... THE THISTLE AND THE TUSUARORA. (From the Scotsmno.) ST. TnOMAS'S, WEST INDIES, December, 1862. As an account of the stoppage and search of a British merchant steamer in the Atlantic by an American man-of- war may not be without interest to your readers, I sub. join the particulars of such an event, which happened to the vessel in which I am a passenger, oil Saturday, the 29th of November last. ...

... i s UTAT FIRE i1N; 'WHIWTALL- STREi'1',, THI$ MOANING. e It is well known in the ginatrade, and most probably to the public, that M'dessrs. Brooks and Sons ?? extda- hive premises, as maufaeturers of small arms, in the' angle forsned by the junction. of Wlhittall Streebt And St ellouse Lane. ;The main building-tome four or Ave storeye in height-is Fituated in the centre- ofa densely populated ...

... ART AND MANUFACTURES, NEWV PATENTS. IConfribsecd by Mr. Georee Shaw,; The following Patents wero sealed during the week ending January 8th, 1863:- Joseph Mander, Dirmiughami, improvements in crochet needles and crochet-needle holders. Dated July 10, 1862. George Nock, Brierluy lill, Staffordsllire, a new or improved safety or moveable self-.acting crossing for railways. A communi- cation. ...

... THE FEDERAL LOSSES IN 18962. A Southern correspondent of the Index thui writes:- It may be interesting to call your attention to the enor. mous losses suffered by the enemy during the present cexupaign, and to which history furnishes no parallel, except the disastrous retreat from Moscow. I give you the following estimate, which, without any pretension to exact accuracy, is reduced much below ...

... The greatest battle-painter of France is dead. Horace Vermet, at the ripe old age of seventy-three, has gone to his rest The best tribute that can be offered to his memory is to recall, even briefly, the story of that life which ended on Saturday morning. Emile Jean Horace Vernet was born in the Louvre ou the 30th June, 1789, just a foetnight before the capture of the Bastille. His family, ...

... MISCELLANEOUS LOST IN THE STORML-Tho wife of Mr. John Heron, who is manager of a farm at Hartelde, last week visited her mother at Romehory distance of about toen miles fro her home. She left Ratlihury oil Thurday morning, and passed through the village of Suitter, among the hills. At that time aheavy snowstorm had come on. She was aisled to ay a le, but she said She could not do so, and that ...

... FATHER MATEW IN A FIX.' H ec had arrived in the dusk of the evening at thehouse of a parish priest in a remote part of 'the county Galway, where he was to preach in aid of the funds of a school, convent, or chapel, and afterwards administer the pledge. The best room in the house was prepared for the honoured guest, who wascon- ducted to it by his host. The room was on the ground floor, and ...

... loidMtMq%_6 n b 0 ito. F~'ind1isg it'.dilenit~ ibm eosidranen0 of ?? continue our Loca Notws *ana .Quenes innoeessivo numbeis of the Jein'al, we hxav decided, on transferring them to the Daily Post, and heneeforth wre shallkdevote a portion of .eah:,hur a. paper. to This purpose; We shellbe.glad to receive qoiktributiorzs, eitherS Notes ' or Queries,. on any subjects, of interest ...

... vixmisoham mal?4 W,04 TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1863. NEWS OF THE DAY. The nomination of candidates for the vacancy in the representation of East Kent, caused by the death of Mr. DEEDES, took place yesterday. The candidates are Sir J. N. KNATCoBuLL., in the Con- servative interest, and Sir E. DERING in behalf of the Liberals. The ' first event has been won by Sir J. N. KNATCnBuLL, he having ...

... The following letter has been addressed to us by a gen- elernan in Brunswick:- , IDlhabitalnts of Birmingham,-Through the mediam of your local journal, I address to you these lines, in the hope that they may induce you to erect a theatre int Bir- litughar, whose architectural exterior shall be an orna. inent to yoei town, and interior completeness in every department, worthy of your ...

... While honest folks have, with a quiet conscience, entered into the festivities of the Christmas season, or have been compelled to abstain from enjoyments which no misconduct of theirs has forfeited, our interesting friends, the convicts in Dartmoor Prison have kept high festival in their own peculiar way, namely, by attempting to get up a revolt, in which they happily failed, and by endoa- ...

... A quarterly meeting of the Town Council was held yesterday, the Mayor (Mr. C, Starge) presiding There was a good attendance. Taim CATHOUrCS AND THE NEW CEtNTEs:Y.-Aldor- man TURNER presented the following memorial We, the undersigned, ratepayers and other inhabitants of Birmingham, having heard with regret that Mr. Poncia has given notice to present a memorial to the Town Council from the ...