Lleorimrated by Act of Parliament. a We do not hesitate to declare our conviction, that the Mutual system is the only one which the public at large are concerned to support Chambers' Journal. If the Preanimns were really too low, capital would be an injury, and not a benefit; fo

Intelligence received from Cape Town states that certain erai. grant Boors beyond the Orange River, under the command of Pretorins, are again in a state of insurrection. The president magistrate of Windeburgh only saved himself by a hasty flight; and the British resident at Boer

AT the urgent solicitation of a large body of readers, the Proprietors of the "SEWS" have been induced to alter the size; and it appears before the subscribers to-day in a more accessible and convenient form, and with an amount of additional matter equal to THREE PAGES of the fo

Some of our contemporaries have been endeavouring to account for the fall in the price of Railway Stocks, by ascribing it to the operations of that class of speculators technically called " Bears"—which, for the benefit of parties not conversant with Stock Exchange mysteries, we

The supply to day of all kinds of grain was considerably larger than that in last market, with the exception of oats. Sales were rather dull Wheat, top Is up, and general average 4d down; weight of top per 4 bushels, 18 it., 12 lbs. Barley, top Gd, and average ld down; weight of

PRICES OF BRITISI Lest Wink. This Week. Bank Stock _ i — per — Cent. Reduced Annuitles... 3 per Cent. Con+ols Annuities BBf Three and-a-Quarter do.— ....... Long Annuities to expire Jan. 1880 — Ditto, Oct, 10, 1839 India Stock 235 __ - /Mk - - - 233 India Bonds, ZlOOOl 32 p 33 p

Tho 'Marquis of BR E.S.D %.I.I3ANE brought up her Majesty's answer to the address in answer to the Royal Message. It 1•34 as fol!ows: thank you for your loyal and dutiful address, and for your lordships' an.uranee th it you wi'l take into your con-ideration the mea.ures that wil

Sir C. WOOD gave notice th it lw should move the Navy Estimates on Monday "e THE PROPERTY OF . IIAHRIED WOLIF.N. Sir E. PERRY a,ketl leave to brim , in a bill to amend the laws relating to property, :far as relates to married women and their earnings. 11 , proposed to adopt the

BERKE, May 12.—The Federal Council is about to transmit to Pr Kerne very energetic instructions not to consent to any modification of the treaty that may afford ground to apprehend foreign interference, founded on articles seven and eight. The Cabinet of the Tuileries has receiv

MORNING AND WALKING COATS, hi the Newest Styles. WATERPROOF TWEED OVERCOATS, extremely Light is Fabric NOVELTIES IN MORNING WAISTCOATS. TWEED & DCIFSRIN TROUSERS in great variety. ALEX. CRAIG & CO., CLOTHIFR TO Ttl E QUEEN, 104 SOUTH ALEXANDER & IHACNAB are now Exhibiting NEW GO