... I The Royal West India Mail Packet La Plata; Captain Weller (Admiralty agent, Lieut. W. Sea- ward, ?? arrived at Southampton yesterday with the West India mails. The following are the dates of the advices by this arrival: Vera Cruz, Dec. 5th; Tampico, 3rd; Havannah, 9th; Grey- town, 2nd; Carthagena, 11th; Jamaica, 11th; Deme- rara, 10th; Trinidad, 9th; Barbadoes; 12th; An- tigna, 13th; ...

... (FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.) HONG KONG, Nov. 14. Truly one is never too old to learn. It required a voyage to Hong Kong and a Chinese difficulty to teach me some of the rare virtues of gunpowder. Int no other part of the world do I think could one so well learn what an important element that same gunpowder is in diplomacy. Now, I don't mean in war, which is either the parent or offspring ...

... IS7'EAM BOILERS iN 1.hVOR NAWT AY.Vt)S. [ The rdjuurned inquest on the bodies of the three parsons killed by the explosion of the Iroiler of a portable thraqh- l. g machine on the farm promiss3 of Xr. Ridgill, of Thorn. .moor-ends, near Thorne, Yorkshire, on tire l1th ulb., was 3 reaumed at the White Hart Ion, at that town, on Trie- day. Since the last inquiry another of Mr. Ridgills sons, ...

... SUP WEY 01r TVIE IST'IDIUS OF DARIEN. OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE WITH NEW GRANADA. [fROMr THE V;EW YORKi HERALD.] Tihe Garccta Ojitial of Bogotr, of the 'Gth of Septemn her last, publishes a correspondence which took place between Grneral Cass and General Herran, the Minister- Plenipotentiary at washington. The Government having determined to send out a 'ew conmeeisfsal to eamline anew the ...

... We have received Cape Town papers down to the end of October, but they contain nothing important. The Kafirs, compelled by starvation, were still migrating in hun- dreds to the colony, and relief committees were formed at Graham's Town, King William's Town, and elsewhere to aid them with soup kitchens, and other charitable esta- blishments. The Cape Town Mail of Oct. 29 says: We have no news ...

... t- SCREJS AT SEA. ND STEAM-PACKET E C0VgPAY AND THEIR~ SUJRGEONS. Y [~FitoM 4THEi LANCET.1 pennehy accepted the post of surgeon to One of eIrtI ldip. iail teaamers about five years ago. The NlIed 05tfit was an expensive one ; the pay promised ?? ctlr eqt i lyttan to that of a carpenter on board e a , I FOhigh as that of a cook. We should e1' I ou to health as is a frequent and that, ejliOUlC ...

... TIlE STATE OF DELIII. The following are extracts froam a very interesting a private letter, dated Delhi Palace, Nov. I*J 'We are here to accompany a colarnn abhut to march . down c0untry to coavey tents and carriages to C; wnpor t foe tbe Commander-in-'Jldie' and troops from Eligland, now reaphingg Cawupore ilt numbers. No date is yet fixe, for a the column leaving this ; in the meanwlhile a ...

... I PAWYBROICERS AND THE PUBIWC. I Esther Delay, a middle-aged womaan,was finally examined at the Westminster P-lice-court yesterday, charged with stealing a great quantity of silver plate, table lInen, and other articles, the property of her master. Prisoner had been in the service of the Rev. Albert Augustus Isaao!, of 24, Stanley-street, Pimnlico, since last March. About a fortnight ago tWa' ...

... I UN)VERSITY IMPR VEENT IE SCOT- LAND. I An influential public meeting, presided over by Lord e Campbell, Lord Chief Justice of England, was held in Edinburgh, on Wednesday, to promote the cause of University reform in Scotland. Among those who took part in the proceedings were the Lord Advocate, Sir E. Colebrooke, M.P., Mr. Stirling, of Keir, M.P, Mr. Baxter, MF., and other gentlemen. The ...

... A GANG OF SIJ'iYDLERS. Yesterday Hciry Devall, aged 40, a well-known thief, A111 (eorgo Brikbulv aged 50, were broughh bioore Mr. Yardley, at tho ThhAies Police-court, charged with COII:- bihold together with a man called Jee, wi!o acted as theirclerk, and who has absconded, for the putpoas of ob- taninig goods under falsepretonecsfronm mna11,1actsrers and crodessoen in Wa';diwortis, ...

... (FROM oaR OWN CORRESrONDnNT.) [The following appeared in our Evening Edition of ysrt~rdlayJ: PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING. The Emperor, who has merely had an attack of influenza, is better. He presided this morning at a ministerial council, and to-morrow he proposes to go to Fontainebleau, for a day's shooting. He will retarn to Paris in the evening, to be ready for the New Year's-day reception. ...

... STRIKE .dHO WGST THE COLLIER IN SOUTI WVALES. The Swansea Herald says:- The strike still continues, but there is some appearance now of some of the- men soon returning to work. The pangs of hunger begin to be felt in some families acutely. About fifty colliers were expected to return to work at the Blaengwawr Colliery oz Monday. The masters have resolved that some of the leaders in the strike ...