... and LAPWING, with splendid ff ?? *, ii-iftiation. LEAVE LONDON (irongate and > tf * ere, ki hurf) for BORDEAUX every THURSDAY— *»*« „t uo * : • * l 2 P-n>-— Ssioon, £S ; fore cabin. UP* yif '»v*» ,,le ' r ° c month): Saloon, *5 : fore cabin, » - j.et «» i ell arii •„ Icrti . Through tickeU are now issued to l*-^ nxtrits Psu. cannea, Ac. »•*» '^'nre h*** lc * ve ,Jonlefcur ev e l 7 Friday. ...

... THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA'S VISIT TO BERLIN. FfcoM Ol U OWN CORRESPONDENT. I'ARJS, AUGUST IS. ,j., c | tt-mh Press is disposed to treat lightly the ; ?? tl.e- Kuqieror of Austria to his Imperial .in in be-rim so far as its diplomatic significance „f, rued. Tli us the Journal dcs Debats writes : — ?? v ?? has quite naturally become current . r ui.t Kaliioky and his chief assistant had I , , ,-,1 ...

... Facte are stubborn things ; and in no pcrsait is the truth less palatable tlian io cjanectiea with raciDg. Gauged by the ?? standard as Liver- pool, the Shrewabury Autumn Meeting was almost as great a failure, so far as tfeo qaality and quau- tity of the nrjort wore conoeroed $ for, ?? of several proponed engageaaents failing to till, tha sggreg&te nuesber of atarbern iv thirty-tr/o racaa ...

... In continuing my review of the Winning Sires of ISSt, the reproduction of the following table — which appeared last week — revised and corrected, will greatly facilitate reference to the different Stud ce-l.britie- that remain to be discussed : — No. of No. of Value sihe. Fee for winners races of races ISSS. 18S4. lsS4. 18.4. Hermit 200gs. ?? 31 ?? 75 ?? Sidling lSOgs. ?? 14 ?? 26 ?? 20,157 ...

... 2 - 110 ?? ?? . from Southampton on •^r ...

... H__Mhlps GANNET and LAPWING, with >^__7iicconunodation, LEAVE LONDON (Iron- _\ *£££_*• Wharf ) ior BORDEAUX every THURS rAi~±*77 at noon; 18, at 3 p.m.; 26, at noou.— Saloon, t ; mfs* _• Return (available for one month) : Saloon, (_■*'■'• ?? No steward's fees. Through ticket* * £ i ir» ...

... HOUSE OF COMMONS.-Wednesday. o'cSi. SPEAKKB t ° ok thechair ** 10 -mute. past twelva „, „ PRIVATE BUSINESS. ?? , 9 adoxton ?? B «™ d Water BUI was eon- tor V„~ ?? for a third readiD & andthe Manches- ter, L,ujy, Rochdale, and Oldham Steam Tramways Bill was read a second time. a. n « T^ ESS POOR ™ THE METROPOLIS. Mr. PICKERSGILL asked the President of the Local Board whether his attention had ...

... THE BULGARIAN QUESTION. j ♦ [IUGI'TERS TELEGRAMS.] SOFIA, Oct. 3. An official despatch has been received here from Bellova stating that four pf the brigands who recently attacked the mail coatfh near Vacarel are ?? in the mountains of Bellova. The gendarmerie, ai.ii-d by the militia stationed in the surrounding %ill*gea, are scouring the district. An official denial is given to the reports, ...

... One can hardly repress the conviction, after reading the memoir of this great novelist and play- wright, that the fact of ita having been written by relatives is much to be regretted. In striving to vindicate the character and abilities of a man »bo Uttle needed such championship, the authors protest too much — indeed, a great deal too much. Doubtless the inclination to treat in a somewhat ...

... / — • THE EEPo^-ED CONFLICT NEAR MERUCHAK. fIUECTKR'S TKLEORAM.I ST. PETERSBURG, August 3. -Nothing whatever is known in official circles he:« w't* l i c ' Ba n* to any con ffi«t or collision having taken place between the Russians and Afchans on tlie Afghan border ; and tho report of some gU nposcd lighting near Meruchak, mentioned by a London morning paper, is declared in well-informed ...

... Wednesday Evening, Weakness has again been the pervading feature of the Stock Exchange, business continuing limited on the absence of orders from the public, whilst quotations have been adversely affected by the news from Afghanistan and the dull weather here, ln the English Funds, Consols, Reduced and New 3 per Cents, receded 1 per cent. India 3 per Cent. Stock gave way | per cent. Several ...

... Tie new play, in which Mrs. James Brown Potter has cl. ct..d to make her third appeal to the favour of London pla> po. rs. proves to be founded upon a very old story The „ tic Ic .- :■! dof bes de Castro has been a favourite theme for lit- Tary treatment ever since it called forth the famous Ptanzas in the Lusiads of Camoens. A tragedy by UuuAus, a novel by Madame de Genlis, an opera by ...