... THE PARIS PRESS AND THE NEWjr MINISTRY. qP. I ?? . . . l- _ ?? . . - . .a J Thc Standard Paris correspondent ?? opinions, XI of thle leading papers oin thec Ministeriil question aire 14 P- essential to aill who deslie to form a corrcct j udgmient of M 1he situastion. The JfYtrqu ?? has no fewer atian three articles onl the subject. The flirt, a short one. *deals vwith the composition of the ...

... MR. WALTER, M.P., AND THE BERK- | ISXHIE LIBERALS. A Ti l- -i - .. . ?? ?? I M I . ?? T 4--1 A Liberal confaareiaaco convenled by tiau N~ewbury Liberal I Club, was held alt tho' Toaaaperance Hall, N~ewbury, on si Friay, for tho ?? ofieliciing thle opainions of all I Sections of the party in thle county- of Berkhia Ls regairds ) fire action to be taken in vickw of thu a ro lling getterail ...

... SIR HARCOURT JOHNSTONE, M.P., ON EDUOATION. ~'The annual distribution of prizies to the children attend- .agthe Searborough Board Schools took place in tilo ( Circus onl Saturday ai ternoori. The ChirSI was occupiedI by1s Mr. IV. itoWNTsmE, J.P., Wbo was tivcomsasiied by 6 isr Iliarcourt Johnstone, Bart., ?? and thera was a large attendance of tho general public: and snore than one !r thousand ...

... WINTER IN CLEVEL.ALND. Railways which, aiccos ding to Carlylc, have set all the towns of Britain a-dancing,;' have changed not only the face of the Cleveland district, but have very materially altered the effect of the seasons on its wide and varied domain. Prior to the introduction cf the railway system into that portion of the North Riding, it was a secluded district, in which agriculture ...

... ?? ?? ? gztrot SOUTH AFRIC i CAPTURE OF SECOC03 NL- { SIR GARNET WO-LV0SEUY Y AND THE BOER:. (PUrTER'S TELEGRAM.) ( CArE Tonw-, vi:t M nDPEIRE, D3: Secoceri surren Jered ul tohe 2iid inst. C.APE Towvs, DPa. After stormiiing Sccocoeni's -Mountaini, Sir Garts 'Wo(jisier: carttured the chief, wiho is nelw Oil his ay to Cape Towln as a prisoner. His Excellelicy has convened a mecting of th Beers, ...

... The vote of Thursday last in the French Chamber is said by several of the Paris correspondents to have damaged the Government severely. The Times correspondent says that M. Le Royer and M. Goblet, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, have handed in their resignations, and M. Goblet's resigna- tion has been accepted. M. Waddington for the third time has begged M. Gravy to relieve him ...

... , TIFE oratorical progress of Mr. GLADSTONE through Scotland has raised a constitutional and political question of much urgency and importance. Does he or does he not, if he succeeds in displacing the present Government, intend himself to undertake the respon- sibilities of office ? So far as we are aware, he has not in any way withdrawn his strong declarations of retirement from the active ...

... (From our later editions of last wek.l C'OVENT-GARDEN -Si.,iibad the Sailor is thB title of the 'autosnilme at this hjouse, and I' written by Frank W. Green. Scene I shows us the Web of Witchery, with Aphrophora the Fairy Fiend (Miss Annie Stuart) amongst the I spiders she has subdued, wishing to check all advelnturous spirits and to stay the march of progress. She objects to Sindbad ...

... rD[ H OAA'CAHEDRAL. TmrSeDAY, Dscamsmse 11,1579. Nornlng-Servire: Sir J. L. Rogers ia F. Anthem (604): To jod on high (5endeiseehu). Evening-Service: Sir J. L. Rogers in F. Anthem - (83): 0 sing unto the Lord (PurceUl). t HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. The ESaDArLE. FOXHUNDuE will meet on (weather permitting) Friday, December 12, at Danby End, at The NOUTR: DunnALI FOXHOUNDS will meet on a Friday, ...

... -I THE ATTEMPT ON T'EE CUZAR I THE ASSASSINS' PROCLAMATION. S A Daily News telegram from St. Petersburg , ays that on the day of the Czar's return to that city the Revolutionary Committee issued a violent proclamation, which was distributed day after day, 0 and in which they justified the late attempt at n Moscow, and declared that it was male by their order. The following are the more ...

... I I Achilles, Mediterranean. Ja-1kal, Rothsay, 13ate N. Agincoort, Chan. Squad. Junna, Ind. trp. sorvice Albacore, Bermuda. Kestrel, Chius Albatross, Chatham. Lapwsing, China Alberta, Portsmouth. Lily, Shanghai V Alert, specialservice. Lord Warden, Queensferry Alexandra, Msediterranean. Magpie, China Antelope, Constantinople. Mallard, Rio de Janeiro- Ariadne,Portsmouth-tender ordered home to ...

... THE FAN QU- s y SERIOUS STATE OF AFFAIRS. d A serious state of ?? has suddenly sprung up at d Cabul, and thera was severe fighting on the three days ending Saturday last. On Saturday, the height (dominat. Ying the British position), was carried by the combined forces under Machperson aid Baker. Tho position is described &a strong, and as having been held by a large aforce. On Sunday morning, ...