... The annual regatta at Buratisland took place yesterday. This regatta is held on the Burnt- island Fair-day, and the prizes being defrayed by subscriptions amongst the inhabitants, the greatest interest is taken in the proceedings. The weather looked rather threatening in the morning; and a heavy shower which fell about mid-day rather damped the ardour of those who had looked forward to this as ...

... We have been favoured with the following passage, from a letter addressed by a gentleman in Dunedin, Otago, to a friend at Blyth Bridge. It is dated May 14 :- The city, as it is called, is built at the head of an arm of the sea, nine miles from Port Chalmers. Being bailt on a rising ground sloping up from the shore, itpresentsa picturesque appearance from the bay. The population in ...

... The Coummnittee of the Hiouse of Lords, to whom this Bill was referred, have met during the week. The members of the committee are Earl Don- ouglmore (in the chair), the Earl of Cork, Lord Bagot, Lord Sheffield, and Lord Foley. Below is a report of the principal proceedings:- Air CALVERT, Q.C., in opening tile case for the promoters, stated that the object of the Bill was to amalgamato the ...

... (FROM THE DAILY NEWS.) The prospectus of the expected Portuguese cl Loan was issued on Saturday evening. It is for pi £5,000,000 stockin Three perCent. Bonds. The vs price of issue is 44 per cent, with dividend from tl the 1st instant. Five per cent. is to be paid on application, 5 per cent. more on allotment, and E the remaining payments are arranged in easy in- o stalments so as to extend ...

... Itffin, to .fbe (9bi-tor. TIIE DECISION OF LORD ARDMILLAIX. Stu,-Your able and lucid criticism on Lord Ard- millan's partial decision and ungenerous remarks de- miands the thanks of all right-minded people, to which sentiment, I am certain, thousands both male and female respond. I am glad to say all my sex whom I meet with, rich and poor, educated and uneducated, are unani- mously of opinion ...

... gailwag 9-rafac gettipts. The followli g are the Railway Receipts for the past weck:- l6 woekr- ?? ISO Belfast and Northiern Counties £2,019 £2,155 Belfast and County Down - - - 6a 703 Blyth and Tyne - - Bristol and Exeter - - - 7,292 7,303 Caledonlan 15,J64 15,960 Cork and Bandon - - - - 318 362 Cork, Blaekroek, and Passage . 303 223 Conwaill . 1,580 1,4 Deesido - - *?3118 300 Dublin and ...

... I THE NORTH BRITISH AAILWAY VICToRy The Railway Times, writing on the North British Bailway, says:- This Company has, by the decision of Lora Donoughmore's committee, been placed in pos. session of its rightful property, the Edinburgh Pertb, and Dundee and West of Fife sy 3 tems. It is impossible to overrate the in. portance of this acquisition, whether as bearing on the future solidity of ...

... A SPLENDID REMINISCENCE OF THE I INDIAN MUTINY. Ten days hence, says the Timea' correspon- dent atCalcutta, writing on May 22, will be sold by auction in Calcutta the Kerwee prize booty, the dlestiny of which seems still undecided in England. The catalogue is before me, containing 2235 lots. An inbpection of the jewels and ingots, the coins and trinkets, gives a far better idea of the ...

... TEE EMILY ET PIERRE.-OFFICIAL - - ,I . CORRESPONDENCE. The papers respecting the above vessel were published on Saturday morning. The correspond- ence. between Mr. Adams and, Lord Russell :is somewhat lengthy, but the last letter from the noble Lord sufficiently explains the decision of the British Government, and its reasons for coming to that decision. Writing on the 12th instant, the ...

... WHE SCOTCH AND ENGLISH COMPETITION AT WIMBLEDON. (FROMI THE TIMES.) OnWednesclaY, the event of the (Jay was, of course, t~he international competition between Englaiid and Scotlaund. Trie to time, the various Coln- petitois aswmbeo1)led at the targets, the respective coautries beiiig thus represented ENOSNDo. SCOTLAND. Viscolint l'i.ry (Captdill) Horatio ?? (Cap3tain) Rarl of Ducie Li -uteiant ...

... A telegram notices the departure froni certain towns in Italy of several bodies of young men for Genoa, thence it is believed, for Palermo. The Patie throws some light on this by assert. ing that Garibaldi has resolved to disembark with 6000 men on the Roeman coast. To prevent this, the naval authorities at Toulon are ordered to send six war steamers to cruise between Civita Vecchia and ...

... THIE FIRENCIH ALARM ABOUT GARIBALDI. I The correspondent of the Alforning Post, in a letter dated Civita Vecchia, July 23, says:- I arrived here this moroing from Naples, and found the port unusually full of steamers. This extra hustle was produced by the French de- spatch boats, Castor, 70 men, 2 guns ; Rondeur, 51 nmen, gulns; and the steam corvette Bran- donl, 100 m n. 4 guns. These vessels ...