... D | The condition of the Mierchant-Seaman does not often appear as a public topic. Per- haps this may arise from that peculiarity of human nature which leads us to treat our greatest necessities with indifference. Perhaps the sailors frequent absence from sight is one of the reasons why his comforts and well-being are so generally out of mind. However this may be, it is certain that whilst the ...

... -INF1RMARY CEARITY BALL - - LAST week the annual Charity Ball in aid of the funds the Hull General Infirmary. was hold at the Public Rooms, Jarratt-street. About 160 persons were present, but in Ipoint of numbers presentt the ball was not equal to some of those which-'have preceded: it. In other respects it passed of most satisfactosily. Mr, Acey's quadrille band 'was in attendance, and layed ...

... A GLIMPSE AT THE[ MORMONS. E' WILLIAM HEPWORTH DIXON the editor of I the Athe~meon, has recently visited America, and I has included the settlement of the Mormons at the n Salt Lake among his travels. The result of his ,r observations appears in two volumes, which have not yet made their way into'the provinces, but in .Saturday's Atheneum appear two extracts from the y work, one of which, ...

... On Wednesday the Rev. C. Walsham, M.A., vicar of Sculcoates, delivered a lecture before the members of the above Institute, at the Royal Institution Albion- street, subject: The genius of Shakspeare. There was a very large audience. In the absence of the presi- dent (Dr. Bell), the Rev. F. F. Goe, M.A., presided. The rev, lecturer remarked that the genius of Shakso peare combined the ...

... THE LIGHTS AT WITBJRN. AN inquiry was opened on Friday in the South Shields Police-court, and extended over Saturday, into the circumstances attending the loss of the bark Margaret and Jane, of that town. The Mayor and Alderman Glover were on the bench, and the assessors of the Board of Trade were Captain Harris and Capt. Height. Mr. Hamel conducted the case for the Board of Trade. The ...

... DISTRICT IiRTELLIGENCE. 1BEVERLEY. BOflOIX POLICE.--At the Guildhall on -Mondaay, before the mayor (H. E. Silvester, Esq.) and J. Brigham, Esq., three lads named Stephen Jackson, yobert Whitlock, and Watson Straker, residing in lill-lane and Norwood, were summoned for throwhin ,tones into the grounds of General Marten ana 4,laging the glass of the greenhouse. The com- alainant, who was ...

... MULL TOWN COUNCIL. THE BOROUGH JUSTICES AND THE CORPORATION. On Monday, a special meeting of the Hull 'rown Council was held at the Town Hall, for the pur- pose of discussing a series of resolutions, of which Mr Ald. Atkinson had given notice. The Mayor (Mr Ald. Loft) presided, and there 'was a pretty full attendance. - Mr Ald. ATJrI5so0 rose to wnio the adoption of tne following resolutions ...

... DURING th e past week 48 wrecks have beenreod making for the past year a total of 2,396.,~ !.e ' AN~ innovation has been 'uto recentiy notce'd. laies dresses, jet ornaments aving bee replace by - amber.b THERE are 168 original applications to he adrnittmd as attorneys in the next term and the Hilary tion. The certificate duty annually exceeds £70 00 V THEmE is a story that some of the boys at ...

... ON Sunday an alarming fire broke out at the Crystal Palace, threatening at one time the destruction of the entire fabric. The fire was discovered in the northern transept, but where exactly and how it originated ara not at present krstown. The prevailing opinion is that it was in some way attributable to the over-heating of the flues employed in warming the Tropical Depart- ment. It was first ...

... THE LATE FATAL KTTCHEN BOILER E.XPLOSION IN 11ULL., D The inquest touching the death of Harriet Jane 0 Barlour, who was killed by the explosion of a kit. chen boiler at the house of Major Constable, Colt- man-street, on the 2d inst., was resumed yesterday before J. J. Thorney, Esq., at the Hessle Road Inn. A certificate was produced from Mr. Evans, the surgeon at the Infirmary, stating that ...

... FOREIGN INTELLIGENCK I ?? ~ : FRANCE. s PARTS, Jan. 23d, 3.25 ?? BEmnce has been v,,ry flat. Rentes closed at 68'25 or 20 cents lower than last official quotations yesterday. . I ' ,HUJNGARsY. Peer~ir, Jan. 22. It is believed that whether an understalnding be effected between Au tria and Hungary- or not the Hungarian Diet will shortly be prorogued. DENMARK An officialdenialh COas1x Jan. 23. ...

... THE ADJOURNED INQUEST. YESTERDAY the adjourned inquest as to the death of Mrs. Redfearn's two daughters at the late fire in Carlisle-street, was held in the grand jury- room, at the Town-hall, before the coroner, J. J. Thorney, Esq. The proceedings commenced at two o'clock. The CORONEiR addressed a few remarks to the jury, stating that they would proceed to take evidence which they had not ...