... .One of the blttcrestsights In tbo world to a lever of equnl deaing, is the seleish and ioceitotel arrogance with which the rich desifnld virtues On the side of the poot, whioh they do net _eseciie theiselvess. The rich mnarn lies through his h. l-thirough his dopesifditft-throligh his footlmalln; lies wdsau he mikeo civbI spcsches-lies A-hen he subsoribel lrticdes-lei wben ho goes to be ...

... TIEM VOLUNTEMUS. At Portsmouth, on Monday, the brigades, after being inspected by General Sir George Willis, performnod some hard work in the form of drill. Many visitors were disappointed on finding that there was no field day. All the regiments that have been engaged in the East- boomne manoctivrea took part in a sham fight and re- view. At Shorneliffo the Artists' Corps, supported by the ...

... Gus IIL OF Th POOR. i England, said Theodore Parker, is the aradise of the rich, the purgatory of the wise, pxd the hell of the poor, and it would be im. possible to describe our condition more suc- Finctly or accurately. We have in our midst ,b lt no nation ever had before-, thousand ,en who are literally millionaires. After reelling in the most wasteful profusion, the rich of this country ...

... GENERAL I EWS. Sea-rle, the Australian sculler, hlin seat telegrams to. Teenaer and O'Connor, challeeriag them to ofiv him. Should the offers not be accepted, Searle will remain in Australia. The steamer Wisconsin returned to Liverpool the other day owing to an accident to one of her boilers. The necessary repairs were speedily effected, and the steaer sailed again. Messrs. Bruce and Co., ...

... THE DEMOCR ATIC WO.RLD.. 'The aptointed limit of Life for all mankind is Death; but to Snlers ition not even death is the limit-she leaps over the boundaries of Life into the other side, making Fear longer lived than life, and taoking on to Death the imagina- tiou of never-ending woes. Deep below are opened the gates of Bell, rivers of isae, and fountains of Styx are at once die- closed. Thus, ...

... FOLZIXIOA)L IUEmxs. hMRa, O'BRIEN SUES LORD SALISBURY FORI LIBEL. -Mr. Chnnee has received instructions from Mr. William O'Brien, M.P., to enter an action for libel on his behalf against the Marquis of Salisbury, the alleged libellous statements having been made in the course of the marquis's late speech at Watford. The language of which Mr. O'Brien complains is the following:- Mr. O'Brien ...

... THE LOWDON CoUrNT COUNOMX. The usual weekly meeting of~tbis Council took place in the Council Chamber, Guildhall. Lord Rosebery presided, and tlere was a eompara. tively thin attendance of members. Among those present were Lady Sandhurst and Miss Cons. PUBLIC! 3ATvES Fop HAMPSTErAD. On the recommendation of the Finance Committee it was resolved that the application of the Commiissioners for ...

... ZHMLA7ID. THE IBISeS NATIONALISTS AND THEM QuEEN'S HEIALT..-The Lord Mayor of Dublin gave a dinner at the Mansion House, at which a large number of the Irish Parliamenutary party attended. The health of the Queen, which was first on the list of toasts, Was coldly received. There were cries of God save Ire- land, and the company merely rose up and sat down again. Ireland a Nation, ...

... EXPECTED ATTACK ON KHAR- TOUM. THE PROSECUTION OF GENERAL BOULANGER. GER3MANY AND THE CNITED STATES. Reynolds's Ns'eospaper Office, Saturday, 4 a.m. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. ETC. TEE DEFEAT OF THE ABYS- SINIANS. Suakim, April 10. Tho messenger who carried money to Slatin Bey in January arrived here from Khartoum to-day. He hlas brought with him several letters and a mummified beed, which had been ...

... T):-L to-__ ~t._ ?? Tche oight lion. Henry Matthews received the other day a deputation at the Home-office from the National Vigilance Society with reference to the employment of children in places of entertainment. Cardinal Manning introduced the deputation, the object of which was to urge upon the department the desirability of taking immediate steps to carry out the recommendation of the ...

... CURONIC POVERTY IV LARGE TOWNS. TO THE EDITOR OF REHYNOLDB'S NEWSPAPER. SIR,-A most interesting discussion, which, I fear, will not receive the attention it de- serves, was started by Mr. Broadhurst in the House of Commons on Tuesday evening. It was a subject of vital importance to the country at large, but by no means a palatable one to the wealthy or the cwners of land. Mr. Broadhurst called ...

... TZIM VOLUNTTEERS. NAVAL V'OLUNSTELt HoMin ])itEiECE A5ssOCiA rx~x.--A meeting of the coluncil of the Naval Volun. teer l-[one Del'enee Association was held at the resi- dence of Earl Covper. Complaint was made of tile na1 Bily shown by the ports in their defence, and it was deceirel, therefore, that a general meeting should be heli at an early date for tbe purpose of wtndilng u!) the ln. s ...