessa' guusttt taera, with two or three sacep- ...

... IATSTORI04L M;A2iT1SCRIPTS- The fourth report of the Royal Coiiso nHis- Itolijel Manuscaiints has been Linued. '1he Oe-saiur The work af inspcection doirin3 thie Pact year has been nained an by Mr. AIlfred 5. H~orwood and Mr. H.. T. Riley for Englanjd tr.1 Stuart an~d Mr. Fraser for Scot- leano and Mrl. Gilber~t for Ireloncl. Professor Brewer has. cout~need his uxeminatioi cc the Cecil ...

... TIET3 DISCUCOV lES l N R I RIA. MIr. George Smith, of the ?? Museul, who has justreturned irom excavatting at Koyunjik, oni tile sie of Niueveli, ?? to the 4flpncsiwi the ?? V ?? £ u of some of tho historical ?? disecovered dursog bs the work:- I-,~ 'toe first is part of aL curious taliblet contei61g a| a ; A-syriank CopY Of ral early Babyloaiili test. PO boirls (, tlees interestiug dluomoent ...

... TEEI TRANSIT CF,' VENUS. (RrXU m.'s T'1LEDr01e t) I CONSTANTINorPL, Wednesdily.-CloildO anu railny wcitaier ?? any observation of the tramsit a of elqlis inpossible at t his plaice. cis~il.o-u N 1c, \V cdi1di .-Profeesor Ellery reports fditolI til Yiel botirti ob0 er ?? ?? all cliiies 'f tii, transit of enjus hao beou ?? cbs-roved. A r.E!: Laii, AlSbdnesdIay-Thci ohbsrvatiofls mande havli ye ...

... DEAN STANLEY ON MODERN- SCEPTICISM. Yesterday aftercicon (it being thle Festival of St. Thomas) Dean Stanley preaclsed at the afternoon service at Westminster Abbey before a large congregation. The Denn, fromn the text John xx. ver. 24, made an admirable discourse on the doubts, questicailpgs, and scepticism which prevail, illustrating his subject by reforences to the life of St. Tliomas, of ...

... LEE.DS HIOSPITAL S INDAY. Owing to the turmoil and excitemnsllt of contestod elections the near approach of Hospital Sunday has this year received much less attention than it deserves. It would, however, be apity if the sacred cause of charity were to Suffer loss on account of the elertioneering bastle in which almost everybody has lately boesa engaged. Let us hope, therefore, that, should ...

... jIFm-- LEDS EE IEScuiREC TlE D UI;. oiL Ei ?? has bonl apj)oilntod D ?? of the Plreessiam eilly. I k' A M.tvi ?? says the ilisarmatnent of ?? VUt''''lCltilll~tv W A l~~ diffculty, TIOU.l titl lit ci t a :it d it riztd iil. Iit there had been sonie atie}:lI ii ;tit 1a la Iz(I . SENiOR. CASTt.aAa ?? pub- ?? a lt I i pintl~t'i elt i tig.aill.;t the brutal acts Of 1 'i lCC I.(. iijiii~iI( :l ...

... TO-DAY'S LONDON PAPERS. (BY PRIVA.TE TnLrEaRAPI.) HrEIwURY OTPICA, Tuesday, 5 a.M. THE SIEGE OF CARTHAGENA. (Trs TIELERnAM.) MAnclcD, Monday.-A deputation from Carthagena presented themselves to Lopez Dominguez, asking a Busponsion of hostilities and the appointment of a Commission to troat as to tho termrs for a surrender. Ho 'refused, but gave tho city till noon to-day to sur- render at ...

... A()t~'t111 UNfJIOuN \1 L;( 'l I NI J(i E \ .NS I 'F TE 8 '0\Jjl1'~.Y AT RIP1ON. I li Ii'' I-~ it I 011101 11 Io Iof diei Yoroir ?? 'ii, lijLA 1I, ht us I I 1 I 'rIr MoI L:! IV Ii l il vst ( ?? hi o Ri'Ia ** fl l~s ten e - : iit b4lrs'. to tb clo n , .1 llli IthIn E(hi 11' (il i, holly cou~tvetotitIg, with L4' h~lt it 1O , i'lb 1i, 11 1131 Io by n ?? givilig a hoirty IC NV L ytio vi .1 'l .y to ...

... LOCAL AN&D GENERAL. SUNDAY AFTERNOON LECTURES FOR THE PEOPLE The ley. IV. Cunningham, B.A., of Cambridge, who is announced to deliver all afternoon lecture to-morrow at St. John the Evangelist's Church, Swoet-street West, Holbeek, Leeds, has already given the first of a series of similar addresses at Itipleyville, Bradford. Last Sunday the subject of the 1ev. Geutleman's lecture was ...

... OlTAN GEE? OF NAM1?. I (&Os flea fllnwyue ffwnidj Mis iiupatsiitls ito's fri fall which at bow toetig penons 8 not y n:ivt, chisui t;ed iii air isa airs in lttiiciati 1111 the curlier huh at I his gui. si'a1i on I lit it is ?? ii lii that since the 1 i'ijiiai.Ua Ifl'L'it ted by Sir. Jiurt, of Ulytlie, a 'Webb ? chan?ing Lie name to ileiheit, about 12 y'a'i's ago, without I lie ri'y?d license ...

... flIALIF'AX AND ONE N DEN JU7NCTION7 RAILWAY. Thvis branch line, which commnences by a junction with the Laucashirir and Yorkshire Railway at ties uorth-ccct end of Halifax Station, and passes by way of North Bridge, Lee Bridge, and Oveeidear to Itolurfield, at the foot of the till on which is situated the X-lageI}P of Queenls. bury, wras opened througrhoult for goods trashyl yesterday morning. ...