... At Malta about noon on Saturday, the 9th nit., the sky becaire filled with locusts, which appeared to be travelling from east to west over the island. The main body preserved a high altitude, but many, perhaps tired by their long flight, settled in different localities along their route. With a telescope others might be discerned passing at a still greater height. A light breeze was blowing ...

... CURES AND COMFORT FOR THE BEDRIDDEN BY HOLLO WAY'S OINTMENT This wonderful Ointment acts like magic in relieving and curing old sores, wounds, bad leg, ulcers and eruptions of the skill; when rubbed on the surface it penetrates and purifies each tissue oil its passage, and exerts the most wholesome influence over the internal structures. It he tls by cleansing all animal fluids with which ie ...

... Commodore Hillyar, in a letter dated at Bombay, 13th March last, reports that H.M.S. Wasp had returned to Zanzibar from Quiloa, with Mr. Seward, H.M.'s acting Political Resident at Zanzibar, and states that the information which that officer had been able to obtain respecting the reported death of Dr. Livingstone was chiefly of a confirmatory nature. The Times of India of the 13th of March ...

... THE death of the Bishop of Rochester took place suddenly at 10 o'clock on Saturday night; and places at Lord Derby's disposal the first bishopric he has had to fill up during his present premiership. On the last occasion of his lordship being in power, the only see to which lie had to appoint was that of Bangor. The late Bishop of Rochester was to have preached at the Chapel Royal, St. James, ...

... The weekly meeting held at the Board Room on Saturday last, was attended by the following Guardians :—C. IV. David, Esq., in the chair, Hev. T. H. Jories, Kev. V. Saulez, Rev. C. Lewis, Messrs. M. French, J. Bird, .It. Cory, E. Evans. D. Jones, J. Evans, T. Williams, 1'. Bird, E. Davie;, Jones, Pride, Ainsiey. THE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL. The Clerk read the usual minutes, and the requirements of the ...

... MEETING OF THE LITERAL Y.I-ii DAY, There were ;2,j.J: members of the Huusc of Commons present. The Pall JLdl Gazette says :—Mr. Gladstone's speech was of a very mode-ate and hopeful tone-unexpectedly hopeful. He. began by saying that three things were to be desired-first, that a good bill should pass next, that it should pass that session and, finally, that the present Government should pass ...

... LECTURE.—On Tuesday last, the Rev. C. White of Merthyr. delivered his popular lecture on Fashion, at Highland-place Unitarian Chapel, the pecuniary proceeds of the lecture being applied in aid of the H elsh Unitarian Chapel, Cwmbaeh. The chair was occupied by the Rev J. J. George. The lecture, which was generally of a. hu- mourous character, but occasionally marked by deep satire, was ...

... AN INCIDENT OF RAILWAY TRAVELLING. — On Thursday evening last as the last train was leaving Penzance a strong gale was blowing from the east, and it being then nearly high water, tremendous waves were rolling over the sea wall of the railway, near the station. It was consequently deemed expedient to take the train about a mile out on the Eastern Green, to which the passengers were conveyed in ...

... THE PRINCESS OF WALKS. —We regret to state that during the past week there has been very little progress indeed in the condition of the knee joint of her Royal Highness the uncess of ales. There hare been slight alterations, bat i- piesent condition is very little in advance of that which We I,eprte,j I ast week. On some nights the princess has slept we a other times her rest has been ...

... AN'e frc,!li t'ile I a On tile affl*rf, of our late representative in Parliament, by which it is made to appear that his liabilities amount to the almost fabulous total of ■, 0. In reference to these revelations the of Monday adds, the fact may not be generally known that nearly the whole of the colonel s pecuniary liabilities were incurred by him, not on his own account, but as surety for ...

... TALLOW MARKET.—MONDAY. According to a circular of Messrs. Colchesters and VVoolner the tallow-matket has been quiet during the past week, with but little business. The demand continues light, but in the absence of arrivals prices remain steady. At St. Petersburg the market was steady at 48 to 47A silver roubles, with hand money for Augu>T; the exchange was quoted at 31 13-16d. The weather had ...

... On the first day of next January the Times newspaper will complete its eightieth year its first number bears date Januaif 1, 7S8- Another triple birth has taken place in the West of England. A donation from the Queen has been received by the pocr mother, a Mrs. Chope, of Bideford. It is reported that one of the remedies intended to be adopted for the present condition of railway finance will ...