... DUBLIN, July 3. The Lord-Lieutenant arrived at Kingstown this morning, at 6 o'clock a.m. His excellency was accompanied by the Countess of Clarendon, the Ladies Villiers, and Viscount Hyde. His excellency was attended by Mr. Cony Connellan, private secretary, and the Hon. Gerald Ponsonby, son of the late Lord- Lieutenant, who also acts as secretary. The noble viceroy was received on landing ...

... , \ esterday an extraordinary special meeting of The Committee of Visitors of the Surrey County Lunatic Asylum was held in the board room of the asylum, to inquire into the cause of the death of James Burden, & lunatic, whose decease was alleged to have been caused violence received whilst an inmate of that institution —The chairman, Mr. Kemble, M P., stated that no one was charged with any ...

... Prince Albert presided yesterday afternoon at a meeting of the Commission for Promoting the Fine Art?, in the rebuilding the Palace of Westminster. The Commissioners present were the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Lincoln, Lord Colborne, Viscount Mahon, the Right Hon. the Speaker, and Sir Robert H. Inglis. The Secretary, Mr. Eastlake, was in attendance. The Queen and Prince Albert honoured ...

... Northampton,Wednesday.—The prizes forimplements were yesterday awarded to those which combined the greatest amount of practical utility with the least cost. The following is the report of the award of the judges: For the best plough for heavy land, Mr. Busby, 107.; plough for light land, Mr. Howard, 10/.; drill for general purpose*, Messrs. Garrett, 15/.; turnip drill on the flat, Messrs. ...

... Edinburgh, July 8. official return has been ordered as to the amount of accommodation in Fort Augustus —most probably in connexion with her Majesty's approaching visit. Although somewhat dismantled, the fort can receive 300 men. At the half-yearly meeting of the Scottish Agricultural Chemical Association it was announced that daring the last six months the applications for analyses of soils ...

... New Engravings.—Several new engravings have recently appeared, Mr. Charles Lewis leading the way with a mixed mezzotinto plate, after Edwin Landseer's Otter Hunt, a kind of spiral picture, with the huntsman holding up the otter impaled upon his spear, and the degs all yell and impatience to be at it. The subject, though cleverly handled, is painful in itself, for the otter is represented ...

... NATIONAL MEASURES, WEIGHTS, and MONEY. By Major-General Sir Charles Pasley, K.C.B. (Read at the last meeting of the British Association). After adverting to the proceedings and reports of parliamentary committees, royal commissioners, &c., on weights and measures, from the year 1758 to the present time, Col. Pasley submitted the following abstract of his plan:— 1. NEW LINBAL MEASURE PROPOSED. ...

... Oxford, June 30.—Three or four of the sections who were unable yesterday to get through the whole of the business set down for them met again this morning to dispose of those papers which stood over. Atone o'clock the general committee met to receive and confirm the recommendations of the committee of recommendations ; and to confirm also the appointment of officers and place of meeting for ...

... Norwich, Thursday.—The fourth annual meeting of the Arch Ecological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland commenced this morning in St. Andrew's HaU. The business of the meeting was opened by the Marquis Northampton, who introduced the Bishop Norwich, the new president, to his chair. The bishop, in a very eloquent speech of nearly half hour, enlarged upon the advantages to be derived from the ...

... LANCASHIRE. Increasing cost op Pauperism.—The reports of the proceedings of the Manchester board of guardians have for some time been more than ordinarily interesting. For several months past there has been, with only one or twa slight exceptions, a constant weekly increase in the number of applicants for relief, together with constantly augmenting expenditure. There is now, however, something ...

... ent.*A rumour rery currently prevails in fashionable circles to the effect that ere long something will probably be heard of matrimonial alliance between a venerable and distinguished military commander high in the favour of his Sovereign and a rich heiress, whose munificence is only equalled by the extent of her worldly possessions.*Morning l'ost. The Funeral of Admiral Sir Robert Stopfokd, ...

... Northampton, Friday.—The concluding general meeting of the society was held to-day the County-hall. The Earl of Egmont having taken the chair, resolutions conveying the thanks of the society to the mayor and corporation of Northampton, the late mayor (J. Groom, Esq.), to the several local committees, and to the railway companies who had furthered the objects of the society by the facilities ...