... THE COURT. BALMORAL, SATURDAY-The Queen went ou this morning, attended by Miss Majendie, and in the afternoon drove, accompanied by the Princess of Leiningen. The Dowager Countess of Ereoll was in attendance. SUNDAY.-The Queen, accompanied by Princess Christian, went out this morning, and in the after- noon drove, accompanied by the Princess of Lein. ingen, and attended by the Honourable Mrs. ...

... THE SITUATION AT THE FRONT. ! FERRET, MOxDAY.-Seventy-tliree miles of rail- e way have now been completed, and hopes are | entertained that the line will be brought within seven miles of Akasheni by the 20th inst. There fare supplies in camp sufficient to last the force for Y over a month, and the Suardeh garrison is pro- 1 vided for until the end of July. The rapid ad- - vance of the Egyptian ...

... THE LOSS OF THE DRUJMMOND CASTLE. LONDON, TosnDAv.-The following is a copy of a, letter sent by the Archbishop of Canterbury to M. Le Cure Labbe, Le Jeune, Molene:-Lambeth Palace, S.E., June 23rd. Delir . Le COure-Allow me to offer you the most earnest and respectful thanks of English Church people and others for the must tender solicitude with which you and your parishioners have rendered ...

... 'IsT PE'RIAL PARLIAMENT. I BzY PRIVATE AND ORDINARY WIBIEA. HOUSE OF COMM1I1ONSS YESTERDAY. The Speaker took the ch-ir at three o'clock. FLEETS OF THIE GREAT POWERS. On the motion of Sir CGAS. DILKE, a return was ordered showing the fleets of Great Britain, France, Russia.. Germany. Italy, and the United States of America, d-isinrguishing battleships, crui- scre, coast defencev vessels, ...

... THE CARRICKFERGCS MODEL SCHOOL-. On the Z,'th inestalt a recitalI of elocntsonc Swedish drill, and ?? m-usic in connec- ,tion withu the girls' departm~ent of the Carrickiergus Miodcl Schiool was held in the large schloolroom pre. ,vious to the breakin~g up for the anidusnmlner vats- r ticam. Thie room was beautifully decorated witli 2 flowers and plants. Thea-ae was a v ery large atten-' es ...

... - -. . An apt quotation is an excellent thing, and in- troduced in the course of conversation often, has a I brilliant effect; but there is a, danger on impromptu occasions-when one has not had times to printe him- self up in the subject-of falling into grave errors, with the most fatal results. If there is one subject l more than another that I cannot bear to hear mis- quoted it is Scripture: ...

... I - UTEX'S TELEGOMaS. COLLISION ON THE ELBE. DRESDEN, THuRSDA.t-A steam tug collided to- day on the Elbe with a large boat carrying a number of visitors to the town. The boat Dwas upset, and all its occupants thrown into the water and swept away by the current. Seven persons were saved. The number of drowned is not known. FAILURE .OF A FRANCO-AFRICAN I COMPANY. EMPEROR MENRLIK A DEBTOR, Psnis, ...

... IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT, I BY PRIVATE MAD ORDIINARY WIRES. S- -i HOUSE OF COMMIONS, YESTERDAY. * T, Speaker took the chair at, ten minutes past twelve o clock. THE LIVERPOOL COURT OF PASSAGE BILL wan read a third time. TRE J'ENEFICES BILL raps fuarther considered as ainended by the standing. conmnnttee. and the debate was resumed upon Lord Cranborne's proposd arendrn'ei to substitute nine months ...

... OUR LONIJOIN LET TEIL? | Ntt OU PRIlVATE Wilt.! .B'ELFASt' Nsas-Lx'crsic ()rrCK, . 169. ELE.1r SmXET. E.C.. MIONDAY Nina1r. In the House of Lords to-night the bill legalising marriage wfith a deceased w-ife's sister passedl :|trirough committee, with very slight amendment.i 1 Lord H~alifa~x moved en amnendment dealing7 with:| thle ecclesiastica-l penalties w-hichl a clergysmanl would incur if ...

... THE ARM-Y. IFRO1,1 Our, p,1LtITABY CORRESPONDENrT, BpY OL7tPRIVzATE. W-ReE. LONDO\, FRIDA4. - To-morrow (Saturday) the militia drill season at the Curragh Camp will be brought to a close. The 3rd bat- 1 talion Iloyal Dublin Fnsiliers (the old Kil- dare Corps) will be dismissed at the camp, vwhile the 4th battalion of the regiment (the old Royal Dublin City Militia) and the 5th ba-t talion of ...

... COIN FERENCE OF MIIE UNIONIST PARTY., STATE OF PUBLIC BUSINESS DECISION OF THE GOVERNMIENT. SPTNCIAL.,T:,'(n~ LosDoNo, Mfo-xim;Y.-Tlie Press Associatiotn states thiat tile ,slient featutre of to-day'.- meeting of the t'inius'l, party wa.s thel intimation that the Govern- merot propose to carry forward by alijourniient until the idleof January any Government bills veiricih a-ic not plassed by ...

... REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. THE STRIKE AT ST. PETERSBURG. FORTY THOUSAND PERSONS IDLE. 5 ST. PETERSBURG, SATuPDAY.-The number of factory hands on strike here has reached a total of forty thousand, many being women. The move- ment is spreading chiefly amongst the cotton mills, but it has also affected a large English cloth I factory, the Puteloff metal works, and several t other manufactories. The ...