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... .EPITOME OF NEWS. The Government Contract for Rum.âThe following is the result of the tenders for the above contractHenry White and Co., 25,600 gallons T. Lowndes and Co., 15,000 gallons; Ruck, Fenwick, and Co., 11,000 gallons. Total, 51,600 gallons. Fatal Shipping Disasters.-A telegram from Sb. Anne's Head, Milford Haven, says that during Saturday night seven vessels were stranded on the ...
... Dr. Lankester held an inquest on Tacaday afternoon at the Gower Arms, Gower-street, on the body of Julia. Levy, who committed suicide by jumping from tbe second-floor window of No. 37, Alfred-place, Bedford- square. The unfortunate deceased wail suffering from a disease of the uterus, which excited her ^t fea » fully at times, and afterwaras ie^t her enaralj ^Mrf Field, solicitor, appeared on ...
... On Thursday morning her Majesty the Queen accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Louise, left Windsor Castle, on a visit to the metropolis. The object of her Majesty's coming to London was to visit and inspeot the Albert National Memorial in Hyde- park. Her Majesty returned to Windsor the same day. ...
... In a dozen chapters of Mr. Gould's new work the author treats, and, if we may take his word for it, disposes of, or demolishes, various traditionary stories, touching the truth or falsehood of some of which the world had come to a sensible decision before he was bern. The subjects which he brings before us are the Wandering Jew, Prester John, the Divining Rod, the Seven Sleepers, William Tell, ...
... William M'Meehan, Esq., barrister-aklanr, has offered himself as a candidate tor the representation of Belfast. ...
... OUR MISCELLANY. Mr. Merrlman.-t confess it was a laughter- moving exhibition. His enigmas and bon-mots were not, strictly speaking, of the first order. As, for in- stance, when the lady in the richness of her classic beauty was resting on her horse, Brown would address the gentleman with the whip and with the gold band down his trousers: I say, sir! Mr. Coleman, sir! Well, sir, Mr. Brown, ...
... ELECTION oB MAYOR.—The annual meeting of the Town Council for the election of Mayor was held in the B irough Court, on Friday, the 9th inst., at noon. There were present-the retiring Mayor (T. F. Lewis, Esq.), in the chair; Aldermen Latch, Davies, Homfray, and Town- send; Councillors Phillips, Murphy, Hewertson; Jones, Harrhy, Llewellin, Batchelor, Moses, Knapp, Bolt, L. A. Homfray, Brown, ...
... CASSELL'S PENNY READINGS. Price Sh'pence,—r £ he first monthly part of this serial has just been issued. It is of 4to. size, nicely printed on toned paper, and profusely illustrated with wood cuts. It contains the following:— Frontispiece, Portrait of Charles Dickens. Tom Hood makes his Bow. The Broken Heart; by Washington Irving. The Cry of the Children; a poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, ...
... The profits of the Savage Club Annual, which is now in active preparation, are to be devoted exclu- sively to the benefit of Mrs. Morten, whose husband, the well-known artist, committed suicide a few weeks back under such extremely painful circumstances. The Queen has granted the widow a pension of E75 a-vear from the Literary Fund. Galignani says that Risk-Allah, who has just been acquitted ...
... BBFOEM DEMONSTRATION AT EDINBURGH* On Saturday a- great Reform demonstration tools place in Edinburgh. In a procession, which maroaed from Bruntsfield Links to the Qaeen's-park, a distance nf three miles, it was estimated there were about IS 000 persona. The streets- along; the route were „ow6ed «iA •»»» »™ vailfd There was a fine diap^ty ot bajce^s dSs, and among the mottoes were several has ...
... Mr. Thomas Hughes met a, tCoastderaHe section of his constituents at the Walworth Literary Institute, on Monday evening, for the purpose of giving them aa account of the first year of his Parliamentary stewards-hip. Electors .and nontelectora were invited to attend, end as Mr. Hughes takes pride m rega-iding himself as the organ in some degree of the interests or the working classes, or to use ...
... The horses, twenty-five in number, are in capital condition. They are divided into teams of four, one carter to each team. During the ploughing season the day men take a pair of horses from each team, but in the stable each carter looks after his own horses. In all tillage operations requiring four horses-such as harrowing, cultivating, &3.—they are worked abreast and driven without the aid of ...