... Extraordinary Longevity.-In the obituary of the Times of b 3. turd ay the deaths are recorded of live ladies and one gentleman whose united ages amounted to years, giving an average of .-sactly 87 years ana six monuhs to each. The ladies' were respectively 80, 85, 87, 92, and 94 years e:v.?h the gsntJemaa was 87 yeara of age. ...

... TRB MAIDEN'S BO WEB. A LEGEND OF THE CIMUY. Htl, G-adarn, who led the Cymry from the summer- lasd, Deffrob&ni, to the Britain, divided the nation into tribes, which were again united into one monarchy by P/ydain; but at his death the vereignty was divided bat-vresn his three sons; the portion of Aamyn cf Troy being all that territory lying between tho Severn and the Iri-h Sea. This Aumyn ...

... Nearly 100 Lithuanian noblemen have been imprisoned on suspicion of having been cor.o- raed in the late incendiary fires in that country. Xn consequence oi the Seduction in Duty., Hornimavfa 5 Teas are supplied by the Agents EIGHTPENCE per lb. cheaper. Qenuine Packets are signed,, Rimgn I Co., London. ...

... HONG KONG, Nov. 1. The French Admiral has sailed to the Corea; but has decided to defer active operations until the winter is over. The American schooner General Sherman has been seized by pirates in the river leading to the capital. They set are to the vessel after tying to the masts the crew and two English passengers, who all perished. Large bodies of Nienfei have made their appearance on ...

... A small, slight. active young man, named Dennis Major, a. ticket-of-kave man, was bsoughu before the miv-giatrato at Bow- street, on Tuesday, caarged with stealing a watch from the person of a. coaahmau out of place, named Joseph Prestige. The prosecutor was standing in the street at Charing-crcss, near Spring- gardenis looking at the procession as it passed on its way to Beaufort-house, when ...

... A box containing a complete uniform of a.n officer in the Fenian army, and several revolvers and small arms, has just been pounced upon by the Liver- pool detective police. It ia supposed to have belonged to one of the Fenian agents just arrested, at Drogheda, The uniform is of the finest green cloth, elaborately braided and ornamented on the collar with gold lace. The waistcoat is of green ...

... PETTY SESSIONS, FRIDAY, Nov. 30, before S. R. BOSANQTJET, Esq., and Major STRETTON. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. — William DISORDERLY. Meredith and Nathaniel Knight were charged with William Lewis, who had not been served with a summons, with being drunk and disorderly, at Raglan, on the night of the 27th of October. P.S. MjEvoy said he was on duty on the night in question, and about twelve o'clock ...

... William Young, aged 15, of no eefciled home, errand- boy, was charged at the Marylebone Police-station, on Tuesday, with utealingr in October last a jacket, waistcoat, trousers, and boots, and about 12s. in money, belonging to a lad named James Daell. The lad had already served three years in Felthsm Reformatory, and had since his liberation been a con- stant compatiion of young thieves ...

... SPORTS AND PASTIMES. CLUB play has grown to suoh an excess that special instruct,ions have been issued forbidding any games of chance at the olnba for the future. THE Paris barristers have given their decision tn it ia incompatible with the dignity of the members of the bar to belong to a SDorting club. This is the first effort to frown down the sporting tendencies of France. THE United ...

... The language in which Mr. Johnson epoke of the invasion of Canada is to some extent ambiguous, but his Government acquitted themselves so honourably, and discharged wita such loyalty the duties imposed upon them by the law of nations, that it would be un- generous to criticise too closely the language of a Message in which the speaker was obliged to avoid giving umbrage to that numerous class ...

... OUR CITY ARTICLE. THE directors of the Bank of England, at their weekly court on the 20th of December, reduced their minimum rate of discount from 4 per cent., at which it was fixed on the 8th of November, to 3i. For several reasons it was not generally ex- pected that this step would have been taken quite so soon. During the final fortnight of the old and the first week of the new year an ...

... AGRICULTURE. THE CENTBAL CHAMBER OF AGRICULTURE.—A speeial meeting of the Midland Farmers' Club was held at Nock's Hotel, Birmingham, last week, Viscount Sandon in the chair. There were also present the Earl of Lichfield, Mr. A. Pell (chairman of the Central Chamber of Agriculture), and about 40 other gentle- men connected with agriculture. Mr. R. C. Chawner introduced the question for ...