... SUICIDE OF A Nottingham papera record a melancholy circurnstance which occurred in the county 011 lhe 2nd insl. Mr. Thomas Marriott, of Lamb- cote-house, Radcliffe-on-Trent, a magistrate of Not- tingham, who hall ueen suffelÎlIg for some time past from indigestion and low spirils, and was on a visit to his son- in-law, the Rev. J. M. W. Piercy, rector of Slawson, committed suicide by throwing ...

... THE PRINCESS ROYAL'S MARRIAGE. A ministerial paper gives the following sketch of the programme to be observed on the occasion of the marriage -The royal procession will enter the palace by the gar- den entrance from St. James's Park. To the rear of the palace there will be a large covered corridor, under which the royal party will alight, and along which seats will be provided for privileged ...

... Full details of a fearful conflagration on board the Sarah Sands iron screw steamer, one of the numtrou8 Vessels chartered by the East India Company for the con- veyance of troops to India, have been published. She Baited from Plymouth on the 16th of August. She had a portion of the 54th Regiment on board, comprisingLiput. Col. Moffatt, Cspts. Brett, Thomson, and Gillum, Jeuts. Oalbraith, ...

... THE youthful members of our population, with a (Treat number of more advanced age, celebrated the eve in their own peculiar manner. From the evening until Christmas-day had dawned every street was filled with people, walking to and fro, laughing, singing, and calling lustily the familiarly abbreviated names of each other. Every christian name of male and female, with many unchristian like in ...

... RAILWAY AND PACKET TIME TABLES. The Proprietor of this Paper does not hold himself responsible for any errors which may inadvertently occur in the times of arrival or departure of the different Trains and Packets, as alterations are sometimes made without notice being- sent to the office of this paper. ...

... THE IRON AND COAL DISTRICTS IN GLAMOR- GANSHIRE. The strike at Aberdare does not appear likely to terminate as soon as was hoped. In one or two pits the men, who last week returned to work, have again turned out, and intimida- tion is used to prevent those from working who would be glad to do so. Some strangers have been brought from a distance, but their advent is regarded with great hatred ...

... The Cathedral of Berlin, the construction of which is to be shortly resumed, will cost, it is estimated, at least fi»e million of th&lers. The steeple will be higher than the cupcit of the Church of St. Peter at Rome. An edict issued by the Pope has caused great amaze- ment in Rome. Prince Odescalchi keeps a pack of hounds, frequently used by the English residents and visitors but it eeems ...

... The consumption of Cape wints has increased nearly 200,000 gallons in the present year. A medal is being prepared by Mr. Leonard Wyon to commemorate the mariiage of the Princess llojal. The Carnarvonshire coast is swarming with herrings. In one tide 400,000 were taken. The Earl of Aberdeen has arrived in town from Scot- land, very much improved iu health. Mr. Justice Jackson died at Howth on ...

... The English are a great people; the 13th century is a great century. No question of that. The bitterest enemies of both or either are yearly compelled more frankly to do homage to the achievements which mark them out as different from all other races and all previous centuries. In innumerable respects too there is a sort of ptrtnershipinthis greatness. A peculiar people and a peculiar time ...

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... IMPORTANT TO FARMERS. CHARLES STOKES V. EVAN PHILLIPS.—This was an ac- tion tried at the County Court. Bridgend, Dec. 19th, before T. Falconer, Esq., Judge, to recover damages for loss sustained, in consequence of defendant having sold wheat alleged to be unsound. Charles Stokes sworn: I bought two sacks of seed wheat from defendant. When delivered, I examined it, and it seemed equal to the ...

... KELIKF OF LUCKNOW. By the arrival of the Bombay maiL private corres- pondence and files of papers from Bombay to the 4th of December have been received. The following is the letter of onr Bombay Times' correspondent BOMBAY, DEC, 4. So far as we are aware, no untoward event has occurred during the past fortnight to mar the steady progress of the Britioh arms towards the complete punishment of ...