... DR. COLENSO NOT AT ST. X1ART'IS. Sir,-In the Note in your last number, referring to- the Bishop of Oxford's inhibition of the Bishop of Natal, you say that I read the latter Bishop's sermon while the author of it sat in the church and listened to his own words. Permit me to say, in correction of this statement, that the Bishop of Natal was not present while I read his sermon, nor during any ...

... NOTES AND CO11MMENTS. The Times has received frona her special correspondent at Berlin a telegram, founded on an article of the NoX72 Germcos, Gazette, which refers to a new conspiracy against Prince Bismarok's life by an Ultramontane working man, of the name of Poncelet, who formerly lived in Beigiunl. and had for some time stayed at Aachen. We would remark, how- ever, that this is an old ...

... THE DUPFLA EXPEDITION, (From an Indian Correspondent.) Though the north-western frontier of our Indian possessions is the poiut of most interest to English politicians owing to its being the supposed point at which we may come in con- tact with Russia in Asia, the north-eastern frontier has a certain amount of interest as a possible door to China or Tibet. But, apart from any considerations of ...

... CORRESPONDEN CE. DRAMATIC CRITICISM. Sir,-Your remarks on the case of Fairlie v. Blenkinsop are so much to the point, that I fear they will scarcely be credited by the public. It is difficult to make the outside world believe that any portion of the English press is in- fected by what I may term an amiable corruption, and those who. like the bold writer in your journal dare to hint such a ...

... NOTES AND COMMENTS. Thie municipal elections in Paris last Sunday gave a great Victory to the Radical party. More than forty Radicals have gained seats; the number of Conservative Republicans is about twenty-five ; and there are only ten Royalists. In the last Municipal Council the Royalists had thirty places. In twenty-seven of the wards they did not even attempt to gain seats, leaving the ...

... NOTES AND COMMENTS. The comments of Prince Bismarck and Count Arnim on the affairs of France have been almost the sole subject of discussion in the Parisian press during the past -week. The Royalists have fallen so low in the estimation even of them- selves that they are exulting at the certificate of character which they have received from the German Chancellor. During the Presidency of M. ...

... CITY CORPORATIONS AND THE VALUE OF LAND. Sir,-The letter of your correspondent X and your article on the Taxation of City Companies, in last week's Examiner, direct attention to an anomaly which cannot be permitted to exist much longer without investigation. It must be obvious, however, that if inquiry is commenced as to the property held by corporate bodies, it would be impossible to con- ...

... NOTES AND COMMENTS. I The trial of Count Arnim, which succeeds Mr. Glad- stone's Expostulation in European interest, began on Wed- nesday. When the Irishman in the old tale was asked whether he was guilty or not guilty, his answer was that he could not tell till he had heard the evidence. It may be as well to wait till the full evidence is made public before expressing an opinion on the guilt ...