... I A ROME RULER AND HIS CoNSTITUENTS. I . I : - . -. ?? As already reported in the Hercury, Mr. Mitchell A Henry, M.P., attended a meeting of his constituents in I Clifden, on Tuesday last. Amongst those on the plat- r form were the Very Rev. Dean M-IMnus, Rev. B. i M'Andrew, P.P., Ballinakill; Rev. J. Maloney, P.P., t t Roundstone; Rov. Mr. Freely,.C.C.; Rev. Mr. Raatigan, r a a.0., Clifden; ...

... CON:VERSAZIONE LN THE ATHEN-~1 I Last- eening, a eonverearone was held in the I re-, hell, oi h Athenaeum, Ingr-.sn Street, when there it was a large attendlance, of ladies and gentlemen. i While theauidience was assembling anoverturfe and Inlt andci swrepla&yed by the band of Messrs Adams, ~ adrefreshments were served in the aide-rooms,. Thereafter the oratorical pact of the conversaxionle ...

... THE PPJNCE OF WALES' VISIT TO TE I DUKE OF HAMILTOL n (FRO( M OUP. OWN COPRRSPONDEST.) d Hamilton, Monday Night. TaE illustrious company at present gracing with! their presence the Hamilton Ducal Palace was, to-day augmented by the arrival of His Imperial y Highness Prince Rudolph, the Crown Prince of Austria, and his suite. The Crown Prince, who had been on a visit to Her Majesty the Queen 9, ...

... THE POLICY OF BRIT' Last night a crowded meetigg was held at the Vestry Hall King's roa4 Uietsea-Sir G. CaT'om Taz 'bell, ZN.P., prsdig-t3&i the opinion of the daya :nbdbi tants of the borough as Chelsea on tdiscourse tivust they desired their mneinibrs to take in regard to the cal I. Eastern QUestiOn.' The chairman said the ques- wbat( tion they had met .o discuss eas a most important know ...

... THE1 REPRESENTATION OF GREENOCK. rSIR JAMIES FERC4USSON IN dineILRS The Conservative candidate, the Righlt Hon. Sir iany' a James Ferguseon, Bert., last night addressed a mflZ~ 1,seconds meeting Of the electors of the First Ward Lin car ~e Crawfurdshur-n Public School-rocim. There -asS ,o good attendance, and Mr John Scott, yr, ?? s, called to the chair, and briefly introduced addi ?? Sir ...

... FBY AN INSIDER. I FRIDAY EVX ;Na. The Eoias of Commons assembled to-night in th' mniat of a dense fog-I mean material, not menta'- - 'leioh hbad overhung London all day. Notwithstanding thie rqtlwr unfavourable circumstanee, the attendance of members on both sides was very large indeed, rather unusually so for the second night of the session, whici is gonerallyregardedasan off night, As ...

... The following circular has been issued under date of January 22 To the shareholders of the Llynvi, Tondu and Ogmore Coal and Iron Company, Limited, 98, Canon-street, London, E. C. The directors regret to state that they find it necessary to call the share- holders together without waiting for the time at which they will be prepared to publish the accounts for the half-year ending December 31st ...

... The funeral of M'Cartliy, the released Fenian prisoner, took place at Dublin on Sunday. The procession was four hours in passing from St. Stephen's Green to Glasnevin, round by College Green, the Castle, the scene of Emmet's execu- tion in Thomas street, and the public-house in a street near it where M'Carthy himself was arrested 12 years ago. It was not as large or im- posing as the funeral ...

... -The Speaker took ohe oLtrL. at fjui AFFAIRS AT THE CAPE. Mr. W. E. FORSTER asked if the Government had received any information as to a fresh out- break at the Cape. Mr. LOWTHER said they had received a telegram dated Januarv 1st. from Sir Bartle Frere, stating that Kreli's overtures for surrender had come nothing; that a column under Colonel Glyn had met with considerable opposition; that ...

... On Sunday morning a letter was read to the congregation at the Metropolitan Tabernacle from Mr. Spurgeon, who has been compelled to go to the south of France owing to continued ill-health. Before he left London he was greatly exhausted, and, besides other ailments, complained very much of pains in the head, the result of overwork and study. In his letter he stated that, though he has only been ...

... At Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex, a man has been killed by a bull he was driving. The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone has returned to Hawarden Castle. The German Emperor will be present at the Strasburg military manoeuvres in spring. A MASK ox GLASS BALLS.—According to the New York papers, Captain Bogardus has success- fully accomplished the feat of breaking 5000 glass balls inside of bOU consecutive ...

... On Sunday morning as the congregation was assembling for worship in Christ Church, Leices- ter, considerable alarm was created by flames being seen issuing from the roof of the church im- mediately over the west entrance. The flames lighted up the gallery, and the roof being entirely constructed of wood, there was great danger of the flames rapidly spreading. Every effort was used to prevent ...