... Her Majesty will, it is expected, shortly inspect the Ordnance department in Southampton, where the trigonometrical survey of the kingdom is carried on. Her Majesty has appointed Mr. Justice Crampton a member of the Privy Council in Ireland. The Queen has forwarded a donation of one hundred guineas towards the Sunderland Orphan Asylum Fund. Very unsatisfactory accounts have been received at ...

... In our last Joureal we alluded briefly to a mysterious occurrence, which took place on the highway, close on the outskirts of the metropolis, four miles on the Acton- road, upon the person of Air. Edward John Gates, a plumber, glazier, and painter, residing for a number of years at No. 12, Great James-street, Lisson grove, Pad. dington. The first intimation of the occurrence was made by ...

... FOREIGN OFFICE TELEGRAM. The following telegram from Mr. Acting Consul. General Green was received on Sunday, at the Foreign. office:- ALEXANDPIA, Aug. 9. The steamer Madras arrived at Suez on instant dates -Bomzbay, 19th of July, 6 p.m. ; Aden, 31st of July. The Gwalior army has been broken up and gone into quarters. Sir H. Rose resumes command of the Poanals (Poonah) Division of the force ...

... THE PLIGUE AT BENGAZI. A letter from a Correspondent of the Times, under date Tripoli, July 27, states :-For many years past the States of Barbary have been free from the visitation of the plague, and when it was first reported, about three months aso, that several deaths had occurred in the district of Beneaz6, attended by symptoms similar to those of the plague, people were unwilling to ...

... St _ owi__ 30t trnRlI. SATURDAY, AUGsvS 21, 1858. The festivities at Cherbourg having terminated, the Emperor Napoleon has been engaged in making a tour through some of the chief Departments of France. True to his professions of friendship, in all the speeches which his Imperial Majesty has delivered, not one word appears to have been uttered in a spirit hostile to Eng- land; but, on the ...

... GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY I OF GREAT BRITAIN.__ The fifth annual general meeting of this society was held on the 11th inst., at the Society's house, 208, Pic. cadilly. There was a very numerous attendance of Fellows, amongst whom were several leading members of the aristocracy and leaders in the literary world. Lord Farnham, one of the vice presidents, presided. The Secretary read ...

... The Herejord Journal reports the following speech, made by Mr. Owen, a Dissenter, at a vestry called for making a church-rate at Melbourne, Leicestershire:- Gentlemen, this is the first time that I have had the honour of appearing within these walls, and it may na- turally be expected that, havinz purchased considerable property in this parish, and having come to reside among you, I should ...

... IWRECK OF AN AMeRIcAN SHIP.-The wreck of the American ship, Abby Langdon, Captain Hall, of New York, at the back of the Isle of Wight, was reported at Lloyd's on Saturday. She was laden with 1,500 tons of rice, bound to Antwerp from Akyab. The ship and cargo are valued at £40,000. EXTENSIVE FIRE AT BLACKWALL.-An extensive fire broke out on Saturday morning on the premises of Mr. W. Emery, ...

... IPSWVICll, ay - at EAST SUFFOLK HOSPITAL. in A noble work is in hand-another appeal is shout to dbe made in behalf of the funds of the East Suffolk Hos. pital, which ranks deservedly, from the vast benefits it ,has conferred at the hands of its patrons on the labour. inz population, as one of our noblest-institutions. With that kindness and liberality for which he has ever been so highly ...

... Prince Alfred's establishment at Alverbank will be broken up in about a fortnight or three weeks, and his Royal Highness will take his departure for Bonn. Pro- fessional matters connected with the young Prince's naval examination prevented his Royal Highness leav- ing this country with the Queen, but we believe every- thing is now definitely arranged, and Alverbank will be given up at the time ...

... The Rev. James W. Berrvina, B.A., of St. Catha rine's-college, Cambridge, curate of Newton, Isle of Elv, andi formerly senior curate ot St.Marv's, Bury, has been presented to the vicarage of Emneth,siear Wisbech. Amongst the officers havinrr completed three years' actual service in the rank of Lieut.-Colonel, to be pro moted to be Colonels in the Arm-,, under the Roval warrant, we find the ...

... RECEPTION OF THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND IN PR SSIA. _ _ _ _ _ A letter from Dusseldorf says that on the arrival there of her Majesty, she was received by the Prince and Princess of Hohenzollern Sigmaringen as relatives of the Royal House of Prussia. An elegant pavilion, carpeted and adorned with flowers, had been erected for her reception. The citizens of Dusseldorf had as- sembled in large numbers, ...