... OLD FATHER THAMES, at whom so many reproaches are tnrown, a hose sins and offences have been recorded in a hundred blue books, and denounced in a hundred parliaments, has a right to some share of credit as well as a great deal of abuse. Although he occasionally gobbles up the farmers' hay- crops, and washes away some of their flocks, he still more often fertilises with Nile-like libations ...

... ?? , - Z !~ ?? ~~- o - TrlE COMING; GENERAI. ELECi I ION.- Tlle excitement of the country is daily and hourly inicreasing, and the torrent of political ramtory still flovs with unabated viulence and bitterness. Among the -anifetoes issued since wve last wrote ale that of the National Ieform Union, which states that Lord IBeaconsfield's Administration lms ea nted an unenviable notoriety by ...

... & - q ~'THE ORC ~d I) ?? ALL thle Icn meui 01 tie Jivoa, I ail.i ?? c Windsor to observe the anniversary of the Prince Consort', cail, The Princess of Wales and her three daughters arrived on a visit the Queen at the end of last week, and on Saturday morning acc/ a) panied Her Majesty to the Riding School to inspect Mr. J. J C.i. man's bullock, which took so many prizes at the late Cattle Show ...

... 0TH FO, . 4 o Tiei Queen continues to receive visitors at Windsor, Tle Duke and Duchess of Connaught and the Duke and Duchess of Teck last week spent a few days with Her Majesty, Earl andl Countess Granville, Earl and Countess Sydney, Sir 13artle andl Lady Frere dined and slept at the Castle, and the Princess Louisc paid the Queen a short visit, leaving for London on Saturday morning. In the ...

... fIEI N TUE disastrous news from EGYPT has formed the chief political theme abroad as well as at home. The details of Hicks Pashas defeat are given elsewhere, but we may mention here that the news created great alarm at Cairo. Cabinet Councils were at once held, Sir Evelyn Baring lost no time in advising the British Govern- men to cancel the order to withdraw the troops, and measures were taken ...

... ?? ?? Rov&I THE CoUR. I / Tims QuEEN has returned to Windsor for the spring season. Before leaving the Isle of 'Night Her Majesty received Captain Shaw, who minutely inspected the ditterent appliances for the prevention of fire-spreading at Osborne. On Saturday evening Lieutenant-Colonel Guinness, Seaforch Ilighlanders, dined with then Queen, and after dinner Capti n Brook Hunt and Lieutenant ...

... ON March 1, the annual foregathering of the clan of Welsh residents in London and vicinity to do horour to St. David's Day by wearing the leek takes place; and at the-anniversary dinners it is a mighty curious sight, as Pepys would say, to view each gentle- man decorated as to his buttonhole with the similitude of a leek, fashioned pearl-like, with green ribbons for leaves and a bunch -of ...

... 9 TiE ROYAL INSTIIUTE OF PAMEIrpS INr WVA-rr.CoLOURS was open to muembrers Of the Sunday Society lst sunlday. There were 248 visitors in two hours. TIlE AMEER OF AFGIIANISTAN is not a dees rals!c p.tient, if We are to trust a story in an Indian journal. Lately hie swas verv ill with a boil at the back of his neck, and his doctor ptescriled sorei lot ion to lring the boil to a head. Naturally ...

... y cT1IE COURT TilE Queen visited Cowes on Saturday to receive the Jubilce greetings of the town and neighbourhood. Accompanied by the Duke and Duchess of Connaught and the two Princesses of llesse Her Majesty drove first to the Square, where an address and bouquets were presented and Jubilee anthems sourg. and next to the Castle to receive an address from the Royal Yacht Squadron, headed by ...

... 1111111 III I I ?? Jill Jill RLIAMEN I. SIR G. TR t.VEIYAN's return for the Bridgeton IDivision ?? is 'v isthe Palaliamiieiitaryevent ofthe week. The aniomlaluis cold(litnll ott'tc front Opposition bench is curiously aggravated by his entrantc. It has by no means been a band of brothers that has lately he!(l Llit seat, and it cannot have been without touch inward eluban Is m.ijt that even such ...

... DRAWN BY WILLIAM SMALL Charlie made a clean breast of his troubles to his host By HAWLEY SMART, AUTHOR OF 'BREEZIE LANGTON. POST TO FINISH, BAD TO BEAT, &C. IX. A LITTLE GAME AT BILLTARDS 1:qtui .thillg, but it is ne^-ertheless most generally the -: t:l.1 NU- genitlenn gets into difficulties he is apt to -: iitl~llcL md take advice, ii all probability from the ' t hC S0h1tl1d select To ...

... r. 61 ?Al PRESENTATION TO MR. ARTHUR CHAPPELL IN our last issue, under the head of Music, we gave a full account of the Thousandth Popular Concert which took place at St. James's Hall on the evening of April 4th. We therefore need merely say here, as regarding the entertainment, that it took almost the form of a family celebration, and the note of enthusiastic approval struck when Messrs. ...