... NALiQ THE CRYSTAL PALACE CAT SHOW ALTHOUGH the Countess de la Torre was not represented at the Show held on Tuesday and Wednesday last week, there was no lack of numbers. More than five hundred cats, ...

... . TMhy GWZRDOZE C R&ALs. The trial of John Gallagher was resumed on Mon. day, the court being again crowded. Mr. Healy at once began his address for the defence, and the Attorney-Gaeneral having replied, the judge summed up. The jury retired at 5.45, returning into court after an interval of two and a-half hours. The judge, who had remained in court during the entire time, remarked on the ...

... POLITZCAL ZTM6S. MR.. CHAaEEILLAXIN'8 AL50GATTONS.-A London correspondent says:- It appears that Mr. Chamber- lain is to take no notice of the challenges which he has recently received in reference to the charge of cor- ruption against Mr. Gladstone. The right hon. gentleman will not, however, be allowed to escape from the position in which he has placed himself. When Parliament meets he will ...

... FOREIGN TBElGRAsts MURDER AND AA11SX THE CRONIN TRIAL. CLOSE OP THE PARIS TION. MASSACRE IN SOLONON ISLANDl8 reeiedbourne, o Intelligence has been received here, statin' tol. f natives in the Solomon Islands some time Wg tdat the and &Murdered an Englishman named Nelson and ti native boys, and afterwards devoured tb tres cruiser Royalist reports that she shelled the vem.ul The that part of the ...

... LONDON COUNT-Y COUNCILr ' The usual weekly meeting of the Counil waD heluion Tuesday at Guildlill, the Earl of 1tosebery pie. aiding. THn STRAND IMPROVIX1NT. Mr. C. Harrison smoved the adoption of the report of the Parliamentary Committee, which stated' that the committee had considered the resolution of the Council, authorizing them to include in the application to Par. liament powers to ...

... At the Dale-strect Police-court, Liverpool, before Mr a T. S. Raffes, Joseph Jauws Austin was recently sum- 1, mooied for that he dlid, at the city of Liverpool, on 0 the 6th day of Nov. ikist., cause a certain child, to wit, Ifone Joseph Lorerizo, under the age of ten years, to be a in certain premises, to wit, the Star Music Hall, licensed according to law for public amusement, to which ...

... The installation meeting of this celebrated dramatic and musical Masonic Lodge was held on Monday at Freemasons' Rall, when 130 brethren were present and witnessed the ceremony. Br GEORGE E. FAIRCRILD, W.M., presided, having Br James D. Beveridge, S.W., and Br T. de Brunnow Holmes, J.W., in the other principal officer's chairs. Tbebrethrenpresentincluded the following:-A. C. Bishop, C. Wellard ...

... | .j The annual Session of City Justices for considering applications for theatrical licences for the perfermance of stage plays in Liverpool was held at the Police-buildings, Dale-street, last week, the court being crowded. Mr Henry Jevons presided. Henry Alexander Bruce applied for the renewal of the theatrical licence which he held in respect of the Rcyal Court Theatre. In reply to Mr ...

... I (MM 0UR COBWESPONDNT.] BEBLIN, Tauses NW. The men of the Guards who are already serving their third year have beea invited to apply for volunteer service in Africa. The eou- ditions are that they are to bind tbielvec for at least oue year's service in Africa, sn in return they will receive a thousand maru in cash, a uniormn suitable to the climate, and fe rations, as well as a free journey ...

... TsECHOOL BOAD SCNDAMP I , TEMEN7S PY TEE CHAIUAN OF THE YORIKS COMI1TTEE. Tht? Oaly ?asng of the School Board for 10 held yesterday at the offices, Victoria touneut : the Rev. J. IL DioLue presitded. The 1 c siral¶es were coiwded. ^. 9T s askcd the Chairsuan of the Work-s Crt-. .1W i he would make a full statement in respect of .,,d lous disclsursR concerning Saltsrs'-hill i w VW~si-*t ...

... 'Waism LII?L yr, EumrND REL;tL BLYT hasI mvritteu as life of WILUAMS FiJ=S (K[EGoS ODL -d Co.), the second - -, - 2¶ -. wbics biS lpprti nice the death of ELLIs in pD S. It ills ot be the last. The interest in nm sa~rd in his opiaious will probably inerease. th, lie ass thinier, a man cf action and, with Hi ll tht.a o most lovable personality. AU these cx titeies ani qlunllities went into ...

... p TlE BARERW' AGITATION. ADVANCE IN THE PRIEG OF BREAD. p A large meeting of master bakers of South c C London was held yesterday afternoon at the Horns, E Kennington, to consider the question of an advance in F the price of broad. Mr. Loebel presided, and a number a of secretaries made reworts of the condition of the trade t in their respective districts. The general complaintwas 6 that there ...