... ALLEGED EXTENSIVE LONG FIRM .SWINDLING IN HULL. On Friday, at the Hall Police Court, before Mr E. 0. Twiss, stipendiary magistrate, George H. Tarelli, de- scribed as a commercial traveller and commission agent, was charged on remand with conspiring with a young woman named Mary Farrell to defraud Messrs Robin- son and Co., and Messrs Rae, Donaldson, and Boyd, wholesale warehousemen, ...

... - ti (From the Live Stock Journeal.)s3 THE COTSWOLD SHEEP.-Since the time when Edward S the First made' a present of (Jotswolds to Alphonso, a, King of Spain, these long-woolled sheep have held their si pre-eminence. On the bleak hills, with an eight ir months' winter, and four too cold for summer, the Hill flockmasters claim for their favourites the first position it for hardihood and ...

... f Hs LONTDON AND NORTH-WESTEIRN ¶UL IRAILWAY. -Is . early meeting of the London and North- j1:e 1,-, ?? proprietors was held on Saturdav after- feferq isen Stat I;0?.-Tho C Alnrci (Mr. Richard 'st: d the adoytiou of the report, and stated that 3fc~l` Dl',intmeut hnad been exipressed at the divideudo * u a rd i Spe cant., but the directors considereds r ?? . They did not wish to disguise nat; ...

... TIHE STATE OF IRELAND. MUURDER OF A CONSTABLE. (Fanoc oun oWN CORRiSPONDENT.) DnaciN, Thursdar Night. News reached Dublin this afternoon of the dreadful murder of a policeman named Kavanagh last niiht, at Letterfrack, county Galway. The unfortunate constable is a niarried man, with a largo family, and he was shot dead while standing near his door at ten o'clock. Letter. frack is Ia wild ...

... (Rrcuvraa's TELGRO.As.) EGYPT. CAiro, Wednesday.-In Governmental circles it is stated that the Ministry intend to take steps to effect the abolition of the slave trade. It is thought this action will make a favourable impression upon public opinion in England. AUSTRIA-JHUNGARY. VisATA, Weduesday.-In to-day's sitting of the Lower House of the Austrian Reichsrath, the Prasgue University Bill was ...

... r in 'ERI.IL PA IMU! A 4 ENT. I 0 -- (FROM OUR OWS IRWORTElRS.) Bi Ca n oUSIJ OF LORDS, FRIDAY. th The t~oan CRAdCELLOR took his seat shortly after five re Oclock. an plrsEPLY TO THE ADDRESS, at The Earl of NCENTMARE (Lord Chamberlain) brought w dows the following reply from Her Maejsty to the ex I have received with much satisfaction your ,; adireas. and I thank you sincerely for the ...

... LETTERS FROM MR. GLADSTONE T'lE NeORTr RU IING BLrC1oN. A gentleman in Bamard Castle has received the follow- ing letter from Mr. Gladstone, respecting the North Rlidiug election :- d Downirg-street, Jan. 30th. Sir,-I nm directed bv Mr. Gladstone to acknowledge the receipt of the letter which you did hin the boinour to address to him wvith reference to the recent election in the ; orth ...

... THE STEAMERt SARDiNIAN. A telogram from Srill9 states that the tuge VIe. Fish and Gladiator are searching 'or the Allan Line ste!n : Sardiniasa. The steamer Texas Hsas lyinig by her asti- 15th inst., 550 miles from the Fastnet. BAUQUE WRECKED OFF LERETWOOD.-''1 barqsse Venus, from New lrutnswick, wvith timbei, ic: Fletsvsood, went ashore at tle o ~ter prort yeateerdi. ^tl has become a total ...

... I it THE CRISIS IN EGYPT. 1 :0 -(PAL MALL GAZETTR TELEanxA.) r. CAIRO, Friday. - The protest of thle Controllers is not m regardedhere as making any organic change in the positionl t of affairs. It is an incident in a situation which has r already become impossible. The new Ministry sought to o influence the Powers of which the Control is the agent by F a dtspariagiug mention of the Control. ...

... ITITIS MORNING'S NEWS. I __4 - TO-DAYS LONDON PAPERS. MERCURY-OFF WE, Monday, 3 a-mn- THE IMPENDING POLITICAL CRISIS. 9 The Tinzes ?? meeting of the Liberal party, . which has been convened for to - day is a stel undoubtedly in the right direction. The political situation has *been completely and unexpectedly transformed since Parliament met -css than three weeks ago. The Daily liiaes ?? ...

... GENERAL, F()RElIGN NEWS. THE FREPYCINTET PROURAMLME. (SrECIAc1r TELEcn. 1 rzo-s OUR OWvN COR.ESPOWDEST.) P1tit, Wednesday Night. Gccieraily speaking, the programme of the Government has been favourably received. 21. Ga tbotta offers no opposition to the adjourn- ment of the It-evision of the Constitution. The Radicals, however, object, as t matter of course. (1=EITzn's TELEOLSLaS.) PAr.Is, ...

... s (From lthe Iflefs12-agcu Jondon Nrews, .Febrffary 261h.) W The will (dated August 18th, 1877) of Lieutenant- , Colonel Thomas Butler, 13th Russars, formerly of No. 1, Gore-street, South Kensington, but late of No. 6n, r Prince's-gate, IHydo Park, who died on December 16th last, was proved on the Oth inst. by Thomas Butler, the 4 father, and Sir James Robert Carmichael, Bart., the executors, ...