... , er Royal Highness Princess Helena is confined to the house by an attack of scarlatina, but in a mild form, and all the symptoms attending the complaint are 5 very satisfactory. , OSBORNE, July 19.-Her Royal Highness Princess Helena is making most favourable progress through the attack of scarlabina under which she is sufferiog. The Duke and Duchess of Bucoleuch gave a magnifi. g cent fete on ...

... |FOREIGN INTELLIG ENCE. j DENMARK. THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. ViENNA, Aug 22-The preliminary treaty of peace was signed yesterday, upon the basis that all rights to Sobleswig, Holstein, sad Lauenburg should he ceded by tbe King of Denmark. The protocol of an armistice. intended to remain in force until the conclusion of ppeae wa as also signed. During the armistice Jutland will be occupied, aod ...

... I I wee AMERICA boob S0UTHIAM1?T~r;, 24th Nov. was, Thle Hamburg and American Company's steamr-ne ship Germania, Capt Elilerg, from New York oil tile s 12th instalit, hjas arrived ofl' Cow'es. She brings 102 boy Passengers for this pert, Havrro, and FHanitiitbur anidA en freight 417,loa dole, for England, 37,163 Mos. f~i a France, aeid 4,000 dols. for H-amtburg. bieexe I- al etteed very ...

... IAPPALLI N TTASPHE : ~~EDINBURGH. GREAT 'LOSS' bY 'LIFE. on the 18th inlst, by which the fine Theatre Royal was :burned to the; ground. The fire, which broker out sholtly before four o'lock in the 'afternoon, is eaid to h have originated from the following incident. Shortly anI before the hour mentioned a gas,-man named Caissoy Tb Proceeded to light up tl~e rows of gasl-jetsi which ron fal ...

... IMEGETING -OF TOWNS IMPROVEMENT ICOMMITTEE. THE HOLY, TBINnT, CHUURCEWARDN-& A meeting: of this committee was: held at the Corporation's Offices on Saturday; Ald. Witty pre. sided. The Liaw-clerk read the minhutes of a sub. committee, in' which the 'chalrman called attention to the damage which was done to the property pur- chased by the board ini order, to carry out the Castle-street ?? Clerk ...

... VINDICATION OF THE SCRIP- UBEmS; A vindication of the accuracy of the Old and New Testament, composing the Holy Scriptures, bas been 0i undertaken on the suggestion of the Speaker of the House of Commons, who has consulted the dignitaries of the Church on the subjeot. The plan snggested by v the Speaker having received the approbation of his Grace B the Archbishop of Canterbury, a committee ...

... ITH-IRD EDITION FRIDAY, 2 P.M. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET THIS DA Y Wheat trade rather firmer, and a fair sale for dry parcels at full prices. Other articles unaltered. LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET THIS DAY Market fairly Attended. Wheat and flour in good demand at last Tuesday's rates. LONDON CORN MARKET THIS DAY QUite a. holiday market: prices nominally qs on Monday. SINGULAR FATAL AcciDENT.-On Tuesday ...

... IT-HE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. MARKET PLACE WARD.-In consequence of Lsle Ur Waller (who retireq ftom Holderness ward) having t been nominated for this ward since the noinination mteeting, a meeting of the friends of Meessrs l-umpbrey re- and L rard was couvenied last evening at the Shaklpeatrs Hotel, Humber street, to ?? tbie neoessary steps fur securing the return of tiose gentlemen. Mr Pexton ...

... 'I , THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLE. cas The ?? tel ~~life The following telegram, is received by Reuters; Asi and Co. from Mr R. A. Glass, managing director of Jar the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Co. Mo (Limited) V hin VAL;NTIA, August 2nd, 8 p m. in The signals from the Great Eastern became un e intelligible at noon to-day. No communication has reh been had with the ship since, and ...

... I A MEEgTING of the Local Board of Health was held 2 yesterday at the Town-hall. the Mayor (H. J. Atkin- son, Esq.) in the chair. THE WEST DISTRICT DRATJ!ACE. CIO On the motion for confirming the minutes of the q Works Committee, Aid. ROBERTS called attention to nar a minute referring to a memorial from Mr. J. C. ran Akester and others, complaining of the inconvenience B they were put to ...

... LAST NIGHT'S PARLIAMEZ. (By PTelegraph, HOUSE OF COMMINS. NEW MEMBERS. -Lord Eliot and Mr. M. Chambers took the oaths ?? their seats for Devon- port and Lord Otho Fitogesuld for the County of Kildare. THE EUROPEAN CONGRESS AND THE WAVlR CllSIS. Mr. DISRAELI asked if the Government had any eommunicatiosi to make to the, H1ouse with respect to the proposed Confe+reuce of the Great Powers at ...

... Meetings have been held in various parts of the t country with reference to the cattle plague, which s appears rather to increase than diminish. In I Sussex and Surrey the farmers decided to bay no D more eattle at present, and similar resolutions have n been passed at various county meetings. Professor 0 Gamgeo has written a very positive re-assertion of f his former statement that the ...