... szz 0 Th~ uR TIHE QuEEN and the Princess Beatrice visited the Prince of Wales' Indian presents at South Kensington last week. The Prince of Wales accompanied 1Her Majesty through the collec- tion, and pointed out the objects of special interest. The Queen had a dinner party on Saturday evening, Prince Christian and Princess Amelia, Mr. Cross, the Dean of Windsor, and Mrs. Wellesley, being ...

... VARpIOUS VE;RSIFIERS IF it would not be possible for the critic to say that The Regent: A Play in Five Acts and an Epilogue, by J. M. Chanson (Samuel Tinsley), fulfils every requirement of the tragic drama, it must at least be admitted to possess much excellence. It is well constructed, the acts are not too long, and the dialogue is judiciously terse ; added to which the events of which it ...

... ?? FRANCE--Shylock did not turn a more deaf ear to the pleadings addressed to him for mercy than the French Senate lent on Monday to the earnest, even passionate, cry for mercy on behalf of the condemned Communists uttered by M. Victor lingo. Argument and rhetoric were alike futile. I)eeply impressed the large and distinguishced audience undoubtedly wvere, despite the indignation of at least ...

... 1OTEL GRVUMBLING I eic g ln ticnan IIho IIas lately been travelling vith his friends ail ovci Lngland, Scotland, and Wales in a l'ulillan car, and mcanwhile mia'. ing that luxurious but somewhat conlined dwvelling-place the permanent home of himself and party, is believecd to have been actuated by a spite against hotels. No doubt it wsould be an exaggeration to say that he has on the whole ...

... / ?? TnE EASTERN QUESTtoN.--The two Bulgarian delegates, Al. D. Zancoff and M. Marco D. Balacanov, wharecently arrived from Constantinople, had an interview on Tuesday with Lord Derby, to whom last Saturday they had delivered a memorial, accompanied by a petition to H1er Majesty the Queen. In reply to their expressions of gratitude for the interest taken by England in the Eastern Question his ...

... ?? I -Y,- M y! 29Q ?? ?? ~ Zu CHRISTMAS SERVICES.-Special services were held inmost of the metropolitan places of worship, and the congregations were, as usual, very large. At St. Paul's Cathedral there was I igh Service, and the sermon was by Dean Church, whose theme was the child-like humility which should characterise the life of true Christians. -At Westminster Abbey the preacher was ...

... THwE following description of this animal is given by Mr. Gilpin, vide The Scotsman's Library:- In one of his parks we were informed the Duke of Queensberry had preserved a breed of the old Scottish buffalo, which we were very desirous to see. Our conductor told us they might probably be in some distant part of the park ; and might with difficulty be found. We determined, however, to go in ...

... flying A SCANDINAVIAN EXHIBITION will be held at Christiania in 188°. MONTALEMBERT'S POSTHUMtOUS WORK Spain and Liberty, is being published at Lausanne. THE HIGHLAND BALL, conducted under the direction of the Gaelic Society, is appointed to be held this year at Willis's Rooms, on the evening of Tuesday, the 15th inst. CURLING AT BALMORAL.--Lord Kinnaird has written to Sir John Ogilvy to say ...

... I TiE QUEEN, the Princess Beatrice, and Prince Leopold are now in the Isle of Wight. Her Majesty arrived at Osborne at the end of last week, having crossed the Solent just as the 7hYunderdr was being towed into port after the explosion. The Queen has sent frequent telegrams of inquiry after the sufferers by the explosion, has forwarded a donation of tool, to the relief fund, and on Tuesday ...

... ?LJLLj?7\yt LORD DERBY'S STATEMENT.--The speeches deli- vered by Lord Derby to the deputations which waited upon him do not please those who fancy that England ought to depart wholly from her ancient policy in the East. To men who take a calmer view of the situation they are profoundly satisfactory. They indicate that while the Government is essentially in sympathy with the remarkable national ...

... AT LAST Mr. Alfred Austin has fulfilled his long-expected promise, and given us the whole poem of which Madonna's CIhild and Rome or Death were magnificent fragments. On the first appearance of the two volumes which bore these names, we said very plainly what wve thought of their high merit; now it only remains to add that they were wortby samples of the noble poem whiclh, in its ...

... --I .11 I i ?? - - ?? 4 / ill--? ?? ?,m - , I m I , , ? I ? , I Qu THE MARRIAGE LAWS. On Monday a deputation, among whom were Mr. Lowe, Lord Houghton, and Mr. Alderman M'Arthur, M.P., waited on Lord Carnarvon at the Colonial Office to ask the support of the Government to Sir T. Caimnbers's Bill, the object of which is to declare the legality of marriage with a deceased wife's sister in ...