... l BEER DRINKING IN FRANCE AND | IA GERMANY. . 3 . _ .. - - ?? .The ?? consumption of alcoholic beve- ple ragesvaries largely r diffrent French towns. 0x15 In'respedt-of.vines aoider* a nd-beers, saiys the' succ Ftrench Bullttiwd'Agnictzurt, these inequalities - are the natriral resist of'the branch of the pro- thro duction special to each. country. With regard rent to alcohol, although' it is ...

... The announcement in the daily papers that the Queen will launch the Royal Sovereign and the Centaur at Portsmouth on Friday, February 27, coming over from Osborne for the purpose, is a nonsensical fabrication. The Queen is to leave Osborne for Windsor on Tuesday, :February 17, according to present arrangements; and, after a residence of four weeks at the Castle, her Majesty will start for ...

... ITIE ACTION BY A FARMER'S HOUSE- I KEEPER FOR WAGES. Sheriff Hamilton-Grierson has delivered judg- ment in the action recently raised in the Petethead Sheriff Court at the instance of Janet Fraser, late housekeeper to the deceased William Paul, farmer, Wellington, near Peterhead, against his execu- trices. It was averred by pursuer that her wages were not regularly paid for two or three years ...

... ELOn U~O COR >SPO S NDKI -T toNI)ON~~~. I' .~x C P. . .e ?? : * F (ROM' OMR CI)RRESPONDVNT.) Freeman Office, 211 Sthand, Londoz- Thu ay Mori i ' i undritndthatteoonference etven r ! Parnell end 1k.-O.'Brie at Boulogue will be re- anmed in a few dayi, the adjouftment having i been d-eided upon entirely fortif purposeof cbnaultatixa. Ia view of the ?? st eake. ud :the.exceptional dificulciessf ...

... DEPUTATION TO THE CHIEF SECRETARY. Yesterday, at half-past two o'clock, a deputa- tion waited by appointmnent on the Chief Secre- tary, Mr. Balfour, Uf P, at the Castle, for the pur-' pove of asking him to recommend Government jaid to be given for the construction of the follow- i ing light railway extensions ?? A line from 1 Dromod on the Cavan, Leitrim, and Roscomnmon Railway to Strokestuwn. ...

... CONVERSAZIONE AND WATCH NIGHT. One of the most successful meetings held by the above society this season took place on New Year's Eve. A committee of ladies, under the control of Mrs Evan and Mrs Mildon, bad provided an excellent meat tea, and this was fully appreciated by ft crowded audience. At ten o'clock Mr David Beynon (Park Coal Com- pany) was voted the chair, arid an excellent programme ...

... WHITLAND. PRESENTATION MEETING.—On Tuesday evening a presentation meeting was held at the Nazareth Baptist Chapel, Whitlaud, to welcome the highly-esteemed pastor, the Rev. D. Jones, who recently returned bom, having been married in London on the 27th itlfc. The chair was ably filled by the Re. W, Thomas, Whitland. Amcng those who took part in the proceedings were Rev. G. Havard, Whitland Rev. ...

... BLACKWOOD. J SUDDEN DEATH.—Another rather nudden death has occurred at Twyn Ffald. Mrs Howells, who Avas 75 years of ago, was apparently in her ipual health on Monday. On Tuesday morning she got up rather early, but was ad- vised (owing to the inclemency of the weather) to go back to bed. She died in a very few minutes. ...

... G REAT FAmpNG OFF N Tin TR&FFIO RECEIPTS, THE MEN WELL SUPPLIED WITHE FUND.~ . CAME COn CcnacxO2:D:NTe'.) - ~EDnneanson, Wednesday Night. Judging from the reports whici have beau received from the west, EdInburgh nowe seems to be the stronghold of the railway strikers. The concision of affairs in Edin.. burgh to-dlay was niot s-s sotidfactery as the railway officials anticipated. ...

... . BEIND -THE SCENES IN PARLIAMENT. SOME HORRIBLE REVELATIONS.: BY MR. L. J. JENNINGS, M.P. ONE Of the most.readable articles in the January Reviews is that in the Contemporarj, wherein Mr. Jennings gives us a peep behind the scenes in'Parliament. W. e subjoin some of his horrible revelations, as well as a few of his more appreciative remarks:- THE WICKED LAWYERS. There is a large class which ...

... TEIE IRISH PARTY SPLIT. THE BOULOGNE CONFERENCE. [Preess Assciio Special Telgrm. Bovosss, December 51 (Alternoon).-When the last o message was despatched yesterday evening trans- amitting to London the communication; regarding the P meeting between Mr. Parnell and Mr. OTrien, the impression here was that the conference had failed to a bring about a reconciliation between the two Irish e ...

... o riGSS 1'0 CO~tRESPJONDENIIS.-dZiit leters intnded .fs J t -weet i63 tL ateeomeiwt y t name cr4 ?? of tine tlit ?? ,saZersssnrtSy or ?? totfor the infornation: gfi~nr- ?? ats rs &S tO q'testnns iare not gimn in the, e-re'f -day rtirez, Ue qeedstisire so wp ette tbewersfosei -ftc -r, 155t'Q tni~ to 50012? teA informat~ion AS >r Wie, T G . T.T-We do not kcoow the dazta g; r -Nelson's Monument ...