... THE GAILDEN.-BY NBI. W. EALEY. IJ SEASONABLE GARDENING FOR THE WEEK ENDING FEBRtUARY 16. The seitson bas now arrived when amateurs may readily force all kinds of plants, and in structures but moderately heated. From some ?? caulse in the economy of vegetation, or nature, o linid of hardy plants, and we may in- clude som -hardy sittbecr s ton, will force nearly. no readily during mild wvinters, ...

... I*pMPRIAL PARLIAMENT. I HOUSE OF LORDS.-MONDAT. TBE AFFAIRS OF TURKEY. o .SiLi,; asked Lord Derby ohether, in the ?? rqfiial of the Porte to allow the British event Of the Dardanelles, ?? roviding for dleet event been given to the British aInmrl. that event ' said he could only answyer the question in Lord DERBI When the fleet 'went to the Daidanelles eral thate the Turkish offer commanding ...

... SPECIAL SUNDAY EDITION. CONTAINING ALL YESTERDAY'S NEWS. LLOYD'S WEEKLY NEWSPAPER OFFICE, SUNDAY MORNING. I YESTERI)AY'S TELEGRAMS. I (THaOUoGH RUTE''S AGENCo.) THE BRITISH FLEET. CONsTANTINOPLE. February 16, 3.50 p.m. -The British fleet has withdrawn to Mudania bay, in the sea of Marmora, about 40 miles south of Constanti- nople. This movement of the fleet is ascribed to a desire on the part ...

... T-PPiOV-70k~ SENT. - FATAL FaRs -. A destruotive ire broke out at an early hour on Tuesday morting in King-street, Rochester, *hen Pix shops and houses, with their contents, were totally consumed. The fire originated on the premises of Mr. Belding, an oilman, through the explosion of a quantity Of L araffin oil, and It quickly commanloatedl to the adjoining shops. A nurse named. Ludlow and one ...

... _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ t I (From our later editions of last week.) On Thursday afternoon a scene ot great exditee ment took place in and around the City Terminus hotel in connection with the war vote. A meetingof the City Liberal club had been called for two o'clock at the hotel, at which Mr. S. Morley, M.P., was to preside, while at three o'clock a meeting convened ...

... If, as appears likely from yesteaday's examina- tiei, the RPev. M1r. DotiWell merely loaded his pistol with a piece of paper, his attack upon the Master of the Rolls can hardly be construed into an attempt to murder, though the outrage is cone theless to be condemned. The accused was, we understand, formerly cicaplain of a workhouse near Brighton, and was dismissed by the guardians. He ...

... AflRIVAL OF THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT ATYBERLIN. BERLIN, Saturday.-The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Connaught arrived here at 11.15 last night. A guard of honour, consisting of a company of the 2nd Regiment of the Gtusrd, with band and colours, was drawn up on the platform. On their right stood the brigade commander, the colonel of the regi- ment, and the captain of the ...

... THE BASES OF PEAu The armistice and the proposed bases of peace were signed on the last day of January, but no official intimation of the fact was received until late on Sunday afternoon. The repo t from the Grand Duke Nicholas was in the following terms:- The proposed bases of peace have been accepted by thel | Porte, and a Protocol has just been signed by me I and by the Plenipotentiaries ...

... IANCASHIRE.-A THEATRE BUtT.- l The Queen's theatre at Wigan, a wooden structure, was completely burnt down on Monday night. The performance concluded shortly after half-past 10, the place was locked up, and everybody had left; but about 11 o'clock flames were seen issuing from the roof of the building overthe stage. Whenthe firemen arrived the place was one mass of flames. It was found ...

... TH; WAR AT T CA- JE. IOAnToWr, Jmnssury 22 (via Madeira).-larly on the morning of the 15th inst. Colonels Lambert and Glnn, Captain Brabant, Majors Moore and Prat. t ?? and sose parties of Fingoes made a asftul taneous advance with the object of clearing the Ohi- cabs valley. Captain Brabant, who had taken UP a position below Impetu, fonod the Kaffirs endea- vouring to escape across the Kei, ...

... TOWN AND COUNTRY TALoL The Queen has conferred ?? Ribands of the Order of the Thistle upon the Duke of Hamil. ton and Brandon,PremierPeer of Scotlaudiand upon the Marquis of Lothian. The Prince of Wales has consented to preside at a dinner to be held on Maroh 20 in aid of the funds of th Princess Mary Village Homes for little girls situated at Addlestone in Surrey. Upwards of 150 little girls ...

... (From our Special Sunday edition of last week,) Our first line of defence, the British tlcet, has recentlyplayed a prominent part in tire world's his. tory, and it appears the order to tadvance was so quickly acted on that the countermand came Soei-. what late to hand. A despatch from the 'elegrspIh correspondent, dated balf-past five on Friday, from Gallipoli, says: The guns are firing a ...