... VIENNA, SATURDAY, 8 A.M. The representatives of France, Russia, Prussia, and Sardinia have announced in a note, couched in identical terms, the cessation of their diplomatic relations with the Porte, and their approaching departure from Constantinople. The Russian flag was struck on the 6th instant. The Vienna Gazette states that according to the last accounts direct from Constantinople, Lord ...

... Letters from Genoa of the 8th mention the execution of two convicts, and state that agitation continued in the hulks. A plot had been discovered, the object of which was to liberate the convicts and murder the gaolers. An attempt had been made to assassinate two officers. The Neapolitan refugees say that in publishing the manuscripts left, by Pisacano they mean to omit the political parts. ...

... Scientific, NEW INVENTION IN LOOMS.—The other day (says the Blaclcbum Standard), we saw at the house of Mr. Benjamin Croasdale, of Pigeon Hall, Whitton, the application of a new motive power for the pro- pulsion of looms for weaving hair-cord checks, satin spot3 laces fancy ves tings, regattas, and many descriptions of fancy work. The inventors are Benjamin Croasdale and Richard Talbot. The ...

... SOURCE OF ALL THE EVIL. The greatest evil is the army doiug the civil work, while an immense civil army is plundering the land it ruins the regular army, and so places everything in danger our army is deteriorating while the natives are improving! A few years ago there was not a firearm in India that had not a matchlock; the other day in the Kohat defile we did not take one! All were ...

... THE RAILWAY STATION.—The Usk Station was removed yesterday, from the Pontypool road, to the site selected for the permanent station, on the Abergavenny road. COLEFORD, MONMOUTH, USK, AND PONTYPOOL RAILWAY.— The Government Inspector of Railways (Colonel Wynne) went ever that portion of the line between Usk and Monmouth, on Friday, the 21st inst. and expressed himself perfectly satisfied with ...

... Eeisqde in THE HOUSE of LoRDs.-As proxies were being a en in one of the divisions on the Divorce Bill, which eventu- ally gave the government a majority of ten, a curious sctne oc-, curred. Seeking, perhaps, only a cool seat on this, one of the hottest nights in this the hottest qf summers, the Earl of Suffolk had betaken himself to one of the back rows of the episcopal bench, now rendered ...

... General Tom Thumb is holding levees at the Royal Old Wells Cheltenham. A Vienna letter states that the tax which the Austrian govern- ment is about to impose on newspapers will be half a kreutzer (rather more than two centimes)each.Ui ...

... STATE AND CHURCH, THE COURT.-Her Majesty, the Prince Consort, and the Court em- barked on board the royal yacht V ictoria and lbert, on Monday afternoon, on a cruise to the Channel Islands. The royal party ar. rived in Cherbourg harbour on Monday evening. Admiral Count de Gourdun, prefect maritime, came on board shortly afterwards to pay his respects to her Majesty, and had the honour of being ...

... A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon . at the official residence of Lord Palmerston, Downing Street.-Globe. RlRepresentation of Oldlzam. -Several meetings of electors have already taken place in reference to the vacancy caused by the fatal accident to Mr. Platt; l and we understand there is a strong feeling in favour r of nominating Mr. Cobden.- Globe. Thee Militia.- The following ...

... Fishing-Latheron, Caithness, August 10.-The fish- ing of the past week on the Caithnese coast has been a moderate. At Wick the fishing averages about 9 V crans a boat for the week, and 29 for the season; at a Lybster, 10 crans for the week, and 20 for the season; t at Dunbeath, 12 crats for the week, and 24 for the season. Helnsdale is the only station in this quarter V that has been heavily ...

... (From the Illustrated London Ne-ps.)- The mortal remains of the late Right Hon. John Wilson Croker were consigned to their last resting place, at Moulsoy Church, Surrey, on Monday. The funeral was of a private character. f Lieut-teneral Pennefetleer, in command of the. forces at Malta, has assumed the administration of the civil Government in the temporary absence of the Governor. The monument ...

... AceQ isnA Xr- .IA ?? n lA .. The annexed extract from the provincial journals received are important at this period:-- Libmniciz.-The crops are being fast gathered in throughout the country, and everywhere we find that the yield is most abuidant, and beyond that of late years. The wheat crop is abundant; but the oats are short in the straw. Reaping is general throughout the south of Ireland, ...