... The Last of the OAths I ill. TrEE Oaths Bill passed through' Committee in the House of Lords yesterday without amendment, and may therefore be expected to receive the Royal assent before the prorogation. We have b on more than one occasion expressed our dis-, k appointment with the Bill, which leaves the 3 law in a thoroughly unsatisfactory state, and a recognises the odious principle of ...

... THE GARDEN.-By=i BEAIEy SEIOSONADL~E GA~lDBNING FOR T1El WREE ENDING DEC. 1. TheStrelitzia-legints, one of the most re- markable bloosanul plants extant, should, now that the bloom (where autumn blooms existed) is passing away, be removed to the warmest end of the greenhouse and kept moderately moist at the roots only, with occasional lesa ssunging. Winter-floweringr Begonias are form- ing ?? ...

... IRISH OPPONENTS OF HOME RULE. The Nonconformist banquet to Lord Salis- bury and Lord Hartington is of no small in- terest, as showing the extent of the disruption of old party ties. As Lord Salisbury himself observed, at no remote time ini the past it would have been absolutely imposmible that his hosts should have sat down with him at a public dinner, Lord Salisbury dislikes the Dissenters, ...

... TH-IE ALLEGED RUSSIAN PROTECTORATE OVER COREA. NO TRUTH IN THE TIMES STORY. (SPECIAL TEuTGRAM TROM OUR TRAVELLING COMMISSIONER.) PEKIN, Friday, Nov. 23, 6.10 P.M. The Tinies story about a secret treaty having been concluded giving Russia a protectorate over Corea is absurd. I reached here from Seoul, the capital of Corea, and am able to state that the only foundation for the rumour is the ...

... ROTHA WS TEAD AND ITS WORAK AN INTERVIEW WITH SIR JOHN BENNET LAI ES, BART. THE discovery and development of agricultural science is indissolubly associated with the experiments which have been made at Rothamstead for just one year short of half a century. And whoever seeks to learn of the marvellous workings of plant-life in all its forms looks for inspiration and guidance to the world- ...

... THE EMPEROR'S SPEECH TO THE GERMAN REICHSTAG, THE RUMOURED MILITARY LOAN. To-day the Reichstag will be opened by the Emperor in person. In the Speech from the Throne his Majesty vill, it is said, in alluding to his recent tour among the chief European Courts, dwell on the friendly relations of Germany to all her neighbours, and express the hope, founded on the present state of Europe, that ...

... THE FRENCHI CHAMBER. .(yaom OUR CORUEI'OnDnXT.) PFARS, SUNDAY NIGHT. There was a battle yesterday in the Chamber over Baudin's remains. Those Boulangists of the Extreme Left who wish to be reconciled to M, Clenaenceau and his friends took advantage of the fght to desert the General, who was pre- sent, nand looked tired and headless of what was passing. DM. Laisant, a Boulangist, asked the ...

... (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.3 , PARTS, ToEsDAY Niecur. I frequently meot M. Andrieux at the house of a mutual friend, where I heard him this evening explain the line of conduct he judged well to take yesterday in the Chamber. He always was, and still remains, on good terms with M. Gr'vy, and was well aware what ser- vices M. Wilson rendered to many of the politi- cal men who publicly sbun him, but ...

... I OPENING OF THE REICESTAG. i SPEECH OF THE EMPEROR. ?? OUR CORREEBONfHNT.1 3 BBELIN. TanUaSni XNIGHT. Iis The Session of the Reicbstvg was opened to- the d(ay, in the NVhiteo'kall of the Royal Castle, by of the Emperor in person, with all the pomp which is usual on such occasions. We have already Nvitnessod such ceremoniestwice this year- namely, when Parliament 'and the Prussian Diet were ...

... We are sorry to record that the entertainment at St. James's Hall yesterday afternoon, so generously organized by Mr. Ralston, was very poorly patronized. We have to acknowledge the receipt of the following further sums :- Mrs. Nash ?? -s- od. A Sympathizing Fellow Artiste ?? 2 6 Mrs. Nash writes:- I will send the same sum weekly. Others may follow my example. THE WEST HIGHLAND RAILWAY. ...

... TRE BANZnUPT 10AR03TrT. In the Uauliruptcy Court, belore ML. Registrar Giiford, at meetiuur of the crediton, of Sir C. 0. de Crespigny, B'art., was held. 'i le receiving order Wias made onl the Uth ult, upon a cleil tos's petition, the bankrupt being d escribed ats of Pall-mall, also ot Mal- don and noutlisea. He did not appear, and no accounts were filed. M r. Wilker appeared for the ...

... Continuinig hsis evidence yesterday before tho Hous ?? on this subject, Mr. Tillet, sacrottry of the Dlock Labourors' UnionR ?? TO to questions b Lord Dunraveni, that at lDriefol,- Grangemouth bnd Newbvh n her hoha koskd, the system of labour wos much the s0115 a5 iin London. Liverpool had the greatest number of unioiseits but- there was no dock labourers' society extending all 'over I pthe ...