... IMPERIRAL PARLILAMENT -I HOU-SE OF LORD S TH31URSDAY, February 23. The Lord-hancaellor took his seat on the a O W7 oolees at a quarter-past four o'clock. a ,SSAC-E FROMj 'flE Q7EEN. j Thb Earl of Roperoun (the Lord-Chamberlain), j wearing the Windscr uniform, and carrying the I! white wand of his office, read the following! nrncasage 'rom the Queen: - It is -with the greatest satisfaction I ...

... SCOTTISH MINERS' WAGES AGITATION. CONFERENCE TO BE HELD TO-DAY. -Mr Robert Brown. the ScotLish 'MNiners' secre- tarv. has received a letter from the Mifid and East lothian Associated Coalo-wners in an swer to tile demand made in the Lothians as elsewhere lately. The letter declines the advance. Mr Brown has issued notices for a conference of the Scottish Mliners' Federation to take place in ...

... THE QUEEN IN THE ME OF WIGHT. I -rnoll THE COVRT aru u.a| Oshorne, Tuesday. | The Queen ?? Royal Highness Princess Henry of Battenberg drove out yesterday alter- noon. attended by the Duchess of Roxburghe. The Earl of Hopetoun (Lord Chamberlain) had the honour of dining with Her Majesty and the Royal Family last evening. The Queen went out this morning, accompanied by Her Royal Highness ...

... |LORD CURZON ON BflITISH| I CAPITAL IN INDI. ay a, ItarTxa S'atrx2oteait.3 .. Calcutta. January 31. b In theo course of his reply to th e address pre- sented bv the Calcutta Trades' Association, Lord I Curzon said:- t | ;I am^ certainly of opinion that Enclish ?? aholld be attraeted to India. The Government I should do what lies in its power to encourage I such a movement. The opposits theory ...

... THE NEW TURKISH DIIFFICULTIES. TROUBLES WITH ALBANIA-S AND MACEDONIANS. THE ATTITUDE OF RUSSIA, I C, S p1 C~ Reuter's Constantinople correspondent, writing under the date of the 27th imst., 6ays:-Althougls no immediate trouble in M-acedonia is aiticilitt-d owing to -the severe winter prevailing, spe-n1ia- tion is rife as to the developments the sprinig will bring in its train. Tlhe question is ...

... CJ'OTTI$¶ LLBEAL J'.SOCTT TIh I The annual meeting of the Generzl Council e' of the Scottish liberal As oriltion was helid in the Royal Hotel, Princes Strcet, Edin- tt burgh, ?? Thos. Glen Coats, Part., r' in the chair. There was a large attendance. 1 Among others oresent ?? Rt. Mstinon Fer- tl guson, 3r.P; Mr C. MI. Douiglas. M.P. Set t Robert Pullar, and 'Mr A. D. Wood (secretar. ' The ...

... WINTrChu TP1LIDAY AT BE'- NEVIS OBSERVATORY. .First thoughts would doubtless lead mnost people to consider no place more silgularly urinvit:g 3'for a holiday at this season of the year than the I gale-swept, snow-packed summit of Ben Nenis. But, then, most people do not know he v k-irdulv how merry, how unrestrainedly unconventional and natural is the astmosphere one breathes the moment he ...

... I AGRICULTURE I it ?? 2gTUE RIMSOF C AMWAY'Y IENUPRAREMr2TAPr An eaftraordianary general fliotdng of the shareholders of thie Rhino Of Galinen-y Cattle Innsurance Company (Limmited) was helddat Quceer o Hall, Si~rwarr, yesterday af~ternoon to era- eidler the pro-priety of winding uip ohe comneray. M~r :ohn A.Lcy, ?? Cha~loch, chaicrzan, 'rse-icesad there wa-,s a large attecar -AIr Thomas Todd ...

... S - ?? fARRIVAL OF' OIGRE T'POOPS.I PREPARATIDNS FOR AM ADVANCE. (wecEcBais races A S5CECIA COP-RF.5rONDExv.i New York, February 25. T'he arrival of nearly 2000 troops, under General; WIseatol, at Manila yesterday has placed GeneraIj Otis in a position to beg.in fresh operations against the insurgents from Caloocan on the north andl San Pedro Mlakate on the south-east. A forwardj movement is ...

... i DISARMAMENT CONFE REYKCE. I I THE REPHESENTATIVE OF NORWAY AND I SWEDEN. (aZanTEe'S ITLxaREAIL= Christiania, February 25. Count Douglas Common, Minister of Foreign; Affairs for Sweden and NorWay, has requested I ¶M. Gram, ?? Minister of Justice, to' represent Sweden and Norway at the forthcom- ing disarmament conference. M1. Gram, however, ihas declined the appointment. According to the ! I ...

... hURISH LANDOWlYNERS. I WLfAL GlOMERNMEiNT ACT. 1Ilie annuaI meeting of the Irish Landowners' Convention. was held yesterday in Dublint under the presidency of His Grace the Duke of Abet- corn. There was a large attendance of delegates. Tetters of apology were read from a number of lsandolvners who found it inconvenient to attend. The President, addressing the Convention, ob- served that, as ...

... OUR LONDON CORRESPONBEN0. 65 FLEZT STREET, Wednesday Night. HS-CUSE OF COMMIONS. The House of Commons has ?? to-day, not -from China to Peru, but from, China to Ritualism. After three new Writs bad been issued for the filling of the three vacant seats in Birningcham, Rotherham, and Lanark- shire, and there bald been a little, talk: over that everlasting grievance of the private member, the ...