... THE ATLANTIC STXAM COMPANY. A telegraphic despatch from Lord Naas to Father Peter Daly has been received at Galway, stating that the government have recommended the treasury negotiate with the Atlantic Steam Company a contract for a fortnightly mail service between Galway and America, subject to such conditions as may agreed upon to speed and efficiency; rate of payment not to exceed 3,000/. ...

... Dr. Hook has received from the Premier the preferment to the Deanery of Chichester. The Leeds Mercury, the well-known organ of the Whig and Dissenting interest in Yorkshire, thus speaks the Reverend Doctor's career as Vicar of Leeds:—•' He has been a valuable and useful member some of our literary societies, where he has been ready to meet all classes and creeds on an equal footing. He has ...

... some few days before bis death, the most private manner, he sent 400ul. to the Infirmary. Alleged Cruelty to Fix.—On Friday, Mr. T. Marsh was summoned before the magistrates at Kingsclere petty sessions, charged with having caused servants cruelly ill-treat a fox. William Searle, a discharged head-whip, stated tbat Saturday, the 29th of January, a fox was run earth at Kingsclere, tbat it was ...

... LOSS OF THREE LIVES. _ , _ ~. Calais, Sunday. The Royal English mail steamer ran foul of the pier on entering our harbour last night. Damage was caused by this accident to one of the wheels, by reason of which the steamer was driven back into the Channel. Three passengers perished, the victims of their eagerness to disembark. All the other passengers, together with the Indian and usual Mails, ...

... becoming a mother daring her hatband's mayoralty. ...

... appointment was reoently announced, the post has, we understand, been given to Mr. John Hicklin, formerly of Nottingham, and for some years past editor of the Chester CowanL Derby Dramatic Society.—We again call the attention of our readers to the advertisement another column, of the performance to be given on Monday evening next, the Derby Dramatic Society, for the benefit of the Infirmary. ...

... WORCESTERSHIRE (EAST). The poll for East Worcestershire took place on Wednesday. There having been no contest for the division for 22 years, and parties having greatly changed in that interval, the greatest uncertainty prevailed as to the result, and the interest in it was all absorbing throughout the county. THE DECLARATION. The final proceedings connected with the eventful contest terminated ...

... TO THE EDITOR THE DERBY MERCURY. Sir—Your paper of last week furnishes report of two inquisitions held at the Derbyshire Infirmary, on two persons who died from tetanus. That two such cases should occur at the hospital in tbe same week, is remarkable, and that they should meet with the same fate, though under two different surgeons, very melancholy, but very natural. The mortality of tetanus ...

... Lascar, named Ho Kong, has been committed for trial by the Chesterfield coroner, on a charge of Manslaughter. Ho Kong having worked his passage to England as a sailor, since his arrival has been travelling about the country obtaining livelihood by begging petitions and the sale of songs. He entered Chesterfield on Sunday week with a man and a woman who appear to have travelled with him and ...

... days since for Rome, where he will bring out his new opera, entitled La Vendetta dei Domino. It was intended for Naples, but was prohibited. Mr. Cobden's visit to the United States is said to quite unconnected with politics, and bis stay it further announced will be very short duration. Numbers of moveable houses are now being made Paris for exportation to Cochin China, where Admiral ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS, Tuesday, Feb. 22. The Lord Chancellor took his seat on the woolsack five o'clock. COMPULSORY PREPAYMENT OF INLAND LETTERS. The Duke of Argyll called the attention of Lord Colchester to the inconvenience attending the new postal arrangements respecting unstamped letters. Lord Colchester replied that all new arrangements were attended with inconvenience first, but he had no doubt ...

... Oo Thursday very numerous and influential deputation of about 40 of the member! this society, both metropolitan and provincial, wailed upon Mr. Sotheron Estcourt, the President of the Poor-law Board, for the purpose of representing to him the inadequacy of the remuneration at present paid to poor-law medical officers, and of placing before him some of the hardships and anomalies of their ...