... concert room; but we thought the one in use on Tuesday had done duty rather too long. Of the instrumental performances we must speak in terms of unqualified approbation. Rarely has such music bean heard in Newcastle. The band included some sixty per- formers ...

... gone into for croving the ekfleaoy of the ?? by Mr A. Wail for instantaneoualy decompoeing fire- damp. The Mining Aournal, speaking of these experi- mente, says :-i 'it'e crude fire-damp was forced through a screen of but four inches in thickneas, anid ...

... the nose-bag of the frightened horse, he found a live mouse among the ?? London correspondent of the Manchester .Examiner,,speaking of the Jbournal des Debaets, saye: Most of the men who have eonferred lustre upon its columns during the last eight years ...

... promptness of action. But she was not without a lady's accomplish- ments. She embroidered well, played on the lute well, she could speak English, Latin, Prenob, and Spanish, and she could read Italian; as we have seen, she could be her own housekeeper; and if ...

... RESPECTING THE CHINA 'WAR. -I had an interview yesterday with Mr Whampotsan e well-known Chinese merchant, of Singapore. He speaks Rnglish fluently, educates hie son at Edinburgh, and seema to hasve emancipated hitshf from the trao- m mes and prejudices ...

... whether belonging to the Established Church'oF to those numerous dissenting bodies, of which- widely as I differ from them-I speak with all gratitude and all respect for their exertions in the cause of education and religion. (Cheers.) And although it is ...

... title. 2laokIWood gives, on the'wbole, an impartial estimate of the deceased statesmen ; yetthinks it wouldbe '!:too much to speak of him as. one of England's greatest statesmen. He possessed (says the writer) little orgi- nality of mind, and no genius ...

... the figure. Both paletote and burnous are generally trimmed all around with some opposite colour. It is as yet too early to speak of eachemere shawls. Llamas are much in vogue, on account of their lightness and elegance. A form of neglige has lately made ...

... army, and I will add to the army the volunteers. (Cheers.) There ore menl in both the navy and the army oi whom I need not speak to raise them in your estimation You all know what the army is from their late exploits in India, though, perhaps, you do-not ...

... plan o firat sending them a. begging, and then tendered them to the old tenant at the highest offer. Those who have heard him speak on the subject will not tecn forget the indignation with which he expoeedsuoh a policy. Thevaluatlonewere made by his own ...

... EDUOID8oN and Dou. ?? is generally some advantage to be derived from being made acquainted with the opinions of per. eons who speak of what they have seen, and who, at the same time, give the facts and data on which their judg. ment is grounded. The author ...

... and ball cart.' ridge. Everytbisig proceeded as usual during the day, and shortly before seven P.M , Mr Morrison went out to speak to MAr Franklin, the occupier of the adjoining premises, leaving in his own shop a youth about 12 years of age, named Harrison ...