... IEPITOME OF FOREIGN AND GENE L NEWS4 | AN official despatch received at Madrid from Manila states that cholera is increasing in Japanr. THE Guion steamer Alaska arrived at New York on Sunday, having made the passage from Queens- town in seven days, two hours, four minutes.. GI,,-GE DOUGHTY, secretary of the Cincinnati and New Orleans Pacific railway, died recently, and it has since been ...

... THlE LONDON. SCHOOL BOARD. I A nnflOTKTInA'7oTM ?? A nm Inn A ?? ' APPOINTMENT OF ART TEACHER. At a meeting of the London School Board last night, a 4 proposition was made to appoint as art teacher to the teachers of the board Mr. Thomas R. Ablett, late head master of the Art department of the Bradford Grammar School. The School Management Committee reported that a very large number of the ...

... ' X00tULXL 1 N Dl1. & D AJ!J1 Ui'I iUIUB. Yesterday afternoon, at the Lendon Mansion Rouse Justice Room, Mr. Charles Williams, the editor of the e jIvenin, pwrrs, appeared before the LonD MAYOR Upon a l summons charging him with violently assaulting Mr. i Frederick Arthur hyndman, barrister-at-law. of Temple e Gardens. He pleaded not guilty. f I. Mr. ST. Josn- WONTNER, solicitor, said the ...

... i NEWS FROM CAIIRO. (]IEUTtFR's TamaA:ss.) ALExAxpuiA, Friday, 12.5 ?? reconnaissance. made yesterday satisfied Sir Archibald Alison that the enemy has no force worth mentioning near Alexandria. There is no foundation for the constant alarmist reports of an impending surprise of the city. Arabi cannot attack without executing movements which would give ample warning of his intentions. Toulba ...

... TRE WEEK IN PARLIAMENT. BY A LOOKER-ON. Once again we are in the thick of a political crisis. The confident, too confident as it has proved, antieipa- tions that Lord Salisbury would take a statesmanlike viewv of the Irish difficulty have been rudely dispersed, and the two Houses of 'Parliament are in sharp conflict on a subject which demands peaceful handling and generous concession. The ...

... TI-HE COUNTIES CHEl3S ASSOCIATION TOURNfA. DENTS IN' MANCHESTE R. The real business of th~t Counties Chess Association's tournaments, which have been held at the Athenerum, Manchester, during the past weekL, was conelzdod on Saturday evening with the close of the championship classeg; Thete was considecablo interest manifested in the gaies. .Mr. J' HL Blachnnbune. of London, the champion ...

... THE WESLEYAN I! ., 1,--NCM Tile proceedings -were resurmed yesterday at Leads COIrTAGIO'53 DISEASES Acms There Is a Wesleyan society for preventin tie fr those rActs. Trhe Rev. H. P. uges M itr,~ report. Dr. Osborn was thankped fo ilevior r er tac OP~ the Aets. The tlnancfal statemsent shoswed a baac a 9is thx 347. Ifst. 8(1. The committee bad received £100 oi'4 o Thanksogiving Fund. Special ...

... I ?? rams~~ 0 0 it~TE~O~ THE QUEEN received at Osborne at the end of last week the chief officers holding commands in the British expeditionary force to Egypt, while Her Majesty has sent special messages to the troops on their departure. The Duke and I)uchcss of Connaught also went down to Osborne for the Duke to take leave of the Queen. On Saturday Her Majesty gave audiences to the Lord ...

... THE SEOByNSS MET. 'i.8IE W G t. a f f 5 f I a a d Fr IT S SnOnnualayCs CAMP, TmDAY NeGar. It wms not till lzearly eleven 0'clock this morning tbat the scores in the Palliser shell competition fired on Monday were issued, and, as bad been expected, the practice made proved to have been very good, and much better than last year. On the present occasi6o the highest possible score waes4B points, ...

... I REFORM AND CODIFICATION OF | LNTERNATIONAL LAW. way The Association for the Reform and Codifica- Ito tion of the Law of Nations (of which the Right con- Hon. Lord O'Hagan, late Lord Chancellor of geg- Ireland, is the honorary president) will this ~een year-hold its annual meetings at the Town-hall tS and In this city, commencang to-morrow (Tuesday) PI par'- at noon. IThe president for the ...

... aTHIE WAR IN EGYPT. INTERRUPTION ine. OF , TELEGRAPHIC COM- an- MUNICATION. bly M. DE LESSEPS AND THE SUEZ' t.r- e eke IMPUDENT INTERFERENCE. of vas BATTLE EXPECTED. the ?? DODGE OF ARABI. old, Fto THE IMPRISONED MIDSHIPMAN aue 9-. 0&SSED OFF AS ADMIRAL g SEYMOUR. Mrt C(ROM TIM CENTRAL NE WS SPECIAL WAR the CORRESfONDENT.] at ALEXANDRIA, PbRIDAY, 5.15 P.M-Last t night our troops were all on ...

... I 5 THE ILL-FATED ARCTIC I EXPEDITION. at LIEUTENINT DE LONG'S NOTE of BOOK. HOW THE JEANXETTE'S CREW DllD, id - A PITEOUS TALE. We published some weeks ago a detailed account et of the finding of the remains of Lieutenant de id Longthe commander of the ill-fatted ?? and his comrades, by ErgineerGeorge IW. Melville itat the mouth of the Lena. Near the body of the gallant De Long was found his ...