... AND EAST RIDING TIMES. IREBISTERED AT TE5E GENERAL POST-OP~UCE FOR TRANSMISSION ABROAD. FRIDAY, SPYTEMBER 16. AJ.THOUGH the war news of the week from America is important, the political intelligence is of still greater significance. There is little question that the demo- cratic party of the North, if limited, is sufficiently powerful to defeat all the other pirties put together. It was owing ...

... THlE HARVEST OF 1846. Mr Is J Turner, of Richmond, has sent to the Times the opinion he has formed on the crops of 1864. He says - IAfter careful examination I Ram satisfied that we have this year, in bulk, a full average crop if wheat ; but I do not think, according to all thls samples I have seen, and froni all the other evidence I have obtained, that wheat this year will weigh so muchi by ...

... BRITISH ASSOCI A T ,0 ME E TI G. A Of the opening address of tbh president we rare- particulars last week. On Thursday the differesome tions met in the rooms specially allotted to themz attendance in each department was good, and there whe many persons of note among the nwneb r As ° generally known the business proceedings of t sis tion is divided into eight sections, and iII thse Sam valuable ...

... The Royal train arrived in the general station, Perth, ou Tuesday morning. Her Majesty was received by the Earl of Mansieeld, Viscount Strathmore, Viscount Dupplin, Lord Kinnaird, M.P., Sir John Richardeoo, Sberiff Gordon, the Rev Dr DuffiD.D., Provost Ross, of Perth, Lord Provost Lawson, of Edinburgh, &o., &ac. 13er Majesty proceeded to inaugurate the statue of the late Prince Consort. The ...

... [Saturday Reviewo.] If any tale was ever calculated to excite pity, it Is that of the lockless Provoat of Perth, who, almost without warning, and entirely without his consent, was compelled to accept the honour of knighthood, as a recognition of hbi singular merit and distinguished services in being present at the ?? Butthere are some afflictions for which, in England, it is impossible to find ...

... THE GREAT WESTERN R&ILWAY. The Great Western ilway lo a maguffilcnt, we ha'd almost said a Royal undertakg. When I ?? gaes Into existence it was managed in the grand atbl, and eveO when its fortunes became for a time clouded It retaine much of Ito old regal fashion. Upon no ether railafy could the paseenger travel with sech pa ed such comtfort aned soh safety. The run down to eag In au hour, ...

... The annual ploughing Matches of this Association were held In a field on the furm of Mr. Stlgoe, of Adderbury, near the town, on Tuesday last, and were attendedtby a great number of sgrieulturisat In this locality. The steam ploughieg, which was ir an adjoining field, attracted con. dlderable attention. It was worked by a powerful and complete engine, by Meesrs. Barrows and Carmiahael, of ...

... The real Poland of America, says the New York cor- respondent of the Times, ie atthis momnetto be sought ic Kentucky, where a nean has been placed In military com- mand who combines the worst qualities of 611 previoes tyrants of the kind, and adds new ones peculiarly his own. General Mouravieff has found his equal In Brigadler. General Paine, who rules over the western district of thas' ...

... BRITISH ASSOCIATION EBEINIG AT BATH. (From our oun Correpondeaf) BAT1!, THUMSDAY. The present annual gathering of this great national scientific association promises to be exceedingly successful. It Is not to be expected that the results attained lat year at Newcastle will be realised; but, as Sir W. Armstrong aptly remarked last night when resigning his presidential ffloe. there are many ...

... The average number of prisoners In the county and borough prisons of England and Walen In the year ending last Mlchaelmae was 18,806 (nearly 1,000 of theme however, only in custody for debt or for military offences), and the average number of convicts in convict prisons was 8,055, These persons came from a criminal and suspected class estimated at above 150,O00, and every one of them while In ...

... CORRESPONDENCE TO THE ELECTORS OF EXCHANGE WARD. Mr. Tyrer, the retiring member for Exchange ward, in his short address to the electors soliciting a renewal of his lease of power, makes. two. very important statements, which it is to be hoped the voters in the ward will seriously. consider, and, in the coming election, act accordingly as Sensible, intelligent, and practical men of business ...

... - AN SPA~I AND PERU. A semi-official announcement that the new Spanish Ministry will act energetically in fhe question of Peru might be alarming if the question of Peru involved any serious controversy of principle or policy between Spain and her former dependency. As matters stand, however, the points at issue are partly trivial and partly imaginary; and it is difficult to see that ...