... SAUS POPULI LEX SUPTET. DOMESTIC. The pleasing story about the Queen having given something like half a million sterling for the purpose of establishing a convalescent hospital in the neighbourhood of London is oompletely spoiled by a semi-official noti- fication that the report is untrue. A Cabinet Council is to be held to-morrow. In the House of Commons, on Wednesday, Mr. Bright presented a ...

... I The Lord Chancellor and the Lords Justices of Appeal ?? in the Court of Chancery the case of Howard v. the Earl of Shrewsbury. E This wasoan appeal from a decree of the Master of the Rolls, in which was involved a rather oom- plicated question as to the dealings with some of the Shrewsbury estates. It appeared that il the year 1719, by a private act of arliament, certain estates in several ...

... DOMESTIC. Sir H. L. Bulwer, writing to the Pall Mall Gazette, urges the necessity of more energetic action in the case of the Abyssiniap captives; and says that, with a moderate British and Bepoy force, and such assistance as the Viceroy of Egypt has offered, it would be no-rash engagement to undertake to hang King Thoodorus in the chains that now torture the limbs of his captives. A dividend ...

... THE RELEASE OF MR. JEFFERSON DAVIS:. I n mu T .t I. -- -- -- & -t __ . ._ . r Ia I r With the release of the ?? of the defunct Southern Confederacy may be said to end the history of that dreadful struggle which for so many weary years engaged the attention of the world. The people of the United States have long since ceased to regard their prisoner with fear or to anticipate danger from his ...

... ?? ?? RUA ploUld. I WEITS11NTIIZ VISITORS TO THE SALFORD MusEraI,-The numbers have been for this week:- Monday, 10,260; Tnelay, 10,120; Wednesday, 8,240; 7hursday, 9,860; Friday, 15,200; total, 53,680. The mumbers were, on the same days in 1866, 48,100; In 1865, 4g,300, in 184, 37,420; in 1863, 41,200. THE SIMULTANBEOUS SMALL-IBORP CONTEST.-The official return of the second contest in this ...

... 'I 1 , ;. - - v : . OUTRAGES IN, THE STREETS -; OF LXO.0 The Times publishes letters from several'cor- respondents giving accounts of 'robberies and out- :rages comamitted in broad daylight in sore of the most freqstentqd streets in Lopdon. -3B. 0. say's-' As I waM walking dow v Pall- mau East a little before noon to-day (Monday) I found myself suddenly in the Midst of a crowd of roughs and ...

... ?? ?? qA. SAUS POPULI LX SUPRRMA. DOMESTIC. Several attempts have been made to feather Mill more comfortably the nest of Prince Christian, the husband of the Princess Helena, by conferring upon him some sinecure with a good income. Not long ago a certain high personage endeavoured to obtain for him the colonelcy of a cavalry regiment, but there ,was such a loud ;utcry against the proposal. ...

... TOWN' COUNTCIL. . I An adjourned meeting of the council was held yesterday under the presidenoy of the Mayor ?? Morris, ]isq.) !THE ISTATUE 'TO LORD DERBY.' The MAYOR, on the assembling of the council, said- l~e or. pocedin t' te odinry usness I have to. infom te cuncl tat wrte o te Earl of Derby, The owi-oL~l~ thn rad he ettr a follows OTisWOIISHIPPUL THE SBjY0ft. Diar Mr. Mnyor.-I have to ...

... SEM-I-WEEKLY SUMMARY| . DOMESTIC. A report is current that the Queen has resolved to give X500,000 for the erection and maintenance of a convalescent hospital. In the House of Lords, on Friday, the royal assent was, given to several bills, including those for reducing the National Debt and continuing the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act in Ireland. Earl Russell (ashy generally speaks with ...

... , The annual festival of the associated choirs Of b Liverpool and the surrounding neighbourhood ti took place yesterday morning at the parish church fl of St. Nicholas. There was a large congregation re at the morning service, the lower part of the d church being especially well filled. A large le numb er of clergymen were present, amongst whom, C besides those taking part in the service, were ...

... FOREIGN MISCELLAN Y. Au effort is being made to establish a freedmen's paper in Savannah. An American paper thinks that ten poundsof sausages for a dollar is dog cheap. The cholera is making great ravages in Sicily. At Gir- X genti ther are 200 cases a day. At Berlin a milk market with official quotations has been established. ; f I Seventeen millions out of twenty-three millions of the- 3 ...

... T -- .n- I .. _ ?? LYTHAM CLUB DAY.-Monday last was a gala day at Lytham, the village was tbronged with country lads and lasses, and the day being fine, they enjoyed themselves to the best advantage. In and about the Market Place was a large army of nut and gingerbread vendors, fly- boats, shooting galleries, &c., and to all appearance doing a thi iving trade. In the morning, the different ...