... J FOREIGN. d The information from China speaks of the rapid pro. gress of the rebellion, The residents of Canton were in al l most critical position, and prepared to take refuge on b board ships off the factories. The river was filled with 5] war junks, en route for action, the insurgents having al at least 80 junks in fighting trim on the East River. tl Thle hills in rear of the city were ...

... Anticipatory of, and in connection with, thea Manchester andt Liverpool Agricultural Society's Show (which is to be held at Alirincham on the 8th inst.), a trial of reaping machines took Iplace onl Wednesday last. The scene of the competition was Ithe Dairyl-louse 'Farm, at Dunham Massey, occupied by Mr.a 1-lardey, wheat and barley being the crops experimented upon. There were present from 200 ...

... otian ,,ll er. THE WAR. THE BALTIC. DESTRUCTION OF THL; ALAND FoRTIFicATtO~s.-Tti .liOtcRCcr Of Wednesldaly morning' announces that thle governi 11cnua of Englend arid France bare resolved to destiny lice forttjicatioiisof Aland, and that Bonaralnud wVill be evacuattedl MORE DESPATOHES FROM SIR CHARLE S NAPIERI. Furtber despatches have been received from Sir Charles Napier, giving some ...

... REPORtTED LOSS OF NEARLY 800 LIVES IN THE INDIAN SEAS. - 1 .1 _ - - - _ - -A]ws The recent overland mail has brougbt intelligence which has led to a general belief that two very appalling shipwrecks have taken place in the Indian seas, both of which it is feared were attended by a dreadful sacrifice of life. One of ttla unfortunate vessels is known to have been a large sized brig called tbe ...

... O - - THSE I:NVASION OF THE CRjIMEA. I -- -- .L )- A IT An n The war and the weather are the two main sub- jects of public interest at the present moment, and it is singular to observe how both these topics supply illustrations of the beneficence of Heaven. The Metropolitan jQurnals are congratulating the country on the blessings of a good harvest, and endeavour- ing to persuade us that the ...

... SECOND LETTER FROM THE MIORMON | CITY, UTAH TERIMORYl To the Editor ofthto Examiner and Times. tr Great Salt Lake City, May 14th, 1854. lo Sir, -In my last letter I gave you an aecouut of my ` journeyings from England to I¢eokuk, a young but ftl thriving city, beautifully situated on the banke of the pi Mississippi river, about 1,500 miles from the mouth of ce it. it was thle place chosen by ...

... TfHE KANSAS EMIGRATION.-NEW ANTI- SLAVERY MOVEMENT. i t The slavery question has been and will be a great st difficulty in the United States. After 1819 20 and the Missouri compromise, the hope was indulged that d slavery would be abolished in process of time; at all events, that it would not encroach upon the political le system. Both anticipations have been falsified. The It enormous growth ...

... T..wnln. FRXDAY MORNY *, .u JiYi U u i v . A . - . 9 LONDON, FRnDAY MORNINO. It is not pleasant to be always talking of misfortunes, l but there are occasions when it cannot be avoided. Not- I withstanding all our power, we have not the means of avoiding evil, however well we may bear up against it. I fear that our virtue in this respect will soon be tested; l for, to all intents and purposes, ...

... HoLmrsirTH.-Harvest operations are rapidly procteding in this district; several fields of wheat suk oats have been RI secured in prime condition. The yield is abuudant. tin SnREwsBuny.-During the last few days the weather hbs trc been all that could be desired. The crops are very heavy, G, aud a large portion has been carried, while the farmers are everywhere busy in the field.-Journal. ha ...

... ROYAL VISIT TO THE CRYSTAL PALACa.-H-er Rloydl High- 0 ness the Duchess of Gloucester, attended by Lady Georgiana IBathurst, Lord and Lady Bangor, and Colonel and the H-on. v rMrs. Liddell, visited the Crystal Palace on Tuesday. Her a I royal highness was received and condtioted through the I r'building by Sir Joseph Paxton, Mr. Grove, the secretary to o tthe company, and Mr. Cooper, the ...

... ------- - --, TO lEAERSANDCORR~ESPONDENTS. bs- eeWe beg' to im press upon our correepondents the importance of Dg forwarding their communlCatiofle early. Letters intended for 3e. Saturday's publicationl should reach us on Thursday, end for ;rl Wednesday's publication on Monday. P. H. Mosley-etreet--There bes been no recent change in the - law of settlenient; e nd the removal of Pereons who ...

... FOR OTHER MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, SEE SUP)PLEMENT. BALLOON AscENT.-Lieutenant Chambers is announced I to make another ascentin his balloon, from the Belle Vue I Gardens, this (Saturday) afternoon; and again on Wednes- f day next. N SOIREE MUSICALE-On Tuesday evening last, Madame c SzCezepanowska gave a soiree musicale, at her residence, Cornbrook Park. Madame Szczepanowska is the wife of a Polish ...