... GREAT FIRE AT ST. PETRSRBBURGH. The Police ?? of St. Petersburgh given details of the exten- sive fire in that city on the 25th ult. It commenced in a street called the Seventh Company, leading to the barracks occupied by the regiment Izmailovski. Firemen arrived withost delay, but they found several houses in flames. The wind was very violent at the time, and the flames spread with, it is ...

... TO THE EDITOR- OP TsE BEA. Sir,-I exceedingly regret the disunion and antagonistic feeling which now prevails in our trade, occasioned by the passing of the above obnoxious measure. I have been hitherto silent on the matter, but being requested by many of my brother tradesmen to give my opinion on the subject, I have ventured to address a few remarks to you, trusting the anxiety I have alwvays ...

... Licenaed Vietuallers' Mfeeting at Birkenhead. A meeting of the Licensed Victuallers of the district of Cheshire around the Mersey, opposite to Liverpool, was held on Wednesday at Monk's Ferry, for the purpose of further organizing the trade of the locality, and considering the state of affairs as affecting their interests brought about by a recent decision of the magistrates at Birkenhead. By ...

... THE WHEEL OF. LIFE. BY JOHN MILLS, Author of The Old ?? Gentleman.' CHAPTER XXVI That which is designed to be enduring is generally of slow formation. Ruth Garland was scarcely conscious of the gradual progress of the interest, deeply planted in her bosom, and which now began to assume a more decided form towards the object creating it. Trustmg to her strength of purpose of being able to ...

... ATXtREiICA. Arrival of the America. The British North American royal mail steam-ship America, Captain Lang, arrived in the Heresy on Monday morning, with eighty-five passengers and 627,690 dollars in specie. She left Boston at noon on the 30th nO., and next morning at eight, a.m., passed the Europa for Beston. She sailed from Halifax at 4'20, am., on the lst inst. antd, on the 3d, passed the ...

... I A. I . -. . I .. fl .. . . . . The sale of tickets, by auction, for the performance took place at Castle Garden, New York, on the let inst. The followijng account of the sale we extract from the Neow York Daily Thnses of the 2d inst.:- Secured seats for the first appearance of Grisi and Kario at Castle Garden were sold yesterday afternoon, at a premium, by Mr. Henry H. Leeds, of the firm of ...

... THE STU1 OF THE ElEPEROR OF THE a| : French. Durin.g the recteft visit of .Pripe Albert tolBoulogne, the Emperor's splendid, stud of jorses excited the admiration of the Prince's suite,. and is not. unvor hy of notice in connexion with the Emperor's well- directed efforts to improve the breed of horses in France. The cavalry horses of the French army, are mostly bred in Normandy, except the ...

... )iffaculties to the New Beer Act in Manchester. Henry Clough, Old Boar's Head, Whitby- grove, was summoned to the Manchester PolicL-court, on Tuesday, forhaving his house opened for the sale of liquors during the prohibited hours on Sunday, the 3d instant. An officer said that he found tbd door of the house partly open at half-past four o'clock in the afternoon. There wers seven men inside the ...

... THE LAW OF BANI3KRUPTCY.-IlTS I Administration, Abuses, and Amendments. In the columns of the ElAa of Sept. 3d we pointed out that while the duties of the Commissioners of Bankruptcy had been diminished their incomes had been considerably increased, and ,we now find that in the case of the Registrars the abuses which have been practised are even more flagrant than we have described them to be. ...

... THE D:EFENCE ASSOCIATION ANTD the Proteetion Society.-Policy of Union. Tlhe series of public meetings which the Licensed Victuallers ofthe metropolis have been holding during the lastfortnight,have been brought to a close by the aggregate meeting of the trade, which took place on Thursday, in the saloon of Drury-lane Theatre. The first district public meeting was held at the Golden Eagle, Mile ...

... AMUOEMENTS IN DUBLIN. (enoat OVe OWN COnx1si'MiDNDET.) TorxonRi Roa.r,.-Lessee, Mr. J. I-arris.)-The season opened on Monday with Italian Operas, suppported by the folowing artistes from the Royal Italian Opera, Covent-gardeun-dtles. Cruvelli blnrni and Albini; Signors Taauberlik, Tagliallco, Fortini, PoloniuiLuchesi, and Santi- Conductor, Mr. A. Mollon; Dirctor, Mr. Lerey. Mr. Harris hues ...

... - TO THE EDITOFR OP TE EEA. Sir,-'Whieo the storm is raging, and the public mind so fear- frlly excited by the prevalence of cholera, a few practical retmarks, calculated to prevent, as well as remedy, the ravages jf that frightful malady, may not, I trust, be deemed in'. trasise on your valuable space, appropriated as it is, at all times, not only to amuse and instruct, but to carry out the ...