... OUTRAGES ON THE WEST COAST OF I AFRIOA.-BRITISH EXPEDITION. The British and African Steam Navigation. Company's Royal mail steamer Volta ?? Gabriel), with passen- gers and mails from the West Coast of Africa, has just arrived at Liverpool. She was at Old Calabar on the 11th March, when a meeting was held on board her Majesty's ship Forester, called by Comamodore Richards, to enquiro into the ...

... THE POLITICA.L SITUATION. RESIGNATION OF THE MINISTRY. ILORD BEACONSFIELD'S LATEST PLOT. (From our London correspondencts.) LoNDON, Wednesday Night. The Queen this evening formally received and accepted the resignation of the Ministry. Mr. Montagu Corry, Lord Beaconslield's private secre- tary, hag been elevated to the peerage as Baron Bowton, of Rowton Castle, in the county of Salop. LonDoN, ...

... I I ptettnu eit TUESDAY, APRIL 27, IMS - - - - - - a xhe adjourned inquest on the body of the c watbmn, Thomas Fowley, who died on Wednesdav from injuries alleged to have I Wednesday from injuries alleged to have been inflicted by a policeman at Llansamlet, was resumed on Monday.. The evidence went to show that the accused had beaten deceed. with a stick, and had threatened to murder him. The ...

... 'xI ?? . ,; ; i , j -- ) II' , i 1r.! r t C ABFI NEt ;?i) , ~If 1I. RESICNATION OF' THE M[NISMI I'M' LOEL) 1EACONSFIELD WET AVIND60R. i M~lQUES OF UARTINGTON TO BE SENT FOR. b ( IECIAL THEL.I(.R5 I LONDJN, flier. Is The1 Press Association is informed, on the t beat authorrityl, that the Emrl Of Beacausftild e tendered his resignation to her MaJesty thiis i evenin~g. The Queen wili probably ...

... THE most unbending of Tories, no less than the sturdiest of Whigs, must bow to the inevitable Mr. GLADSTONE is Prime Minister of England. Not that alone: Mr. GLADSTONE is also Chan. cellor of the Exchequer. The hoary septuagenat rian, whose perennial clearheadedness is well-njgh matched by his vast powers of physical endurance - will wield the highest power of the State j5 g conjunction with ...

... T*impo= or=l SANUSt2 PO= Ti VRMU t I DONESTIC. Beyond the fact that Mr. Gladstone has accepted the double office of Premier and Chancellor of the Exchequer, nothing has yet officially transpired as to the composi- tion of the new Cabinet. The Liberal leaders have been in active consultation, but the result of their deliberations is not likely to be made public till Mr. Gladstone has submitted ...

... I [BY TmnGRArn FRO[ OUR OWN COiRESPONDWNT.] LONDON, Thursday night. Lord Hartington declines to form a Cabinet. 'The task will therefore be undertaken by Mr 1 Gladstone, if the Queen should scud for him, i which is regarddd as probable. At ten o'clock this morning Earl Granville, in Carltoni House Terrace, and the Marquis, of Hiar~rtgo u, at Devonshire H ouse, sat, each waiting for the knock ...

... THE TAY BRIDGE INQU-[1y. The Board of Trade inquiry into the Tay Bridge disaster Nvas resumed in Lonmlo': 0o1 Mon- day before Mr Rothery, Wreck Comirtimsioner Colonel Yolland, ancd Mr Barlow. C.E. Mr Trayner appeOHred for the Board of TrAde. Mir Balfour for the Nor']h British RsaillvaY Cdon- paoy, MIr Bidder for Sir Tolinai lUouch, engineer of the Tay Brid,,e, and Mlr W ebstrI for the ...

... I EXTBAOTS FROM FUNNY FOLNKS.' Verily the Premier has done his duty to his friendd before reluctantly yielding up office. It has rained honours, poured Stare and Frdero, Everybody Is going about In the masquerade of a new name, or with a sectios of the alphabet at the end of the old one. Even the Home Secretars flourishes it as Sir Richard Cross, GOCB., which the public will be apt to read as ...

... 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>, ...

... FORECAST FOR SATURDAY, Arnn 24rM issued at 2,30 p.m. on the previous day. JpnOf TflE ME~TEOROLOGICAL DEtPARTMENT.] Districts. Forecasts. 0. Scotland, ?? North westerly and westerly 1. Ditto, ?? windsmoderate or light; clOudy. 2 land NE { Westerly winds, light to fresh; 2. Engand, N fairdull, Westerly breezes,' light ; fine, 3. Dittos E. claccdy. 4. mid. Couniites.. Westerly and south - ...

... ?? a @gWnVX GWALLGOFDDYN MEWN CHWAREUDY. TD[A yr oedd cyngherdd yn cael ei gynnal yn y Circo de Rivas, yu Madrid, prifddinas Yspaen, ar y 5ed cyfisol, llwycdodd gwallgofddyn, iyn llaw. yr hlwn yr oedd lwyelU, i fyned trwy y gerddi sydd yn amgylchynu yr adeilad, ac i mewni'r chwareudy., A phedair dyrnod yn ei benglog {laddoddy- ydrysor, yr hw-n a geisiai ei- rwystro i fyned ar y 1Iwyfan. Yna ...