... It is not certain at which port Queen Victoria will em- bark for France. The ships destined to form the royal squadron of escort have received their orders, and are pre- psarng for this special service. This squadron is appointed to assemble at Boulogne or Calais during her stay in France, and will cesialt of the following ships and ves- sels: The Neptune, 120 gnus, -Captain Frederick Hutten, ...

... BRUMAGEM HEROES; CAMBRIDGE, CARDIGAN, BROWS, &c. Szn,-The numbers of Brummagemi heroesy ow being lionized throughout the country, and the ridiun.. 0118 eagerness with which a commonplace act of duty er courage is magnified into one of superlative hero ism, are signs that we do not feel quite so confident in the invincibility of our arms,, as at the commence- aent of the present war. lt ...

... HEROIO CONDUCT OF A LADY. For some time past four fishermen, named Rash, Mar- ray, Cook, and Ritcbie, have lived in a wooden hut at Souter Point, near Whitburn, and during the 'present. summer they have been employed in the salmon fishery. On Monday lest, the wind blowing a strong breeze fross the south, and as t~here was a heavy ground swell near thb shore, apprehensive that a storm was ...

... ADMINISTBATIVE REFORM ASSOCIATION. A meeting of the members of this association was held at the London tavernaon Wednesday, to receivethe first report from the general committee. The attend- ance was very limited compared with former gatherines of the association, there being not more than about 200 persons present during any part of the proceedings. The chair was taken at one o'clock by Mr. S ...

... j TOW Ali! ?? ' tlt ?? six or eight weeks the Mawr Yourl, Rewfonndlsrd and London telegraph company win 'have their ling finished as far as John's, Newfonpdland. The Blight Hon. B Disraeli and Mrs. Disraeli ha'v left Grosvenor-gate for Hughenden Manor, Bucks. * Sir H. Bruce, of Downhill, will stand for Derry at the next election, Admiral Jones retiring. The long-vacation commencsd on?Piriday, ...

... THE QUEEN'S I race A^r OWN PARlq -oo Lfl05 OUR OWN ELYIS COulnEapooonoRj i-] At seven o'clock last Saturday the Qaenro Egi entered this city, and was received, a R1edi 191toat most accurate intormration, by no leis than 800 0t ple. It is almost ?? to describe the en0th ea, whice greeted her as she issued from th1e StrasliaSI2 railway station, and made her progress boulevards; the colours of ...

... [From the ?? Post,] So long as the fate of the Limited Liability Bill appeared to tremble in th e balance, eve purposely abstained from pointing oat certain defects to which its provisions are still liable, simply on the ground that we didi not wish by any criticism of ours, on comparatively minor matters, to en- danger the success of the great and important principle involved in the measure. ...

... The case of Boyle v. Cardinal Wiseman was settled by agreement on Monday at the Croydon Assizeq, without going to trial, The terms were, that the defendant is to pay 1001, towards the costs of the abortive trial at Guildford, and tihe whole of tihe taxed costs of tile trial at Kingston, arid the present action; and it was arranged betsseerr the council that an apology, or retractation, should ...

... RIOT AND LOSS OF LIFE AT I IHaslemere. I A sensation, which it would be impossible to describe, has been created, not only in this town, in consequence of the perpetration of probably one of the most cold-blooded murders as has ever occurred in this part of the county of Surrey, but for miles distant. It appears from those who were eye-witnesses of the affair, that at twelve o'clock on ...

... THE PUZZLING PREDICAXENT OF THE Reform Association. i The Administrative Reform Association are rather chary of pub- lic demonstrations, and, having given two representations at Drury- dane, appear desirous of bringing the season to a conclusion. On Wednesday, however, a meeting of subscribers to the Association was snmmoned, and a report was read, giving an account of its roceedings to the ...

... ID pul S, . OFF SWEABORG, ArO. 7. me, t The great affair of the season is expected to come pre off tonight. The non-arrival of the Princess Alice Eir keeps us somewhat in the dark, as she has been ex- gre r pected with the Dantzic mails. for the last week. jest r Considerable excitement has prevailed in the portion pat h of the fleet at Nargen,and disagreeable feelings gar D amongst the crews ...

... my out PRESENTATION OF CRIMEAN MEDALS TO THE 7 he ROYAL SAPPERS AND MINERS 7 h2et WOOLWVICH, AUGUeT 17, The whole of the men belonging to the Royal er- a pers and Miners, those on duty only excepted, assembled Pi- to-day, in reiew order, under the command of Lieutenant- ree Colonel Yerse, on their parade-ground in the rear of the ais- Hospital, where, after being inspected, they 4 rer were ...