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... I THE ELECTIONS SINCE the substitution of secret for open voting and the abolition of hustings, elections have tended to become, from the artist's point of view at all events, rather tame, colourless affairs. In London especially they took place in such a quiet unobtrusive way that a passing stranger might remain in total ignorance of the fact that the inhabitants of the most populous town in ...

... MR. RATHBONE AND MR. MOLYNEUX LIVERPOOL. On Saturday night crowdod meeting Liberals was held at Hongler's Circus, Liverpool, at which addresses were delivered by Mr. William liathbone and the Hon. 11. 11. the Liberal candidates. Lord and Lady Ramsay, Lady Derby, tho Countess of Sefton, and several ladies were present at tho meeting, which a very enthusiastic nature. The chair was occupied Mr. ...

... CAMBRIDGE, April 2. At a congregation tliis day in the Sonata Houso, the Vico-Chancellor, the Rov. Dr. Perowne, Master Corpus Chi tsti College, presiding-, the undermentioned degrees were conferred: Bachelors Akts.—(From the Classical Tripos.)— Edwin Cooper Perry, King's Collie; Reginald St. John Corry, Trinity; Gerald Maclean Edwards, Trinity; Francis Henry Colson, St. John's; Frederic Chance ...

... in fore-hold, which was extinguished after four hours. Much cargo was damaged, and some jettisoned. No damage was done to tho ship. The Khedive left Calcutta on Mureli 17, for Southampton and Loudon, and brought the China and Australia mails to Suez. The following cable message has been received at the Londou Office of tho etc iork Herald, from the Weather Bureau, New York : — A disturbance ...

... Madame ALBANI. Mdlle. PASQUA. Si 1 or OAYARRE. Tftis EvesijTG (Saturday , April 4 Gounod's Opera, FAUST MAUL. RITA. Madame ALPANT, Md.le. I'ASQUA, Meiisto'. VIDAL, COTOGNI, and Faust Signor GAYARRE. Conductor. Siu-nor V! 1, -1. On this occa-ion doors will open huli-past seven, and Opera will commence at eight o'clock. Mdlle. TUROLLA. Madame SCALOHI, Sisnor GAT Alt HE. Mosdav xfkt, Ap' 2i>, ...

... «. The following are brief biographies of members returned yesterday who did not possess seats the late Parliament. In the compilation of one or two of these sketches, as well as in some of those which have appeared previously, we have been assisted reference to Walford's County Families At.len, Henry (Pembroke) (L), who succeeds to the seat formerly held Air. E. J. lieed, is a son Mr. Johu ...

... I The following: members have been returned to the House of Commons. The names of the new representatives are printed in italics, and an asterisk is prefixed to names of those gentlemen who sat for different constituencies 111 the lust Parliament : L. 0. Alringdon Mr. C. Clarke 1 Andover Mr. >■'. Jiuxton 1 Ang1e5ey,.., Mr. R. Ashion-under-Lynu Mr, Uujlt .. Aylesbury Sir M. ...

... The following unopposed returns were made yesterday : Droqiikda.—Mr. B. Whitwortli, Home Ruler. Carnarvon Bokoughs.—Mr. W. Bulkeley Hughes (L). Montrose Bubous. —Ritrht Hon. W. E. Baxter (L). Hertfordshire. —Hon. H. 1. Cowper Mr. Abel Smith (C), Mr. Thomas F. (C). Suffolk (West).—Mr. Thomas (C), Mr. (C). Wbslock.—Mr. A. H. Brown (L), Mr. C. T. W. Forester (C). Derbyshire (South). —Mr. T. W. ...

... AXN JETURSTING ISLAND. R 1 A 1 Re ant to the g CAPTAnr EAs, of l.M.S. Comns, has ton; Tifita Admiralty a report on his visit last month to Trietan d ds. Conha, one of a little greup of islands about ten s. days' sail from St. Helena. He landed with the t. chaplain, the Ih,)v. Arthur C. Wright, and Mr. Jamesf ! Clibborn, surgeon, a number of other officers follov- a ing in the cutter, and he ...

... Lord Beaconafied arrired at Windsor Castle yesterday, and took leave of the Queen, Mr. Gladstone having acquainted her Majesty with the fact that he had formed a Ministry, subject to the lloyal approval. The Gazette unuounces that Lord Lytton has been created an earl; the Lord Advocate of Scotland Lord of Appeal in Ordinary; Sir Lawrence Palk, Baron Qaluon ; Sir Ivor Quest, Baron Wiinborne; ...

... MANSION HOUSE.— Darnel Dyson Koble, a welldressed. man, the address of Graham-road, Dalaton, was brought before the Lord Major for preliminary examination, charged with being concerned with three other men, named Hunt, Woidl»r, and Garratt, since convicted, in forging, altering, and uttering a cheque for 500/., which was originally for the suin of 4/. ;)8. Bd., with intent to defraud the ...