... THE MINERAL WEALTH OF SPAW.. , . v 55 The historical and proverbial mineral wealth of the lal )r Spanish nation-a wealth HO eulogised by Aristotle, Diode- l rus Sioulus, Strabo, and Pliny; so coveted by the Phosni-t L cians, the Carthaginiano, the Romans, the Arabs, and tu other foreign nations of the Old World; and in general so little valued by the inhabitants-is every day becoming more ...

... the El LIVERPOOL LIFE. A TO THIS EDITORS OF THIS LIVERPOOL MERCURY. by I t Gentlemen,-Your able writer on Liverpool Life, the a &c,, very properly notices Chisenhale Bridge. I would eng 2 suggest the propriety of changing its name. It might be and useful as well as appropriate to call it Dangerous age. Bridge,t or Jeopardy Bridge. Perhaps additional thei e security of life, limb, ...

... ARMY AND XAVY. The Royal COMmissio tispi into Purchase ina the ,Army (composed of the Duke of Somerset, the cbairman; Lor Stanley, M.P.; the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, M.P.; the igh Hon Edard Ellice, MY.;. General~ Six Do Lacy EvnM.Gnrl Sir Harry Jonies, Geea ynyard, GeeI sr en entiruck, and Mr G. Canr Glyn) have Gonerlde thir Hebnrs ajrnedSrF. Love, who has succeeded General I ~ ~Cambel, GC. ...

... Tim half-yearly meetilng of this company was held on Tnesday at thoe ofie Coleman Strect Buildings, Moorgato Street: )I. J. Clay, P., in the chair. The CIIAIRIFAN;, in moving tile adoptioll Of the rc- port, said, that in almuost eyery itemn of tiaffic their receipts vere increisilg if not very largely, they tore tie last very stea(ily increasilg. Witl regard to the passenger ?? there ?? an ...

... ,We find the following in the Paris correspondence of the IndependanceBelIge- * Every year, at the time of the vacations, several duels take place between the pupils of theschool of St Cyr. This year, the duels-have been more numerous than ever; nearly 80 having-taken place since January last. Ona of them, which . occurred at the close of last week, had a lamentable' issue, and 'originated ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS-THURSDAY.D THE OrIUM TRADE. In reply to a question from the Earl of SHAFTES- BURY, relating'to the opinion of the law-officers of the Crown upon the legality of the sale of opium in China by the East.India Company, : The LORD CHANCELLOR stated, that, accord- ing to his opinion, there was no illegality in the manu- facture and sale of opium, but that it might be expe- dient that ...

... I - SECGND EDITI WN OF SATURAyw-. *p:. *, - LL)NDON-, Oite,,~ ?? Bombiayportion 'of the 'Indian mail has' noe ,arived.. This,,isis occasionne cousiderable ineon. n; -7euiene,-' It may, however, be epected 'this after- The' Sarah Sands steamship, .wbich waes :to have embarked the head-quirrers of the 54thW'teginent; ae Potttsmoutb, 'has been reported incapable ;o! re~- ?? qcivingithe.troope ...

... 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 ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS.—THURSDAY. Lord Campbell presented a petition from the Oude Princes now in this country, praying that their relative the ex.King of Oude might be informed of the nature of the charges brought against him by the Indian Government. 00 the suggestion of Lord Redesdale, the petition wis re- jected, because the word ''humble'' had been omitted in commencing it. The Marquis of ...

... 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 ...