... NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. In a notice of Mr. Hunt's book yesterday, the word instinctive was twice printed instructive. W. D. will probably agree with us that further discus- sion on the subject of his note is unnecessary. Letters from Lanius and H. C. received. ST. MARTIN'S WORK1CING MfEN'S ASSOCIATION. To the Eorroa of the DALY POST. Sir,-The recurrence of the annual meeting ...

... IliINItpaial vi?dialwllt- HOUSE OF COOIXOfl-. The House suet at twelve o'clock. EQUALsATION OF POORI rATES. -Mr. AYRTON smoved the second reading of the Poor Rate (Metropolis' Bill, the object of whichl he said was to equnlise the rating throughout thes metro- piolis. If it was read a second time lie should usove that it be referred to a Select Committee. - Mr. SOTrsEanoo ESTcousT opposed the ...

... qt vabilms. It is stated that Mr. Brunel, the engineer, has returned to his residence, near Torquay, with restored health. ACCIDENT ON- A RACE CouRSE.-An accident occurred at the Exminster races, on Monday. The front seat of the grand stand, which was crowded with spectators, gave way, nd precipitated a large number of persons to the ground. WVe have not heard of any deaths, but we are ...

... mi5trict BADs. WVOLVElRHAMP'TON. STeALniN FatTsT.-At the Police Court, on Saturday, George Hfigginson end George Shale were brought up, on a charge of ateal- lng fruit, Thiey hodthatnmorni~g been appr-ehended in Whlitmore Reane, by Police-conelable Lavery, with ?? pecks of darusons in their Possessbon. They averred that they, bad net couse by the pluses dlishonestly, hut the facto were against ...

... Mr. Alderman LLOYD presided at the usual weekly meeting of the Board yesterday, andi there was a large attendance. The reports of the Finance, General P'iirposes, end Visiting Conm. moittecs were read and adopted ; end the reports of the cdaplain, master, anld surgeon, were duly passed. Mir. PEDLEY called attention to the fact that the use of the new oven, purchased under a resolution of the ...

... Zile V, r6illas. A LADY BURNT TO DEATH AT A. BALL, -An occurrence of a very shocking nature took place at an early hour on Thursday morning, at an annual ball given at the house of Mr. Wilson, the Surprise Tavem, in Cavershaam Street, Cheyne Row, Chelsea. A tiongst the visitors was a lady named Mrs. Mary Anne Blake, who joined in the amuse- ments, and attracted general admiration amongst the ...

... We are now in a position to inform our readers that her Majesty has graciously fied the period of her state visit to Birmingham. The event, which is looked forward to with so much pleasurable expectation, will take place in the middle of June. It is anticipated, although this is as yet somewhat uncertain, that her Majesty, who will probably be accompanied by the Prince Consdirt, the Prince of ...

... fortiolt V, istfilalig. Bjigham Young has increased his harem of seventy-five white wives, by adding to it fifteen young and lovely Indian ?? Paper. Rx:TssrsvE CONFLAGRATION IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.-The moet destructive fire that has ever taken place in South Australia occurred on the 9th November, at Port Adelaide. It biroke out in the shop of Mr. Searfe, ironmonger, North Parade, about eight ...

... Pi5tritt 5045. DUDLEY. CHARGaE OF WcILF UI. D.RMAG.-At the Dadley Police Court esterday, before .t. B. Cochrane, J. E. Swindell, and W. Hfaden, Esqrs., a female ?? Calloway wees charged wvith wilfully damainiilg a quantity of grow ing barley on land nt Coseley, eald to belong to M~r; Caddiclm and to be inl the occulpationl of Tholiuee Reynolds . Mrll. W~acnngtonl appeared in support of tbe ...

... (By Blectrtc aed tntdrai e Tegerop/s.) OFFICE, TEMPLE BUILDINGS, NPw STREET. TIMES' DESFATCH. FRANCE AND PORTUGAL. PARIS, Wednesday, October 13, Seven o'clock p.m. The mediation of a friendly power has been conditionally accepted in tho dispute between France andPorbtgal. PRUSSIA. A B.rlin lotter says that, in reply to the notificatioll of the establishme1ant Of the Rageancy, the foar great ...

... (B! Evietrk antd IntcrnmtionWl Tedegralj ) OrriCE, TEMPLE BUILDII;GS, NEW STREET. WEST INDIES AND PACIFIC. -RfL;OiRTED SINhING OF A BRITISH GiU;N BOAT BY THE AMIERICA.-NS. SOUCTHA.M11PTSX, Sunday. Arrived thle steanlusip Parainn, wit.h Went India alnd Paciilc mails, 150 passengers, and 57,70C' dollars in specie, Dates: Tainpico, July 2nd; Havanna, Oilh; Demerara, Trinidad, and Jamaica, 10th; ...

... LATEST NEW S- INDIA AND CHINA. (The following appeared in a second edition of the Daily Pose of yesterday.] A, II ALxEX&NI)mt, February 6, The Calcutta and China mails leave to-day, with dates from Calcutta, January 9th; Madras, 16th; Ceylon, 19th; Hong Kong, 30th of December; and Canton, 29th. A mail has also come from Bombay with intelligence to the 13th of January. ' Dates from Cawnpore ...