... V I ?6?W THE GOVERNMENT AND SIR BARTLE FRF.RE.-- Lord Lansdowne's Resolution gave rise to a very instruc- tive debate, worthy of the best traditions of the Upper House, and of the numerous statesmen well versed in Colonial politics which it contains. Beyond the fact, however, that it was calculated to raise an interesting and seasonable discussion, it is difficult to perceive that any ...

... FRENCH HA BITAXS CROSSING THE ICE BRIDGE BETW1EEN QUEBEC AND ISLE D'ORLEAN;XS L.V A SVOWSY7'0/,1. ON Saturday last (the morning of the storm) I went down to the Champlain Mlarket to sketch llabitans. The weather was , pitilessly cold, and the snow drifted so violently, that it was r iliculoun.- to try and( draw'. There were not many in the market, anl no wondcr. The country folk had ...

... jTH ZULU . - ' : .. W A, ?? . I.- lt, 0 , I g 'Lors t OFFICIALL DESPATCH. It I .. ?? IJ'ETTER TO DUNN. cm arr1 CABLE FO1R THE CAPE 4 'mThe followiog furthe r correspondence respecting the 4Ibs. raffairs 'of South Africa has been ibsued ?? expe 44Governor the Right Hon, Sir, R. ?? E. Frere, B34rt., ?? ?? to the Right 1Hon. Sir Miolhael shiot 0 sik-eci at-RcivdMrh2,11. tev Pietermaritzbur~g, ...

... | PSENTATION ITO THE 31AYOR opI HUMOROUS SPEEC BY MR.'DIBB, pap On Tuesday afternoon hig Worlship the Mayor (Alder. a g man H. Wallei)'.entertained at luncheon, in tka Town If Hall, the members of the Sculcoates Board of Guardians, roee of which his Worshlip is chairman, and upon the ?? an interesting presentation was made. Tne Mayor pre- sided, and amongst those present., in addition to the ...

... A A MODERN SERMON.-,' OLD MOTHER HI UBBARD. . In Glasgow, not long ago, a cheap humorous and BE satirical paper was brought out called the Bailie. The W experiment succeeded so well that it has been tried, . with more or less success, in nearly all the towns in England. In some of these papers there is really cleverM work, and we make no apology for giving more than a T local circulation to ...

... [Prom our Special (e2r'rsepondent.] (BY INDO-EuRoPEAN TELERArH.) CANDAHTAR, FEBRUAnty 28. The Afghans, who carried their standatds, r. attacked a part of General Biddulph's force on t tie 26th inst. Colonel Malcolhnson, of the Scinde Horse, was I f -wounded, and Major Reynolds and eight troopers were killed. e Sonme native Sepoys of the 2nd Belooch regiment r were wyoulided. .1 Major Reynolds ...

... THE MIA7R1PIAGE OF THE DUKE OF COKNINAUCHT . Jis Royal Highness the Dulse of Connaught arrived nt 2 sindior on Saturday evening from town by the Grent W\\estern linilway, for the purpose of taking up his ahodo ,in thc -spar tinents which are assigned to him in the Castlo e un til the .1Loyal, niarriage, for which the ar rangements I within tile Castle alnd its precincts ara Progressing rapidly ...

... [BESS ASSOCTiION TELEbGRAMS.1 11OUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met at five o'clock. AFFAIRS IN SOUTH AFRICA. Lord CA .raPRDOcNvssw gave notice, on belif of the Mitrquis of Lansdowno, that ho lroposes to add to bis resolution for to-morrow evening the following words:- And this Hlorse regrets that after the censure passed upon the High Coommissioner by her Majesty's Government it. the ...

... SKETCTHES IN PARLIAMENT. [BY AN INDEPENDENT SISME1i,.f ] IONDONo, Friday. ?? thee~tl Cyprus debate MIr. Smith, the First Lord of, thle AdmiraltY, appeared to piay unusual attention, and seated hinsolf close to Sir Statford rNortlicoto, as if he were going to roply. M)r. Smlith ha-s been in Cyprus. He went there n()t on; a pleasure trip, hut solely for the purpose of beingt able to defend the ...

... EXTPAORRDINARY APPLICATION. A L.TTER.{ FIROM PltACTE. Williani Onion, wvhoe face is well kinown at the ThIamns Street IPolice Court, London, applied yosturday to the Dtactiatrate for his aldlvice. Iu sttied tiat lbe wva Con- Stalitly subjected to persecutions by thu police. Only a shlort tille ao ho w as charlged ith al :csSeault, nlt1 sentelucetl to a term of implisouineit, but suffered linno ...

... TEE QUEEN'S VISIT TO ITALY. CHsERBOUiRo, Wednesday. 1 -for Mtajesty Queen Victoria rind the Princess Beatrice, lehaving ipasacri the niqlht enl board tire Royal yacht Victoria and Albert, disembarked at, five rminutes to tan this morn- ii, at tele Nxapoleons III, Docka, ait about .50 yards train which the Royal train, consisting of nine saloon carriages, h sd been awaiting her MTajesty's ...

... LATEST NEWS, [Rsufer'a Ztelerwnse, per PIrGss A150asofaf o.] -C FRANCE. 1ArIS, MIAucH 25. The ilunicipal Council of Paris hold an informal meet- ing to-day, att which it was decided ty-nnlaintain the sore- vious resolution of the Council, griainting the sumn of 100.000 fraslcs to tlhe committee under the direction of F M1. Louis Blano and Victor lingo, who have undertalecn to receive funls to ...