... - The following is from the trade circular of. Mr. Samue l Griffiths, metal broker:- The iron trade in France has been considerably de-. pressed during the last four months,. particularly in the, Ddpartements of the Loire, Rhone, and Gard, where the business at the large foundries has been languid in the px- treme, and up to the middle of October not more than half the usual work was going ...

... (From a Private Correspondent.) CHIOAGO, ILLINOIs, 20th August, 1859. Dear Sir,-It hardly seems possible that I am writing at this moment nearly four thousand miles away from Good Old Brummagem, but the following table of distances will f show it to be a fact:- From Birmingham to Liverpool ?? -95 miles. Liverpool to New York ?? 2,500 New York to Chicago ?? 962 ,, Chicago to Evanston .12 ...

... lptstxut 6RD)g. N DUDLEY. TrIE CiinrTr1ES O- DUDLEY.-TO thce Elitsr of ?? Daily Post. -Sir, Will you permit us, through your columnso, publicly zo thank Cornelius C.Lrtwright, Eiq., and his co-trustees, for the very handsone gift of a complete copy of the plans of the proper- ties belonging to theso charities. They tire strongly bound tip in one voluen, and presonted to the vicar and wardens, ...

... 'imiga MIXUllignm CHINA. To the details already given about the disaster in China, the Afonitcur dc ?? adds the following particulars from a private letter: The Mongol troops who defended the works of Taken form part of the Imperial Guard, the effective strength of which is about 50,000 men. These troops are superior to all the others of the army, and have in their ranks the best gunners and ...

... IJATEST 7NIEWS. - WVDNESDAY Be Pru ThzeUv vayB in ?? of the coni pietion of the Wentr of ptace, orders have beon tranbmitteo S^X@td ehey y now llappen to ?? troopa on nroh to n lt & thc peot:.vwe ?? It ?? ,, ,W, hdisoigratzb wellt to Potsdaru at noon '^-dsv The Pnnee his suiie will lefire uxorr [BY };;LECTBIa AND LsTEBNATION.SL TELEGR.PE.] THE CONDITIONS OF PEACE. (Reuster's Telegram,.) VIENNA ...

... NOMIINATION DAY AT DUDLEY. The prcedeg.ina.in front of the hustings are not generally nxpected to be of en osry quiet nature, and the aeesenblies present on such ocoasione aro lnot Epposed to be capable of very forcibly illuetrating the bealty of peace on earth hut still for a sm.all iorough ?? Dudley, the excitement prevalent during thle noulieatiol yocteeday, thle imtneuse ouass of people ...

... LORD PALMERSTON'S PERFORMANCE ?? L a (Saturday Review.) X Great as are the errors charged upon Lord J. R. I sell, it is due, not to his character alone, but to thy of the House of Commons, to admit that, even in the ex. lceases of faction, he has known how to maintain the dignity of statesmanship and to preserve the decencies of Parliament. Unhappilyfor the reputation of our re- presentative ...

... 1- a FRIDAX, A:PRIL 1, ?? NEWS OF THE DAY. Tux House of Lords sat for half-an-horu last night. The Lord CHANCELLOR moved tire second reading of a bill to enable coroners to admit per- sons to bail in cases of manslaughter, which was assented to. Two other measures, also relating to law, namely, the Vexatious Indictments Bill, and the Evidence by Commission Bill, were read a third time and ...

... sonlip AMfERICA. The Arabia, Captain Stone, arrived in the Mersey at eight o'clock on Sunday night. She ?? on the 23rd ultimo, and has brought 73 passengers. We gave a brief telegraphic summary of the news by this arrival in yester- day's Post. The President has given way to the exigencies of the Democratic party, and determined to call no extra session of Congress. Great floods have occurred ...

... sureign ?Rtdtipcc. AMERICA. [Fromv our Correspondent.J LivERFOOL, Thursday. The screw steam-ship City of Baltimore, Captain Leitch, which sailed from New York on the 12th instant, arrived here at an early hour this morning, bringing 165 passengers and 184,202 dollars in specie. On the 14th inst. she passed the steamer City of Wash- ington, hence for New York. Thee steamer Arabia arrived at ...

... Re Rtetmls. THE NEAPOLITAN EXILES. - The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., and Mrs. Gladstone, entertained at din- ner, on Wednesday evening, at their residence on Carlton House Terrace, the Neapolitan exiles Signor Settetnbrini and Signor Spaventa. There were also present the Duke and Duclhess of Argyll, the Earl of Carlisle, the Earl of Southesk, Lord and Lady Overstone, the Right Hon. James ...

... . I I .lviip W iqilicf. FRANCE. HOPES:. OF PEACE. The Paris corresponaent of the Times, writing on Friday eveelug, says The greater , part of this day has been wet, cheerless, and gloomy; nothirg but rain, and masses of oloud-drifting over'the heavens. At the very-imoment whbn they were most lowering a gleam of sunshine, suddenly broke through the dark mist, and ?? dissipating the murky ...