... F RE B3A AS ON R-Y. SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER.-The quarterly convocation of Grand Chapter was held on Wednesday evening at Free- masons' Hall. Comp. S. Rawson acted as ?? Comp. John A. Racker as H., and Col. Greaten as J. Charters for new Chapters were granted for Goulburn, New South Wales, to be attached to Lodge No. 1,762; to No. 502, Rugby; and to No. 1,624, London. Col. Shadwell H. Clerke, ?? ...

... WEATEM STATIT& Tbe fovig WMe t h Statuanf attsh qnW U I 1eaetor sl and p nto:T au o o thewa S 41* d! XEebrnary, have been ?? t - Du saveata I1AO 2 k4 NXj,&B 32 48 SI 42 aby. I 3 Inpa W V 1 2 1 5~. 7 S2 46 $7 t .14 P1% 1I48 44 . x 54 3t 4 47 43 2b v. S 3 5ESXPIAOXL10 OF b-PXAZ- - W&k '1 u3}dez SxFE X 4i Weao b Im Ibeen . lls64 i m eL&T >. iv' w close of the e*rk, de 3d ?? ?? and ¢ some edtate ...

... TE IPOPE AND TIE ELECTORAL LAW IN I'AIY. (BY SUBlMARINE TELECGAPFL) (E OuM On Owx cORES2OhENT.) IrOMmB. Tus-s.AY NIGnm. '!he Pope has issued instructions to all the bisho1s and clerical comnmittecs ' tiroupghout IQyo I'd theC'tholCs, npon Whom the new Italy to urg thev tei eleotoriil lheW Vfe s t jv sUIDfage, to have their Oal[O5S ?? Ol ithe electorcl lists. P1ermis- Jiou to talce part itl ...

... .LONDON, FRjt7ID Y, Febricary 24. In the House of Lords last evening the Earl 1, of D~onoughmore gave notice that to-day he will t move the appointment of the Select Comrmnittee to inquire into the working of the Land Act. It contains the names of the following peers, wvho were formerly identified with the Liberal iT party: The Duke of Somerset, the Earls of Jf Clareudun, Carysfort, ...

... T.rE:iE-RAM;SO THE CRISIS IT-N - EGYPT.. tei _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - B ud Lee-i~ot- entro . tc Xhedie, h:? stro ine THE PROGRAMME OP ThE l N mEW i MININSTRY. bcc (B T EASTERN TELEGRAPH.) ,Ica ilt l (FROM OUR OWN cona5POTlPTNT.) ALEXANDRIA. MomoAr NIeGHA N The political progftauamc Of the neew w President B of the Council is published in the Meniteur cr Egypt/en. It has, been well received. It pro- ...

... r ow - - I PUBLIC AFFAIR MES. MI. BRYCE, M.P., AND hIS COX o STIUENTS. AN BRSH ATTACK FRUSTRATED. Mr. Bryce, M.P. for the Tower Hamlets, who was unable, owing to the interference of an Irish mob, en to address his constituents last Tuesday week at Ce the Bow and Brosley Institute, met a largo nambes of them last night at St. Mary's Schoolroom, Whitechapel- a road. Thisroom, which ...

... TH: P of:STON OT ¢ ow oo zPW 7_ -PRESTON, Taxena 'X}Nrs. The contest for the representation: of Preston s to-day was fought under ?? enircumstances, and is regarded by the Liberal p atyassa great moral if victory. Mr. Simpson only entered the field at the last Just hgist but he -advped. raphily into IfvOegt, Wi a fought the seat on afr1etly p4urity pcipte. fe %i las had no cabs, hs not had ...

... ?? RUSSIL, . THE POLITICAL TRIAL& --4- 0A1 0 v' 0- COBrzEspwmN7DsT.) I ST. PETERSBUTRG, FPayn. C On the 21st will begin before the Supreme t t'ribunal Extriordinary a great political trial, Which in many respects will possess greater o interest even than that of the regicides last v April. T'enty-onl individuals accused of pol- tical crimes entailing the penalty of death will n take their ...

... METEOROLGIOA 1POP1T. L I I ?? NEW Pro FFICzvj I WADJaGB Dms mowim IY I NEGnTTI AND ZARE'S B4e M SAT. DION 11 21. :- - -r~fef ,W N.W 30 ¶1. 29 11 Cotected tojea-level andredud to 320 iF. The black lines sbow the heiht Of the baroeeter At I o'eleck On ths z send wi t hree i , evles m enn gsN.E Th e dottd lif nes in ic te th ete artn dPERATURE in the open deir at t o'clook day rarnitg leat 45e; ...

... FORECASTS OF WEAThER. -4- - The following forecasts of weather for this day were issued from the Meteorological Office at 8.30 p.m. yedsterdayy: * DxsnerrC FORECAres. o. Scotland, NVariable winds, light or moderate; dull, slight cold showars. t. Scotland, E Calms or light westerly breezes; 2. England, N.E. f *cloudy or dtll, but fair. 3. England, B Light variable breezes; cloudy or 4. ...

... SABAH BERNHARDT'S COFFIN PORTRAITS. Two years ago it took Mdlle. Sarah Bernhardt's fancy to be photographed in the famous silk-lined coffin which the members of her household have so long been accustomed to. It was certainly a fantastic idea; but, inasmuch as the cele- brated artiste's peculiar fancies were already beyond number, the photographer, Mr Mlelandri, agreed to take the likeness as ...

... MIIS A7sTERS AND THE NE W RULE. I' s bard to understand the state of mind of those politicians ehcxpected the Cabinet to make up their minds on Satur- da, afteriloon to withdraw the Rule which they had deliberately l on the table of the House only four days before. *yv csaid on Saturday, so we say to-day. If the Ministers had syrreoclered the principle of their Rule, after having formally and ...