... (From the Times.) findi The burning of the Sarah Sands transport, although cOul( an unforhunate event, is yet such a misfortune as in W itself would form somewhat of an epoch. in the naval force annals of any other nation. It is well-nigh a singular brig instance of a fire at sea actually above deck being ex- with tinguished. This unaccustomed resullt appears to have the been broulg~ht about ...

... BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. I . - . ,I AIBRIVAL OF THEE CALCUTTA MAIL. The Evessing, Eerald publishes the letters by rthe Calcutta mail. -The accounts of the relief of L'ucknow, which had reached Calcutta to 24th P November, were very meagre. Losswdescribed as very heavy, but numbers not known. c The 32d mutineers had been. pursued, but the greater part got clear off. 'In Central India, the most ...

... (:FION PUNCH.) Well, I'm sure I What nest, I wonder! But it's like you men. Inquisitive creatures! I Talk of woman's curiosity ! What is it to you, Sir, Wby I wear my crinoline? Getting up statistics, are you ? Well-if you're really serious-now, promise you won't laugh-I don't mind telling you my reasons why I wear it. Yes, by all means, if you like. Take your pencil out, and write down from ...

... . The following letter from Captain J. S. Castle, the commander of the Sarali Sands screw transport- steamer, has been received by Messrs Walton, ship- brokers, of Gracechurch Street, relative to the partial destruction of the ship by fire and the escape of the troops and crew:- . ' At about 3.45 r.M., on the I Ith of November, I discovered a very strong smell of fire arising from the after ...

... THE LATE SIR DAVID HUNTER BLAIR, BART., - OF BLAIRQUHAN. a UD flI1flhLIjU fI:tIN. . . the (From the Ayr Observer.) I g t We regret having to announce the demise of Sir David fla, t Hunter Blair, which took place at Blairquhan Castle on Sa- me e turday. Although the event has been for some time not 0 ino altogether unexpected-his health having been for the last in r two years in a declining ...

... The Parochial Board met-yesterday at two o'clock -Bailie Blackadder in the chair. The CEHAIRMAN called attention to the letter laid before the Council from Dr Gairdner at its late meeting, in regard to the health of the town. Dr Gairdner seemed to think that a disease of some kind was brewing over the town, which would burst over the whole community, and advised the 'adoption of measures to ...

... I EXTRAORDINARY PRESERVATION. We regret to announce a most fearful catastrophe by fire happening to the Sarah Sands transport steamer on her pas- sage to India from Portsmouth, with the head quarters and a large portion of the men of the 54th Regiment on board. The Sarah Sands was an iron ship upwards of 2000 tons burden, and on the 16th of last August she left Portsmouth for Calcutta, under ...

... lire BEPORT ON METEOROLOGY AND MAGNETISM X BY MR. JAMES BRYCE. o0, Towards the close of last session, the Council of the Philo- eta sophical Society adopted what they considered an important in: improvement upon the mode hitherto practised of supplying wit a constant succession of papers for the meetings. Consider- mo ing the wide range and actual rapid progress of modem i science, and the ...

... x (FROMS PtNcil.) the In order to promote, as far as lies-iniour power, 91c the highly constitutional views of the archbishops, Mi schoolmasters, judges, and other distinguished parties an who have proposed to the Government to give eda- D cated persons-that is, persons who. have learned of some Latin and some Greek. and some history and tai some mathematics-a separate status in, the common ...

... (Thefollowhig appeared in our Late Edition of Wednesdety:) TIlE LODGE OF' GLASGOW ST. JOHN. CELEBRATION OF TH5RE EIGHT HIUNDREDTH' ANNIVEIRSADtY. Yeeterilay being the nital day of their titular Saint, the r membeis of this venerable lodge celebiated the eight rt hunulredth anniversary of its institution by a masonic banquet, p1 which took place in the Tontine Hotel. di THE BANQUET. 1 The ...

... RAPID CONVEYANCE OF THE INDIAN MAIL. -The a Bombay mail, which arrived in London by the South- t Eastern Railway oln Monday morning, left Dover by t, special train at 4.53 A. MA., ten minutes after the arrival Y of the mail packet, and reached London at 6 30 A. M. thus completing the distance, 88 miles, in 97 minutes, 1 being an average speed of S5miles all hour. The t engine performed the ...

... The annual general mee'ing of the members of the Art Union of Glsgeow was held on Wednesday in the Fine Art Gallery, 119 St Vincent Street. . The Hon. Andrew Galbraith, Lord Provost, occupied the chair. Mr CHSARLES HAMILTON, Honorary Secretary, read the report for the. past year. The following is an abstract:- 7In submitting a report of their proceed- ings for the. year which is nowv concluded ...