... 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 ...

... THE GAS AGITATION. THE gas question seems to be the all- absorbing topic of discussion amongst all classes of the community: and, therefore, it is again our province to say a woid upon the subject. In the first place, we cannot look over the very significant fact that the Mayor' is said to have refused the use of the Town- hall; when applied to by a number of respect- able ratepayers, ...

... ijjtarkete. LONDON CORN EXCHANGE.—MONDAY. The English wheat trade this morning, was not brisk but rather more doing in foreign; quotation generally the same as on Monday last. A little doing in American flour, but English trade slow, without alteration from Monday. The supply of Barley is very trifling, and prices fully equal to Monday last. Oats about the same as on Friday,, say 6d. dearer ...

... 44 arms Liallmajo Qp, lf?anl DUBLIN: FRIDAY. JULY 11, t862. , _ _ ?? TIm duties of the Lords, yesterday, were not onerous or diicult. The businese of thb sitting, which corn- mnenced at fire, and closed at eight, was almostentirely occupied in forwarding meaeures a stage. Among the bills which obtained a second reading we find thi Chancecy regulation Fheep bills, both being Irish mea 6ores. ...

... 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 ...

... 1. ^ glaurt azlb jfcasrxom -THE COURT. o SBOPNE, JULy 8.-Her Majesty drove out yester. day afternoon. The Prince aed Princess Louis of Hesse took leave of her MajesE 4oday, and em. barked in the Royal yacht Victoris and Albert from Osborne pier this afternoon for Antwerp. Their Royal and Serene Highnesses the Prince and Princess Heimann of Saxe-Weimar honored Lord and Lady Llanover by their ...

... THE AMERICAN. WAR. A CONFEDERATE DASH FROM RICHMOND. An occasional correspondent of the Times, writing from McClellan's army before Richmond on the 15th inst., says:- *Beween the unfinished railway bridie at White House landing and New- Castleup the Pamunky River, a distance of about ten miles, I reckon, are two ferries, the nearest being Garrick's landing, some four or five miles from White ...

... TAM WORTH. POACHING.-At the Petty Sessions, on Monday, before T. Brannball and C. B. Haamel, Esqrs., William Wood was charged with trespassing in pursuit of game, and shooting a dog, the property of Sir Robert Peel, Bart. The pri- soner was defended by Mr. Argyle, who, on the part of Wood, endeavoured to prove an alibi. He wa s remanded for a fortnight.-A young man, ramed William Jeffcoate, ...

... THE WASHINGTON HOTE , IlIJME-STRET The handsome and Commodious building in Limea- street called the 1Washington Hotel is now open for the recepion of visitos. Perhaps abrief de- old lug, Eeeingthat it invlves anew f atr In thhte bi systemthat ofintroduing amogst usthose pecullar to Position admirably adapted to its Intn uroe, Ki being contiguous to the railway statioS.Gog' Li' althe ?? ...

... ThE YELVERTON MARRIAGE CASE. In the Court of Session, at Edinburgh, on the 3rd inst., Lord Ardmillan gave judgment in favour of Major Yelverton, deciding that there was no Scotch marriage. In the action of declarator by Mrs. (Longworth) Yelverton, he finds that the pursuer has not proved that she is the wife of the defender, and he assoilizes the defender. In the action of de- claration of ...

... SEMINARY OF sTr. LAURENCE O'TOOLE. I lbhs academical exercises and distribution of pretnitian for the past year at the St. Luurerice OfToole Seminary, IBarcourt-streelt, took phiace yestervday. 'Tholargo exiami- nation hall in which thle very interestiag proceedings were bold was touitably and handsomely arranged auddtecorated for the occrasion. The day bad evidently hbstn looked iorwand to ...

... LONDON CORRESPONDENCF| [FROW OUR OWN CORESPONDENT.] LONDON, WEDNESDAY. I THE cotton famine increases in severity and pressure . every day; and, while the operatives in the mana-t facturing districts are starving, speculators are reap- . ing a golden harvest by regrating the raw materiel It would seem, however, from the care which the ' brokers take in purchasing the commodity that they v are ...