... LOSS OF THE DE SERT FLOWR.I BOARD OF TRADE INQUIRY. The investigation touching the loss of the ship Desert Flower was resumnea yesterday at the police court, Daie. street, betfore Mr. Raffles and Captains Harris and Cow, nautical assessors. Sir. O'Dowdrippeired for the Heard rof Trade, and Mr. B3. .1. Tlosnron on behalf of Captain Harvey, who had command of the vessel at the time of lier lose. ...

... limisfullm fifing ? MONDAY, MAROH 21, 1INCl ' NEWS OF TRE.PDAY.' t ON Saturday the Princeis of WAUS held a drawimg room at St. Janes8 'Palace, on.bea of the Qumtk. A very large, number of presentations took place. 'The PriD'069'QDISA attained' her six-, teenth year on Friday. The' QrisX and te Ryal famnily will, stay at Windsorrti1 the' 2let'of April, when they w I go to Opboene for thee *Weel ...

... SECOND APPEAL ON BEHALF OF THE COLOURED REFUGEES IN NORTH AMERICAs ?? ~~ADDUtESSBD TOd TE SiOPIEY OF FRIENDS, ANlb tEE BRIVISH PUBLICOGENERALLY. From a neeting of the Representative Body of the Beligious Society of Friends, held in London, March 4, '1864-It is under a strong sense of the urgency of tho case,-aud of the neceeeity ifor reiewed and prompt exer- tionithat we feel called upon sgai, ...

... THE OXFORD DECLARATION OF FEBRUARPk 25, 1864 The following is the joint opinion of the counsel whone names it bears upon a case drawn up by clergymen holding the theological opinions of the Oxford Declaration, bat doubtful of its legality in the form in which it has boen circulated among the clergy:- TH3E JOINT OPINION OF MR. A. J. STIPHENS, Q0., LLD AND MR. J. C. tAILI. If a body of the ...

... Al Sc s an f I _ A,;.4 )f a Ir is not everybody who cares to generalise the Census Tables for himself, But when it is done for him t the philosophy of the whole series of national statistics h can scarcely be supposed to be destitute of interest, [seven to the least curious, The Registrar General has done this for the Scottish public. He has put, in plain words, long lines of figures and ...

... THE DANO-GERILAN WAj.-r MORE ENGAGEMIENTS. KoLDING, March 14.-The Danish infantry have embarked at Aarhuns for Fredericia and Alsen. The cavalry have started for Viborg. General Von Gableuz has returned from Veile. GrAVENSTErl, March 14, Noon.-Several bat. talious of Roder's Prussian brigade have taken Nnbel after a slight engagement. Rackebull was occupied after a sharp contest Lieutenant ...

... - - Aberdeesu.Tohn D ,ffos. Hiawick ;_-_11. Black. Do __A. Is It. Milne. I Do. _--_F. Dcatu. Do. -Trhoa. TNtenzies,, Do. __--J. DalgIclsb. Castle St. I Innorleitihen _Itobert SmalL Do. --L. & J. Szaitlh. luvergordon _. luglh (IrahIIM Do. NI.Wylia.t Son. lnverkeithing-Mihiss CA.r-, n 1 Aberdonr__-Mr Gontloir. llivotesk --J. G;.r-l: Abeilady ~F. Mnitchell; Inverness Ci .- Aberr.ncthly.A. Peddie ...

... THE MIgnRSA SSOOIATION. At a genlerali conference of minaers' delegate. hra all the principll miningD dist-ricts in England, Scotland, sa2 Wales, held in Leeds in November last, ie was rasolved ts a national association of the operative coal, ime, and ire.- atone miners of Great Britain sould forthith be estab- lished for the purpose of obtaining legilative snaction for such measures as were ...

... (ON OUR OWN CORsMONDINT.) [The following appeared in our Evening =tion of yeseday :] PARIS, MONAY EVMGNo. One of those acts of brutal and unreasoning violence which from time to time drive to despair honest citizens who are sincerely desirous of living on good terms with the Empire, and working with it for the public good, has just been committed by the government. M. Garnier Pagbs' private ...

... ZR TACOK AT' I ?? ?? ,A LF lpy a* 0ib E mve~' jhiilitay evolutions ?? ?? till, and the same- ie 8 8x .ad untermrnarchings, would, it was at one time is prove a serious obstacle to the permanent Ubeels o the volunteer vmmamentb Whil-the- semeirs ?? little difficulties besetting it were brought forward t6 M ,U1ghed awgy^, and qaoted as affording a pleasurable stimulus to all active and energetic ...

... TO THE EDITOR OF THE DERBY MERCURY. Sir-I have no intention of entering upon a newspaper con- troversy on this subject, but the opponents of the rate having lsome time since alleged that it was lost at the poll taken on the 30th January last, I think It right to state that, as chair- man of the meeting, I have consulted with a gentleman in London, of great experience on church rate questions, ...

... A-- _r .. A i A - Some of our cotemporaries who profess to have a , great regard for the interests of the farmers, but who would at any time sacrifice those interests for party advantage, are pleasantly sarcastic or grimly facetious, as the case may be, in obstructing the movement for the repeal of the Malt Tax. One of them, more pre- eise than the rest, has a sweet tooth, and laments the ...