... For some months past the scientific world has been favourably made aware of the name of Mr. Petherick, her Majesty's consul for the Soudan. The exploration of the White Nile, the importation of a hippopotamus, and of that peculiar bird, Balteniceps Rex-the whale- headed storks which Mr. Petherick brought over, and which for many months were among the chiefest attrac- tions to the Zoological ...

... A large number of volunteers spent their Sunday in Brighton. As these rose from their beds on Monday morning, they looked very dismally on the pouring rain that came down heavily upon the streets of Brighton from 7.30 till 10.30. As it drew near the time for the turn out, the rain moderated, and finally ceased, the volunteers knocked out the short pipes that thay had puffed while they watched ...

... ACCIDENT TO A CLERGYMAN.—We are very sorry to have to record that a serious accident occurred, to the Rev. F. P. Lawson, senior curate of in this town, on Monday last. The re g attempting to 5 church, which was be g wIien, from neglecting funeral of the Ducbe^_ TODer time, he was carried up a°considerabfeedistance—as far as the top the arches of the church-and fell with great violence to the ...

... To the EDITOR oi the TIMES.—SIR,—Will you kindly favor me with sufficient spaoe in your columns to ask the Chancellor of the. Exchequer for the name and address of tiie wine merchant he alluded to on Friday night, who sells goo I sound wine at 14s. per dozen? He is the very man I have been looking for during the last 20 years. Your obedient Servant, Kennaquhair, March 16. SITIENS. ...

... TUESDAY, Aran, 1G. W. A. PcTNAir, New Oxford-street, glass dealer. I. LEVITT and:1;1, T. LEVITT, Minories, chronometer manufac- turers. E. T. N. JENKINS, Victoria Park-square, Betlmal-green, cigar manufacturer. W. II. IIj-iMBrnoH, Iligh-street, Poplar, upholsterer. J. COWDEHOV, Peckliatn, Surrey, innkeeper. It. K. BOOP.}lAX, Marden, Kent, cattle dealer. E. RAE, Eastcbeap, City,.commission ...

... CITY, WEDKESDAT, APRIL 3. The funds remain heavy. A fresh fall of to l per cent, has taken place to-day. There is a vague feeling of uneasiness with regard to the course of affairs on the Continent. The continued heaviness of the Paris Bourse has a bad eftect, that market being very anxiously watched. British railway stocks are again weaker. Lombardo Venetian Railway shares have fallen to 2 ...

... PETTY SESSIONS.—TUESDAY. [Before the Rev. WILLIAM POWELL and C. NICHOLSON, Esquire.] ILLEGITIMACY.— Simeon Warder was summoned bv Elizabeth Cronnin, a poor Irish girl, to shew cause why he should not contribute to the support of her illegitimate child. Mr. Green way of Pontypool appeared for com- piainant, and Mr. Cathcart of Newport for defendant. From the evidence of complainant, it would ...

... STEAM COMMUNICATION WITH CHARLESTON. —We understand that a company has been formed for the purpose of establishing a direct steam communica- tion with the Southern States of America, Charleston being the port chosen for the American terminus of the line, and, from its geographical position, it is no doubt best suited for a. rapid communication between, all the Southern, cities and this country ...

... NEW MEMBER.—Loid PALMEESTON took the oaths and his seat for the borough of Tiverton. His lordship, who was received with cheers from both sides of the house, was introduced by Sir G. Grey and the Lord Advocate. NAVAL DOCKYARDS.—Sir F. SMITH gave notice for Tuesday next to call attention to the report of the Commissioners on Her Majesty's naval dockyards, and to move that under the present ...

... QUEENSTOWN, April 15 The following is a farther summary of the news pef Canada, which arrived here this morning The Washington correspondent of the New York Herald says:— The President and the majority of the Cabinet are satisfied that an extra session of Congress is inevitable. I have reason to believe that the President will issue a proclamation in a few days summoning Con- gress to ...

... A SCEXE AT ANTWERP.—The port of Antwerp w s three davs ago the scene of the following incident: -The English steamer Dolphin came into the port from Lt.ndon, and moored in the place usually occupied by the Dutch steamers, and those from Goolo. The harbour master, 51. Van dea Bomden, sent a message to Captain Frost, of the English steamer, to move away and moor his vessel at the quay ...

... QUEENSTOWN, APRIL 2. The Royal Mail steamship Niagara, Captain Moodie, from Boston on the 20th, and Halifax on the 21st ult., arrived here at 5-20 p.m., landed all mails except those for Liverpool, and proceeded at 5-35 p.m. She brings 28 passengers. She was detained off Halifax 28 hours by a snow-storm. She experienced strong easterly gales all the way across the Atlantic. The steamships ...