ALLEGED BARBAROUS MURDER. :
... ALLEGED BARBAROUS MURDER. A young man named William Curtis, steward on board the ship Martha Pope, which recently arrived in the West India Docks with a cargo of logwood, from Belize, Honduras, is rep ...
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Loss of the Monitor
... An American letter from Fortress Monroe, dated January 4th, says In conversation with several of the officers and crew of the Monitor, I gathered the following narra- tive of the facts attending the loss of that noble little vessel and so many of her crew :—We left Fortress Monroe on Monday, the 29th of December, in tow of the steamer Rhode Island, with the Passaic in tow of the steamer State ...
IGENERAL BUTLER'S DEFENCE,
... GENERAL BUTLER'S DEFENCE, Before leaving New Orleans General Butlsi put forward the following address to the inhabitants :— I shall speak in no bitterness, because I am not conscious of a single personal animosity. Commanding the army of the Gulf, I found you captured, but not surrendered; conquered, bat not orderly relieved from the presence of an army.. but incapable of taking care of ...
-THE COURT.I ...'
... THE COURT. THE Court still remains at Osborne; her Majesty- takes her usual walks and drives in the vicinity. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince .and tha Princess Louis of takes her usual walks and drives in the vicinity. Their Eoyal Highnesses the Prince .and tha Princess Louis of Hesse constantly accompany- her Majesty, together with the junior branches of the Royal family. THE marriage ...
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... Tom Sayers's Bust: Curious Action.—Mr. Smith, sculptor, of Mount-pleasant, Liverpool, a few days ago, brought an action, which was tried before the Liverpool magistrates, against Mr. Reynolds, waxwork proprietor, Lime-street, Liverpool, to recover compensa- tion, under the Statuary Copyright Act, Mr. Alisopp having copied a bust of Tom Sayers which had been modelled by him. The facts of the* ...
I Evacuating
... During the night there were reports that the enemy had been evacuating Murfreesboro' ever since dusk had shaded their movements. I could not believe it to be so, but this morning the truth was revealed— the enemy had gone. This, of course, is solely a Northern account, and very probably, when we have the reports from the South, we shall come to the same conclusion that we have upon many former ...
•TOPICS OF THE DAY. ; £ / '.I « *
... TOPICS OF THE DAY. THE FREXCH POLICY IN MEXICO. — If any doubts have existed as to the intentions of Napoleon III. in Mexico they must be removed by bis letter of instruction to General Forey, published in the Jsioniiev/r. It is a very frank document. The choice of Government which the-Emperor proposes to offer to the Mexicans is of the pleasant nature proverbially called Hobson's. They are to ...
OPENING OF THE FRENCH CHAMBERS
... The session of the Senate and Corps Legislatif-wasr opened on Monday by the Emperor. The following are extracts from his speech on the occasion:- The Legislative Body now commences its last session. To anticipate the-term fixed by the canstitutioo^uld have been, in my dpiuion, an act of ingratitude towards the Chamber, and of distrust in the country. It is no longer the case that it can be ...
THREATENED POLLUTION OF THE THAMES
... OUR MISOBLIiAUY. An Old. Goose.—A man in Nortidgework, Maine, has a goose sixty-eight years old. Though attaining. this green old age, she nevertheless is not a green goose. The secret .of her longevity consists in the fact that she hid away for several seasons, at Christmas timo, until she becan,e so tough that they couldn't kill hrr, and let her live on.—American Paper. W hat is Sunday P- ...
A VOICE FROM THE SOUTH
... Captain Murray, who is at present in London, writes to a contemporary as follows :— Besides our own self-reliance, the faith we have in our cause and leaders, we derive encouf ...
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... Extraordinary Deatli of a Child. — At the Leeds Town-hall, Mr. Blackburn, coroner, h?ld an in- quest on the body of Emily, the daughter of Henrv Tate, book-keeper, at Sheepsear&elds. The deceased was ...
LIFE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA
... We are indebted to a contemporary for tlte following We are indebted to a contemporary for tlte following We are indebted to a contemporary for tlte following Interesting letter cn tl»3 st lte and prospects of British Columbia. It Is written by a lieutenant of the Royal 3avr, who was amongst the first officers who ascended *he Columbia River. Victoria, Vancouver's Island, Nav. 1, 1862. My ...