... THE BUTCHER'S BILL DEBATE, The time which the House of Commons has given to the Cattle Diseases Bill has most assuredly not been thrown away. In the course of it the prominent speakers of the Liberal party, the metropo- litau members jealous guardians of the poor man's Sunday joint, and uncompromising Free-traders wvho could look upon the spread of cattle disease with more sustained erluani- ...

... . PANCX. Twelve hundred and sixty-nine Ommuniats, who had earned indulgence by contrition, subusi sioss,. and Idiligence, have been allowed remission or commutation 'of punishment in bonour of the If te. Since the present Cabinet took office 890 prisoners had previously been ob- jtcts of clemency, 4db of them receiving a full pardon. -Nor were the poor forgotten att.theffte of Sunday. They ...

... OCCASIONAL OBSER VA TIONS ON THE QUESTION OF THE DA Y. It is believed that after the Greek question has been disposed of (probably on the judicious principle that the Turks must not be irritated by the claims of weak States as well as of strong ones) the next great question will be as to the fate of Batoum. Here we are in some difficulty. It is pretty generally acknowledged in England that it ...

... THE RESERVE FORCES. To the EDITOR of the PALL MALL GAZETTE. SIR,-Your article on The Reserve Forces raises a question of extreme importance in the eyes of all who believe, with myself, that the maintenance of a large and well-organized reserve force is essential for the security of the nation. I cannot doubt that you are right in believing that the distress which has been brought upon the ...

... -4- Our Correspondent in, Romo writes: Call no man happy till after his death, or no gambler lucky till he has ''raked in his pile d and disappeared. The priest Do Mattia (whose winninq of 2,780;000 lire in the State Lottery A Naples is still the talk of Italy, and also. I anQ sorry to say, the incentive to thousands of hat working operatives to go and do likewise) hasj fallen under grave ...

... X CLAIMS OF.ABMENIA. A meeting, convened by the Armenian Committee in London, was held on Monday afternoon in the Jerusalem chamber, Westminster abbey, for thei purpose of interesting public sympathy in the pro- posals that have been submitted to the Congress in relation to Armenia. Dean Stanley presided, there being a large number of ladies and gentlemen pre- sent. The Chairman, in opening ...

... thid Obeninald Rtwdo ENGLAND AND DAHOMEY. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM,) NIIYVDAll, May 23 (via Liverpool).-Her Majesty's ships Swallow and X nresler have arrived here. Captain Warren and several officers landed the following day, and demanded the fine due from the King of Dahomey to the British Government. The Avogah, in answer, said that Captain Heron in February last, after delivering Lord Derby's ...

... I ,Cg CAMP ATr WIMm.LEDOW I ,veeko of well-direotod labour have prove4t 0Y thin enough to transform thi common a t t ?? frow its Dormafl appearminO aa wide ,.o of gorse, heath oud saud to the csmblanco o , 4dfno0iY peopled standing camp, Tr to . tiq ,tlxed, butts banked up, tr#is2lv&wy5 iasid t , nvilio'5 and wooden buts put toyetl.tr, a , sead, Ivnd the whole' ground eibosed n vith I lt3 th ...

... EDIT LION Fo CONTINESNT DISTANT PARTS ONLY. THP NEXT EDITION IS PIBLISHED ON FRIDAY MORNING. IN TINE 1,01 THE EMLLS 'LTRAINS. POST1'SCIP ?? LLOYD'S WEEKLY NEWSPAPER OFFICE. TuURSDMT NIGHT. LATE'ST E~LECT5RIC NEWS. [REUTEU'U TEZLEGZS.E I AUSTRIA. VIENNA, July 4.-Several of this morning's Vienna papers confirm the report that all order had been issued by the War department for a further mobili- ...

... WEB ROYAL MINXERAL TILZAT3ICAh E'd Iu . , The thirty-thicd anniversary festival of the subscribers to this fund took place at the Freemasons' Taern, Tuesday evening. Mr. J. L. Toole presided, and the company numbered about 250. The CuAnSmAx, in proposing the toast of the evening, Prosperity to the Royal General Theatrical Fund, said -Gentlemen,-Three years ago when my dear friend and old ...

... The ninth sitting of the Congress, at which all the Plenipotentiaries, inclad- ing Piince Gortschakoff, were present, was held on Saturday, and lasted nearly I thiee hours. M. Delyannis, Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, and M. Rhan- c gale, chargd d'affaires, were admitted to the Congress; and M. Delyannisc prsented a long memorandum, the reading of which occupied an hour and a t quarter. ...

... At Middlesborough on Saturday evening William Henry Chamley and Isaac Davis were drowned by the capsizing of a boat in which they were fishing on the river Tees. The father of Chamley was with them, but succeeded in swimming on shore. The body of William Henry Chamley was recovered last evening. A Cabinet Council was held to-day at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury in ...