... A STRANGE CHARACTER. We have this week to record the death of Mr. James Macdonald, M.A., a remarkable character, well known in Stafford and the neighbourhood. Mr. Macdonald graduated at the University of Edinburgh, taking the degree of Master of Arts, and for some time dis- charged the duties of sub-editor of the Edinburgh Courant. Here is a sketch of his life About thirty years ago he came to ...

... An affair occurred yesterday afternoon (says a Cin- cinnatti paper) in the Fourth Ward, which created quite an excitement throughout the city. Captain William Glass, councilman of the Fourth Ward, was deliberately shot by a young actress named L. Wright, She afterwards attempted to take her own life by drinking poison. Captain Glass and Miss Wright have both been raised in the iourth Ward. ...

... We give one or two letters which have appeared on the other side. Senex writes as follows Far be it from me to deny that the Great Unseen can, and may at any time, will to communicate with his creatures by means that may be seen as well as heard, and felt; but I must see something superhuman in the object, as well as in the act, before I can ac- knowledge agency, divine or devilish, before I ...

... Lord St. Leonards succeeded, during the late session, m passing an act further to amend the law of real property, as its title describes it. As his lordship was also fortunate enough, in the session of 1859, to. pass an act with a similar title (remarks the London Review), it is evident that he, as the champion of real property law, is doing all in his power to fortify his citadel against the ...

... Petty Sessions, Pontypool (highway purposes) Sat., Oct 20 Volunteer Concert at Usk (seeadvt,) Mondau Comity Court—Newport, Mon. and Tues; Cardiff, Wed. ...

... A strange affair has occured at Neuvicq, near Saint-Jean-d'Ang&y (Charent Infdrieure). A few nights ago loud cries of Murder! Help were heard in the house of one Andre, a shoemaker, and some persons hurried to the place.. Just as they arrived, a young man, whom they recognised as Andre's journeyman, Victor G- by name, threw open the window on the first floor, and appeared at it, holding in his ...

... An adjourned meeting of this board was held on Wednesday morning last, at the Town Hall, Mr. J. Hair, chairman; ,the following members were also present, Messrs. Harrison, Lewis Walters, Vipond, and II, Daniel. The lists of defaulters to the highway rates having been read over and commented on at some length, it Wä8 proposed by Mr. Walters, seconded by Harritini, and carried That immedtate ...

... During his visit to Washington, where he arrived on the 3rd inst., the Prince appeared highly pleased with his inspection of the public buildings. During his visit to the Patent Office he remarked that the Revolutionary relics should be placed in a separate room. They must have appeared very simple to him, after the vast num- ber of the relics of the past which he saw in the Tower of London, ...

... 'A PRAIRIE ON FIRE, The special correspondent of the Times who accompanies the Prince of Wales in his tour, writing from Dwight, gives some interesting sketches of the Prairie in that neighbour- hood. The Prince, it appears, had a fine view of that magnificent spectacle, a prairie on fire. We extract the following Everything here is novel and attractive. The sport on the prairies is new, and ...

... The illicit liaisons, especially with married women, are, in the upper and the idler classes of France, the rule rather than the exception, and the exceptions are rare and remarkable-among the bourgeoisie, we believe, the case is different,—they are too busy for a life of dissipation and intrigue. That, in the vast majority of instances, these liaisons have their origin— not, as among the ...

... A large fire occurred in London last week on the premises of Messrs. Goodhart, sugar refiners, through which an important question has been raised relative to the fifteen days' grace customary on fire policies. Singularly enough, though the firm were largely in- sured, it is understood that, with one exception, the renewal premiums on the policies were not paid, but the extra period of fifteen ...

... At the Worship-street police-court, in London, on Saturday, William Wilson, a portly person, having tHe appearance of a farmer, and George Rumsey, attired as a groom, were charged with being in felonious possession of a, forged 101. Bank of England note, and attempting to pass it under the following singular circumstances. Mr. Bennett, a builder, of Hackney, gave an account of the transaction ...