... FRANCE AND CHIAMe THE OPERATIONS IN TONQUIN. PROBABLE FRESH CHINESE u PROPOSALS. RUMOURED EVACUATION Of P BAC NINH. C [XEW lOBIE HrmArW YElEGa&mr P ri HONG KONG, SATURDAY, I I have just received fico Haliphoog further particulars tl of the capture of Sontay, The total Frencb loss was 1 320, of which 75 were killed, The eneamy' loss Ia not tl reliably known. My correspondent says there Is ...

... SAW C - Tnn EIHmnH or MR; Bisnp-Mr, M. Fenwiok. Biset, late MAP. for Welat Somerset, continued to gm. grove in health. He baa beea visited during his illness yF many friends, Including his Parliamentary colleague, Mr. Stanley, Mr. Elton, and others, and he appears now cheerful aind able to bear conveostlon, PuxftsnaNT.-The Blahop has, It IH understood, pro- sented the Rev. C. J. Parker, ...

... THE VIENNA TRAGEDIES, a The namc of the man (who is in custody In Vienna) on a whom strong suspicion rests of having murdered no less i than four women, whom in turn he allured by promises of marriage, and then killed, is Hugo Schenk. The first of the cases dates back. to August, 18785 and the last is supposed to have occurred in August last, Tha earliest victim was Thereon Retterl, 37 years ...

... AS- ., ?? e .0. ,- '0 , ?? X : ,. ' t * - 1 * ?? , I N as of LU Edik . , l~e~s . l fX cso. We msof unseafth wveerm wk* 6MmurdeoiGkU, ' DIa BA2NKUPTCY ACT, 1883. B n Liths Edam of the MXreusg and Pod., cf Sme-By a report of an application to the jadge of the I loeal court yesterday some misapprehension appears to .exist as to the effect of seetion 122, which appears to arise y from Bn imperfect ...

... BRISTOL CATBEEDRAJ ro1 CGnon In Resddence-Archdeancon.orioIu. ?? .: AIURDAY 1 Jan. 12. un FoegNreaia F .. _2. l o Father, Son.-Bachi. cd Evening-Nane3 I . .I . - .We will rajoce.-Sroft. SJUNDAY JTn. 18 (lab after oIphanj)' ie ?? ain (S 5- K,.; Rogers In Hymn378. qy wo:e:n3ns arxe in 3' - . , In that day.-Elvey. in Hymn 64. be MONDAY, Jun. 14. ad KorzluIg-Weoley (oheat .. . give thanks.-Tacker. ...

... owl X14ag gab-1q. The Golden Mognet. By George Usuville Fanm. (London: Bla oak e and gon.) Mr. FeinciIs a pactised story, toiet. and inthbs vaolumi he has woven a must tbrilling narrative. It Is Bs tale of the land of the Inou, mud concerns the finding of a burled treasure left by the old Peruvians. -The hefo has% the moat narrow escapes, but comneD, of Bo S.e, luccuse. fully tbrcngb all his ...

... Tho following are the general statistics of Wdsleyan Methodiem for the present time, as given in tho MVeslkyac Calendar for 1884:-In Great Britain-Church membera, 407,085; on trial, 34,399; ordained ministers in fall work, 1545; on probation, 91; supernumeraries, 284. In Ireland and Irieh Mieslons-Churob members, 24,384; on trial, 668 ; ministers, 181 ; on trial, 16; suparnu. mnerarlea, 42, In ...

... THE CLAYTON BULW.ER TREATY. NEW YonRE, THURBSDAY. Further correspondence on the Clayton Bulwer Treaty Les been printed. It embraces a despatch from Lord Granville to i1lr. West, dated December 30, 1882, and another from Mr. Frelinghuysen to Mr. Lowell, of May 5, 18S3. In his despatch Earl Granville says that Greot Britain has done nothing in relation to Honduras orother. wise invalidating the ...

... [JEom OUK LoNDoN x 0 C rEONDIMT.] HOUSE Or CoOMUON$, WEDNESDAY EVENING, Business began more hirmoniouslfto-day than on any recent occasion. The Premier was In his placobaforethe speaker found enough members present to constitute a Mouse. Mr. Gladetone had dome down prepated to make concession in the intereits of the IrIsh minority,, and hall an hour's debating saw the seoond rule of pro. ...

... 01IiVLADJ .tIAIlVYAL. th In their falf-yearly report the directors state that the ml tiffic carried upon the railway for the half-year ending we 31st December, 1882, as compared with the corresponding half.year of 1881, shows an increase from coaching of wi £28,403, from merchandise £17,496, from cattle £11,639, I from minerals £40,345-total increase 297,883, The gross h receipts from traffic ...

... - i Am. BA.TH. A COUNTY COURT,-At this court yesFterday, before Mr, to C, F. D. Caillard, the case of Hoithalin v. Webb was 'de a heard P'laintiff is a surveyor and the dofeodaiat a solicitor. it wos an action to aeoover sevell guineais for I valuation of property, and there was a set off of £12 be claimed in respect of certain bills of costs, and platintiff's th charges were disputed as ...

... I ILIBERAL DINbER AT MANGIDTSFIELD.: .. . . . . . . . Laet night te snembers-of the Maingotsfield Liberil Aosociatloii hela theile annual dinner at the Crovn~ inn, Margotafleld, under the genial presidency of Mr. T. 3D, A Sibly, Thcem were alsn present Mr. E. Stafford Howaril, MY.,, Major Castle, and Messrs. Handel Coashami, J. Henshlaw, J. Wiltshire (hon, secretary), Pearson (assist. Bat ...