... THE TESTAMENT OFt PETER THE GREAT. A WRITER iln the Nineteenth Centitnry for July Vi of disousses thle question of tho authenticity of St )Q.'s this famous testtament, whichl is supposed by w lil.somne to he thbe political evangel of the House tl und of Romanoff. The question may comie to ho ti M~rone of greater interest and importance than Al 14these historial prdhlems-the atillhorshipi~of ...

... IGRAND NATIONAL FESTIVAL IN PARIS, PARIU, Sunday evoning.-The national festival, ap- pointed to be eleeh to-day throughout France, has1 passed off With great eclat in this city. Tue statue of the Republic was unveiled this mnorn~ing at the Exhibi- at tion b~y thle Aiqnistor of tlie Interior, who delivered a speech anpro'liriate to thle occasion. He said' 0t French society. a constittited by~., ...

... RIDING THE KINCJARDINE O'NEIL MARCHES. !olu- Thursday saw the performanice, for the first time in the the history of the picturesquely situated little village wi) oof Kincardine O'Neil, of the tcurelilOIY of riding time of maroches, and for ait least tweitty-four boirn the quiet the cotomuni ty cast aside its staid 11plitrarisnee anld cu. brimmed. over with excitemintiit t I sociability,3. ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS-TuESDAY. The Lord Cliancellor took his seat it five o'clock. BlliS Or' S.\tE. The amondments to thoe Bills of sile Bill were ro- ported end confirmed. INTEIRMEDIATE EDUCATION. The House hbving gone into Comumittee on the Intermediate Education (Irelanil) Bill, The LORD OCIANCELLOR, in rotly to Eat'l Spencer, said it wvis not contemplated that the studentidtlips nd prices shoului ...

... ' -__________ ---.---- are is 01 THE ELEVENTH SITTING. it is 16 _sent in tl PROBABLE EARLY DISSOLUTION OF the dem adul evar THE OCCUPATION 0? BOSNIA. oft! t andi sett] IZECALCITRAMNT ATTITUI)E OF Asir TURKEY. gent para Miul BERLIN, Tuesday. it?- I TIle Congress to-day held its elex eath sittingo which conmumenced shortly after two, and closed about half- 3 past four o'clock. All the ...

... I I)ESI'ATciI oi, FOIREIGN MAILS FROM LOND N. lo j D)-timttlhe . London. MailI duI AS ci,, e,(S v. & ) cia S-thlnupt)ll.. Jeely 25 Mg. JuIY 8 88, ( q:,e.,. :iictiria. Icia lrine diul . July 5 Evg. July I 1 er ida .. via St Thomae s .. .. .. ia '. irler , slehii I via Liverpal) . ..July 9 Evg. July 6 Vido, mod (3ieil ;ul F llr;,zi ll, ietmea t , ia S'ttliilet 1i ...

... IMPERiliAL iA HLiAM.N1TI' HOUSE OF COMM1ONS-WEDNEsDAY. The Speaker was in atteiroiance shortly after twelve e1 O'clock, bitt the H1-ouse wats not ursade until five minivtea Ito one. - ~~~~~SCOTCH PETITIONS. Tir f Petitioins were piresoentedilby Dr CAMERON fhour til Portl mnedical faculty of Andersen's College. Glatsgow, irni by tiret Mr JAMESrs STEWART from tue Town Council of Green- Bay. eels ...

... P I C -NT I C S. Oin Satuiday, the weather being fine, a large nuniber |v of picni liC Ii ties left the town for a day in the country. The emrplos es of Miessri S. IR. Stewart & Co., comb- le maker, Abe rdeen, held tlinir annual plic-nic on the iin gronil~d, of Ll:iChorv cI' ousc on Saturda',y. Mn LW';An G riALI', EruILYEEs.--Tlho eniPlckyees of MEls Mr l g itGa.ulid, builder. held their ilr ...

... fSATURDAY. C THiFrT DY A Boy.-Andrew Fettes, residing at o Hnntly, pleadod guilty to having, on the 27th inst., stolon a silver wvatch and chain from a room in Scott's c Institution, Huntly. The Sheriif said that when a boy d stole a wntch and chain it showed that he was a very c c- bad boy, because, however young, he must certainly o . know that hc wias committing n dishonest thing. o ...

... 0- CD-AD t 0 M sONDAY-(Before Baillie MACDONALD). IS- A COWARDLY AvSAULT-JO1Jhn CosIIIoly (10J),labaurer, r BY whose latest place of residence was stated to bc the I ,11 police cells, Was charged with having struck the wife of t iy a carpenter on1 the face and knocked her to the ground, hp antI with having made a disturbance in King Street or. t lie Saturday. He pleaided guilty, stating that ...

... IL(.)NI)O.N ('01WESPONDENT. (By Teiegraps& fJomR Om- Own Corsrestondent.) lTTIE HABITUAL DRUNKARIDS BILL-CUJURCII RATES IN SCOTLAND-TlHE 1I1ISH LAND qUESTION- PARLIAIIENTAIRY NqVICES. IONDON, Wednesday night. Dr Cameron's Habitual Drunkards Bill passed the second reading in the House of Commons to-day, amidst a chorus of approving speeches. One great feature-in fact, the featureof the bill-was ...

... IT-HE SOCIETY 0F1' FRIENDS ON WAR. r,.1 A *.l r A..-l .. 1 - A- 4 sA n 1- d Of A |A.t l .. 11 * :, anti ry in- The following sipi ppal.to their fellowv Chris tiana oen Itthat wvar has jlst blito issuled by tile society of Frielolul:-- Glun Yelli Tho litte (I ced ( fitl conflict in the East, and thu lament- kick ig just able extent to which-l a warl ike sphit- halt prevai led in Will Roes13 ...