... SPORTING, INTELLIGENCE., RACING AND COURSING NOTES. ,b the EDIIOR elt he DAIIy POeT. Sir,-In only two of tire spring handicaps do the nomina- tious obtained this year exceed those of the previous seasoun The instances are in connectign with the Great Metro- politan at Epsom and the Chester Cup. The latter is one of the most old-fashioned of the handicaps; and there was a time when betting used ...

... GENERAJL NEWS. DEATH OF LORD LuPwAN.-Yeeterday, Lord Lurgan, who has saffererl frout jiaralysis for many years past, died at Brighton, in his 52nd year. His lordship was promineiltly known in the sporting world, and achioved great notoriety by the wonderful perform- ance of the dog Master McGrath. His lordship, who was born on April 10th, 1831, cuceeded his father in 1847, and two years later ...

... IOUR LOND0N CORRESPONDENCE LONDON, SATURDAY EV:irNNG. If the public had shared to any general extent the belief that a tolerably satisfactory e treaty of commerce between this country and France would not 'be concluded, I doubt very 1 much whether the news would have been so 1 complacently received as the recent announce- ments from Paris have been. High expecta- tions were based at the outset ...

... I BIRKXHEkD GUARDIANS. the fortnightly meeting of this board was held yesterday, at the relieving-offices, Birkenhead, the members present being Messrs. Legge fin the chair). Elam, Martin, Lee, Sheaw, Brattan, =etley, Paterson, Jones, Cropper, Bloor, Jennett, Wilson. and AlltreeM- Mr. Willarams,relieving officer, reported that on the 2nd instant there were in the workhouse 348 inmates: ad- ...

... IR OnLONDON CORRESPOND1ENCE| LomDoN, TuEsDAx EvEiNNG. The Government has not hit it with the Conservative critics any more than the drummer *during the old days of the lash in the army was able to satisfv the victims of his disci- plinary labours. Government must be in the wrong over this Egyptian business beyond doubt, for the Conservatives and the Tories are at one to-day in bewailing the ...

... i JDU~l.DLU.LULJ DVZAXLL VI' %uanU- aL i7. d The weekly meeting was held yesterday at St. Peter's u eslpital. In the :bsenrce of MIr. G. Snow Tricks, governor, n lir. It. C. Stepbens, depcety governor, presided, and the a other guardianis present were Messrs. C. Wiatle, ex- .e governor, J. rr. Loek-by, IV. Pearce, J. Coalthard, (i. u Penrson, W, Poarce, F. G. Barnett, F. IV. Tricks, G. r ...

... MEETING OF TURKISH BONDHOLDERS.-STATENIENT BY MR. BOURKE, A meeting of the Turkish bondholders .vas held yesterday in Cannon- street Hotel for the purpose of hearing a statement from Mr. Bourke, M.P., as to the result of his mission to Constantinople with the view of effecting an arrangement of the Turkish debt. The Right Hon. E. P. Boiuverie presided. There was a large attendance. Mr. B~ourke ...

... 'f1LE DIFFICULTIES IN THE MEDITERRANEAAT So many influential people have an interest in fishing in troubled Mediterranean waters that it is only right to take this morning's telcgrams with a good deal of caution. But though the details may be mpore or less over-coloured, there can be little doubt that they represent pretty faithfully the true character of an extremely delicate and even ...

... COSHZOPOLITANS. IN the strictest sense of the word, of course, there is and can be no such thing. Citizens of the world there are, perhaps, but citizens of the cos0l105 never. The nearest approach to the genuine article was probably tha mad astronomer who remarked that of all the sidereal systems he h1ad ever visited, the solar system was certainly, on the whole, the pleasantesti for though ...

... EDITION Po CONTINENT1 Al'D DISTANT PARTS ONLY. THE NEXT EDIiON IS PULriSHED ON FRIDAY MIOPNING. IN TIME FOR THE EkIXA' TRAINS. SEE SPECIAL NOTICE IN PAGE SIX- P OSTIS C RIPT. ELOYD'S WEEKLY NEWSPAPER OFFICE. TIHURSDAY NIGHT. LATEST ELECTRIC NEWS, Iaf rrt (THROUGH lEUTER S AGENCY.,) - - l ENGLAND AND EGYPT. CAIRO, Jan. I2.-Sir Edward Malet, the British Consul-Glenieral, has explained to Cherif ...

... NORTH RIDING X - ELECTION. M. t' RO L AND:SO N'S t V CANDIDATURE. - - ?? ENTHUSIASTIC MEETINGS hb YESTERDAY. b MR ROWLANDSON AT c b CASTLETON & PICKERING. v S.PEECHIES-BY. TORY I TENANT FARMERS- h 7 ADDRESS BY LORD JOHN s HERVEY.- MR DAWNAY'S 'CORRECT 5 , ?? CARD-. t ;q. . . ?? i EXPOSURE BY MR ARTHUR's t PEASE, M.P. 3 ?? g i VOTES APPROVING THE LIBERAL CANDIDATE. ' 0 THE HON. G. DAWNAY AT t ...

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