... I Armenian Atrocities. I RUN ON CONSTANTINOPLE BANKS, I Financial Crisis in Paris. I PARIS, Monday Morning.—The Gaulois this morning, speaking of the financial crisis,says The Minister of Finance has consulted M. Magran, Governor of the Bank of Finance, as to the best means for preventing the crisis culminating in an actual panic. M. Magran informed the Minister that the Bank of Finance had ...

... The Gale. Steamer Blewn Ashore. I During a strong south-westerly gale last eight the steamer Poplar was driven ashore at Sunder- land. The vessel at the time was coming from the Tyne to the Wear to load, and while en deavouring to enter the barbcur was blown out of her conrse and stranded behind the pier. All the crew were rescued by the rocket apparabus. A good deal of damage has been done to ...

... Newmarket 1 raining ivotes. [FROM OUR NEWMARKET C0RIU;#P ...

... MERTHYR FINANCES. To-day, at a meeting of the Merthyr Board of Guardians—Mr D. P. Davies, J.P., presiding- Ald. David Davies examined the bank book and declared they had £ 4,000 to the good. He thought they could congratulate themselves upon this state of affairs.—The Chairman: Wait a moment. Mr Davies the County Council will take it all in a week or twc,Alderrran Davies j We have it at ...

... Messrs Cooper and Williams, provision mer- chants, the Hayes, will distribute 200 gallons of soup with bread on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week between 12 and 2 o'clock to the deserving poor of Cardiff. Persons desirous of availing themselves of this gifb should bring their juvs and basins. ...

... FIREMAN'S ESCAPADE AT NEWPORT. William Lyons is a fireman, and one of the crew of the s.s. Howick, which is lying at the Alexandra Dock, Newport. Lyons was ashore yesterday and imbibed freely in the evening he called in at 'the Hope and Anchor public- house, Cross-street, for just one more drink. The landlord concluded, however, that the sea- man had already taken too much and politely refused ...

... TO-DA Y'S COU RSI NG. Sleaford Meeung. A lovely day for the opening day's sport, and a go dly crowd met at the station gates to witness the sport, the first few trials shoniug that the hares were likely to fully tet the merits of the competing greyhounds. In the Bristol Stakes, wilh which the pioceedinjjs beg in, Hawfccombe Head, no stranger to the ground, appeared to go fast am: with plenty ...

... BILLIARDS. J. ROBERTS v. W. J. PEALL. On Tuesday, at the Egyptian Hall, London, these professionals resumed their spot-barred game of 24 000 from overnight scores of :-PP:\1! (receives 9.000), 18,963 Roberts, 15.700. The j scores at uight stood;—Peall, 20,250 Roberts, 17,551. ...

... KISSED IN A TUNNEL. Accident or Design P An extraordinary suit has been instituted il Alabama. A young widow was passenger In train from Louisville to Nashville, and oconpiea a seat near those of a newly-married couple. Tht bridegroom having left his wife's side for a moment, returned while the train was passing through a tunnel, and in the darkness kissed the widow in mistake for his wife. ...

... l'be attention of miners is directed to the present atmospheric condition over thA)Britisti coalfields. With the advance of an anticyclone of moderate intensity from the Atlantic, pressure has been increasing steadily during tne past two or three days, and the barometer is now higher ihan it has been for more than four weeks. The air also is very dry, and both circumstances necessitate greater ...

... FOOTBALL. I THE SCOTTISH MATCH I Opinion from Over the Border. In the course of an ably-written critique of last Saturday's International contest the Edinburgh Evening News says :-Had Gout's ?udtrment been followed he would probably have taken the Welshmen home with him Without a bait bQing kicked. As It was, the compromise seamMWn come very reluctantly from him, anddu?tn? game be appeared to ...

... ABERDEEN UNIVERSITY I APPOINTMENT. The^Qaeenbus been graciously pleased,~on the recommendation of the Secretary for Scotland, to approve of the appointment of the Rev. James Gilroy, M.A., B.D., to the Chair of Hebrew and Oriental. Languages, in the University of Aber. deen. ...