... the body of Thomas Pearce, the famed Shropshire giant, who died suddenly on Saturday night. The deceased, who was one of the tsllost and stoutest men in the country, has been upwards of thirty years conspicuous character wakes and fairs, where he haa exhibited himself a giant and shown his powers as a first class pugilist. Saturday last, accompanied by a number travelling showmen, he arrived ...

... THE INDIAN MUTINIES. MAIL FROM BOMBAY. Bombay, April !).—The capture of Lucknow (says the Jl*mbay Times) lias not been attended with such important advantages was at first anticipated, and the rebels, being driven out of tho city, but not entirely destroyed, arc now large in various parts of the country and will yet give much trouble before they aro utterly exterminated. Great results wcro ...

... Morley, and Charles Colcott called at the house of Mr. Newbold, tarmcr of Ryton, near Coventry, and stated that they had found the dead body of a man in the high road. Mr. Newbold went to the spot, and found that the body was that of a gamekeeper named Owen, in the service of Mr. Beech of Brandon. He had received a gun-shot wound in the neck, and had evidently fallen without struggle, as his ...

... THE INDIAN MUTINIES. CALCUTTA LETTER. Calcutta, March 23.—Lucknow has fallen at last. The sepoys have proved cowards after all. The hurricane of shell pouro on -them for three days, the cross tire from tbe camp on the other side of tho Goomtee, the the Imaumbarrah, and the loss of the Kaiserbagh, almost by accidunt, cowed them utterly. O.i the loth, they began creeping out the city on the ...

... HOUSE LORDS —Fiiidav. When the Chancellor t'Jok his seat on the woolsack the House of Peers presented a mo«t impressive appearance. The royal gallery over the throne, as well the side galleries, were tilled with ladies, and the strangers' gallery was ltkevriso occupied the crowds of persons, who for hour previous to the opening of the doors thronged the halls and passages outs ; de. The bar ...