... Osborne, February 2. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, attended by Lady Churchill and the DowagerI Marohioness of Ely, and Her Majesty walked this morning with Lady Churchill. Princess Beatrice walked out, attended by- Madlle. Noreli. Prince Leopold walked, attended by the Hon. A. Yorke., February 3. The Queen, Princess Beatrice, and Prince i Leopold and the Royal housebold attended, ...

... FRIDAY MORNING, FE:BFu.,Y 1. :,i \From the official despatches published to-day It appears that the Russian Government pro- fesses to be in as complete a state of ignorance i as that of Turkey in reference to the armistice negotiations. Prince Gortschakoff has assured the British Ambassador at St Petersburg that e since the 26th ult. neither the Emperor rior the ( Government have received any ...

... 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, ...

... ran PASSAG R UP THE DARDAN-ELLE. -- -_ ris, o:i ieor urinciv o Island, near Constanti- ?? oil i ~lbnalry 1G,, ra officer in the Mediter- ranean squadron describes t.e incidents of the So passage of the DardLanelies. The suddenness and Y` corec - tiue orders to l-ave Btsika Iav created an inteus: coulnor:cj!. On arriving oft Qhariak at 8 D1 f.M. on tl'e iab inst., the Admilral was informed Kl ...

... [ILLRE STRE-n.-D . FIRE In MILLER STexrr.-Dainage to the ;1 extent of P2M was caused by a fire which * occurred yesterday morning in a three-storey tene- e ment being erected by Mr Barclay, builder, in e Miller Street, Paisley. Shortly before nine o'clock n one of the joiners at work on the building Set fire It to some shavings on the heartbstone to boil a glue y pot, and in his absence for ...

... THE HUGH MACDONLDn MNhENOrAn FOUNTT: . -The Hugh M1acdonald Memorial Fountain at' the Bonnie Wee Well on the Gleniffer Hills,! S after having been under repair for the past week, gh has now been poet in good order. A ratadaiig wrail id haS heenerected in a semi-circular form at the hack and sides of the fountain, and several other: Zimprovements have been effected. On the sur- in rounding ...

... KILM}ARN UCK. 2SA E OF A BosNi 3.M-The original _ms. of e Burns' Epistle to a Yoaol Friend ' vas exposed 7to sale, by public roup, in tile Corn Exchange Hall on Saturday. ThevieaLuable relic, wich belonged tto the trast estate of t'je late Dr Julustorne, Irviue, was exposed at the upset p rice of £15 , b ut t tis was reduced to £10, aud Mr James MU ?? the w el - t DkovsBurns publisher, ...

... FILhNE66 RAILWAY. a The following is the report of the directors to be ?? tv ?? 7th 1afly-early general meeting of the cWlipanO, to be held a INo. 14 Great Geor-e Street, 'esu rinster, oa Weduesday the 27th insf:V d -Duuirg the hail-year there has been soine iLU- plrovensent in toe 6anueal 1aific, and the directors e ara euabled to reowotnend tioe paymient of a divi. dend at the rate or S per ...

... 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 ...

... iSOIREES, LCaTURES, &a. FanE Gfannreas.-The second annuai festival !of the members of the Ancient Order os Free Gardeners was held last night in the Citv HaIl. There was a very good attendance. MYr D. Fortune, in the absence of the Lord Provost, who is in London on city business, occupied the chair; and asmongst the gentlemen on the platform ware the Rev. Mr Sommerville (Bjackfriars), Rev. Mr ...