The Bee-Hive. — 1872-11-16 (London, England)

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.  FRIDAY. The Governors of the tank of kngland have made no alteration in the official minimum rate of discount, with which the most favourable anticipations are encouraged. Ring Amadeus is indispcised and conned io his bed. The Epoca of yesterday speaks of the gravity of the situation in the province of Cadiz. The journal fears disturbances, and urges the Government to take the necessary precautions. At the *sitting of the Common Council yestisrdity a report was brought tip from the Local ilovernnient and Taxation Committee on the reference of the 24th ult., and stating that in the opinion of the committee it is desirable that a tribunal of Commerce should be established in the City of London, and recommending that the ordinary Parliamentary notices be givtin accordingly. Mr. Lawley moved the adoption of the report. The motion was adopted unanimously.  Two more fires in London public houses were reported yesterday. One happened on Wednesday night at the Dover Castle, in Itotherithe4street ; the other oodurred about five o'clock yesterday morning at the Old Crown and Cushion in Westminster Bridgeroad.. The damage in both cases was but slight. • A. telegram from Aberdeen states that snow fell slightly througout Wednesday and heavily at night. In the upper districts the ground is Cdfered to a considerable depth, and there Js bery appbarance df a further snowstorm. In 'Upper Deeside some of the crops are still outstanding. Mr. Josiah Mason has accepted the offer of the honour of knighthood, which, as we stated Otte days ago, has been made to him through Mr. Gladstone, The BirMingham Post understands that the .distinction will be conferred by letters patent, the advanced age of Mr. Mason rendering it undersirable that he should take a long journey to receive knighthood.  It is stated that Admiral Sir Alexander Milne will succeed Sir Sydney Daeres as First Naval Lord of the Admiralty. A eonvalesoent home, wliich has been erected by the Pease family at a cost of upWards of 112,000, has been opened at Saltburn-by:the:,Sea. A man named David Ross has been arrested on a charge of stealing about £2OO worth of silver plate from Preston liouse, Linlithgow shire, where he was butler. there was a most successful herring fishing fit tochlong and Lochgoil on Tuesday morning. An early good market is being secured at 4s. and ss. per hundred. At Cardiff, on Wednesday, Captain Frean, of the ship Times, belonging to Guernsey, *aS committed for trial on a charge of shooting at one of his crew at Santos, Brazils, last April. " Guy• Fawkes," as the little stranger at the Zoological Gardens is called, is thriving. The keeper of the hippopotami reports that We bewly-born " calf " is it male. It is hoped that by the close of the present month the public will be allowed to see the newly-arrived treasure at the Zoological Gardens; but at present Madame Hippopotama, whose temper Was never good. at the best, is not to be trusted even by the keepers. At a Meeting of the :Bt. Pancras vestry on Wednesday it was resolved, after long discussion, and after negativing an amendment to draw the attention of the Vice-President of the Education Department of the Privy Council to the proposal of the London School. Board to purchase 9,280 square feet of land on the Thames Embankment, for the ofFices of the Board at a cost of £17,920.  The British Medical Journal understands that the Rev. Mr. Watson, whose capital sentence for the murder of his wife was commuted to imprisonment for life, has shown no signs whatever of unsoundness of mind while in prison.  By order of the Court of Chancery, the rfoylake and Birkenhead Railway was offered for sale on Wednesday, the affairs of the oompany having become involved. Mr. Branoh, of Liverpool, was the auctioneer, and the property was offered at £32,691, that amount having been bid by a new company called the " Hoylalre and Birkenhead Rail and Tramway Company." There were no subsequent offers, and accordingly the railway was "knocked down" to them; the plant and stock were then put up, and realised about £l,