... Government Bill, was agreed to on Thursday. It was expected that this stage wroutld have been taken on Mond my, and Mr. Smith, speaking a tittle late in the day, has more than hinted that had this expectation been fulfilled the Whitsun Holidays might have been ...

... cheering, amid which Mr. Smith i'ld sl! ttoid a:staiting opportunity to finish his sentence. Unde- [ l'v cioliturmely, and speaking it his matter-of-fact way, as if ta 11,11iie l'llsiness wvere of no consequence, he weent onl to extol the 'TIlitce Of other ...

... THE WORLD will soon be enjoyed by the people of Hyderabad. Quarter-anna postcards (a little over id.) are to be introduced. Speaking of postage, Bavaria was the first German State to use postage-stamps, and she intends to cele- brate the fortieth anniversary ...

... were passing at the time, and it was not until three o'clock that the signal was given to the fair diver. The course, so to speak, being clear, one male friend took her broad-brimmed hat, and another her long ulster, the lady immediately leaping on to the ...

... the Bishop of Lincoln. THE DEAN OF ROCHESTER, DR. HOLE, at a recent meeting of Church of England working men, thought fit to speak of the *- malignant and revengeful spirit which designed the prosecution of the Vicar of Hoo. After receiving, however, a ...

... surprised and delighted the House. He is perhap; the only man on the Front Opposition Bench of whom MIisisterial debaters speak with personal respect, and, though he hit them hard, they did not grudge him the applause his success extorted ftom his own ...

... France, Belgium, and Holland have united to let loose ioocoo birds from the new gardens laid out on the site of the Tuileries. Speaking of pigeons, Captain Wissmann has taken 200 carriers ots his East African Expedition, expecting to find them more rapid and ...

... the Grand Duchess Sergius, there are fresh rumours of the engagement between the Princess and the Czarevitch. Other reports speak of the Princess Militza of Montenegro as the intended bride. ...

... corn- J xcv one knew the harm done to the Gospel by what might Iki the funeral life. St. Paul knew what sorrow was, yet *,l ?? speak of low spirits as descriptive of him. *t ,ll yet a1iways rejoicing was his motto. His was the i (seVer the funeral) ?? ...

... Owing to an impediment in his speech he speaks slowly and with difficulty, and this very obstruction furthers the young Sovereign's disposition to conceal his feelings and opinions. Possibly he may fear speaking his mind too openly lest he should share ...

... RaImnagar, Benares. .AN AL STRALIAN LEPER COLONY has been formed in Tortes Straits, and appropriately named Damien Island. Speaking of leprosy, curious superstition prevails in Southern India, that no l'et must he buried undergrround, or the rains will ...

... all places. Showery or rainy weather prevailed over the greater part of the country, and while the air was decidedly mild, speaking generally, slight frost was experienced at several of the Scotch Stations. By Saturday I29th ult.) a material recoverr in ...