... 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 ...

... PARLIAMENTARY AND MINI5STERiIAL EDUCATION. Mr. Punch,-I am anxious to enter the army. However, an examination stands in the way. I find that before wearing a her Majesty's uniform, I must prove my inefficiency in more things than were ever dreamt of in the philosophy of an officer before. e i Thus says the report that is just issued by the Council on n Military Education:- L. ' I The ...

... A letter, dated July 6, gives an account of the rising at this e place:- On the morning of the 1st July symptoms of discontent si ware apparent, and it was agreed to occupy the fort. . The offi- , cars partook of dinner as usual in the lines, and they were about f, to separate, when some one said, ' The report is the regiment b will rise at ten to-night.' It then wanted ten minutes, and a our ...

... ll The following lctter is from an officer who miraculously es- n caped with his wife and children from the massacre of Delhi:-tl it t Neerut, June,25, rf s We are still at Meerut, in our small fortified position. Oar se force consists of a part of the 60th Rifles and 6th Dragoon Guards, with Artillery and volunteers; in all about 800 men- not a large force, certainly, for these times, ...

... THE AUSTRALASIAN SCREW STEAM-SHIPI - - - ~ ~ ~v-tf TV o3LffL~iA *This magniflcent Iron steamer, built by Messrs. J. & 0 'rThomlson, Clyde Bank, for the European and Australian Corn- 1,psny,leaves the Broomielaw ?? ?? ,fro~mwhencel sowill soon make her maido!n passenger trip. When she was 1aunohed, on the 10th June last, we gave some brief descriptive ~'detail of-this~fine steam Iliner, but as ...

... {7 m 11-l~m A (From the Examiner.) I Lord Lyndhurst's opinion that it is unwise to i poke into certain unclean questions, is fully borne i -out by the debate on Lord Campbell's measure for the suppression of obscene publications. If there are any minds of a prurient turn, they are taught by the Parliamentary reports where to find the supply of l their licentious wants. A catalogue of bad ...

... FRANCE. . (From the GlobeX' Oorwesrondeuce.) Paris, Sunday Evening. The fete of yesterday was spoilt by tile rain. iwvhih a fell the whole morning aud afternoon, but fortunately ;5 ceased towvards evening., a5i permitted the display of, NV fireworks. The usual bill of fare was dished up for the.Par- p sians. A pantomime was represented in tie CUhmpsede Mlare, b when the Arabs very ...

... jL'ATE STIN EWS. i ~ ~ ~~ 7 _ _- 7_ I.. 'a ?? .. - _r - td AS M .as rit. s.. . - , . ead HERALD OFFICE, Wednesday Morning. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. at FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. 9 FRANCE.-We (Times),have received the following tele- graphic despatch from our Paris correspondent:-Paris, 6 Monday, August 17, 8 P.M.-The Emperor and Empress left 4 St. Cloud at five o'clock for Biarritz. qINDIA AND ...

... iTHEjfiNDIA4N MUTINIP,'S., I ?? J ( ( ?? uthe -Times' Correspondene.) - i - . * t Tb Iionibay' halarrrived, the Slow steamcr to whiph it 4 was i,¢ftfusted baviiigbeen left far behind by tha.wihich cai~ed' thie Calcfttafn1A', and we are now enabled to publish the iet ter of our Bombay correspondent, dated Bombay, July 14:- If you recollect what I wrote in my last letter of the I strength and ...

... AGLASQOW., AGUGLJT 17. Alarming. Accidentkil Poisoning in' Glawgow.-A v medical , entlemin, of high standing informs us that I a very alarming accident took place a few days ago r in Glasgow.: It seems' agentleman, after partaking oflierring and vinegar, became violently ill, but after A vigoroutstreatment, recovered. The gentleman, who r suspected poison in the vinegar, sent to the druggist's ...

... A ?? ?? ?? ton : j, .,h l .chnA nnr.- aA blue-book of nearly 500 pages, just published, eon- rtains the report of the Royal Commissioners appointed to in- r quire into the purchase and sale of commissions in the army. The report itself is brief. The commissioners commence with f a history of the system of purchase; they then describe the Ipresent mode of entering the army, and they next review ...

... 0 C (From the Morning Chronicle.) We are glad to find that, although the check sustained by this national undertaking through the loss of a portion of the n cable, owing to the too sudden application of the brakes con- d nected with the machinery at a time when the stern of it the Niagara was down in the trough of the sea, has had the r effect of disappointing for a time the hopes of the ...