... LONDON'S LATEST T REMAN. At a special meeting of the Court of Common council, at the Guildhall, on Thursday, the Lord Mayor presiding, JZIr. John. Henniker 'Keaton, M.P. for *Canterbury, was presented with the :freedqm.of~the> Ciryi in recognition of Ihis public services ?? postal *reforms.-The City Chamberlain (Sir .Richmond.Cotton) in presenting the freo- dom to Mr. Ifeaton, the dotuments ...

... | I - - - - . HOUSE OF LORDS.-MoNDAT. GORDON MEMOBIAL COLlE G. :ihe LoILD CRANCELIOR, in modnig the second reading of the Gordon Memorial Col- lege it Kbartoum bill, expbliiwd tbit in the event of this being treated, as a public trust the trustees would require to. be indemnified against any supposed breaches of trust by investing-in Egyptian senrities, and this the bill proposed to ?? bill ...

... 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 ...

... | 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 ...

... WON BY ENGLAND. The chief event for decision at Biley sres~erday was the competition for the Elcho Shield, which was given by the present Lord Wemyss,when Lord Eleho, wo fear back as 1862. The competition is i open to teams of eight from England, Scotland, Ireland, and Walesrespectively. i The number of shots is 15 at 800, 900, and 1,000 yards. The winning, teamn receives the shield, which for ...

... BEES A1ND BEEKEEPING. THE HONEY FLOW, In beekeeping, more perhaps than any other occupation, procrastination is the thief of time; it follows, in consequence of the short duration of honey flows, that everything should be ready a day or two before it is wanted rather than one day behind. One day late means, in a good honey dow and in a good district, the loss of perhaps as much as 101b. of ...

... I QUEEN AND THE GUARDS I PRESENTATION OF NEW COLOURS AT WINDSOR. Accompanied by the Ducheos of Con- naulht and Princess Christlan, the Queen drove to the Home Park at Windsor and presented the Scots Guarde with their State colours. The general public were uot admitted, but there ?? ha.e been nearly 1,000 favoured specta- tors on the East Terrace and in the vicinity. Amongst thoee who were ...

... I9'ar r5nxics. iLOUIS PItL'S PRIVATE [DIARY. B Y ROGER P 0C0C. | Once I lay bolpless and desperately Injured at the T5ry vortex of a ravage war. All rounid for hundr-eds-of niles farms bad tesn bur1nt. *utpt;oi ' 3 't bCel; rsa'cked. pricsus acd evel si'hi-drio ma-r detd women o atrsehrd I e io;- ilany of my core;ead- l 'adftll in action, ot'hers lay in c iu ti6 ?? groa.u.ing deoieratsy t, ...

... XE INFLUENCE OF THE CUrIST-CH ARACTER. Bvy the REV, E. BETHELL JONr S, A.A., B.D., o.afo7- Can'on of Chester. Ye are theo salt of the earth; but if the salt ba thI lsat savour, wherewith shall it are baveos isan te eattae8,vhn ?? tbeacrt good for nothing, but to bcatot an d to be trodden under fot of ins- the hareothe light of the world. A ta *.hBeatite' dha , tooiawn hitobt kin fsat, on tae h ...

... BEAT AND SUNS1EOKE. I The intense heat of the past week has gaimed many victims. Jacob lielden. stoiii, 48, a furrier, of Peabody's-build- lugs, St. Luke's, died in St. Bartholo- mew'a hospital on Tuesday. Jane Steer, 42, the wife of an engineer at Woodside, suecumbad at Croydon the same day. Two sudden deaths attributed to the treat heat occurred in South Essex on Wednsday. The dead body of ...

... l - Is.-NsYAAL I Thre keen political excitement Thin resk O it becoming known that a fhinew days anO President Kinfer sent a letterto the Read tendering the resigna- tion of the I'residency of the Traneveal Ilon ow ngto the opposition ho en- Republter in dealing with the Dynamite monop)oly. As he had absented himself the sittings General Joubert and otherswai~ted onhim, and at their isnti- ...