... H PENSIONS. WHAT Is DONE ABROAD. departmeut of the Board Mh a o nrdOay.7 issued a6 paper of Trad'.h0t is done by Continental *howin. th 'way of providing forthe1 ;ation5 13, Eleven countries are de- pior. t a general system of wit inth vsthre s goerold age, and Inz Gernano suranosb aemiest dagan coml~uirY Offver 4Q0;,000 ?? drew ?? 1g97 1mo ntrng to 2.750,5311.. llnt 1079,823l. wa~s provided ...

... R BEDRORD COLLEiGE I JUBILEE. THE ASCENT OF WOMAN. On the 22nd, 27rd, and 24th of tho present month. Bedford college, London, wil celebrate its 50tb anniversary. Jnbibees are always interesting, but ?? one is especially so, in view oi the fact that the establishment Ot the college 50 years ago marked the dawn of a new ed cational era. from which may be dated the aseent of woman. The fomirefrs ...

... Mago of the Ealrefto JULY. 2. SsnDnAv.-President Garfield shot, 1881.- Fifth Sunday after Trinity. Morning Lessons: 1 Sanmuel x,., to verse 24; Acts X., to verse 24. Evening Lessons: 1 Samuel Xvi., ?? Xvii.; 1 Johsnv. -Sun rises 49min. past .3, sets 19min. pest 8. 3. ?? ?? Albert Memorial opened, 1872. 4. TuSscTr.-Semnal Riicbardsondied, 1761. 5. WxDESDsAY.-.ItIte of WagLraM, 1809. 6. TsuoSnAY ...

... I INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF I i WOMEN. Six separate meetings were held, yea- terlay, under the auspices of the Inter- national Congress of Women, that on (rganisation as a Factor in Social deve- lopment with Lady Aberdeen in the chair. An address by Mrs. Wright Sewell attracted a large audience. The co-education of boys and girls in ecbools, even to the university age, was advocated in the ...

... IPFOll IGN TELEGSRAMS. UIGHTISLG ON TEE CONGO. D-'FEAT OF FRL`EE STATE TROOPS. But son: s, Satnu ?? to natO7 rerei ad by the Governmenit of the i azeo I 'oe ttte,a coliman of 200 soldiers, nldec the | ?? Lieutonant Stevens, wvetd attaeied Uon NIv. 4 last by ilsurgent Iraselelais, aadl storcd a reverse. The IiisUrgen's Rftcrwards mnrched upon ?? er l ri, the garrison o' which Lad b~:t :educ,,d. ...

... I New YEARk o orS. ] PEERAGE FOR SIR HRERY HA1AW`INS. The list of ?? Year honours was published on Monday. and opened with the conferring of a visconmty upon Lord Cromer, while Doragee :ro conferred upon Sir Philip Carrie. Sir 3ocepl Eu- sellBailey, Sir Henry Hawkins, and Mr. Robert Thornhangli Gordon. Fonr new Tnembers have been added to the Privy council-namolv, Sir William Walond, M.P., Sir ...

... | I The Leieaster board of guardians ap- I peared in the Q~ueen's Bench before Jus- Itices Darling and Phillimore on bfriday to show causea why a mnandamus ehould, not issue calling on them to appoint a *vac- eination officer to fill a vacancy in the office vwhich oocurred Jast December through rssignation. The plea the gua'r. dian3 set up f'or non-appointment of a vaccination officer vwas ...

... FOREIGN TELEGRAMSi. THE DEYFUBS CASE. FORECAST OF THE DECISION. PARIs, Saturday.-The ?? and Ocnslois understand that the closing of the Court of Cassation's inquiry into the Drevfusoaseisiinuiinent. The court, they ?? will probably report that acts of treason did actually occur, but that suf- ficient proof does n2ot exist of the guilt of Dreyfue. The sentence passed olfhim will, therefore, be ...

... The ordinary fortuightly meeting of the Metropolitan Asylums board was held Yesterday, at the County hall, spr inzgardens, Sir Edwin Galsworthy in the chair. A letter tvas read from Xr. W. J. Jones, stating that he is desiroas of erecting a theatre on certain land avi jointug the North- Western hospital in the Holloway-road, and that the Lonoion County council have ap- L proved the scheme ...

... :, the Untited Siales, America, i opyl Thfl ht ioker. A ziqhts reserved.] I C.9 , - -- - J-? puta- C, ]3 BR. STOKER. in ifriend Stanhope came on- Celate in lifnto t huge fortune 0iljil ~~la'ei round -world for a ab his wife before setting ,,3 ho lad been iriends in college ows - Iad cnetl little of hfin during lirs bt' ,4efioal life. N'owv, how- 3 1y In t ;g'yeei' ehaneo threw ?? i'0 1re'l ...

... TRAT TAXES SURETY OF ALL THE WORLD. First Part Henry IV., act v., sc. 4. A chapter of the family history of the DeVonshires might be written in connec- tion ?? hall, Suffolk, which, with some nine hundred odd acres of land, will be offered for male at the Mart in Tokenhouse- yard to-morrow. The mansion, which is a fine and well-pre- merved specimen of early English archi- tecture. was ...

... lIORE BRITISH VICTORIES. dUSSARS CAPTURED. BRITIlSH PORCES FALL BACK ON LADYSMITH. Following on the memnorable victory at Pundee furteur important succeseos fer j e British ar s are chronicled thie week. bile General Yule's column by perilous iigbt marches was falling back en Lady- imith, Sir George White marched out and pugaged the enemy at Elandslaagte and gietfentein. In hoth actions the ...