... .On Sunday evening a fire occurred at Dundee, which, if not for magnitude, at least for intensity And dangerous character, has been exceeded by Dope since the burning of Messrs. Kirkland and Son's woodyard some years ago. The subjects of the conilagration wer~e he mill and adjacent pre- mnises in D~ouglas-street, Lower Pleasance, known, we believe, as ILower Pleasance Mfill, and belong- ing to ...

... | South America is the home of this tree. Dam. pier, the voyager, who visited the Caraccas in 1682, Eays- Tho coast is a continual tract of high ridges of hills and valleys which alternately ran pointing upon the shdres from' north to south. The valleys are from two to five furlongs wide, and in length from the sea three or four miles. Cocoa- ,nuts, of which ?? and cocoa are made, are the ...

... ELECTION OF, MEMBERS OF THEIR DOCK BOARD. '3 'e The annual meeting of dock ratepayers took race yesterday, at the Dock Office, Revenue- A- uildings, for the purpose of electing six persons W5to serve on the board in the room of Mesars. )f Beazley, Job, Forwood, Harrison, Hormby, and f Hubbac'k, who retired by rotation. With the exception of Mr. Beazley the retiring members conented to stand ...

... | I ~TOWN COUNCIL i A monthly and opecial meeting of the council was held yesterday at the Town Hall, the Mayor (J. G. Morris, Esq.) in the chair. THE HAMILTON BEQUEST. the finance committee con- been received from Mr. J. B. HamllteaS intirmating that he intended to contest the sanity of the testator of the large bequest made by Mr. ?? to the various local charities. LIBRARY AND MUSEUM RATE. ...

... ISY TEL EGRAPH.] Mr. Fl. D. Seymliur is the Liberal member of Parliament whose remarks in the p2tih s Bfi~eri provoked the correspondence between thel er, editor and Mr. Jacob Bright. h ton MR. LOWE; M.P ,ng at The eimc. ptblishes a letter from Mr. Lowe en MP, in reference to his often-quoted speeches on psthe character of the working classes. His letteris Pel ddressed to ameinber of the ...

... . NEW YEAR'S DAY AT THE . TUILERIES. IWe cannot but suspect that the Emperor of the French is beginning to find the fashion of New Year's receptions of the diplomatic body an irksome one. It was all very well so long as he had none to contest his claim to European supremacy, and his lightest words were accepted by an admiring and believing world as the utterances of fate. In the days when all ...

... II We are informed that the Government has selected Mr. Robert Galloway, of the firm of Moran and Galloway, to succeed Mr. Christopher Bushell as one of the nominee members of the Mersey Docks Board, Mr. Galloway, though young, has had great practical experience as a local merchant and shipowner, and his views on business matters are known to be large and im- partial TnE Nnw Hxia SHERWF OF ...

... mirerrlB LperErMA ISAUB POPULI LEX SUPREMA. The DOMESTIC. The Conservatives announce that they intend to petition against the return of Mr. De la Poer for Waterford County. Captain Kelly, the harbour master, who was wounded by a lancer during the election riots, died yesterday morning. The reform agitation, suspended during Christmastide, has been resumed this week, Meetings have been held at ...

... I TOWN COUNCTALI One of the first and most agr 8eable duties which the council yesterday had to the salary of Mr. T. S. Aper ormwasto raise magisrate fro 9120 1 .Aaffles, the stipendiary magistrate, from £1200 Ge £1500 a year. Propo- sitions of this charact to u1snau y provoke more or less grumbling; bu' in this case the council reflecttedte anr' ~imous feeling of the finance comnmitttee, anr' ...

... 1, THE DOCK BOARD ELECTION The poll for electing six qualified persons to 'be members of the dock board, in place of Messm g Beazley, Job, Forwood, Harrison, Horrby, and 's Hubback, who retire by rotation, was opened 9p yesterday morning, at nine o'clock, in the board. eroom of the offices, Revenue-buildings, before the l, returning officer, Mr. R. Brocklebank. AU the retiring members except ...

... GREAT SNOWSTORM IN TIE.H I METROPOLIS. I he DgfO2fl., N OFT11P MAILS & ALMOSr no TOA ENSION OF TRAFFIC. M.. :, I to' With the glass M4 Bix degrees below freeAing, as legistered by Negrettl' vhd Zanibra's thermometer, the weather on Tuesday ri'ght indicated the ap- proach of snow, which began to fall slightly soon he' after one o'clock yesterday mno'ing. A strong be; wind which was blowing from ...

... LATEST AND TIE4GRAPHIC NEWS COMMERCIAL. I L(y_ PON, WEDNESDAY EvEyNING. I Felin mark~-ts continue to be well supported, ,a to day a faurthor improvement has taken place *.~1 of kt especially in those of the funds and e ladig railwY5. A few purchasing orders , beon receivtd from the country. The im- roen nt was followed by a partial relapse which ovu ted the highes prices frombeingmaintained; ...