RUSSIA AND FRANCE. The St. Petersburg correspondent of "The Times" states that Admiral Gervois, of the French squadron, had brought with loin to Cronstadt a draft agreement of the negotiations which for some time have been carried on between the Russian and French Governments, and that he spends the whole of the mornings in conference with M- de Giers, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs,

NELSON BROTHEHS, Messrs Nelson Brothers, Limited, have declared a dividend of JO P fl>" cent. THE ST. MAUDE DISASTER. Her Majesty the Queen lias sent through M. Waddington, Frensh Am bassador, a message of sympathy with the sufferers in the St. Maude railway accident near Paris, THE SUSPENDED M-P. Notwithstanding that Mr H. J, Atkinson, M.P., has been suspended from attending the sittings of the House of Commons fcr a fortnight for writing an insulting letter to the Speaker, accusing the latter of alter ing the terms of his questions, he has tabled a motion of censure on the Speaker.
A FIFTY DAYS' FAST. Jacques, who finished a forty-two d.ays' fast in August List, has under taken the task of a fifty'days' fast,' the feat being carried out at the Aquarium, Westminster.
THE WESLE¥AN CONFERENCE. The Methodist Conference has passed a resolution protesting against the in trusion into public life o! men guilty of flagrant immorality. REV. Mil SPURGEON,

The latest bulletins respecting the health of the Rev. 0. H. 1 Sturgeon, state that he fluctuates' a goqd de.il. '"RUV, Dlt DALE. D/ Dale, President q£ th,e Qongrega tional Union, is recovering fram Ids serious illness. GAMBLING AT MONTE CARLO. An Englishman has won 420,000 at roulette at Monte Carlo, and, in order to prevent the temptation to continue gambling, has reunited the amount won to England,

LABOR QUESTIONS.
