... , CANDIDATURE OF MR. ARTHUR BASS. A number of the burgesses and electors of the borough of Staffod. assembled at the Vine Hotel, Stafford, on Tuesday evening, for the' purpo3e of hearing from Mr. Arthur Bass an enunciation of the pollltcal principles upon which he has expressed his Intention' of asking their suf- frages at the next genezal election. The chair was taken by Ur. Silvester, and ...

... TEE SINKING OF TTZE ALTBAMA,. CAPTAIN SldiM ES'S 3REPORT. ir. mason, the Confederate agent in Eogland, has for irde~d to sueb of tho London papers as have Soethern proclivities the official report made by Captain Semmaes of the late naovl engagement off Oherbourg. The fol. lowing IB the report:- Sir,-I have the honour to inform you that. i aM.-ord- nce with ny intention, as previously ...

... WORCESTEB, CHARITY TRIT5TERS,-At a meeting of this body, held at the Gufidhali, on Thursday present, Sir Charles Hastings (in the chair), Messrs. Berkeley, Pad more, Webb. Levis, Nash, and Ohhamberlain ; James Simpson, aged 67, was elected to thevacant almshouso In loglethorps charlty; and Thoras Walker, aged 76, to the vacant almas. =oYse in Berkeley Hospital. Messrs. Hemming and Son's tender ...

... XI8ELLAN9EOUv, Her M.jesty continues to enjoyherself In quiet ?? ini the nelghbourhood of BalmoraL The number of visitors at the International Dog Show, en Tueiday, closely approached 10,000. LI r. James Begg, jun., stationer, Glasgow, was drowned Vwbile bathlrig In Looh Lomiand on Satarday. A stablq was burnt down at Edgware on Iionday eveling, abd three valuablo horses were burnt to death. i ...

... A BILL FOR A YOUNG LADY'S ACCOR. I PLISHMENTS. At the Stockton County Court, on Tuesday, before Ur. Serjeant Dowling, Judge, an action was brought by Miss Kirton, the principal of a young ladies' astablalhmeut, in Stockton, to recover the sum of £36, 8s. Id. from Mrs; Holt, whose daughter she had finished. A set-off, ex. ceedling the claim, was pleaded in answer to the action. hlr. Teotter ...

... PEDESTBIANISM AT' MANCHESTER. GnuAT PSDRkTAN SWrnSPSTAEES AT NiwloHnxA1rT1 MAIUHnmsj .,-7A few weeks ago, Mr. George Mattin, thq proprietor of th0e Royal Oak Hotel race ground, at Newton, Heath, announced hia intention to give a silver cup, weighing, 76az,, and £25.. in money, bo be comipeted ir ih a race. of one mile, provided not fewer than four pedes'i trians entered. and paid a fee of £20. ...

... THE OVERLAND EX:PRESS MAIL. The Overland Express Mail, which arrived yesterdays brought letters and papers from Bombay to the 14th nlt. inclusivea Thefollowing Is from the Bombay Gazett of tbat date :- It Is rumoured that the Viceroy has deter. mined upon sending a military force against the Bhootias, to chastise them for the outrage they recently committed upon the mission under the HrO. ...

... MISCELLANEOUS, The Liberia Italiana of Niaple announces that a band of 100 brigands, coming from the Pontifical States, has made it appearance In the vicinity of San Germano. Mr. Andrew Mortimer Drummond, head of the well known banking firm of Messrs. Drummond, expired on Tuesday, at his residence at Denham, near Uxbridge. On Trinity Sunday last, among the gentlemen admitted to deacon's orders ...

... NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY (MADELEY AND SILVERDALE JUNOTiON), NORTH STAFFORDSHIBE (NEW WORKS), AND SHREWSBURY AND POTTEEIES JUNOTION RAILWAY BILLSe (From our RI.porte.) *LoNDoN, Tuesday. The consideration of these bills was resumed this day, before the Comrrnittee, Mr./ F. North (chairman), Mr. Norris, Colonel Rowley, CaoL. Pinney, and Col. Veadeleur. Mr. Phinn, Q.C., appeared on behalf of ...

... - Gaelbaldils house at Caprera has ben much improved slnce the calamity at Aspromonte. Th ose of his followers who accompanied him back te his refuge have built with their o*n hands, a considerable addition to Its bumble acoommodation. The presents of admdrers-some of them grotesque enough-have contributed to its ornamentation. The farm and gardens are now in better condltlpn, the proprietor ...

... I The British army is just now passing through an ordeal such ae'on a larger scale, has lately attracted frequent attention in the A:merican conflict. In 1817 a measure was introduced for limiting the period of service of the men afterwards to be enlisted, to ten years in the infantry and twelve in the artillery and cavalry ;. and we are consequently now beginning to experience the effects of ...

... EiXCHAiibn4E BdILDI*N5. This bittiag, from W3 designs of Mr. E. HolrId'3, arhi- 'trot. isobw rapidly ~oproaching completion. The attraot- be ?? it ?? Stephennon Plice and 'New Street have become quite familiar to the inhrabitants of the town, thong doubtless people kave begun to grow tired of the scaffutding whinh disligures it, like strips of lalieter on a fair lace. The foundation 'tone was ...