... OUR LONDON 'CORRESPONDEN T. The latest betting, if it is proper to use such ani epres- - O' on the Ministerial majority over the Affirmation t 'iso'ewhat varies according to the political proclivi- of those who make the estimate. It seems io be Pety generally thought that there will be a Majority. a5reN eakmiation and comparison enabl the Minis- t'l iP to fix it saonewbere between fifteen and ...

... I (By OrZando Whistiec raft) I Report for the week ending March 24th. 1883. March. Wind. Rain. Character. 1883. P X Deg Deg San 18 .33 43 S.E. - Cloudy, little sun. Snow at 8p.m. Mon 19 32 42 N.E. *27 Cloudy and rainy. Taes 20 37 39 N.E. - Cloudy, and cold wind. Wed 21 34 36 E. - Very cold and cloudy. Th 22 284 35 EN E. Freezing wind. Little sun. Fri 23 26* 38 E.N.E. Bright, but piercingly ...

... BAND oF HoPE.-The annual Christmas treat took I place on Thursday, when 150 members and friends sat down to tea in the Town Hall. This was followed by various suitable amusements and a magic lantern exhibi- tion, by Mr. Rumbold, of Great Yarmouth. During the evening the rector, Rev. J. Rowsell, gave an address, in which were words of advice to the members and en- couragement to the workers, ...

... (No. 24.) The old parish church of Clare is one of those ancient b buildings is West Suffolk especially notable for its 0o historical associations. In the fourteenth century, Lionel, N Duke of Clarence, and his first wife, Elizabeth, who died I in 1363, were buried here. After her death, he married d Violanta, daughter of the Duke of Milan, with a large st portion; the nuptials were celebrated ...

... L.ATEST INTELLIGENCE. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH. The Duke of Edinburgh has promised to visit War- wick Dog Show this week, but by his Royal Highness's desire the visit will be of a purely priyate character. THE HEALTH OF THE QUEEN. The Queen is expected to leave Windsor for Osborne on Friday oT Saturday next. Her Majesty is fast re- covering from her accident, and was present at the christening of ...

... Lord Walsinghana's Royal Reading first prize Southdown ram, in the two-year-old class, at the Royal Agricultural Society's Exhibition in 1882, has just been sold for 100 guineas, to Mr. John Hobart Warren, of Hoosick Falls, New York, America. The ram has been used for two seasons in the Merton flock, and has leftt excellent produce. His pedigree is a good one, and it. goes back in a direct ...

... FORESTERS' ANNIVERSARY AT I . EYE.- The ancient town of Eye is in an important degree a Friendly Society town, indeed, it is questionable whether there be another town in the county with a similar population which can boast of so many really financially sound and ably-managed societies as are found in the town of Eye. Without reckoning two or three so-called benefit societies, there are no ...

... The Rev. Walter Goodliffe, M.A., of Corpus Christi | College, has vithdrawn from the contest for the rectory of Ovington. There are now three candidates: the Rev. I A. T. Crisford, M.A., of Trinity College, vicar of Great 1 Shelford, near Cambridge; the Rev. G. W. Fisher, M.A., of Christ's College, Cambridge; and the Rev. J. B. Matthews, M.A., of Trinity College, vicar of Rushaden. The poll ...

... s I Tia QUinRrxT SESSIONS.-On Tuesday the adjourned *rQuarter Sessions for the county were held at Chelmsford, i when Sir H. Selwin-Ibbetson, Bart., M.P., was chair- man in the appeal court, and Mr. Andrew Johnson pre- 'y sided in the criminal court. In the latter court, Thomas s Forsdiek, 20, labourer, and Alfred Hammond, 19, 1. labourer, were sentenced to three and six months im- d ...

... At a largely-attended meeting of the Council of the Royal Agricultralt Society of England, held on Wednes- day, the letter from te Agricultural Department of the Prvy Council, in reply to a resolution passed at the last meeting of the Society, was read. Mr. Jacob Wilson said that the reply was highly dis- appointing and eminently unsatisfactory. fter the numerous representations that had been ...

... Cabinet Councils after all begin earlier this year than usual, and earlier than most people had supposed. Whether Ministers meet to discuss next year's pro- grainme, the evacuation of Egypt, or the Tonquin business, the fact that they meet thus early is suf- ficiently phenomenal to attract attention and to create gossip. Most of those who view this matter with peculiar interest and some ...

... 1ALI PRIZE CONTEST OF THE i EYS VOLUI TEERS. - .dhmembers of the B and C Companies of .6'ay ?? Rifle Volunteer Corps held. their th t;?nnul prize meeting at their range, at Eye. The l.P oeedlln;` ere commencei early, Captain F.I daY5 ro-h, as early as 10 O'clock, marching a large WoOD the men, headed by the band, from the Town ,-.m5eth e headquarters of the Corps, they, gmln ,7trA Arrived upon ...