... A SKATING RINK on a large scale is being organised in Dublin. THE HERMANN MONUMENT, lately unveiled at Detmold, has cost 270,000 marks (13,500L.). A FINE ART EXHIBITION is to be opened at Poonah this month. It will consist of paintings, drawings, and etchings. A STORY SIGNED BY CHARLES DICKENS, The History of Simon Heavysides, is being published as aftuielleon in the Paris 7Tcwps. YET ...

... got amirt AT WINDSOR THE Queen is still busy with the reception of visitors, giving dinner-parties and concerts to entertain her guests. The King of Roumania's stay lasted three days, Prince Ferdinand ...

... C% Sa lt' II s 1t Cr i itg axt fl 9tl AY) 0 it SucH a scene as was witnessed some days since at Montagu House, Whitehall, the town residence of the Duke of Buccleuch, was not only almost unique in character, but was a very touching and im- pressive family gathering On this occasion, namely, the eighty- second birthday of the Dowager Duchess of Abercorn, some one was happily inspired to ...

... - THE FALLEN BRIDGE AND TRAIN ON THE MIDLAND LINE NEAR HEREFORD A FTER A RAIL WAY ACCIDENT OUR engraving, which is from a photograph by W. H. Bustin, of Hereford, represents t ...

... Ir vhWC ?? .. l ?? oF ?? THE AUTUMN SESSION.-The House of Commons will soon be at work again, and there are signs that the special task for which it is to reassemble will not be very speedily accompli ...

... e4 A' EEI? EGYiT.-The news from Egypt is not very reassuring. The Turkish Commissioncrs have been received with all due politeness by the lscdivc and his Ministers, and, while congratulating the Eg ...

... - ?? EAST ANGLIA - THERE seems. no reason to suppose that this region has done badly. out of barley, whatever may have been the fact with reference to wheat and oats. That, of course, is -just where t ...

... !, i' Petrobey and Nicholas make their escape after Constantine has cut the girths of the Turks' horses A\\ ' I I Pr, i i .Ill?? . -NF? I B.-- d STORY OF THE GREEK WAR OF iNDEPENDENCE By ...

... Vtact iaitX da1 ?? BY LADY VIOLET GREVILLE THAT the luxury of living is greatly increased no one can dispete, and while ordinary people strive to equal their superiors in birth and position, the lat ...

... ?? I M . !, ?? I ?? ?? V- 14.1? THE POSITION OF RUSSIA.-There can be little doubt that the Russian Government has made up its mind to assent to all the main demands of England. Had it intended to re ...

... WEDNESDAY, s7ine 15 THE Cabinet has taken great pains to contradict the re- ports of an intended dissolution of the Chamber, as M. Ollivier knows full well that such a rumour would cause ...

... SIR .7011N SIMl F ON0 SIR JOHN SfIMEON, M.P. for the Isle oi Wight, died in Switzerland on the 22nd May last at the age of 55. He was a native of the Isle of Wight, and was the son of Sir R. G. Simeon ...