... [sguTEiiS TBLEGHAM.t I H, *ChAREST, Wednesday.—In to-day's sitting of | Chamt-i-r of Deputies a question was ad- *-esscd to the Government concerning the military i '^ij^'icions, and the irregularities of the railway -v n -M. Eraiian, tho President of the tha *u the cuurso of his reply said, Would j1 .at these evils were the only ones that the country to endure. M. Cogalniceano, Minister for ...

... THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES. The Prince and Princess of Wales were present on Thursday at a large gathering at Critchet Park, Dorset. There Was a meeting of Lord Portman's hounds, and the Town Council of Dorchester presented an address of welcome. The weather was splendid. ...

... [KEUTEIi'S TELEGRAM.] Constantinople, Monday, 11. 30 p. m. (via Odessa).—It is reported that Server Pacha has designed, and that he will be provisionally suo- ceeded in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by Sabri Pacha, formerly Governor of Smyrna. There ]8, however, no official information to confirm this report. Should it prove well founded, it is stated that Safvet Pacha will succeed to the ...

... BLACK-BALLING OF MR WALTER, M.P. AT THE ATHENE CM CLUB. The London correspondent of the Manchester Guardian writes:—The talk of the town is the blackballing of Mr Walter, M.P.. the chief proprietor of the. Time, at the Athenteurn. There are few men more widely esteemed for their personal character and social qualities than tne member for Berkshire, and most people would liaVe thought that so ...

... CONSTANTINOPLE, Saturday, tradiction is given to reports that the peace pre- liminaries between Russia and Turkey contained secret clauses with regard to the question of the Straits, the limits of Bulgaria, and an alliance between Russia and Turkey. The majority of Turkish Ministers are, however, understood to favour such an alliance. ...

... Ou Sunday in Marlborough-street Cathedral, Dublin, a pastoral was read from Cardinal Cullen.'tracing the history of legislation against Roman Catholics in the matter of education from tho Reformation days onwards, and the Irish representatives were called upon to urge their restoration to Roman Catholics of, at least, a con- siderable portion of the endowments taken from them for Trinity ...

... From Cape Town we learn that there is a proba- bility of the rebellion amongst the Kaffirs being speedily crushed. In the fighting which took place in the Transkei district on the 14th, the natives were defeated with great loss. No fighting has occurred in the Gaika district. At Calais on Sunday night, a panic, resulting from a false alarm of fire, occurred at the Circus, and in the struggle ...

... An unusually full meetirg of the members of the Car- diSTown Council was held yesterday—drawn together very much with the hops of witnessing ''a. scene. And, as if to show the good nature of the assembly before the business began, it broke out into round;; of ironical cheer- ing at the appearance of Councillor Williams, one of the members for Canton, whose presence a.t the Council ha:¡ ...

... ^OTTAWA, Thursday.—In to-day's sitting of the °5_niuio;\ House of Commons, the Hon. Albert T. ^mith, tl;u Minister of Marine and Fisheries, stated *at a, change in coasting laws and regulations was OQtenipl^gd this session. The Hon. R. J. ^-ttwrL-ht^ the Minister of Finance, announced at the Government intended so remove the im- Port uty on malt. ...

... PERA, Thursday, 6.5 p.m.—Strict orders have been issued to the British officers on shore not to go out of sight of the fleet, as circumstances may recuirc the presence of the ships near the capital Tho idea of a Russian occupation of Constantinople is persisted in, and the Grand Duke lias informed the Porto of his deairo to march into the city with a force of several thousand strong. It is ...

... THE PRINCIPALITY BUILDING SOCIETY AT CARDIFF. The following Is the eighteenth annual report of the dirfctors of Principality Permanent Investment Building Society :—The directors, with'unqualincd pleasure,snbrnit their annual report and audited s.i.l.tementof accounts. The utmost satisfaction will be produced by the evidence in the said statement)?, that the uilusiial euela of commercial ...

... Yesterday five young men, holding respectable- positions in Cardiff, were taken into custody on a ehirge of having caused the death of an old man named Winter. Two of the young men were driving two clog-caris, containing three other com- panions, from Newport, on Sunday. In passing through St. Melion's they began to see which of the two horses would gallop the fastest, and as it was dark one ...