... . IMPORTANT TREATY. ALL THlE CLAIMI OF THE WESTERN POWERS CONCEDED. The announce with the highest satisfaction that the hostilities with China are brought to a, happy close, and that a treaty has been concluded granting to the Euro. peso powers every liberty of commerce and religious teaching they could possibly desire. The event is most I important. The Times publishes the following despatch ...

... LORD DERBY AT THE MANSION- I HO USE. The Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress, according to time-honoured custom, gave a dinner in the Egyptiau- hall of the Mansion-house on Monday evening. The usual loyal toasts having been proposed and duly honoured, The LORD MAYOR then gave The Army and Navy, to which His Eoyal Highness the Duke of CAM!BRIDGE responded. Sir JOHP PARINGTON responded for the ...

... ,he Last evening a meeting of the electors of this ward was OR held at Mr. Addy's, Royal Hotel, Queen-street; Mr. as, Thomas Larard, junr., occupied the chair, and the Pe aitendance during the progress of the proceedings on becamne large. Amongst those present were Aid. Abbey, oat and Councillors Clarke, Lotherington, Chambers, Rich- ?? ardson, and Dobson. The questions for discussion were lob ...

... fAPPALLIN G CATASTROPHE.j AWFUL SHIPWRECK ON THE l IRISH COAST. NEARLY FOUR HUNDRED LIVES LOST. (From the Wexford Coneltiltion.) The weather during the past few days bas bean of the most boisterous character, the gales of wind prevailing on Wednesday and Thursday being so violent as to cause great apprehension that serious shipping disasters might result thereform. This view has been ...

... -, | . ADDRESSES' OF LORD IIOTHAM AND THE HON. ADMINRAL DUiNCoMBE IN HULL. Lord HOtisam and the Hon. Admiral Duncomnbe addressed af boy of thle electors of the East-Riding ?? fthe eo1unt1y of York, on Tuesday morning, at the Public-roomis, Jauratt-stroet, Hull. On thle moution of Mr. BmibnEa, hMr. Joseph R. Pease was called to the chair. The CHAtInrAtwh at once introduced the candidates to the ...

... IR EAL AN D. THE SCARMFI UNION. 1 A rate of 4s, in the pound on the valuation has been t struck in the electoral divisions of Kiliree, Tulin, and t reakle, and the oppressed ratepayers ar-e noticed that thle saule is payable instanter. Seariff Union is situated partly I in thle county of Clanre and partly in Galway. The capacity of tire farmers to psy this rate maly be easily imnagined. Still, ...

... IDISTR IC T INTELLIGENCE.1 B3EV.ERLEY. JOVENILS; RzJOtorsNGs.-We are informed that at the parti- culm: request of the worthy Mayor, P. Tigar, Esq., the young gernilemren of the grammar and other schools In the borough were Indulged with a holiday on tite let inat., in honour of the openleg of the Great Exhibitiaot, by her moot gracious Majesty in person-a day which will be recorded in ihistoiy ...

... t I OW A. The following extracts are taken from two letters which were.handed over to us a few days ago. We doubt not they a wilt be found worthy of the attentive perusal of all who take ran Interest in the subjects upon which they treat. The first rtletter, we understand, la from the wife of a well known trades- man who formerly resided In this town, but who is esow in Iowa. It Is addressed, ...

... On Saturday last, after the conclusion of the business in the Police-court, The MAyont, addressing the court, said, that on Trhursday a woman attended the court, with all Infant, four or five months old, in her arms, and stated that some weeks back this child, which Was illegitimate, had been left with her by the mother to be nursed. Since then both the father and mother had run away, and left ...

... I U9 SCENES PnOse ScCRIPTUnta, WITH OTIIER POEMS. it Colbuyrn Rev. George Croly, L.L.D. London; 1. We cannot well conceive of a nobler spectacle than a that of an intellect such as Dr Croly's, employed on rs such a work aa that now before uis. The influence of IY all great poets, whbatever be thle themes which they ii' select, is destined to endure throughi all time, and to cy extend through ...

... FRENCH AFFAIRS. s THE eyes of politicians and statesmen are g beginning to be turned with some anxiety to the e proceedings taking place in France. The deter- s mined efforts of Louis NAVolEoN to secure his a own re-election as President, and the intrigues d which have been going OD in the National d Assembly to frustrate that design, betoken a t coming struggle, the result of which it is ...

... DISTRICT INTELLIGIE;NC . tite B V:Ly ese, 1E E LtY kPOLIC E-STABflINO A BOY.-On the 17th instant, hooe ?? nd William West and [Robert Ken- hlv ninghamn, Esqaiires : John CravyforthfBeely n tal boir .a brought up and charged with stabbing a ew boy nantod Renry Brown, in the arm, onl the l1th inst. ?? appeared that prisoner was walking down the street of When some boys commenced cuiling hint; ...