... i ITS RAVAGES IIN JAMAICA. To the Editor of the Glasgow HeIrld. SIB,-I hope you will excuse me for again offering to pub. lie notice a few further remarks on the subject of smnallpor, especially as this disease has been so extensively fatal in Glasgow during last month. The Registrar-General has had to report not fewer than 59 cases ending fatally, 37 being children under five years of age. ...

... s AND BSIUNESS. It bas be.A.~1-t~i that men of geniiise pit4orbsespusts Ye Sligpeare was-a ioeessful. manager of ailthqatre-,,i hrhaps pridimg f morelip 1)g qusil tiates in t qt ca~- - pacitythsn bhhi witing-.of -pla-ys, and -poetry. Pope w.: of Opininka that Shikik~pea's lxnipafl 61ojzct' in cnltivating. literatire was to secure inhc~nestijandepjefldcfl6. lndeed, h-seetnA-to~have~beei, ...

... I TBEWINFS OF FRANJOE THEirPROBABLE - CONMIMON IN -NGLANDM - : : a~~(romn the Tfm-s- - A bluebookc of 200 pages; on Thrdsay issued froma tbe' press, contsan series of' reprtfrom- her Ma sty's Seem- taries of Embay ?? on theoffct of the vine- disease ona'te 'comme b he-varion countries wherein they r esiae. Ts eot indance, Span, the United .Stit stria, Tuscany;and Sudiniw iance is far more ...

... (From the Times.) 'oe is gone, and another will take his place. Had obe perished in the midst-of his recent struggles with the elements we should have been the' better recon- cile&.to his loss, and it would have seemed natural that some one who bad acted sat his second in the conflict 'Should have taken the'eommaud in chief. As the Ilfair has actually gone ahe triumph remained with Captain ...

... Yesterday a preliminary meeting ocnmerchants and others o' favourable to te organisation of sipposition to the a l - gamation of thb Usledonlan, Ediaurg and Glasgow, and 8eti*~tt~isiwi Cnnpaie~uiAml in th&Oh'di~-, -W h*s of fe idiaxcieW for' ?? of ! e$ The iitg g verywell aittuded' Geoike mith, k 'f George Sitib& Sosw&c$alled V.theIir. .ett& vi ofapology foribeencewas rea& from Er Prige, of ...

... IAMITXOfJAN. 19. POST OFFICE Orrcra-Notwithstanding of the spirited' exertions frequently made, and the best of influence used in behalf of our two letter-carriers, these steady, lit-paid, and ill-clad men, seem. now to have no prospect of obtaining. oni- form clothing from Government. la. 10th December last. , our esteemed Chief Magistrate transmitted a memorial to James Merry, lEsq., of ...

... LONDON, JINUARY T Wa liav@ rai pleasure in stating that her Majesty hat been graiously pleased to apportion a sutei of atartmnentsm Hampton ourt PalaeetoMrs. Hodson, widow of Major flodson, of HJodsan's Htsrse.' Some of our conemporane anoune tht Lord Clyde may be expccted ih England about the middle of-tl~smonth We are more inclined to think, howo- ever; that the gallant.iextertd will arrve ...

... CANTON. The market this week was not so large as was anticipated, the weather being unfavourable for shipping live stock from Ireland. The stock on offer was rather less than really war, required, and prices generally were in favour of the seller. There is evesy probability of a great quantity of stock coming from Ireland into the market shortly, and of first class quality, and which will tend ...

... MERTHYR. LECTURE.—The Rev. G. W. Humphreys, B.A., de- livered a lecture on Tuesday evening, last week, at the High-street Chapel, on the life of George Ste- phenson. The rev. lecturer narrated in an interest- ing manner the rise of this poor colliery boy to the greatest engineer of the age, and described the nu- merous good qualities that had enabled him te achieve the success he did. He drew ...

... CARDIFF CORPORATION. A special meeting of the Watch Committee was held on Tuesday morning, to take steps in reference to the Inspector, who was suspended by the Mayor on Saturday last. Present the Mayor (in the chair): Aldermen Williams and Pride; Councillors Yachell, Winstone, Bowen, Clements, David, E. Thomas, Nell, Cory, Langley, Owen, J. Bird, Mason, and Watson. Mr. LANGLEY said, before ...

... TALK. BY OUB LONDON CORRESPONDENT. Our readers will understand that we do not hold ourselves re sponsible for our able Corvespondent s (yptnions,) ALTHOUGH a little late, some remarks on the state of the revenue may not be without interest. There exists now (there has always existed since I can remember) a sect —exceedingly small now, very numerous and influential thirty years ago- who ...

... RETURN OF LORD CLYDE.—Some of our contemporaries announce that Lord Clyde may be expected in England about the middle of this month We are more inclined to think, however, that the gallant general will arrive about the end of February, when, doubtless, the country will give him such a reception as his great services deserve.-Anny and Navy Gazette. ...