... ' (Iemro the Illustrated Londons Xews, -Decemaber 31st.) rhe Zcoich confirmation (dated October 26th last), under Wl ori he Comnlissariot of the county of Caithness, of ?? ii disposition and tdeed of settlement' (dated ?? 6tn, 182), wvith two codicils (dated October 16th, fi' asd October l3tah, 1873), of the IBight Hon. Sir a 'inc' ir ot Mey, Baronet, Elarl of Caithness, Baron .:3ii r who died ...

... hilTHS MORNING'S NEWS. TO-DAY'S LONDON PAPERS. MEROURY1 OFF1OE, Friday,,b am.. FRANCE, GERANY N EY. , - 4 . (DAY NEWVd raraoLEM.) Bvnmuw, Tbursday Night.-During the visit of the special Turkish Ambassaidor ?? he hinted that M: 'ainbetta's ..olic. in North Africa was dangerous>' to, 'tle: welfare 'of the Ottoman L mpire, and requested Prince Bismarok to interfere in the matter. The Chancellor ...

... |DEIF=OH OF IPROPERTY IN IRELAND. We have reeeived for publication a Gopy of tlie olowi.': lug correspondence ' ' 'O ?? EDtTa3OitS'TnLE-fS'1SIl;fY M ' . ansi ouse, London, Dec. 27tht,, ' GoNv=,-Following up my promis0 to pisran. this matter, I send you 4or publication a, cbpy of a letter. JIhave received from Mr. Gladstone. and also- ou written to ma by 'the 'Governor of the Bank of England ...

... SPECIAL CORRESOWi E SPECIAL;- C(RRESP;OND -i (By PbxvATs TS;oIAPH.J LOmoxer, Thursday Night. A conference will be held at the Westminsti Palace rotel on the 16th of January next, for the purpose of discussing the scheme for the nationalisatioa of the land prepared by the committee of the Land Nationalisation Society. Mr. A. B. wall eet&well- known naturalist, is the president ofithespoiety, ...

... TE RENCH TREATY NEGOTIATIONS. F 1~ . ?? . Il _- _ I f_ __ : - 1*. Sir (. Dilke arrived in Paris on Tuesday, and in the course By of the afternoon conferred with M. Gambotta and AM dc Rouvier. The .Paris of Tuesday evening ptirts, as ooming from London, the following annouiceMent:- I im, enabled to afidrn. that the Britislr Cabinet feels quite easy Tr in its mind as to the issue of the ...

... ?? li SPECIAL CORO ESP0XDE.XC fRY PTh7T7 ?? CBY PRIVATE TxlzonoPt., Losnox, Monday i.'ig It is now desirable, above all things, th people should understand the Land Bill and t beris that they are about to be Supplied anit information on the details of the bill. Those j eaple from Ireland who gave the bill a steady sappart.b, decided that a clear and popular summary of its PI.,e sions should be ...

... ITHIS HO1INJ- N'StXR TO-DAY'S LONDON`: POMi.v 1- PRESIDENT GARFELD.I: ?? (DAIY IBnVS TZFOGY.) . WAxssNGTos, Monday._-Toaday's-buUl, tiug tendvir sligtly to allay anxiety in. regard to the Preai~ent. He has taken food in a natural way Without fastrio disturbance, but his exhaustion continues,1.,UisW physicians still speak with soier degree of h6ope Drt Blissoconsiders the stomach tiuproving li ...

... UUR HARVEST FI1ELDS. Tho ?? letter appeared in the Times of yester-.j clay: - tiaci Sir,-At the close of this kautiful day spient in thc I fields, the distinot impressionl senainls that wheat alnd not weeds has been ?? tsli rearohc and that the general yield will be Very good ill qusllity and a full average in quantity. With ordinary suimriec weather throughout this month the wheat yield ...

... I ''omn (1rh Lcords dercurv Weekly Seipplemeet off SctUrday, - dagst I Aw.) Duriag the past week harvest worlk in most parts of the country lias been more or less interrupted by rain. Still rapid progreis has been made, and the rain that has fallen hitherto has done more good than harm. Where ,suishine has followed the showvers there has not been enough wet to damage the cut wheat or oate, ...

... VOLUTEER OFFICERS AT THE MANSION - HO3:0USE. l ,- o | On Saturday night the Lord Mayor of London enter. d tained p large gathering of . Volunteer commendiog officers ait a banquet in ?? Hal,. Aoogst the- ' distedguished guests who 'were present were ?? of , Cambridie (attended by haior General TyvbittO.B.); :Earl Waldegrave, Lieut.-Colonel ?? Bnio; Lieut.. b- Uolones tbe Mlarnuis of ...

... t B|(Fro On owN CoRaESroeNDMm.) 0 |ousrn ov COmmONs, Thursday Night. i- The presence of 'Meisrs. Schnadho'ist mi'd Nuttall, of the Birmingham Liberal Association, at contested *felections has not escaped the vigilant eyes of Mr. D. r.Onslow. On Thursday next he will ask the Attorney- , General if he 'can devise no means of restraining these LB gentlemen. One passage in President Garfield's P ...

... I PARLIAMENTARY NOTES, (FROM OUR owNT CoaREsPoxnEr.) HOuSE oF Comoon, Wednesday Afternoon The Ash Wednesday of 1881 will, in its 'Fay, b4 entitled to historic remembrance. The House of LDris has not met on Ash Wednesday for twentyg iDfO Yal but to-day it did double shifts. It metat 10.0 tO pass the Coercion Bill through its final stag a:s , needless to say, it accomplished its work Mod- 4 ...