... 'THE RECENT ATTEMPT TO POISON A FAM4ILY | I ?? - .. - AT YORK. I t e the Guildhall, York, on Tcerday, Maila Cook, a person IaiLmut 30 years or age, weS cbarged with admniteriogarsenlo to Frederick Cook, Thomas Cook, Alfred Cook, Emms Cook, *EYz. Id Queen, and Annie Bell, with intent to destroy life. The four foemer ate the eons and daughter of Mr. Cook, moutbematical Inetrument maker and ...

... CHREP TRAVELLING IN PERSIA At night, wherever we encamped, the chief Inhabitants of the place tent tn presents of tea, sugar, truit, honey, 0nd eweetmeats. These gifts were so numerous as to become a very expensive mark of honour, for each gift was brought to us by adifferent servant and every servant expected a present at leaet equal in value to the gilt he brought. It would have Iben ...

... I THE VOLUNTEER COXMMION INQUIRY. I Mn. E 3mrv Gweronn BEmL Lrrr.-Cowem STrLING CnAwSOBD, LiruT -CoLoNL WImLIAX STIRNG, CAPTAIN ALXANDzB B. M'GniaoE, Ms. JAR_ LOcKHAuT, En.- A311N3D. iR. BEHBRIFN BELLUS EVEDENCE, CIAMKAN-The Secretary recelved a letter a short time ago, dated 2d July, enclosing a copy of a resolution which I believe was agreed to at a meeting of the committee held La Glasgow, ...

... KILIYARNOCK-Nov. 22, EXPLOSION -On Wednesdsy last, while three men ware engaged In oinking a pit for the Bonnieton Coillery, an aeal. deT t took place which, we regret to say, may be attended ?? serious result T; appears they had made holes to put the shots In for the purpose of removing the rock, and had received from the pit-aead a small barrel of powder, from which one of the men was filing ...

... IscBzasED PO3TAL COMN UNIGATION WIT iJC E . .UOV&.. - laaaswer to a emolial which was drawn up and signed by the Inhabitants of tU ring locaity, craving the Post .Ofe authoriies for a addidoua delivery and despatch tg, he following reply bas been recelved.:- Edlnburgh. 15th Nov,, 1862. Sr,-Refersing to your letter f the 25th Ssptember, en- cleei a memoril foom the inhabitants of Govan, ...

... LONDON, NOVEMBBER 20. i I SHRIoM AND FA:TAL AcomxrT AT ?? IHnm WoRs8.-Au accident of an unusual ohar eter has recently occurred at the iron ship building works of Mesars. Mates, at Mlliwall. It appeari that a poi. derous fly-wheel, 45 feet in clrcumference, attached to a powerful engine, used to drive immense m ichisery for the rolling of Iron plates, while revolving rapidly on last Friday ...

... PROYBRSION'AL THIVEVSg I -tbridf*etrom the CoruhlU MagazineforNovember.) Btie hu a eves' quarter iu all large towns well known .he ?? better known to the thieveL They flourish' with kindred lafamy, amidst a dogrid au tag op Irlsbing ahoy., coffeetouses, beer-hoid*, spfptthogps, and lodglng-houaes for sile men, withe. of oouiseisr trps seller, a bid:facler, * fiddle to ply at the 66edon- ...

... TEMPEI. (From the Batuday Review) In the tales which we have read In boyhood, and still read whenever an opportunity offer Itselif, we are not aware that any one of the fairy godmothers ever thought of bestowing upon the prince or princess, whom she protects, the Invalh. able gift of a bad temper. And yet, we beleve, fewr persons upon reflection would deny that, for the purpose of securing to ...

... MEDIATION TN AMERICAN AFFAItS I (From the Times.) No one can doubt the full sincerity of the proposals made to England and Russia by the French Emperor for the purpose of bringing to a close the war in America. The publication of the despatch of M. riouyn de Lhuys within a few days after It was writ. teo, and while the British OCbinet way be held still to have the matter under its ...

... THE RATEABLE RESOURCES OF LINCASEIR& I I - - .. ?? ?? InterieSatIng tatintlcs ore published in the Times of Thu's. day, showivngjs resources possessed by Lancashire In tse preseet emercy, and compar!ugthe sums which have been paid In poor-rates within the lrzt 20 years la that onnwty with ttose which have been disbuized in some others, The pur. rose of tlis comparleon will be apparent from the ...

... - FEASTING AND~ FA-'ING.I us - - . -- e IS . (PromE the Observer.) Tft0 that h1as been bim sad bred a Londoner has not ieeked forward In his early youth to the Lord Mayores Mhow ? and aftwards, as he grew in years, i :not in wisdoms baa not regarded with longing eye teat gee et Ieast, of which ardly One In a thousand has a chance of partaking? Truly, there ia DoM ethig every txciting la ...

... COATBRIDGRE-Nov. 25. COUOEBTERnr CouI.-It may be as well to notice, so as to put the public on their guard, that we have apparently a gang of colnere In the diatdit at present. Darlng the course of the last three weeks, several merchants have, in the course of. business, received boh shilling pieces and florins, or two ehilitag plecesR which were counterleit. They are both of the year 1852, ...