... THE CLOTURE, Toasrdsi the close of last seesion a Parliamentary paper was i~sened enititled Reports 1tespectiang thle I'rscicie and Regulations of LegislatiAve Assemublies; in 0 Foreignf Countries. These reports, which wore mo-de liy her Ma.jesty's repreecoitatives in Paris, Berlin, Roeme, Ylieira, Madrid, Berine, Brnnsele, StcrId-fhuln, Coepsn- hageri, Thle Hagiie, _United States, and ...

... SPEEOHES OUT OF P&RLTAMAEN - Mr. DIedson, M.P., the PrPsirent of the Local Government Board, attended a meeting at Scarborough, I ye aterday,insupportof ttle c oadidatureof A r. Rowla ndon, J the Liberal candidate for the North Riding, M Mr. Caine, M MP.,MrP ,oorgeHoward, M., Mr.P Milbnk, Mib ,, MPa MrMA. Pa Pee.P, ,were also pres3ent, Aftern afrlaeess c by Mr. Caine, Mr, Howard, and Mr. ...

... THE COUNCIL AND THE HARBOUR RA.TB Ameeting of ratepayer3 in the Central, St, Augustine'a, and St. Michael's wards was held, yesterday afternoon, at Mesero. G. S3. Tricks and Co.s auction-romn, Broad- street, to discuss the action of the Town Counoil with regard to the harbour rate. Mr. Matthewv Dunlop pre- sided, and there was a good attendance, The CHiBM:AN, in his opening observations, ...

... CLIFTON COLLEGE ANNUAL CONCERT, II]- a.¢ .M E -nAz LI - On Saturday evening, the annual concert of the Clifton College Musical Society was given in the big school, and attracted a fashionable and crowded assemblage, The concert had been postponed from Christmas-the usual period of holding it-owing to the death of the marshal of the school. In music, as in other matters, Olifton College has ...

... BRISTOL RaOY.A!L INFIRMARY. THLE DEFICIT AND CANVAS. The ailual general howirdl of trustees of the Bristol Royal Infrinrmay waee held yepiterday, at the Institution, Mr. C, D. Cave, president arrcd hon. treasurer, ocoupied the chair, and there was a full attendance, Mr. W. Tiatr~iltan, recvcetary, read the roport, as follows :-The committee, fin prarentiog- their roperb for 1881, the 147th ...

... A TORY RECORDER ON MR. GLADSTONE. | 1. . ?? . .. . .. 3 . The following correspondence has taken place between M.Tr. J. W. Sumner, of East Molesey, and the Lord Chanaeflor:- East Molesey, Kingeton-on-Tbames, April 12, My Lord-Herewitb I have the honour to forward to your lordship a copy of the SnnmeZ, ConweS, of the 8th of April, 1882, and to respectfully callyourlordrhip's atten. tion to a ...

... A LIBERAL ASSOCIATION FOR ST. G.EORGE'S, Last night, about 90 of the persons who had: taken part in the election of.Ur, W. H. Butlerae churchwarden and Mr. Burgess as overseer were invited to a knife and fork tea attthe British School, St. George's, and after. wards a meeting was held for the purpose of establishing a Liberal Association for St. Georgeas. At the nioating Dair. W. Butler ...

... 9043I sqx Mr, Mark Whitwill, treasurer of the Bristol Hospital for Sick Children, acknowledges with thanks 25 from F F. and C., a thankoffering for their children's recovery L from illness, The World 8sys:-The Duke, of Beaufort's only daughter, the Marohioness of Waterford, met with an acoident the other day, whose consequences might have been most serious. By some mischance she missed her ...

... BATI, -7-oi w~o Fn3ES,-Early yeeterday mo rning P.0. Noble, when on c duty in Newark-street, discovered a fire roging in the t cellar cf the Great Weitern hotel, kept by Mr. Pollard, c He aroueed the inmates, anti then, with the aid of other E ofiicers, obtained a fire hose from Wijconnbo Police. d station. On the house being n3ntera the police foznad I that the fire bad so far mado beidway ...

... I DOCKISATION 0F THE RIVBR AVON. *Imnporteant reports on the proposal to dookise. the river y Avon, made by Mr. Thos. Boward, the docks' engineer; Mr. Ilobert Eawlinson, G.E.. G.. r HnyJh Du Martenv B.E' and Mr. 0;J5. Symons F.R'S.,wareissnled a yksterday, annd will come before the C~ouncil at a meeting to be held on Tuesday next. They are very voluminous, - but we have extraetedfrom them, ...

... MTSCELLA&NEOrS MiedIcinal katib-Nvy7 doctors, Latest Fact-Thle child who cried for atllo diie J; set it, ?? said her hair was dyed, and whien1 she ioiin exclaimed '''Tiel false lP lie said lie I-ri-u0 t~idt J'hy do girls kiss each other, wxcii bbs j Blecausde girls hate nothisg hetter to ki 6 Jc'nea 25id ii hO ued to libe i s ~ ,larguagesi, biis since hie ws' MarN-iI--.1 U -rs of his own ...

... Ct A 4 4 iouitj 'O flit Q? ? 'i ?c In the Bouse, of Commons yesterday, Mlr. Gladstone, replying to a question, said the steps now being taken to protect the Suez Canal would rnot interfere with the existingadministration of that wateTway. The Premier then moved an ad- dress in answer to the Royal message calling out i the Beserves ; and Sir Stnfford.Northcote formally seconded the motion, ...