... ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION. The Annual General Meeting of the friends and sup- porters of this Institution, was held on Tuesday, the 14th inst., at the London Tavern. His Grace the Duke of Argyll, K.T., P.C., in the chair. The meeting was influential and numerously attended. The Chairman expressed the great pleasure he expe- rienced in taking the chair at the annual meeting of so ...

... Captain Bythesea, V.C. R.X. is about to proceed to Washington as naval attache to the Legation. General Sir John Burgoyne is to be appointed to the honorary office of Constable of the Tower and Lieutenant of the Tower Hamlets. Her Majesty will hold another Court on Tuesday, 28th March, on which occasion the invitations will not be re- stricted to the ofiicial and diplomatic circle. The ladies ...

... TREDEGAR PARK COURSING CLUB. -,Pa^on; The Right Hon. Lord Tredegar. Stewards wl-ir t Dan-y-Graig Mr W. Racster. YVhittington Court; Mr Henrv Haywood, Blakemore House Mr W. Price, Bishton Mr D. Harrhy, New- port; Mr,TTDaniel. Swansea. Judge: Mr Warrick. Slipper Mr Heritage. The Spring Meeting of this Club took place on Thursday and Friday, on the first named day at Tredegar Park, and on the ...

... THE GETHIX ACCIDENT.—Tfie funerals of the victims of this terrible catastrophe took place at the Cefn cemetery on Friday and Saturday. The pro- cession was all immense one, and in most respects similar to those that have taken place on former melancholy occasions of this description. Two of the bodies were those of men living at Cefn, which is in Brecknockshire, and on these a separate inquest ...

... F A C E T I E The most dangerous bats tliat fly—Brick-bafsv What dance does a land resemble ?—The High- land fling. Easy way to make a bark canoe. Take any canoe and put a dog in it. What constellation rules the destinies of Shoemakers? -Bootes, of course. L,\ DIES OUGHT TO V OTE.- Let not the needle be turned away from the poll. Why is an auctioneer like a. pinto ?—Because he maket tale under ...

... PENNY READINGs.-Tlle usual fortnightly readings were given at the Schoolroom, on Thursday, the 21st inst, J. A. Morris, Esq, in the chair. The following very interestingprogr amme was given, the execution of which was equal to that of any previous evening :— Overture— Pianoforte Mr John Rees Glee Twelfth Night SongChoir Heading-If I'll see about it Mr W. Horton Song—Trouble your head with ...

... J SUSPENSION OF GOVERNOR EYRE. At the Council held at Windso, on Tuesday, SirHenrj Storks was appointed Governor of Jamaica during tho prosecution of certain inquiries. The draft commission for theabove appointment is published in Tuesday night's I Gazette. It recites that great disaffection is alleged to have prevailed in Jamaica, that grievous disturbances had broken out, and that ...

... MURDER NEAR BISHOP AUCKLAND. An inquest was held on Monday eveninz at the Collie-y Ilotei, Spennyinoor, three miles from Bishop Auckland, before Mr. W. Trotter, coroner, touching the death of James Burns, cinder drawer, which is strongly suspected to have been caused by foul means. The following are the facts so far as at present known :—The deceased and his wife went into he town to buy ...

... Tba Bank of Eo^lauci on Thursday advanced the rate 0 disconufc from 6 to 7 per cent- ALARMING GAS EXPLOsION.-An explosion of a fear- ful character, and nearly attended with fatal results, happened in the premises belonging to Mr. P. Pears, perfumer, No. 91, Great Russell street, Bloomsbury. The disaster was caused by gas escaping and accumu- lating in such a body, that upon reaching the lights ...

... JUirpovt police ^futetUijeiicc. COUNTY POLICE,—SATURDAY. [Magistrates: Rev. T. POPE, M.A., Chairman; Cipt. PHILLIPS, R N.; and Capt. RUSSELL, R.M.M.] REDWICK.—George Ballinger was charged with using a gun for toe purpose of killing a partridge, he net hav. ing a licence.—Mr. Baldwyn, of Caepstow, appeared for the Inland Revenue, and Mr. Bradgate for the defendant. —Mr. Baldwyn having briefly ...

... CHRISTMAS EXHIBITIONS.—On Friday and Satur- day last there was a fine and abundant display of articles in our shops and market for the festive season. The shops of the grocers were well stocked, as many of them always are, with choice fruit, home and well-cured hams and bacon, Cheddar and other numerous descriptions of cheese, &c\, and their win- dows, and the samples with which they were ...

... PRESIDENT BVCHANAN'S DEFENCE.—One of the strange phenomena which frequently present themselves in the political society of the United States has just arisen there. Mr. Buchanan has published a history of his administration as President—self-defensive,_ of course. The book has not yet, we believe, reached this country but the notices we see in the newspapers exhibit the leading points of the ...