... Justices' Grammar. On. the sands* at Scullercoats, near Tynemouth, a board has been fixed on which is inscribed the following notice:—Any person passing beyond this point will be drowned, by order of the magistrates. Attempted Murder at Sowerby.—An at- tempt at murder was made in the village of Sowerby near Halifax, in the early part of the week. The un- fortunate victim is Mrs. Hannah ...

... This regiment underwent its annual inspection by its honorary colonel, the Duke of Cambridge, on Saturday, in Hyde-park, in the presence of the Prince of Wales, the Duke de Brabant, a large number of military officers, and an immense concourse of spec- tators. Shortly after five o'clock about two hundred of the 1st Surrey Rifles, under command of Major Irvine, took up the ground staked Out by ...

... Tlia uo-rn MASK-LANB, Juhb 26.—Only a limited supply of Eng- I-'sh. Wheat at this day's market, and a good aemaaa prevailing rather higher terms were obtained; a ch- ance was nearly made: white at 42s to 49s; reid, 43s: and Talavera, 44s to 54s per quarter; the quality was again principally good. Arrivals o £ foreign have nrach. fallen off, and purchases to a fair extent were made; there is a ...

... A PERILOUS STRUGGLE AND THE COMMON FOE. The Times makes the following Liberal commentary on Mr. Gladstone's recent speech to the electors of South Lancashire. It is instructive, as coming from the journal which, more than any other, accuses Mr. Bright of wishing to set class against class:- Mr. Gladstone, at the moment when be can wear at once the palm of the martyr and the laurel of the ...

... A BAIBLEFS JOTTINGS. As your correspondent during the Parlia- mentary vacation, I must take the most pro- minent subject of the last few days, and record my own views of the great Volunteer Meeting at Wimbledon. To any one who has ,not witnessed such a scene before, the encampment at Wim- bledon is as curious a sight as could be seen in any country. We have been toltl. that English- men do not ...

... BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. readers w £ S vndersiand that we do not hold ovjrsclves regpor* rile for ov,r able Correspondent's 'opiwwwi-j. MANY of the elections are already over. There have been some desperate struggles but the con- querors are wiping their brows, and the van- quished have retired in silence, secretly hoping for better luck next time. The result of the general election ...

... SUMMARY OrPASSINQ EVENTS. IN America we hear that the work of re-organising the Southern States is rapidly progressing. Pro- visional governors have been appointed by Presi- dent Johnson over the States of Texas, Alabama., and Georgia, and representatives will be again sent to Congress to assist in the government of .the country. The black population are said to be suffering from the want of ...

... AGRICULTURE. The Farmers and the Dffalt-tax. The subject of the malt-tax has been so frequently used during the elections that we consider it wise to give the arguments adduced both in favour of and against it. At an agricultural meeting at Birmingham, Mr. Good, after remarking upon the evils tha.t were assigned to malt, which, he contended, were often incorrect, said it was not judicious to ...

... Suicide in a Public-house.—An inquest was i held in the City-road, London, on the body of William Braddock, aged thirty-four years, a hot-presser, who had seen much foreign service, and who of late was looked upon as not being right in his head. He was found in a closet of the Windmill public-house, Wind- mill-street, with his throat cut, quite dead, and a knife by his side. The jury returned ...

... Mrs. Taylor comes to the house in good health. She dies in a few days from the effect of the very poisons which the prisoner had been purchasing, and which were more slowly but more cruelly killing her daughter. And Dr. Pritchard falsely informs the registrar that she died of paralysis and apoplexy-sta.ting the duration of the first disease at twelve hours, while it was proved that the old ...

... The Queen has issued her conge d'elire to the Dean and Chapter of Chester directing the election of Dr. Jacobson, Regina Professor of Divinity at Oxford, to the vacant see. u ...

... MARK-LANE, JULY 17.—Only small supplies of British Grain at this day's market, but of foreign again to a large extent. A fair business transacted in English, Wheat, and at firm prices; a clearance was nearly made, white at 43s to 49s; red, 37s to 44s; and Talavera, .458 to 54s per quarter; the quality remains good. Bates full up for foreign and many parcels selling, consisting principally of ...