... THE ZULU WAR VOTE. DATE OF TIE P'BOROGATION. THE MdINES COM£ISSION. [.SPECIAL TEIEGRA3r.] HOUSm OF CoNmI5ON'S, Thursday Night. The Chancellor of the Exchequer plays the old game with the debt incurred on account of tho Zulu war, though he does it, perhaps, in a somewhat more elaborate manler tltan usual. Finding that three millions morn would be wanted, making the total cost of the war four ...

... CO2TSECRATION OF FOUR BLSUOPS. On Friday morning, at St. Paul's Cathedral, London, the Rev Canon Walsham How, D.D,, was consecrated Bishop Suffragan of Bedford; the Rev Joseph Barclay, Bishop of the Church of England in Jerusalem; the Rev John Mar- tindale Speechly, DI.A., Bishop of Travancore and of Caledonia, in British Columbia. Shortly before eleven the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop ...

... A NEGRO'S RETORT. In the Louisiana Constitutional Convention now in ression, Mr Allatn, once a slave, recently made an able speech in opposition to abolishing the office of Superinten- ; dent of Public Instruction. At its close an ex-slaveholder offered a resolution deriding it, because of a mistake in grammar, and providing for its translation into all modern languages. To this Mr Allain ...

... Leeooq, thi Composer ard author of Madarme Angst and G -irqlr-WsroJ, is seriously ill. Thre German o ervlry are shortly to bre armed with ra- volvers in place of tho pistols now in uso. New York dealers threaten to put tip tire prine of ice. They say the Cropl hns been badly mildewed. Tire Emnpress of Austria, it is said, inten(ls to pay arvisit to Ireland again for the Cosuing bunit ig Ecnson ...

... GENERAL FOREIG'NE' EWS, 1. . iTHR0UGE RtEUTE!'DS AQZE1%') WEECK oF AN ENOLl101 STEAl1fR. PARIS, $IY 31, ,, ia ?? Soveral evening papers state that the English hteamer Co~do ya, with a =agq of copparore bas stru4k UpOs, a rocksituated twomile orth~weo the Ilaud ofMofene, at the cltranco to the port of Brest. Five womeen and three chldren werq rpscuod fdon thi Rhip he a boat.ii- longing to the ...

... RUDDERSPIELD COLLEGE. 1 AA . _|9 . . -; A; 3.. A2%\Et+hne. 4 f- Tbe n nual distribution of prizes Gained bythe steil at thia izstitution took place yesterday in the ball of t~s college, which. had been diecoratet for the occasion. irt J. F., Bottomley F'irth, barrister, was announceJ to ii.. tribute the prizes, but be did uot arrive till shortly bideorA twelve, having left Leeds by a train ...

... g I - M IAL P - I IMPUIhS PMIMINT d HOUSE OF LORDS. THURSDAY, JULY 31. d The Lord Chaneellor took his seat at five eoclock. MPTITIONS. Earl De La Warr presented petilions from in- habitante of Liverpool; from inhabitants of St. Helcus; from the employes of A. French, Preston: frum the employce of J. Boyd, Preston; from inA babitarts of Widnes; and from inhabitants of Birkenbead, in favour of ...

... _ ?? ?? A meeting of the Town Council was held yesterday, the Mayor (Alderman Pa Waller) presiding. There were i also present: - The ?? (Alderman King), a Aldermen Dowsing, Denison, Symons, Lambert, r Fountain, Leak, Wells, Chapman, Woodhouse, and I Councillors Gibson, Stirling, Stuart, Fraser, Smith, Ray- ment, Thompson, Mayers, Hedge, Storry, Wilkinson, n Runton, Cssrtwright, Sumlmers, ...

... IiN the Chamber of Deputies yesterday, M. Waddington made a very interesting statement of foreign policy, which in one particular at least is of great importance too. What he had to say about the action of the European Powers on behalf of Greece, and on the present position of a diffi- cult and embarrassing business, gives us a clearer view of the matter than we could boast of hitherto; and ...

... I HULL BUTCHTERS' LODGE. - - I The annual dinner of the members of this lodge, which always takes place just after the sports, was held on Wed- nesday evening in Air. Close's Assembly Rooms, Anlaby- road. The chair was occupied by MIr. W. A. Cook, the president, who was supported by Mr. Alderman Symoin, MIr. CouUcillor Elam, M1r. Coancillor Hall, Mr. Councillor Stirling, Mr. HI. Wright, hon. ...

... --OL -L3 lolu. 39i'Strict Nebo's. vumy v The Marquis Of Bipon on Tuesday left Studley Royal In for London. Sir William P. Gall-wey, MYI. ?? -and Lady Galiwey andha family have arived ait their Yorkshire residence, Thirkleby cor0ne Park, near Thirek, from London Menud A Fine Art and Industrial exhibition was opened onl their I Wednesday at Wakefield, in aid of the building fund of a, Son local ...

... YDI3K OONYOCA?UION, T:EE ATHANASIAN CREED. TRhe conjoined Houses resumed their sitting yes- terday morning in York Mpinster-the Archbishop of York in the chair. The subject of discussion which occupied the whole of the day was the Athanasian Creed. the ore. C. P. PEACHI proposed That, as the creed of Athauasiua has been received by the Catholic Church for so many centuries as the standard of ...