... WORCESTER. TuE COUNTY ASYLUM AT POWICK,.-DISMISNAL OF TIIE IHOUSE S'XEWAUID.-MIr. Hmne, the houso steward of this institution; has been diisnijsed from his situitioa, Ab the iolnibly niceting of the Visiting Comnittee, this week, a suil) Committee presented a report, which eontainiied certain charges against hini, and Mr. Hume was asked for nn enplatiun. Tlhe aanswers he gave were ...

... WALLASEY LOCAL B t4 I ba monthli meeiima of thi. - I 0 monthlY mee.1g of tbe t ovening, at the publiI cfices he in the chair, and the other ronf-m, Xr n. 4 MeFSas, Flshwlck, Hill, Mrsharl'' Dre~etQN &nd Ioaa. , ofisft E i,, GAS AND WATER Mr, Marbhall, In mhoving the coz,6r proceedings of this Oommilttee e atfo mended that the Walary of Mr' Bd Isoot, of the gas and water rates, be lc eoll ...

... I PIEwPARING A FAMINE. -,j From diffdrent parts of the country lettera ame being written to newspapers and agrioul. tural journals, complaainig sorely of the Increaing ravage. of insects. Some writers reply that this in only a juit and Inatural punishment of man for the' prolonged and systematid'destruction of small'blird, whioh do more to keep down the pliiie''of inssoti than can be ...

... SXIimpL ol USXvUhA *. 8SAWLS POPULI LEX SUPRBAE. DOMESTIC. The marriage of the Princees Alice with Prince Louis of Hesse is to take place on the 1st July. The ceremony will be per- formed at Osborne. The Queen, being desirous that those who had the labour of erecting the building for the International Exhibition should have an opportunity of inspecting its con- tents, has kindly and ...

... THE PRINCE OF \WALES. hnave readlioti u~s. Thiii ftillowisitg is a snimmaito the ?? ?? eiiit' C11.CtUd witll tiel'tt' P1t1 of Walejjs'S p1' CeediIJga, ?? th cle 2;'irtl tiltt ii', clay of hli. dlcpatu'tiit, t.ilt ti 5' 2-1th iii the mot clog of the 21th the Sultait pail Itcii hligheets one of thle miost giaciful it1 tile 1t air y meets receiveci ly him dIntrig,~ tii visit, Al tit1 :, the ...

... The New York correspondent of the Times writes as follows, under date of the 20th ult. 'Efforts are constantly made to hide from the public the real magnitude of the debt that has already been incurred, and to exaggerate, at the same time, the taxpaying powers of the community-pewers that are too exclusively based upon the wealth of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia, and not calculated on the ...

... TiLE steamer Australasian, which has arrived, with New York dates to the 21st unt., brings us a few addi- tional items of news. The Richmond journals contain a declaration by PREsnIDFNsT DI)VAS to the Virginia Legislature, stating that lie had never entertained the idea of abandoning Virginia, even shoald Richmond fall. He did not see the necessity of allowing the Virginian capital to fall ...

... THE WARLIKE DEMONSTRATIONS IN AUSTRLA. 9L ' A letter from Venice says :-After a series of any reviews, which extended from the 9th to the l3th May, the -7 men were confined to barracks, and everything was prepared rla so that they might march on Lombardy at a moment's ces notice. To ' march on Lombardy,' was tile ' refrain' of the 2 garrisons of Nlaniua and Peschiera, and the exciting chorus ...

... THE lRREGULARITIES AT TUE CROWN I POINT MANURE DEPOT. STOR-MY WARD MEETING. 5An adjourned meeting, of the ratepayers of the Mill-bill Ward, was held at the West Riding Hotel, Leeds, last evening, Mr. C. Pectn presiding. The i-ones was~ crowded. 'There -were among those present Mr. Aid. Bateson, Mlessrs. Counncillors Smith, Ferns, Price, Gaunt, Marsdois, Carter, and. Wray, as wiell, as several ...

... INAUGURATION OF TIE Srt i(.E STATUE. I To-day, at noon, the monument to the iatc r Ji Sturge. erected at the Five Ways, will ?? The members of the committee, the Town Couri; the other invited guests, will assemble at tho (e . Room, Town Hall, at a quarter before twelve 0 zI0. at noon -1'Tisely wil jiroceed to the site. TVei forI bas been erected for the ?? the Mi;r b9qxough members, and the ...

... SI(GNIFICANT.-[.Stedai'd. ]-'The profit of the Minis- terial victory goes into the pockets of the ultra- Radicals. The shame of Parliament redounds to the honour of Mr, Bright. He has ever declared to ap- plauding audiences in Manchester and Birminrgham that both parties in the State desired extravagance and dreaded economy; that the House was ever ready to sanction a reckless expenditure, ...

... THE DURHAM ARCHtEOLOGICAL SOCIETY'S VISIT TO DARLINGTON. (tnrom017 Corepsmondent.) tf The Architectaral aiid ArchLaological Society of h Durhanm and Northumberland paid a visit to Darlington on fl Tuesday, with a view of promoting the restoration of the s fine old parish church of that town. For a considerable e period the edifice, which is called after St. Cuthsbert, has E. been in very bai ...