... - - - - . 1i AND JOURNAL. MONDAY. AUGUST 1, 1831, NEWS OF THE DAY. Lord GFUNwILIE Was much better and went out for a drive on Saturday. The Prince and Princess of WAL*Es arrived at Osborne on Saturday, from Goodwood. Mr. GLADSTONE left London on Saturday, for Mill Hill, where he will reliaim uiltil this morning or to-morrow. To-day the House of Lords meet at four o'clock, the Land Bill being ...

... I NARROW ESCAPE OF AN EXCURSIONIST I AT WORCHSTER. On Saturday night, Just before nine o'clock, a man named Samuel Underwood, a furnaceman, of Kidder- Minster, met Aith an extraordinary accident at Foregate Street Railwavy Station. Ie came to Worcester by an ex- cursion train in the afternoon, and in the evening, it is supposed, he went to the station to return home, when he by some ineans ...

... THE WVE ATHER. TuE f ollowing forecasts, referring to theaweather of the ensuing twenty-four hours, were issued by the Aleteorological Department. London, yester- day evening:- 0. Scotland, N. ?? to-vesterly O. Scotland, B. or south-westerly winds, 1. england E. moderate ; fair on the 2. England, ~ Whole. (North-westerlyor westerly 3. Engtland, B. .. | winds, and fine. cool 4. AidlendCoun ...

... In the division on the third reading of the Land Law (Ireland) Bill in the House of Commons 234 members voted, 220 for, and 14 against. The members voting against were the Earl of Bective, Sir W. Barttelot, Viscount Folkestone, Mr Dixon Hartland, Sir H. Holland, Mr Gorst, Mr Hub- bard, Mr Onslow, Mr C. C. Ross, Mr Schreiber, Mr Scott, Sir H. Tyler, Mr Warton, and Mr Whiteley. Tellers Lord ...

... OF GUARDIANS.—At the weekly meeting of the board of guardians on Saturday the chair was taken by Dr. Paine, and there was a fair attendance. The report of the master of the workhouse shewed that 38 admissions and 31 dis- charges had taken place at the house during the week, leaving 369 in the house, a decrease of 11 on the corresponding week of last year. The master of the schools at Ely ...

... AYOUB KHAN'S VICTORY. OFFICIAL DISPATCHES. THE NATURE OF THE FIGHTING. following was sent to us yesterday fcom the India Office for publication :— (FROM VICEKOY, 30th July, 1881.) I lie following is from St John, dated 29tli July; — No news from Kandahar to-day. utill uncertain whether Ayoub has occupied it. Account of battle given by Sirdar Muhammad Hassan, who is here, shows it was lost ...

... r MERTHYR. TRANSFERS OF LICRNSES.— At the police court on Saturday—before Messrs J. Bishop, stipeflK diary, T. Williams, and J. Probert—the follow- ing endorsements of licenses were granted: -Bltie Bell, Merthyr, from William Thvers to E. Cur- mington Sebastopol Inn, Pontlottyn, from E. Jenkins to David Evans. The following wóra refu.,ed:-Ti-iyi,fors of the licenses of the itail- way Inn, ...

... IFOREIG TELEGRA*B# (By Rutedes and UrdIDAq T6IOMPI) PRESIDENT GARFMIDED i Washinato, satww. 12.16> a 5 I Presktent Garieldcs conooJtiOA iw OV The ImaAsoaj&*A i tomsghS ram 1a been 4*:rad at thie Unslited 8tteg lugn a$ to this h1 of the Preside. It I ytereoro, bb aa- cepted mi the of isl5 at the Lsdon i ?? B GAVIt's oonr dition atill ounttuae tarearabs. Washiqgton, sunv, 6&pm. The PVresdent's ...

... SEWS FROM MARSEILLES (BY SUBMARINE TELTOBAPH). MARSEL , JVI, 30. The electoral battle has nowr commenced. The Raical party here has publishedw its programme. ,The followig are the ehief items. The Riadicass have proriowiced for the suppression of the religious budget, the abolition of the Conoordat,1 the reduction of all great salaries, the inceas of mall cnes, nobody to relceive more thn one ...

... WILL4S AND BEQfUESTS. (F1)-o the Illustrated .London Neos, July 5Oth.) The will (dated August lat, 1879) of If. Jeane Pierse Casimtir Chmsvrenp, ?? qf the Tribunal of 0C merce, Kpight of the Legionr of Honour, formerly of til OlAteanu do Stors, Commune de 'Isle Adam, Seine-st. Oise,Franee, but late of No, 1, Rue du BalRespiro,Paris, wvho died op Apji, Oth last, was proved in Tiondon 0o tl~a ...

... Q[mtspmrmt ANl Atrs must be aocompanied bV tV namsa and addtu~es of te writere, not nmesgarify for publcgiom, hW for the atisfaction of the Editor. ,We cannot undertake to return rejected communic4U THE NEW ORNAMENTAL GROUINDS AT COTHAM. To the Editor of the Mercury and Post, SIR-On Friday last, I understand, the new ornamental grounds at Cotbam were opened to the public, Now, on Saturday ...

... Tjf.? COURT. OSBORN1E, JULY 30. The ?? azid Princess Beatrice, asttenaded by or the Hso. Horatin Stopford, Lieut..Geersgl the Right Et Hon. Sir H~enr PoosonbyJ K.C.IB., eand Lieut..Geaseral Ti Clardiner, eniberked onx board her Majesty's yacht t9 LAlbert±, Staff-Captain Ballistos, yesterday evening, ab t half-past 7 o'cloek, on tho approaseh of the sqoadron, ca unde. the co~mmand of Rear ...