... four deaths in the province of Catania, five ln Palermo, and 47 ln Messina. THE DIFFICULTY WITH ABYSSINIA. Eome, Monday. Queen Victoria has replied to the letter of King John of Abyssinia regarding the settlement of the difficulty between Italy and Abyaalnla ...

... recounts with pride the fact that she has Uved flk. see the ?? of two British monarc_U-n-na__c!y, George 111. and Her Majesty Queen Victoria. ...

... ;» of James I. George I „ eld. son. George II , grandson. George HI eld. son. George IV „ brother. WiUiam IV „ niece. Queen Victoria, whom God preserve. ...

... to Queen Victoria. On one head of the barrel, which is elegant enough to furnish a Royal dining-room, is the following in- scription, graven on alarge plate of solid silver: —Warren Stagg's choice sugar-cured hams. Presented to Her Majesty Queen Victoria ...

... crystalise, or else the last straw that broke the back of hia resistance to Prussian overtures. In any case, what neither Queen Victoria nor the Danish Royal Consorts, nor the clinching arguments of the late Minister Windthorst could prevail upon the Duke ...

... and enclosing about 50 photographs. The central figure is Queen Victoria, who is sur- rounded by the photographs of the German Emperor and Empress, the Empress Frederick, the King and Queen of Roumania, the Duke and Duchess of Edin- burgh, and the Prince ...

... which was lent to the French despatch vessel Bouvet at Baraza. Yesterday Colonel Euan Smith pre- sented a letter from Queen Victoria to the Sultan, who thereupon ordered a Royal salute to be tired. Enquiries ou Wednesday morning at the offices of Donald ...

... moment by business of unusual importance. The Berlin correspondent of tbe Stan- dard hears tbat tbe contemplated detour of Queen Victoria to Aroleen on ber approaching visit to tbe Continent has been abandoned. ...

... improved on Thursday. He passed a fair night. Tbe Queen has been pleased to appoint the Earl ol Iddesleigb, G. 0.8., to be Lord-Lieutenant ol Devon- shire. Lord Woleeley, who represented Queen Victoria at the Emperor William's jubilee, was received on ...

... inexpensive, by British predilec- tion for their city as a winter residence, and above all by the visits of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. ...

... Numerous presents have already been sent to the Empress by mem- bers of her family, including a bath-chair, the gift of Queen Victoria. With the exception of the Crown Princess of Greece, all her children are with her. In honour of the event the bells of ...

... THE QUEEN'S CORONATION ROBES. The robes aotually worn by Qaeen Victoria are thus desoribed :— First on entering the Abbey she woro the orimeon robes of state ; these are afterwards changed to the imperial robes of dark blue velvet, in whioh the Queen is ...