... I SECOND E'DiTION. BY ELECTRIO MM WAG2NEVf THLBGRADF9. The Prince of Wales landed at Deove yesterday afternoon from Calals. A royal salutp was fired from the castle. The Prinoe left shortly afterwards by special train for Windsor. THE DREADFUL BOILER EXPLOSION. The dreadful boiler explosion at the premise3 of Beateon and Co,, Masbrol, has resulted In the death of seven persons; 25 others were ...

... FRN CE. The Globe sltes It has transpired that Clio Frscnh military authorities have fired a 09-pounder flat. 3 beaded shell from a gum coustraoted on B'akoleoy's principle through a 4U-inch Iron target. In ponue - quenoc of this and other oxperlments the Fronch vuthoritles have decided not to proceed with any dJ more iron frigates beyond those now on the etooks. s The Government has ...

... FOREIGN MAILS- DECEUBEPRI The figure and 1nitlal letter at the oonmmneucement of each paraigraph denote the day of the month and of the week. DEPARTURX% Showing the Time the Letter-box Is cloted at Liverpool. 1 IMI-West Indies, Mexico. aud Havana 9 30 p.m. 2 11ul-Unhted States, via Boutban iton 9 0p m 3 OWI-India, (omnay Linet, an Maita, via Masreilles, 10 48 a~m.; India (Qaleutta Line), ...

... I The i'mes Parls correspondent ?? distress resulting from the oottan famine beging to be most severely felt lathe manufacturing distsioi3 of France. The sufferings of the working classes are daily on the Increase, Some of the principal ?? facturers and muerchants state In an address that in the department of the Lower Seine 100i0DO workmen are now destitute, and to-morrow there will be 150 ...

... I I The Ratazzi Ministry has closed, not an hour too soon, an ignoble existence by its own hands, without waiting for the doom which the Parliament was known to be on the point of pronouncing. It lived un- honoured and it (lied unregretted, leaving behind it a name which will not figure creditably in the future annals of Italy. It can hardly be said to have been guilty of any signal political ...

... The monthly meeting of this board was held yesterday lin the offnces, Cisyton-sqasare, Mr. J. R Jeffery in the ohafr, end there were also present Messra. Alderman Woodruff, Batrstow, Baxter, Tbornely, and S. B. Jackson. THE DRAINAGE OF THE NEW CEIEPUERY AT WALTON. The executive committee submitted a report of their Proceedings, which Ineloded the following lettet, hearing upon a matter of aome ...

... The county meeting held this week at Manchester, with the noble display of liberality with which it terminated, the many important facts which it was the means of eliciting and publishing to the world, and the future efforts of which it is a pledge, is a theme well worthy of all the expressions of gratification and admiration it has called forth. In two points of view it affords matter of ...

... PROGRESS OF TEE WAR IN I AMERICA. The third grand attempt to take Richmond, the Confederate capital, has been commenced by the advance of the main body of the Federal army under General Burpide to Fredericksburg, an ancient Virginian town situated on the Rappahannock river, about sixty miles due north of Richmond. There, also, the Confederate army has assembled in great force on the southern ...

... BRTI'SE_ COLUMBI& .A I ls, The following are extrauts from a letter received lid by a young man In Liverpool from his brother, who emigrated a short time ago ab The Onriboo gold mines nre comparatlvely' an utter failuro; a few claims have turned out rich, Very few new mlnes have been discovered, althbaghb over 20,000 miners went to Leek theal. Pro, ;sions were ridiculously inadequate to ...

... THE LIFE AND TimsS OF WILLIAM COBBETT. -This was the subject of last Saturday evening's discourse in the series of free lectures, delivered in the Rechabites' Hall. There was a large assembly, many of whom were young men and women. Mr. W. Aitchison presided. Mr. Hea- ton, the lecturer for the evening, adverted to the great importance of studying the lives of great men, trying to attain their ...

... IR.;MA SON JONES IN NEW YO'E.-& ZOE, Wrltingfrom Now York on the 2Lst ult, the oerreepo of the 2iwa says: Mr. Mason Jonoes an Iriah orr Mt ba lo esrived in this ol a h lecturidn twor, ud sppeafor gxro o are yi addrse to b1s o- men, delivered a lecture on W e eigt upon i Philpot Curran, and, unluckdly for h=msZ ra bx right apleat the irrepressible negro, and got e wcs of the enxounter. ...

... ILLEGAL WEIGHTES AND MEASUR ES. The ?? perscos were summoned at the police court, yesterday, oefoze Messrs, Shand, 11,ll, and Mozloy, for having in their ?? illegal weights and nensures:- William Williams, grocer and provslein dealer Great Howard-streot., wasn ?? at the i-tanoes of Inspector Jores for having tos scale3 t oz, escb agalnst the purchaser, and two tea scales-one 1l draohm and the ...