... GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. . ~ ?? I A few 'nightli ago, Miss Johnstone, an elderly lady, residing at Craig's-road, near Dumfries, was in bed when the bedclothest caught fire, and she was so seriously burnt that she has since died. TEBRnpIc COLLIERY EXPLOSION.-Six LiVES LOST. -Another terrible colliery explosion occurred oni Wed- nesday the 11th. inst., at Mr Thomas Walters' Cyfing or Crimea Pit, ...

... LATEST NEWSO (By lilecrie and Ia4teauion Ts~eeraZifph,) OFFI1E, TnEFLE BUILDINGS, NEW STREET. THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPHb The second edition of the Timtes contains the following letter from the secretary of the Atlantic Telegraph Com- parry :- I have the pleasure to inform you that the line from Valeritia to Neweoundlaild is now working satisfac- torily both ways. The following message was ...

... -- - ?? ?? WRTlA V~ HALF-YEARLY MEETING Y L'tUA . (Fron our own Reporter.) The ordinary half-yearly meeting of this company was field in the Board Room at the Railway Station, Derby, yes- terday; the Chairman (S. Beale, Esq., M.P.) presiding. There was a large attendance of shareholders. The usual preliminaries having been observed, the report, an abstract of which lies already appeared in our ...

... LATEST TEL. GRAp.I.C NEWS. GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. do- .d. A meeting of the Great Northern Railway Coin- air- pany was held in London Yesterday, Mr. E. Douisou bter in the chair. e and im The Chairman said no one regretted competition more than lie did, and he would put an end to it as soon as he could consistently with his duty to the shareholders ; but lhe could not consent to see their ...

... COURT, &o, nagiai- (Fe'os the Court Journal.) w ,ne~ of It is possible that ?? visit to Potsdam an, troduce may be somewhat shorter than at first proposed. iv md not' Prince Alfred's establishment at Alverbank will be to broken up in about a fortnight or three -weeks, and h jew lthi his royal highniess will take his departure for Bonn. ad, ith the P-rofessional niatters connebted with the ...

... GEINERAAL POST-OFFICE-, DINBURGIH. 'Boxes Close. I ' el'very Genoral Ireceiv'g P. 0.1 Edin. P. Office. Houses. Leith. :&Leith. MAIYS. -I -- Aberdn, Dsundee, Perth,) -5 45A. 10 OP 10 OP 6 40A Stirling, Alloa, &c. . a720P 7 O - 7 p 630p Berwick and E. of England, 1 ?? }1 Or 1 OP 6 40A Berwick, Dunbar, Had-) dington, &c., E of Erg- t 5 15P p S4o0P 4 SOP 3 OP land ?? Carlisle, Liverpool, Mas-) 74 ...

... Iurs 4U~rrV;1 VYl 1,1 V r, ]AiMA.141 th The departure of her Majesty and suite on Tuesday gs morning from Buckingham Palace was originally fixed l for half-past seven o'clock, that she might reach the i Bricklayers' Arms station at eight, and arrive at Gravesend se at a quarter to nine o'clock. These arrangements were, however, altered, Her Majesty being informed that the 10 tide would not ...

... /I. I c1l, ? t ?0 . ,%I I c I f ? 1, 15 -i ?? -c i? ? -?f t f f c r + (ESTABLISHIED ANNO 1737.) B EL F A. S T: SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, I, 858. ¶iinrtn ib J10 flOWS of sti4ling intorost ill the telegraphic despatclhes of this morning. - The coroner's jury in the Acton homicide case have have returned anu11 ope verdict, anid Lieutenant Clavering was discharged from custody. It re- mains Thr tIC ...

... VISIT 01' THE LORD LIlEUTENANT TO CROMI CASTLE. NiTEVTOWNUiiiTi:ri, SATUIRDAY ENixo.-. is IX- coelncy tie LOId LiCutenant left Dublin oii Friday, ndil arrived in this tow n, by spoecial trait, at ?? tililutes past six o'clock, enl ron/e to Crolm Castle, on a visit to tile Earl and Countess of En.nc A guardof I iotili of tlie counlty conettabnlary was drtawln upil) o11 tiI lnlatfourn, and ?? ...

... MERCURY OFFICE, WEDSzSDAy, ELEvsx ?? FRANCE. ST BzBt;S, August 17tb.-Their Majesties entered this- town amidst universal enthusiasm. An immense crowd rendered the streets almost impassible. There is to be a ball given to their Majesties this evening, and to-morrow they set out for St Malo. The Emperor having been visible for a moment at the door, the crowd broke through all op- position, and ...

... LETTER FOM A SERGEANT IN THE 82D REGT.! I TO HIS BlROTHER IN GLASGOWV. Shajehanpore, 10th June, 1858. My dear Brother,-I enibrce this opportunity of writing a few lines. You will see an! account in my last of all about our affair in this place on the 3d May. Wre have had several minor affairs with them since then, which resulted in our ousting the rebels from their position, and our entire oc- ...

... e (Front the Greenock Advertiser of yesterhay.); DAMAGE FRLOM THE LATE TaUNDmIRSToiR.- During the d( L thunderstorm of Wednesday night considerable damage was qc e done to the powder works of Messrs. Curtis, Harvey & Co Iat Glenlean, head of Holy Loch. The rain was excessive' I r and the torrent of water which rushed down the glen swept Ti away masses of the soil in its codrse, and ultilmately ...