... I' I. - ry 'or or Ic- to )w SouTHoMPTore, Wednesday night. 'There'*asr a very large influx of memberg and asse- ciates during the'mocnigg and afternoon bf to-day, and some difmculty has been experienced in obtaining iod- inv'rg s isitols. cOId andq.'xperienctdmambers'sldr ereful to engage apartments or beds at hotels'before- iisTat~es fIofi4ilf inhgth>elfse s'3 >rdat~ibm parativel scarce. fThe ...

... ir FURTHER STATEBMNTS BY MR SMITH_ y I, Mr Leigh Smith gave a few more statements last e night in regard to his Arctic expedition. lit the first , place he is solicitous particularly to thank the comman. Iss r, Sir Allen Young, and the officers and crew of the s steamer Hope for the great kindness extended to hiss and his men during the homeward voyage. He is also e desirous, in justice to his ...

... INTERVIE5W WITH THE QUEEN. st L Cetewayo arrived at Portsmouth by special train de on Monday at a quarter past eleven. The train, which consisted of two saloons, one first-class carriage, p and two brake-vans, was drawi by a powerful engine, t called the Albany, and was in charge of Mrt Williams. The train ran through Portsmouth town 1 and Harbour Station, over thev waterside piece of line m ...

... CATTLE MA1LRKETS. I LONDON, Monday. -Beasts. 2800; slow an I dear I trade. Top price, Gs per 8 lbs. Sheep, 9Mo; slow n dragging sale, at last Mondays rates. Calvei-, 1 ;0; V short supply, and former pricers saintalued, Pig= 20; 6 no alteration. LONDON DEAD MEAT, Monday. --Fair supplies; trade slow without matejial olteiatioia in prices. e Beef, 3s to 5s; prime Scotch dlo., Is to is 4d; mutton, ...

... A?ERDEE? ? evenintg Wh'dInihere h.0 of ,atnac il de ,~~~~~~~a-; Odell there ovre also on the platform Lses Wm. Sitaci g vitpsnew Thes Mert,-'Wehm't -titi Alx llF eepie. £.uorg~e .Sandvteaarsr; anh Jamefbe a so, ,s otta.'y.&;* VE - -g de irnitee of lest halLi-yerly- jme~kh6gand`a special ineetino held in ihe interim baring been, s :aoved of P-Teases JloEuTiidZhFd john Perre ,ti the coumittea ...

... * IMPERI.l PARLIAMENT I I H. ROUSE OF OOMONSma glse Speaker took the ekiir soon after 12 oclck. ir. H. DD LESSEPS. s 2dr BAXTER gave notice for Tuesday to gsknc the c ;sfor oreign Affairs -what position a of pa holds in regard to the Administrative O|scailof the Suez CaVnal Coin psy, .of which three t ii ~ o H Massty' (Govern- ...

... DESPACI OF FOIEIGN MMLS FfROM LONDON Z [ DhPrATC1IOF i7S\T oiS7'sox NZu AuhPrt~:iaDndisi . Vag. -E Aug 14 Bermuda ,I .via New York. .. Avg. - d ,BenudaDO via 8a' . Alug.. 17 E AL7 .S F Brazil,.Vidco&Chuifvio. Liverpol .Aug- 22' AEir l Brazil . ia So thanuptosAug. 2 ' Au d Do. . by Fruneh P-t. .Aug. s £ &ug., B. Ayres &M.2yd00..viaSouthaiuw-nnAng 4 MAu ld Do by ...

... THE FIGHTING NEAR ISMAIAlA, TEE BRITISH CASUALTIES. ARABI'S CHIEF ENGINEER CAPTURED. ISM.ALIA, Monday morning. The casualties on tbe British side in the actions of T.-rsdSv and Friday last were five killed and thirty wounded. Miajor Bibby is doing well. Sir Garn et Woseleuy now has 11,000 men, 2770 horses, and 27 ri;s ready for actionu IsMAilta, Sunday. The enemy's less in the recent ...

... EGYPT, THE IDEN [ICO-NOTE ACCEPTED. TIE MILITARY SITUATION. MESSAGE FROM THE QUEEN. ALEXANDRIA, Tuesday, 1110 p.m. I le To-night Alexandria was partially re-lighted with e gas for the first time. All is quiet at Ramleh. To- atnight the wounded are proggessing favourably ox- at cept one case, about which soene fears are enter- L9 tamned. A message from the Quieen was read to the ie troops to ...

... ALFORID RO6AD TRUST. n : - n- The annual general zieeting of the Aeford Road p Trustees was held- vesterdlay in the Bridge of Aliord 6; lintel.>-te Sir Win Forbes, Bart. of Craigi'evar, presided, to and therc was-a large attannauce. ' -LIF CTIOX OF' OFIFICE-BZMAR7F.. C to The in-tes: h.-OinO been approved, the Cerk read a. p he lettet frorh Sir William Forbes tendering his resign^- 2 tion as ...

... THE HADDINGTON BURGES ELECTION. N lie The nominations took nlace yesterdav, when Alex- gl5 snder Craig Sellar, 15 Cromwell Road, South Ken- 3Ac sInaton, London (Liberal), was prgposed by Thomas ier Boyd, woollen manufacturer, Jedburgh,.and seconded )n- by William Deans, seedsman, Jedburgh. Valter Dst Scott Seton H err, Glentrool Lodge, Kirkcndbright, set and 67 Lowudes Square, London ...

... ANNoYING A WEST-END FAMILY.-In the Ahprdeeul'olice Court on Tburnday- Bnillie Duffas on the bench.-JarI~c Kelly end John Smith, both dos- r~ crihed as menders of china and crystal wares, the former residing in Orchard Court, Old Aberdeen, and the latterCo in liurnett's Close, svere charged with having made a o disturbance in a house in Rubislasv Place, on Wednes- Pe day, and refused lto (Iiit ...