... TIIE LEAVES or THE TEA PLANT, gathered in early spring are by far the bpst: — As the season advances the crops become larger, hut the quality is comparatively valueless. Tho autumn brown ill looking leaves were formerly all imported under the name of Bohea, and sold at low rates: but we now never hear of the name nil this dingy common Tea being coloured by the Chinese with the same colour as ...

... The following is from an officer in the 12th Bombay Native Infantry :— Camp near Deesa, Aug. 18. Now, dearest mother, I will tell you a piece of news which you are sure to see much exaggerated in the papers, so don'c believe a word there about it except what I tell you. The detach ment of my regiment ot 2ou men which was sent to Nasseerabad (the very siuk of mutiny) has mutinied. The fac's ...

... cScientific. HOLLOW WALLS.—The protection afforded from heat, cold, and damp, by the admission of a stratum of air between an outer and an inner wall is obvious, and its security from fire is also proved by the fact of the iron safe, which, when composed of single plates, and exppsed to high temperature by the action of fire, becomes red- hot and causes destruction to the contents; while, at ...

... THE MTOrOLIS. Taes H ,Tti 1oF LONDON DURtNG THeE PAST WEEK. -In the week that ended last Saturday; the number of deaths registered in London 1,002 was. In the ten cor- -esponding weeks of the years 1847-56 the average number of deaths was 1,239. Last week the births of 886 boys and 820 girls,, in all 1,706 children, were registered in london. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1847.56 ...

... THIE RIOTS AT BELFAST. THlE SPECIAL COMMISSION. DOI.LIN, Saturday Morning.-The Case for the Roman Catholic party has been at length brought to a close, and the Orangemnen are now upon their defence. On Friday the Rev. Mr. Hanna was produced, and underwent a long examination, in the course of which the rev. gentleman was thus interrogated by Mr. Lynch, one of the Corn- missioners .- Mr. Lyncb ...

... The Hereford Journal in giving an account of the rejoicings at Bromfield, Ludlow, and Clee Hill, in the county of Salop, and at Tardebigg, in Worcestershire, on the birth of a son and heir to the Honorable Robert Windsor Clive, M.P., 9a).9- The Hon. Robert Windsor Clive was married on October the 20th, 1852, to the L»'ly Mary Selina Bridg man, fourth daughter of the Earl of Bradford. This ...

... A Farewell Correspondence has taken place between the Committee which supported the Incumbent of St. P,m. aud St. Baruabas in the recent suits, and the Hou. ami Rev Gentleman, the pri-uip,1 object of which is to correct the erroneous statement, put forth by Mr. Westeftua and hi. supporters. The Coininittee thus atirn ul) the points it, issue, and the decision of the Cjurt:— Ihe suit was ...

... iSpitotne- of The marriage of James Russell Lowell, the American poet, at Portland, to Mis3 Frances Dunlap, niece of ex- Governor Dunlitp, of Maine, is announced by the American papers. On Saturday, at the Judges' Chambers, Mr. Baron Channel uecided that a coroner has no power to order the appearance of persons committed by a police magistrate on a charge of murder before them. Oeb, sure this ...

... (omit; nncd from our 8th page.) no pri¡!IlP at all at the Q'lirter Ses-ions j• 1«t a* I County Court., where he knew ,tru:{,:le.\ for ad. mission, and when tint was obtaino-l, they h id, as it were, lo rough il, in or fer to maintiiri their ground. Pre- audience the hearing given to counsel before any «>ae el*E WHB called upon. He had srteat pleasure in seconding the mOl ion, which was ...

... The King of Prussia is dangerously ill, but hopes of his recovery are entertained. The open.air preaching at Belfast, contrary to expecta- tion, still continues. On Friday night last a lad named Grieves, about 18 years of age, made a daring escape from Stamford gaol. Balfe it said to be busy composing a comic opera for the Lyceum, which it nearly completed, and already put in rehearsal. The ...

... AN ESCAPE FROM THE MASSACRE AT DELHI. A contemporary has a letter from a lady named Wood, the wife of Dr. Wood, a medical officer of the 38th Bengal Light Infantry, who barely escaped with her life from Delhi on the 11th of May. Mrs. Wood is now at Simla with her husband, who was severely wounded, having his lower jaw nearly shot away. She was one of those English ladies and gentlemen who ...

... for the Tuesday-Magor Fair. Peterstone Fair. Wednesday—Monmouth Cattle Show. Thursday—Trelleck Petty Sessions. Friday-Raglan Fair. Usk Petty Sessions, and Ploughing Match. ...