... A BATTLE WITH A TIGER, There is now living in the village of Kildwick, in Craven, Yorkshire, a Mr Turner, who, at nit early period of his life, was in the East Indies, as a soldier in one of the regiments stationed there. When encamped at Ganjani, on the Malahar coast, he had a dreadful personal conflict with a huge ti- ger. With the particulars of the affray Mr Turner himself has obligingly ...

... CE (1'rom our Special Correspondent.) LONDON, THURSDAY AFTERNOON. As the Parliamentary recess draws towutds close, and the opening of the new session begini make its appearance, the functionaries in all thedV partments of the Government are under the nMP sity of applying themselves more assiduously ?? siness, which they are doing with becoming 0 for the public interest. The members of the 31' ...

... wa I Jntealigenxe. Portsmouth, Oct. 7. The Cornwallis, 74, with the lion. Sir Charles Pa- get's flag on board, was to leave Halifax for Bermuda, on the 28th of September. The Harrier, 18. Comman- der Hallowell, was at Islay harbour, on the coast of Pe- ru, on the 5th of April. The Pickle brig, Lieutenant Haste, left Jamaica for Carthagena, on the 15th of Au- gust. The Pelorus, 18, arrived at ...

... fi.f.alsbantatt Oterturil# EDINBURGH. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 14. There are many interesting and important sub. jects which must come under the consideration of the first Parliament in the reign of Queen VICTO- RIA, subjects which deserve and will, we doubt net, receive their deliberate and serious attention. There are many desirable and most essential reforms which we hope will be judiciously ...

... SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC PRESE. MINISTERIAL ECONNarY.-XVC have again to notice a third financial mis-statement of our con. temporary, John Bull, in his paper of Sunday. Dull and uninteresting as these matters may ap- pear un-to many, we nevertheless feel it our duty to expose such fallacies as those of our contem. porary, but shall be glad when Bull will cease to impose upon us so irksome a task. ...

... The arrival of the seip Brilliant at Tr-bermorr, for the conveyance of emigrants to New South Wales, took place on the 16th September. The size and rplendid fittings of this vessel created a sensation ie- Mull never before eqnualled; the Highlanders having only been ac. customed to see small vessels fitted for American emigta- tion, azkd when the time of embarkation arrived many families ca ne ...

... 1MrANCE. On Sunday evening the French Government re- ceived a telegraphic announcement of theideath of the Duchess of- St Len, who expired on the 5th Inst., at five o'lock in the morning, at Arenenberg in Switzerland. ' The-despateb, which appears in the Momiteer of Monday, is accompanied with the following biographical sketch of the deceased:- iortense Eugenic do Beauharnais was born at ...