... Superstition.—An American paper states that just after noon on the Sunday prior to the assassina- tion, four large eagles appeared together over the dome of the Capitol at Washington, circling around the head of the statue of Liberty. It was taken at that time to be a good omen of the time coming, and yet so soon falsified by the nation being plunged m sorrow, and universal and sincere regret ...

... WEATHER DURING APRIL, 1865.-The weather was extraordinarily fine from the commencement to the close of the month, no less than twent,y-seven days being regis- tered as fine (without rain), and the rainfall only amounted to 0.69 inches. The temperature on many occasions was remarkably high, as was shewn by a thermometer in the shade on three different occasions rising to 79°, whilst in the sun ...

... NEW YORK, MAY 3. The surrender of Johnston was negotiated with Sherman alone, Grant having simply notified to the latter that the Government disapproved the previous arrangement. The force actually surrendered num- bered 27,000 men, and ineluded Generals Beauregard, Hardy, and Breckenridge, together with the North and South Carolina and the Gulf States Militia. Wade Hampton refused to be ...

... PARLIAMENTARY JOTTINGS. IT is not often that there is a scene in the House of Lords, butwhen such a thing is anticipated it causes even greater sensation than a similar occurrence in the Commons. I am old enough to remember the celebrated trial of the Earl of Cardigan, for what was termed the black bottle business in connection with Captain Harvey Tuckett. That .nobleman, instead of coming ...

... GREAT THUNDERSTORM. A terrific thunderstorm burst over the town and neighbourhood of Weymouth on Tuesday morning, about half.past one o'clock. For several days past the weather had been in an unsettled state and with variable light winds from nearly all parts of the I compass. The barometer stood at 30 inohes on Satur- day, since which time it gradually fell, although the air temperature has ...

... At the Bouverie-street Police-court lately a number- of persons were brought before Mr. Bull, the sifefSingr magistrate, charged by tha Secretary of the Boyal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animal? wlfcJL- cockfighting. The charges were entered thus :-John ivcfyjrs Denison, taking the chair at the Barry A.ring, Weet- minster (better known as the Old Westminster Cock- pit), was ...

... USK AND PONTYPOOL HIGHWAY BOARD. The second meeting of this Board was held at the Town Hall, Usk. on the 13th inst., there being present: Mr. Thomas Watkins, chairman; Mr. John Morgan, vice- chairman; G. R. Greenhow-Relph. Esq.. S. Churchill, Esq., and John Thompson, K»q ex-officio way-wardens, and the following parochial way-wardens:—Mr. Moseley, Glascoed; Mr. Win. Cadle, Gwehelog; Mr. J. ...

... The second annfversaTv dinner of the Newspaper Pre's Fund was held at he Frm a> 0 Tsvern, ill London. on even'ig, Mr. ...

... Sir W. Hooker's report for last year on Kew-gardens appears in a Parliamentary return just issued. The number of visitors to the Royal gardens during the past year presented an increase of 72,246 over that of 1863; and was distributed as follows :-Total number on Sundays, 218,308; total number on week days, 254,999—total, 473,307. Greatest monthly attendance (July), 115,575; smallest ditto ...

... Singular Cotton Case.-In the Court of Ex. chequer, on Saturday, in the case of Mellor v. Chappie, Mr. Brett, Q.C., moved for a rule to set aside an order made by Mr. Justice Shee for a commission to take evidence at Alexandria. The action was brought to recover £5,000, the value of a quantity of cotton which was shipped on board the defendant's vessel under an ordinary bill of lading, and ...

... The Penalty of being Too Convivial.- George Sadler, a basket-maker, was brought before the magistrate at Westminster, charged with being drunk and riotous, and causing a crowd to assemble in Chapel-street, Westminster. It appeared from the evidence of Police-constable 324 B, that between six and seven o'clock on Friday evening he was on duty in Chapel-street, where he saw a crowd of persons, ...

... Another correspondent of the Field, who dates his letter from Stoneburke, near Birkenhead, says :— There is no reason why tens of thousands of turkeys, beyond the usual stock, might not be produced every year in England, without any trouble or difficulty: and yet the error as to the supposed risk prevails everywhere. I know many ladies and gentlemen who take much pleasure in poultry generally, ...