... THE RIVER. List, the crystal fountains, Cradled in the mountains, Surging their onward course, through many wild ravine; The forest echoes ringing, With the song-birds' joyous singing, And the raging torrent foaming, beneath the leafy screen. Nature's music, sweet and wild, Like childhood's happy glee, The river leaves its mountain home, to journey to the sea. Now, in circling eddies playing, ...

... INDIA AND CHINA. THE CALCUTTA MAIL. By the arrival the overland mail we liave received letters ami paper, from Calcutta of July 16, ami from Hon;; Kong of July 5. The following is from the summary of the Oterlaad P/iirnix:— The intelligence of the fortnight is that the country Mitinues quiet; that close 011 6,000 European soldiers of tlie late East India Company either have taken their ...

... The Calcutta, 81, Captain W. K. Hall, c.8., late flagship of Rear-Admiral Sir M. Seymour, g.c.b., &c., in China, which arrived Plymouth on Saturday evening, called at Singapore, the Cape of Good Hope, and St. Helena, having left the latter port June 13. The Calcutta brought passengers—Dr. Fitzgerald, Mr. T. P. R. Hodges Master Henry Hance, and Mrs. Herbert, besides British and 11 French ...

... ST. JOHN'S CHURCH. Eighth aftfb Morning Service. —Venite (Chant double), Aylward in F. Tc and Jubilate, in P. Evening Service.—Gloria Patri (Chant double), Chard in F. Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, in F. » NEWPORT. Agents—Messrs. J. and W. Gubbins. The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh admitted Ernest Powell Wilk ins, Esq., surgeon, of Newpoit, as a licentiate, at their meeting, on ...

... Considerable interest lias for some time past prevailed among the naval community, tlie engineers especially, in reference to the complete equipment of this large frigate, which the first of ner class. She was, it is understood, brought into existence ill imitation of the Niagara anil similar ships built the Government of the United States. Their peculiar advantage is that with about the same ...

... Lieutenants —C. C. Robinson, to the Vulcan; H. Waller, to the Mersey. Masters—Charles Gahau, to the Impregnable; R. L. Cleveland (additional) to the Asia; E. L. B. Williams, to the Virago; B. B. Stuart, to the Gladiator. Chaplain—The Rev. J. B. Harbord, to the Donegal. Paumaster —J. M. Forster, confirmed to the Madagascar. Second Master—D. J. May, to the Donegal. Acting Mates—A. Williams, to ...

... Hirotphitft Bfytygt[ajlr. POHTBMOUTH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1850. Lessors.—Ninth Sunday after Tiinity. Morning—l Acts 19. livening—l K intra 19, 2 Peter 1. Day Break—2h 37m. Sunday was grand day for the Parisian*. The of Itnly, with its maimed and its sick, its tattered banners (melancholy evidences of stubborn fight and hard-won victory), and its numerous trophie*, made triumphal entry into ...

... PARIS, Etexixo. No doubt seems to entertained that yesterday's amnesty is complete and unlimited in all respects—that it passes the sponge over every past offence, and relieves all persons from the action of the law of public safety so long as they shall not have incurred fresh condemnation the tribunals. The satisfaction gives great and general, not only here, hut, according to a telegraphic ...

... ARRIVAL OF THE GRAND DUKE CONSTANTINE. His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Contantine of Russia. l ...

... Whatever may the result of the present complications, the partial disarmament of the French Navy offers no reason why England should suspend those operations of purely defensive character which she has commenced, and it is satisfactory to know that our Government does not intend to misled «uiy which the Emperor Napoleon may choose to adopt. It is the manifest duty of England to put herself in ...

... Agent—Mr. J. Catmobe. At a meeting of the Local Board of Health on Friday, the 10th inst., present Messrs. Porter (chairman), Black - man, Boom, F. Burrell, T. \V. Burrell, and James, a complaint was made of pigs kept in West-street, and they were ordered to removed.—Some correspondence between the Secretary of State and the clerk was read; also the formal sanction of the Government to the ...

... THE WATERWORKS COMPANY. ordinary meeting of tht shareholders of this company is advertised to held on Wednesday next, on which occasion, we understand, among other subjects, the disposal of the shares not yet taken up will be discussed. There is little doubt that the small amount of capital which the shares not yet sold represent would soon be forthcoming if the directors of the company should ...