... We regret to have to announce a most distressing shipwreck, that of the total loss of the British ship Ocean Queen, of London, on her homeward voyage from Bombay, and the sacrifice, it is feared, of most of her crew, who were left on an uninhabited island in the Mozambique Channel, and met with a horrible death from starva- tion. The sad tidings of her loss was made known at Lloyd's on Tuesday ...

... BURGLARS CAUGHT.—On Wednesday last, Supt. Hurd had intimation of two men having been committed to take their trial at Hereford Assizes for burglary, who answered the description of the burglars who robbed Mr. Lewis's house at Panteague on the 29th of October, he obtained a Magistrates order, and proceeded to Here- ford County Gaol, where he identified the two men. ...

... Jftarfuts. LONDON, MONDAY, DEC. 7. Arrivals of Precious Metals are on the increase, and demand for Money beins; less pressing, Prime Bills are in some cases done rather under the Bank rate; and ia America monetary affairs are still improving1. In the market for Public Securities there is more activity; consols for Money are 91f; for account 911; Bank Stock 213; Three per Cent. reduced aoj to i ...

... We make the following extracts from a letter written by a private soldier, on service in India, to his friends in Manchester:— I requested a friend of mine to write to you when I was leaving Meerut for the field. After leaving that station we had to halt a few days on the banks of the Ganges, until pontoon bridges were thrown across, to enable us to enter the Rohilcund district, which is a ...

... The Wilts County Mirror reports the interesting pro- ceedings at Marlborough School last week, when the Rev. Dr. Cotton, late head master, took leave of the boys on prize day, and accepted a testimonial from the old Mal- burians, and another piece of plate subscribed for by the present pupils, both agreeing to thank him for the kindness and judicious solicitude with which he had presided over ...

... WHITEHALL, JUNE 24.-The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the great seal, appointing the Most Noble Henry Pelham, Duke of New- castle, the Right Hon. Sir John Taylor Coleridge, Kent, the Rev. William Charles Lake, M.A., the Rev. William Rogers, M.A., Goldwin Smith, Esq., M.A., Nassau William Senior, Esq., M.A., and EdwardMiall, Esq., to be her Majesty's ...

... PERSONAL. A SNUFF-BOX FOR THE POET.—A Piedmontese writer, the Chevalier Prdti, who addressed some verges to the Empress Eugenie, offeiing his congratulations on her escape on the 14th January, has just been presented by her Majesty with a handsome snuff-box ornamented wittt diamonds. The Empress accompanied the present with the following letter, dated from the Tuileries, 1st May Monsieur, -The ...

... The following statistical ab3tract, compiled from a paper just presented to Parliament, refers to the year 1857. The net revenue was X66,065,055, and the expenditure £ 66,019,958. The total interest and cost of managing the debt, funded and not funded, was £ 28,683,384; the civil list and civil charges of all kinds amounted to £ 9,839,325, and the army and navy cost £ 25,497,249. Taxes to the ...

... THE AT EXETER.—The case of Mary Weeks, the young woman who was convicted at the recent assizes for the wilful murder of her illegitimate child at Exeter, and execution stayed in consequence of a jury of matrons having pronounced her quick with child, has excited much interest in the city of Exeter, and efforts are making to obtain a commutation of the sentence. The jury have memorialised Her ...

... THE WEATHER AND THE CRops.-The late rains have made a vigorous change in all kinds of vegetation, especially in barley and late seeds. The wheat plant looks remark- ably well—the potatoe is making rapid progress, and is really for the hoc—the orchard trees for cider fruit are now in full bloom, and we may now say there is a fair prospect of a good crop; the pears and early sorts of apples will ...

... Ete Erntrt, THE Court have returned to Buckingham Palace. A CABINET council was held on Friday afternoon, at the official residence of Lord Palmerston, Downing- street. ARRIVALS AT THE P ALAcE.-Princa Frederick Charles of Prussia, Prince Frederick Albert of Prussia, and Prince Adalbert of Prussia, and the Prince of Hohenzillera, arrived at Buckingham Palace upon a visit to her Majesty on ...

... personal* INJUSTICE TO A CLAQUEB.—Among the curious letters which Mdile. Racnel had received in the course of her theatrical career was one which she was fond of show- ing. She had just created a new charater in a modern piece, and during the first evening was loudly applauded. the next, however, she thought her reception was by no means so warm, and she complained of it, adding that the ...