... -, - ?? , n.Ir 41DOU { - 1 - 1!1 I 9ED VEess Y. Ad uG UsT 9, 1SSP. .I - ~ I ,(TEE PROTECTOTP.ATE OF TIIE SUEZ It CA' N ATL. . I The protectorate of the Suez Canal is an Pei honour to which nearly all the Pgowers of dat CO] Europe seem to aspire. Italy, whose ?? 'S sions in this respect are of the newest and the least defensible character, has been Eal urging them with such persistence as SW ...

... WEST BROMWICH FLORiAL AND HORT- CULTURAL SOCIET. ;G The second annual eyhibition in connection with the so above society was helcT yesterday, in Dartmouth Park, f West Bromwich. The society, which was formed a little over twelve months ago, has far exceeded the most nsanguie expectations of its promoters, and was rapidly it 'a LId mto a, 9fourishing institution, with every ;h promise of ...

... MOSELEY AND KING'S KEATH HO1RTICULTURAL I IOELY ND SOCIETY, 1 OUUII5.X.11. . Mrs~. II The third annuasl flower show ?? connection with thiq 1, )society wvas held yesterday, in thle grounds of Moor Green Gri, I Hall, kindly placed at the disposal of the committee by Ha AiMr. Arthur Chamberlatirs In point of quality tho exhibits Grin, Ithle vear were certainly superior to anly previously shownl ...

... WEST' BROMWICH. }At ?? .. f) s SUICIDE OF A ?? Sunday afternoon Samuel Toy (63), ain iannate of the Union W'or-khouse, wvas found in is clo,,eu dead, with, his thro~at cut, by another imlcnae Cl Ralli~ei Jalns Mdiddleton. A knife was found near Joy wrii~ with bllmir upo it, 4 to Qerliciecuts AnAINST TTKi, L,,isnecs Acx-At tile and l'olice Court, on Saturdlay, before Messrs. A Keen-iond G. tilt ...

... I lTimE GROSVENOR GALLERY was open, free, to the public last Sunday, under the auspices of the Sunday Society, when 1,140 persons were admitted, most of the visitors belonging to the poorer classes. lTHlE NEW REPLY POST-CARDS will be issued on October 2nd, at the cost of a little over id. apiece. The cards will be made like a return ticket, so that the half intended for the reply can be ...

... I I - I be MESSRS CASSELL AND CO'S. PUBLICA- ,, TIONS. The Mfagazine of Art for August is beautifully illustrated, the frontispiece being copied from the picture by G. H. Broughton, ?? 'The Heir Presumptive.' Alice Maynell also writes on the work of Mr Broughton, and other samples of his al art are given. 'Japanese and Chinese Bronzes,' g. by George Wallis, is a very interesting article, and ...

... Lonid atia U4 Firi b.'avleft 0t11TtGlrdena for iHomburg. ; 'nd La TheBtaohii'isxof Saltsbut fnd adies COWl r The Marohione yas o lmalitig a iO i as y Sd itaerlandre The Freionh Lo itimis t oI (V., Welhidi has been s~otc fite p ed of late, haacasedP to. apperT9 9'ueen Tsaoella of 4u1is' a8 bout I' 'leave Paris for Comillasi, wvhete Hsfe will joit heesion,iig Alfonso, , The Bishop of - atigor ...

... IVILLS AND BEQUESTS. Tbe following vills have just been proved :-Of Mr. wit XrtcniO Mexander Ralli, late of No. 102, Westbourne Ter- for ra'? Hiyde 1'ark, and of K~o. 9, Greeolhreb Streot, London, S PI Ir . banker;vpeonalty upvvards of £437,000.-Of the jo, ev Charles Thomas Glyni, late of bfelbtiry Lodge, Wim- wit hosrne, Dorset- pereonalty upwards of £0106,000.-Of ?? Mir Jamees l'oyd, ...

... - D0 . C'RESTER t On Saturday, before Dr. H. Churton and Alderman J. Oakes, Martin M'Hugh, liviug in Tanvard-court, Union-street, was fined %Os. and costs, or i4 days, fo d assaulting a neighbour named Julia Iester.-Asimilar ly penalty was Imposed upon William Bithell for obstruct- t l ing a water bailiff naised Thomas 'Shea in the c execution of his duty. g At the County Sessions, on the same ...

... .eh _ oi ds rm~~ez[awna' TZLIOUAXI.2 sm 1)1Y, FRANCE. the .93, )or PARIS, Auro. 8. P9' Ied In the Chamber of Deputies to-day DI. Duclerc, in' ad- the new Premier, made the following declaration:- nal The vote given by the Chamber on the 29th 1 'is ultimo has brought a new Cabinet before are old I you whose first duty it is to state what wv the interpretation they attach to that vote, and the ...

... 2THE SHOEBUITNESS MEETIG. n.Oj B Cunir, Sxox Ynasmss TrssnA'r Evxzcnc. folowngreth loca scores in yesterday's m.i64-pounder shell. competition IsT LANCASHIRE. lot 1Dfltachm't. Pts. Time. Deduction. Grand it. S. Total. '1mG0 ?? ?? 9 40 ?? ?? 0 2 ?? ?? . ?? 2 ?? 0 dlsq. ?? 5 ?? A ?? 4. ?? ?? Is ?? ?? disq. 2so LANCASHIRE. agst ?? ?? ?? apsy. 2 -G 1 2 ?? ?? ?? . 0 they ?? ?? ?? ?? 0. edt ..12. ...

... * 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- ...