... reception held at the American Embassy by the Hon. John Hav, the United States Ambassador, and Mrs Hay, on Monday last, Independence Day. Miss MARY MOORE was presented by Mr Henry Arthur Jones, on her birthdav last Sunday, with a handsome set of in%-ribed ...

... occasion, and an application, if thought desirable, might at some future period be made to Parliament on the subject. INDEPENDENCE DAY.-In honour of the 94th anni- versary of' the declaration of American independence, a reception was held on Monday evening ...