... X I al . The following description of the eruption of thin mountain is given in a private letter sent from Messina to London:- The only news I havve is that our'neighbour Etnais in a most viollent state of eruption. It broke out on the night of the 31st January, after having been in ani unsettled state' almost the whole time I have been here (about eight monthb). In Messiins the eruption was ...

... IMPERIAL PARJLIAMEXT I -BY TELEGRAPH.. HOUSE ~OF ~LOR DS.- THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23. The house met at five o'clock. -MR. FARNALL?, THE PO l-AW Earl ~~INSPHOTOR. i-rni, h EalFoaranouic asked whether Uri.anll h poor-law. inspector, in addition. to performing the duties of special commissioner to the manufactur. ing districts, was atillattachedto the metropolitan district asinspector, and,if so ...

... SALUS POPULI LIX SBUPRMA. ' : BIJMMARY. I DOMESTIO.' - In the House of Lords, last 'evening,, the Lord Chancellor stated that- it -would-be' necessary to amend the Bankruptoy Act, the operation of. whiol.was costlyland unsatisfad- tory. As an illustration of the evils atteuding the present eatern, ' is lordhi4p, state&.4lmtiit in 1864 the number of adjudications in bankruptcy was .7324, and ...

... ,LYING-I HOSPITAL. %,II 1 -The anifal mneetitig of the subscriberslto this' charity wD' beld yesterday afternoo 'at -the insti-. 'tutloia' Myttlet4reeC., klis Worship thefMayor' (Etdward Lawrence, Esq.), presided, end t'he follow. .oD otherfriends of the institution wrere present:-; 'Mrs. S. RB Graves, Mrs. Job, 'Mrs Rsffle Mrs.| P. 8: EHull, Mrs. 8. -Waterhouse, Mrs. CIemsru, Mrs. Willis, Mro ...

... Last evening, about seven o'clock, as some workmen were pawsing through Parliament-street, they observed smoke issuing from No. 2 room of Meser. Gyton's warehouse, In the occupation of Messrs. Dean and Co., and ueed for the purpose of storing corn and jute. The warehouse, which is a large block of buildings, with a frontage in Parliament-street and runs back to Greenland- street, is skirted by ...

... being the St. George's Rooms, Great Street, Monday and Thursday evenings, and any of our friends interested the game chess are Invited attend. .. Accidents —The following persons were admitted Inpatients at the General Hospital, yesterday: —Eliza Dickson (20), residing in Camden Street, with burns the back and arms, occasioned by her clothes taking tire ; and Arthur Warrllow, Springfield ...

... NEW PATENTS. (Contributed Mr. Seerf* ftca The following patent* were sealed daring the week February 9, 13&>: Tbomaa Bojle, London, an improved air saaoke valve. Dated July 14. Kdwin and Frederick Crook, improvement* in the Mil ill— bracket* for supporting banner screens, reading deaka, other articles. Dated August 9, Mark Payee, Northampton, improved at traction engine. Dated August Henry ...

... Tfce half yearly meeting of tho shareholders of this company was held yesterday, Derby, the Chairman (Mr. Hutchinson) presiding. There was a large attendance of proprietors. The report, which had bten printed and cfrcnlated among the shareholders, and abstract of which has already appeared in oar columns, was taken as read. The Chairman, moving its adoption, congratulated the shareholders upon ...

... TOE LINCOLN SPRING MEETING. To the Editor of the Daily Post. Sir, —Ab was feared seven days ago, the element have upset every arrangement made for the week, the postponement of the Birmingham and Datchefc Steeple Chase Meetings, with the dog race at Waterloo, making the current week's list of fixtures a heavy one. It be hoped they may now be considerei fixtures, and that no farther delays ...

... An Inquest on the body of John Griffiths, miner, who had been living Union Street, Stourbridge, was opened en Satnrday, at the Cricketers' Arms, Stourbridge, before Mr. R. Docker, Coroner, and a Jury, whom Mr. Jesse Webb was foreman. The accident by which Griffiths lost bis life occurred at a pit at Amblecote, of which Messrs. James and Thomas Allchurch are the butties. Another man lost his ...

... In Vice-Chancellor Wood's Court, on Saturday, the suit Wright v. came on for hearing. This bill was filed for declaration that the sale of the of Haibury, Warwukhire, might be confirmed. It appeared that In April, the plaintiff borrowed £'1,600. from Messrs. Holt and Sweeting, with which, in addition to £2,400. partly paid by him and partly contributed by others, he purchased the advowson. ...

... A meeting of the congregation and ari,hioner, St Philip', convened by the Rector, the Hon and ' was held in the Vestry Room at St tonX morning, to take into consideration the Bishop the on the subject of Church Hon and Rev. G. M. Yorke presided, and lon- the Rev. Joseph Ray, Messrs. Walford and ° and Messrs. J. W. * rrl 3 chiwchand Davis. The Rev. Chairman-, ~n said he had thought it light to ...