... ? 441, ?? WINDSOR CASTLE is to be lighted by electricity, and the machinery is already in working order. THE HISTORIC CASTLE OF CHENONCEAUX, in Touraine, has finally been sold to the chief mortgagee-t ...

... A fatal accident happened at Oxford after the University torpid races, on Saturday. A large num- ber of undergraduates crowded into a punt to cross to the other side of the river, but the boat sank just after she was pushed off, and several of the undergraduates immersed were rescued with great difficulty. Mr. Lay, of St. John's, was only saved by the gallant conduct of Mr. Montague, of ...

... 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 ...

... Mr. -William Henry Gladstone, owner of Hawarden estate, sold, on Friday, ceder distraint for rent, the property of Mr. George Hughes, lEwlon, Hawarden. ;Owing to reports of sales on the 1Hawarden ?? there was a large attendance. The farm occupied by Hughes is 49 acres in extent, for which I he pays 761. Os. renrt. The holding hss been in pos- session of his family for 200 yearS. Ile is, ...

... TUE ELECT3RWCAL OBZNIUS 1X The Word electrical omnibus made several runs of a most satisfactory character on Thursday and Friday. On the first trip it left the depdt and went along the Thasnes-embalkineont, up Queen Victoria-strcet, through Lombard-street, down the Miniories, to the Tower of London, returning throngh Leadenhall. street, Cheapside, Newgate-streot, HIolborn-viaduct Hatton ...

... ME1~1y GEOnGM'S FORTHCOrnING - CAWAGN. An influential meeting, including members of Parlia- ment, was held at the Westminster Palace Hotel. Mr. J. ?? Torr, a member of the London County Council, presided. Mr. V. Saunders stated that twenty-four meetings in London and the provinces had already been fixed, and the applications were coming in from all parts asking for lectures from Mr. George ...

... TO THE EDITOR OF REYNOLDS'R NEwSPAPER; SIn, -It is by no means satisfactory to find that, notwithstanding every effort to educate this and future generations, at an enormous cost to the public, the old leaven of ignorauce, vice, and brutality still prevails to an alarm. ing extent. There must be some deterrent obstacles to tbat progress we had antiepated through the general spread of education ...

... | SUNTDAY, rEMMUTARY 21, 1889. SUNDAY'S EDITION. TitE: QUmE=TS s~flflOH. On Thursday this annual farce was per. formed in the House of Lords by the Lord Chancellor before a smattering of the peers and a score or so of Commoners, who, headed by Mr. Speaker Peel, Avere huddled like sheep in the pen below the bar, where they were com- pelled to stand and wait for the pleasure of 'my lords. ...

... 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 ...

... 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 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. ...