... A MSAN WlHO H:AS SLEPT PVBE YEARS. We extract the following singular tale from the New York set - We called yesteiray to see the man who has been asleep for five years, and whose case was detailed in our paper some weeks since. We found him in what seemed like a sound sleep. He wan lying in bed, his eyes nearly closed, his reept- ration rather slower than is usual, his breathing a little ster. ...

... T, ExnInsxrroz.-The Committee of the Great industrial Exhibition have announced, by advertisements, that the build- ing will finally close on the diet of October. It is to be hoped that between the present and the period fixed for closing, the Irish railway directors will make an effort in favour of the working classes of the provinces, to whom the building has as yet been as a sealed book. ...

... We are again called upon to wonder at and de- nounce the tyrannous bigotry of. the Duke of Tuscany-the Grand Duke. Hie has caught and locked up a spinster lady, named Margaret Cunninghame, a lineal descendant of John Knox. Miss Cunninghame gave away an Italian Bible, and an Italian translation of the Pilgrigm's Progress, books forbidden by the Pope; the last book being especially condemned ...

... AGE ASSURANCE'COMFAWY. - - On Tuesday the second annual meeting of the shareholders of this company was held at the offices in Chancery-lane. MX. Best was in the chair, and opened {he proceedings by congratula- ting the shareholders on the success which the institution had achieved. Last year, at their annual meeting, he had shown them that during the first eighteen months of its existence ...

... __B1tiGRAvIow I'WJLIGEMOB. THE DIGGrNGS -The following letter, recently received irons a young man who sailed in the Ad Great Britain on the 20th August last, offers encouragement to intending emi- grants who are able to work for their living:-` Geelong, April 27, 1863.-Dear Brother and Sister,-You will be anxions to have further information from me as to my pre. greos. MY last letter I sent ...

... The Queen and Court are at Balmoral House. Couat Alexander Ilenedorff is on a visit to the Queen. ARMY AND NAVY. TuE BREVET.-We have authority to state that a brevet, upon the 9th of November (the Prines of Wales's birthday), is postively certain, but the preetse extent of the promotion is kept a strict seoret at the Horee Gaards and War office.- Limeric Chronicle. THE CRaMEL SquADRON-The ...

... The destructive storais k'eown as the equinoctial gales, which are generally experienced at this period of the year, set in with more than usual violence. They commenced from the south-west early on Sunday forenoon, and the storm visited rimost all parts of tl e coast. Towards even. lng the wind veered reu:ed to the north-west, and at mid. night raged with the fury nearly of a hurricane. In ...

... FRANCE. The Eastern question, the Emperer's northern tour, and the approach of the obelera, are the principal subjects of dis- eussion in Paris. The Emperor and Empress arrived at Lille-the Manchester of France-en Friday week. The decorations for his reception were by no means remarkable. There was more drapery and calioo, and less flowers, than at Arras, and a perfect dearth of poetry and ...

... A:DJOUNED . LICDSI1!- ]AY FOR the uidrted df Blaekh.eath. [Held on Feriday, at the Public Ro6ms, Crooms-hill, Greenwich, before Sir Thomas P, Wilson', Bart.i Chairmean; John Sutton' Eeq. P. B. Hookey, Esq!, Thomas tewin, Esq; Coles Child, Esq.: and Captain Gossett.] The Bench were occupied nearly, two hours in completing the Jury The firet case WaS the Ipplicatien for a licence to the Theatre ...

... TRADE COM33XNATIONSESUNAR PRNT- ING HOUSES. On Monday, at Guildhsll, Francis Friend, James Friend, and Robert Brind, were suunmoned to answer a charge of conspiring together, and with other persons, on the l5th of the present month, to prentre the ?? of Frederick Spencer fromh the servie of Mr. Peter JaekeBa (late Fisher and Co.). publisher, of Angel-street, St- lMartin'sle-Grand, and to ...

... ?? T O'lr ?? CQ]c[MoN. COtT7iC:IL. ' On Weesda -a co'iti wee held for tl dtspktneh of basinese. NEW CATTLE MA. T;T. The following report wars read by Mir. Wcodthorpe ir- We, whose inamesi e'ra aereunto sobsced, 'of your Markets TIm- provems efit-lomnmittee, to wherie on the 25th July last, it wvas referre4d to take steps for raising the morneys -ioi providipg the* new ,Cattle' market at ...

... GREAT FIRE N4AR COVENT-GADEN. On Fridey morning, between thehours of four and five, a fire, attended with a great destruction of valuable pro' perty, broke out in the extensive range of premises be. longing to Messrs. Seville and Edwards, printers, No, 4, Chandos street, Covent-garden. The premises in ques- tion extended from the street almost as far as half-way into the Strand. They were ...