... Child, ObtuinU94 OtW4. THE BELGIAN FETES. Our Brussels correspondent writes :-The programme of the silver wedding etes is at last exhausted, with the exception of the great Chinese lantern pro- ?? hich was to have come off last night, but had, owing to bad weather, to be postponed till next Sunday. One of the best features of the fetes was that they were not marred by any political ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS. IN the House of Lords last night, the Commons' amendments to various I bills were considered and agreed to. The Metropolitan Commons Bill was, on the motion of Lord Monck, read a second time. Lord O'Hagan moved the second reading of the Sale of Intoxicating Liquors on Sunday (Ireland) Bill. The measure, he observed, had been substantially before the House of Commons for more ...

... I FRANCE. - Prince HolienIohe and M. de Billow have received the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, M. de Radowitz is anpointed Grand Officer, and Baron de Holstein and M. Busch CommanielS. These distinctions have been accorded in consequence of the Congrcss of Berlin. The Temeps announces that the Bank of France, in view of the excitement caused amongst the public by the extensive forgery ...

... THIE EXECUTION ON BOARD THE BEAGLE. THE debate of last Monday night upon the motion brought forward by Mr. Gorst was by no means uncalled for; although it is easier to under- stand the lawyer's than the humanitarian's objection to the proceedings which took place on board her Majesty's ship Beagle on the 25th of last September. Mr. Gorst's dislike to a system by which naval officers are ...

... STOCKING THE THAMES WITH CARP AND TEArClZ IT is now about eighteen months ago when the Tlhames Angling Preservation Society, on the suggestion of Mr. Francis Francis, the well-known author of several works on angling, originated a movement for increasing the stock of carp and tench in the metropolitan river, with which it was then only scantily supplied. The movement was so far successful that ...

... IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT' 13othh Houses of Parliament met yesterday for t the formal business of the prorogation. The t attendance was exceedingly small, mad in the I Houso of Lords only Lord Denmann and the Bishop c of St. David's were in their places at the hour of c meeting. Whoen the Lord Chancellor entered the Bishop read prayers, the congregation numbering tho Duke of ]Richmocsd and Gordon, ...

... LTAS ,,NGHT. mN PARUANENW1T night, and transacted somanie f~thal buiones. It' t~ieisno do~~iox~ whc~wa osipart1 s~e~B~s4on,ornextP~w~m~u, if he. be-a r~~lfod4. ~L~rd F41che xqsumed thedbt ?? .Urtiftw,'i~ vbsollttimm budlE ne ni pe1 o o drmtipti tcaigc kgdnbthel~'fieG Hue i PIV 0 itagains'te'vedut e, Eadbelevein.St.James's Hal.we, ta wascale t the chair.Th nboil.r6sevd twizvh~ lied ...

... THE FIGHTENG IN BOSNTA. HEAVY LOSSES OF TE TURKS. (BY SUBMARINE THULEGAPHI) (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) VIENNA, StriNmY Nxenr. It is rumoured here that the Porte has directed Mazhar Paeeh and Halz 'Paeha in s Blosuia to surrender their authority to the people. They both simulated flight, but were easily stopped by Hadji Loja, who was privy to the comedy. He shut up the fugitives P for three ...

... BROXMOUTET, Acmvsrr 24. The Queen, Prince Leopold, and Princess Beatrice, attended by the Dowager Moirchiones3 of Ely, Lieuteclu1nt-GCeueral H. Ponwonuv, Sir William Jenner, and the lInn. A. Yorke, arrived at the Dunubar Station at a quarter before nine o'clock this morning. The Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe, the Earl of Hladdimcton, Lord-Liouteiiant of the County, Mr. Shireff, the Sheriff ...

... THE FAMINE Em CHINA. The followiug fais~ier papers respecting the famine in Chinis are now issued: mm VA&M TO v= WLitonmO or SAM T. (Received July. 13.) 1 - Poking, May 10, 1878. My LorI -1 am ?? able I regzot to say, to procuro any detaihec iaformation of au absolutely trustworthy kind as to the actual condition at present of the province of Shansd and Honan; but it soems certain tha the dig. ...

... METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS . . t A'!LAY NEWS OFRFC. Readinga this mornaing by , ?? AND L TAMBRA'S BAROMUTERI Corrected to see.-levet, and reduceiZ to 320 F The biack lines show tho height of thes barometer at I Ae.m. on this and three prerlous eaorninga. The dotted lines indi.0to the extreme variations dsing yesterday iad the two previous da a, 'Ihe initial letters show the direction of the wind ...

... NEWS FROt BERLIN. LBY bUBMM TELEGRAMI) (PROM GUl 0WN COORE WNDINT.) DRULN, Fnaim Ninn; The Powers will postpone the appointment of teo International Military Commisniones for regulating the details of the delimitation of BtlgrPin until the estnblishment of a regular Government for Bulgaria and Rounelia. For the present they will merely institute a Consular Commission at Tirnora to assist in ...