... CHINA. Our accounts from Hong Kong are dated the 24th of April. Reports were afloat as to attempts that have been made on the life of the young Emperor by the late Em- peror's brother. ...

... ROME. MAr i o.-The Papal benediction was yesterday imparted to the stray sheep of the Eternal City, for the first time since their manifold transgressions against their spiritual pastor and temporal sovereign. His Holiness once more spread abroad his hands towards his people from the lofty balcony of St. John Lateran, in sign of forgiveness and blessing, and it now only remains for them to ...

... Letters from Rome of the 12th inst., inform us of the general feeling of regret felt throughout Rome on account of the sudden death of Sir R. Peel. The Pope has caused a direct contradiction to be published in the Roman Journal of the statement of Lord Palmerston with regard to his having sent for Lord Minto. The Spanish Ambassador from Naples has arrived, and has had an audience of the Pope. ...

... ,=- HOUSE ÓF LORDS.-TuESDAY, JULY 23. The South Wales Railway (Alteration of Works) il1, VIIlS read a second time, after which, a few unimportant bill, were read a third time, and the House adjourned. IIOUSE-OF COMMONS.—TUESDAY JULY 23. ...

... .sloop has brought home a gigahtie tortoise Iron* the Cape of Good Hope. It is in remarkably good health, and takes its regular promenades upon deck, and makes no apparent differ- ence in its walks although a full grown person sits on iis back. Us- age..has. been handed down in the families in whose posses- sion it remained until sent to this country as a present to ii, r Majesty, and it is ...

... CARDIFF. IN the H&iise of Commons on Tuesday, Sir R. Inglis pre- sented a petition from Glamorgan against the admission of Jews into Parliament. The county of Glamorgan has but little reason to be proud of such a fact. There is one alleviation connected with it—it must have come from a. locality so obscure that even its name is unknown. QUOIT CLUB.—On Saturday last, the Swansea Quoit Club, ...

... UARDIFf- PUBLIC M VNIFESTATIO^ OF RESPECT TO THE MAYOR OF CARDIFF. A popular declaration of the es eem and respect with which Vtur present worthy Mayor (C. Vachell, esq.,) is held by the )it. ll abitants of this town,was exhibited here on Tuesday morning. It having become generally known hat an invitation had been reoeived°l>Y him from the Lord Mayor of London to dine with us ]loyal Highness ...

... CONFLICT BETWEEN THE DANES AND THE SCHLESWIG HOL- STE, INERS.-SCHLESNVIG, July 25.—The anticipated contest commenced this morning at three o'clock, with an attack by the Danes on both wings of the Schleswig-Holstein army. Individual instances of courage were shown that would ap- pear almost incredible. A small battery of 12-pounders charged right into the thickest of the enemy's fire, posted ...

... HOPS. MONDAY.—'Rather more enqniry may be noticed in our market for the better descriptions of hops of last year's growth, but at no improvement upon last week's rates. The duty is estimated at £ 185,000. ...

... HARVEST DISASTER.—Fr.oous isr BFLGT.UM. --Under this date our correspondent says:—I traversed to-day the line from Lille to this town, and on my way saw a most melancholy har- vest scene. For nearly sixty miles all the low lauds are flooded, and in some spot the water extends over the rail way itself to such an extent that we were in fear that the fires would be put out and the train be at a ...

... CARMARTHENSHIRE ASSIZES. ( Continued frJIIt our last). Bo Don David Duties an I Jultii Jones v. ITow D:i iff. la this case, which was noticed iu our last, a verdict was fur the plaintiffs. Thomas Phillips, William Evans, and Eran whom a true bill for rescue had been found, were placed at illt, bar, and pleaded Not Guilty to the charge, and traversed to the next Assizes. Mr. Carrie applied that ...

... THE English are a nation of shopkeepers, was the taunt of NAPOLEON; and perhaps in one short line never was national character better hit off. This spirit pervades all society-perhaps, on the whole, it is a useful spirit—it has made us very economical—very industrious-the only good paymasters in the world-yet it has its disadvantages. There are times when the shop should be dropped. For a man ...