... (From Punch.) Another of those unfortunate collisions which arise from our gaine-preserving system has just taken place upon some land known as reform Field, part of the preserves long held and jealously kept by the family of the Oldwiggs, connected with the noble house of Bedford. One of the shrewdest and mnost vigilant of the Oldwigg keepers, a man namued Rustle, had, it seems, been watching ...

... Yesterday, at the Justice of Peace Court-before Wnm. M1'Lean, jun., Esq., and James. Gibson, Esq., justices- WU'r. Chalmers, jun., apprentice glassmaker, was accused of having deserted the employment of Win. M'Adaiu, Hyde P-ark Bottleworks, on the Sth inst., without leave. hMessrs. Smith & Wright, writers, appeared for thbeprose- cuttion, and Mr. A. S. Logan, advocate, Sheriff of forfar, witih ...

... (From the China Telegraph.) _ ?? Chinese army may be estimated at 1,500,000 men, in- 1 c huding the reserve. The purely Chinese element may be X counted among them for 600,000 or 700,000 men. The Mant- t chous, who are all compelled to serve in the army, are divided, into nine bodies. The Mongols do not supply more than 300,000 men. - A great review by torch-light took place pre- ( vious to ...

... The following are the receipts on the principal oes f£or eU past week:- RAILWAIS. Miles Opened. | .oceipts. 1869. 1S8S. 1385C.4 ML Belfastand Ballymenn, - 65 | 65 1.C43 i,97 Birlieui., Lane., & Chcs. June. 32 I 32 2,304-t 2,03s Blyth and Tvne, - - - 20 13 1 1s. l,1S4 Bristol and Exeter, - - 119 118 5.52s 4,dlz Caledonian, - - 1981 198.1 12,2l; 1,0 Dublin and Belfast Junction, 56 5e 1 I 11 Itow ...

... FRIDAY MORE-ING, JULY 22. IN the House of Commons, yesterday, it was inti- mated by the Home Secretary. that it was under con- A - AJ . Al _ _ t v1 _ - _- - _- _ _ I _ - , . e sideration whether the inquiry into the working of the Forbes Mackenzie Actwas to be public or private. Lt The Commission will act as they consider' best for the i' public interest. If they do .so, there. will not be ...

... EN GLAND. C I DEAT OF MR. HENRY GRATTAN.-The papers i: announce the death of Mr. Henry Grattan, late M.P. for the county of Meath, and only surviving t a son of the great Henry Grattan. The. event took t place rather suddenly on' Saturday last at his resi- dence in the county of Wicklow. . Mr.. Grattan, as t wasi but natural, iwas a devoted friend of Liberalism in the widest acceptation of the ...

... - The Jamaica ?? axe filled with' details of a seiries of outrages and riets inthe towri of Feabnvith, arising out of a long. etding disputed right of possession of a property canled Ylorence Hall, whieh couldd only be properly decided by a court of law.v It appearsi 'that for 3ome time past the police courts of^ Falmouth have been .occupied in' trying per- sons brought upi fof creating rows ...

... JLATEST- LIVERPOOL NEWS. (From bur own Conespondent:) Saturday Afternoon. THE WEAW3En.-During the past week we have had a continuation of remarkably fine warm weather, such, in- deU, as could hardly have bceu surpassed in general favourableness. Monday last was an exceedingly hot and scorching day, And since then, with little or no diminution of actual temperature, eve have had 'an atmosphere ...

... FROM OUR LONDON COItR1MPONDVXT. - ?? Friday. We are likely to have the Chancellor of the Excheqflerve Budget on Monday. This was half promised last rdilt by Mr. Gladstone, provided the members would be good boys, and get through the tasks set for them in the Navy anrl Ariuy Estimates without any unnecessary delay. It was arhusing to observe the effeet of this promise upon the Housc. Though ...

... IJvXIIk - DIAINu tJ1!UAkUTUkCKK. - MAHsrox Hovns, LOwnoNr. Dfaxinilian Lowe, -a commission agent, who gave as his f address 135 Fenchurch Street, was charged with having, con- d jointly with another person, obtained upon false pretences cotton handkerchiefs of the value of £2199, 9s. ll., from f6 T,1csa5. fligginbotham, Sons 8a Gunniss, of Queen Street, a Glasgfow, manufacturers and cotton ...

... LOCH KATRINE AND THE RIFLEMlEN. To the E ditor of ?? Herald. Sin,-I perceive from to-day's Herald that A Northern Rifleman has come to the aid of A University Rifleman, and with a vengeance indorsed his viewvs. The latter com- plained that the Water Commissioners should look after themselves and their friends, to the neglect of the-Volumi-, teers; the former, in addition, draws a rora*us ...

... LONDOI. OCTOBER 3. - 11E IAT TOLL or BIO Brr.'-It is with great l regret that we announce that Big Ben tolled his last on Saturday afternoon. The bell, like its prede- cessor, is cracked, and its heavy doleful E natural will never again be heard booming over the metro- polis. For some time past the state of the great bell hai caused considerable anxiety; his voice has been s~es sound and ...