... THE RERCANTILE 3ARINE. The Lancct has brought its reports on the ;srecent sanitary condition of the mercantile marine to aeon- elusion. The first and second reports have already been noticed. The third and fourth reports deal with the accommodation provided for the men o n board, their clothing and personal hygiene, the venereal and other self-inflicted diseases common in the service, and the ...

... M 'The correspondent of the Morning Post writes It is a source of considerable satisfaction to those who have followed the intricate tale of the baronetcy of Tichborne to have something definite at last to' announce, and when that something is a positive confirmation of previously doubtful circumstances,: involving almost incredible incidents and vast bite. rests, thepleasuleis ...

... ILATE ST -NEWS HERALD OFFICE, 4Oiday MorVing. TEIERAMS! BY SPECIAL WIRE. GOVERNMBENT AM) REFORM.' (From our eorm Cerrespondentj The IsnperiafReviews (the new Conservative weekly organ) of Saturday publishesithe-following significant announcement in large type ;- We are em- powered to state on authority that there is no foundation for the runotrs that are in circulation relative to the ...

... THE BUSI:RANGER BURKE. (From ?? Melbourme Age.) The fate of the bushranger Burke is now in the hands of the Executive. Found guilty of murder, S jury have recornmendedlhim to mercy; and, although sentence of death has been passed, it will be the duty of the Government to review the case, and determine whether the extreme penalty of the law shall be executed, The ground on which the jury have ...

... BY OfDINARY TRLEGRAPE. MAIL NEWS. Sonthamptos. Jan. 22. The steamship Ailemania, from Newv York. has arrived here. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE bMA. Plymouth, Jan. 2'2. The steamship Celt, with the above mail, arrived here this morning. Her dates ?? of Good Rope, Dec. 19; St Helena, 27; and Aseension, 31. Parliament was occupied with the state of the colonial £nanees, and the necessity of a loan was ...

... THE BADICAL PARITY IN AMERICA. The Tknes' correspondent at Newr York, writing on the 8th iust., says .-Day after day the Radical party becomes more solid in organisation and more obedient to the discipline of its leaders. The few Conservative Republicans axe discouraged and silent. They have no power over that potent en- gine of party wvarfare, the Caucus, and they ace only admitted to its ...

... . .. - An _ _1_ The annual general meeting -oef members and subscribers of the Penny B Association washeld last evening in the Religious Institution Rooms. The chair was occupied by Mr James A. Campbell. Letters expressive of regret for absence were ac- knowledged as having been received from the Lord Dean of Guild, Mr John Cruickshank, the secretary of the society, and others. The CUMnSrA, in ...

... B1Y ODIrNARY TELEG~RA4pH FOREIGN INTELLIGENCIE LeI (REUTEB'S TELEGRAMS&l PRUSSIA. Berlin:. -S en. ±3. T'he *semi-r'flcial i'i Crtle ?? tkla'tte of thi evening, referring to Prince Hohenlohe's declaration in the Bavarian Chauber of Deputies on the lthi inst., ?? division of Germany by the line of the Maine, alleged by Prince Von Hhenlohe to he re- cognised b y Prusia, is a pine iie'n. If thle ...

... Last ni-bt the members of the Glasgow St Andrew's Society celebrated the 108th anniversary of the Birth of Robert Burns, by saupping together in the Clarence HoteL Councillor Salmon presided, the Rev. Mr Leggett officiating as Croupier. After SIe SNECPEARY (Mor .Joh lW*ight) intimated that letters of apology for absence had been received from Mr M'Tear, Councillor Arthur, Mr Scott, advocate; ...

... A31ERICAN ITEMS. 'IE SHAKERS,. A correspondent of the Lewiston (Mle.) Journal recently paid a visit to the Shaker settlement at 7N'ew Gloucester, in Maine. He describes it as com- posed of two families, the Upper and the Lower, and they have fifteen hundred acres of land, reasonably divided for farming purposes Their gardens are models of neatness, like every- thing else about them. A ...

... GREEL-', ?? ALLEGED THEFT BY A 1 M BOTHER.-On Fridiay infortoa ?? ,: Ithe BrghPolicethatayouur- mltler,rosiding ?? hern i had absconded with another :- ' a . young men, taking with herl . - ' sovereigns, belongingtoher i ! tive who resides in the latterz'u 1e I diate inquiry being made i- fas aLe..- Mine Miller and her ffr- 1' hi] u night for Belfast per ma t . - ock. The authorities in i ...

... ANNUAL MEETING OF THEE BUTE SAVINGS BANK. The annual meeting of this institution was held in the Town Hall on Monday ?? Dun. can presiding, The meeting was held in the even- ing to admit of the working classes being present; buton account of some misunderstanding in regard to the announcement of the meeting there was only a small turn-out. The CHAiFYaN intimated the receipt of letters of ...