... THE REAMZANSCEA'CES AND RECOLLECTIo.\ S OF CAPTAIN GRONOWv' * THIS has long been known as one of the most delightful boo k of gossip of the century. From i8io to 186o it was Captain Groolo', good fortune to be thrown into contact with almost all the celel .ated persons in London and Paris society. He had a kindly heait sond most tenacious memory. His fund of anecdotes has rarely if eer been ...

... The Cowper-street Club, which is an association for the friendly union of the old boys of the Cowper- street Middle-Class School, seems to be an excellent institution, and to be organised and managed with energy and ability. The same qualities were observable in the dramatic entertainment which was given by the club in the large schoolroom in Cowper-street on Monday evening last. Not only ...

... |LONDON & WESTMINSTER AMATEUPRS. The performance organised by the employees of the London and Westminster Bank, in aid of the funds of the Bankers' Orphanage, attiacted a large audience to St. George's Hall on Saturday evening last. The pro- ceedings commenced with Goodfor Afothnllg, the adap- tation from the French that has been such a favourite with English soubrettes ever since the late ...

... Yafiift Rte3So DECIDEDLY the most striking event; of the past week 4 as been the suisifo of the Crowin Pd~nee of Austria. Here he came to commit ceif-inurdcr may never be 1publ-Ily known, bet, Al the wor-ld Fls syropatbisiog~ with the FEmgeror Francfg Joseph In his4 sore berewavemnzt. Tin3 Pritice was hisl only son, and ?? personal qualiteie wfire such atj rendered him a eulerel IuLVwh:it's ...

... RESIGNATION OF SIR JOSEPH IIAZALGETTE TILE BOARD AND THiE COUNTY COLUCIL. The usual weehly meeting of tle members of the Board of Works took placeyosterday at Spinug- gardens, Lord MAnnsRAmorem ?? Chair- man said it was his paiuful duty to announce that the Metropolis and the Board were sbortly to lose the ser- vices of another excellent aud distinguished officer.- The Clerk (Mr. Wakeiield) ...

... The NatiDnOB P.otet. IT Will be seen from our adbei- tiaing columns that the National Protest against the inhuman. admi- nistration of the Coercion Act in Ireland is being eagerly signed. The list of names is daily increasing in length, and by no means diminishing in influence. The perusal of the names already published by the Com- mittee of National Protest should give Mr. BALxovu pause, not ...

... M1r. SHAW LEFEVIRE, 3M.P., ON THE PAR NELL COMMl1SSION. MIr. Shaw Lefevre, M.P., and 2Mr. Cox, ?? were plesest on Saturday evening Ht a public ?? held iii the Victoria Assembly Roatinsi, Dartfor3, under thoe uspices of the Dsrtfoud and stovie liberal auid Radical Associations, to coasitler ?? The iodinmities now 'eleg iuillieted on the cho--iL repieseniatives of thle rishl people. There wae ...

... The new building for the Metropolitan police Headquarters is rapidly rising on the ruings c the unlucky opera boasse commenced a few years back on the Thames Embankment. This bold enterprise had to be abandoned for want of funds, and for some years the piles of its weather-stained stones and scaffolding stood overlooking the river, a rather melancholy monument of the folly of the eman wvo ...

... RESULTS OF AUCTION SALo8. Feb.21.-ByMessrs. DYEl, SON, and H'TON.--ewls barn 0, Urnes,-grove, 21 yrars, ground rent, il-LI80. laclieatb, 68, Vanbvigh Park; 118, Shooter's Bill-road, and 5, e, and I, - Lrban-street-Not oold. Lee, 12, Marl- borough-road, ?? old. By Messr. TIROLLOPE.-U de-park. 5 Queen's-gite, and ?? sold. Berkeloy-suoamre, 6, Chaxles-street, and ?? soid. By IL J. COLIIBI. ...

... Foredga Jovualists. Tni, foreign journalists who bave formed their syndicate in London lave done a good thing for them- selves and for the country to which they arej accredited. On our part, it will be something gained to have our cause reported aright to the Continental reader. On the part of the corre- spondents, it may be expected that their position will henceforth ba more freely ...

... tM.ETPOROLO@fICAL REPORT. I DAILY YR WSSP OFIJOX. ?AflINGS ?ms MO1lNIN?? BY L?D?BTTI AND ZA?XBUA'S BAROMETER. 30'' Oorveiecd to see-keelas sr Zeacd2D to 82 cg. F. Thesbekltinc shew ths ltetehtote the bareeeterat t o'dlockr thee aud three previoce ecoewncge Tbcs dotted lines intdict t e exctrcooe svarations dnenrs yesterday end the trro prorious cays. The Mereoey fa°llS icr linee~lh O. ~laa W ...

... TERBltEiB HAVOC AMONOI4HIPPING- The weather on Friday was very stormy over nearly the whole of the United Kingdom. A furious gale raged all Friday night in the English channel from the north-east. The sea rats verv high round by the North Foreland. About midnight signals of a vessel in distress on the Goodwin sands were heard at Deal, and a lifeboat put off, as did also the Bradford. The rough ...