... eTHE GREAT AMERICAN SCANDAL! An American correspondent writes that the great scandal which has been caused by Mrs. Lincoln coming to New York to sell various valuable shawls, dresses, and diamonds that were presented to her during the President's lifetime, has grown to huge proportions. Mrs. Lincoln placed these goods, which she values at dols., in the bands of an auctioneer, and directed him ...

... folifitjal JittclIiriLni^. MR. DISRAELI has accepted the proposal to confer upon him the freedom of the city of Edinburgh, ou the occasion of his visit there. The Conservative banquet takes place on the 29th of October, under the presidency of Sir Wiilam Stirling Maxwell, M.P. THE BANQUET TO THE CHANCELLOR OF THE ExcnE. QUER.— We are glad to learn that the list of honorary stewards for the ...

... TO CORRESPONDENTS. Our Correspondents are requested to favour us with their communications as early in the week as possible, as we are obliged, every week, to omit many commu- nications which would appear if we received them be- fore Thursday. ...

... Brothers, from Newport for Waterford, put into Mil- ford Haven 3rd inst. making water. Eement, Jeffreys, from Newport for Cork, put into Milford SOth ult., with loss of fore and mam topmasts. Empress, for Bombay, put back to Penarth Docks 2nd ^Forerunner, from Penarth to Alexandria, has put back to Penarth Dock with hawsepipes carried away, &c. Ironsides (s ), from Liverpool for Cardiff, put ...

... On the 14th the following order of the day was issued from Nerola :— Companions in Arms,-Yesterday we were victorious, volunteers should be, especially when they are fighting for a cause like ours. The victory has occasioned us some losses The blood of the martyrs should be an example to us. We ong-ht to he proud of having put to flight the enemy which disputes with us our own soil; but you ...

... SETTING FIRE TO A BARN AT A REFORMATORY.—In the month of February last, a barn attached to an institu- tion of the abovs description, situate about three miles from this town. at a place called Little Mill, was burnt down, and an inmate, named Davies, a lad about twelve years of age, was subsequently brought before the magis- trates to answer the charge of having set it on fire, hut owing to ...

... The new Grand Opera in Paris is at present being roofed in. Two visitors at Baden have been winning enormoi-s umsat the roulette table. M. Pourtales gained £2,400 in five minutes; a Russian, named Xiepkoskine, has won a total of £12,000. Mr. Elias Howe, jun., thepresident of the Howe Ma- chine Company, died on the 3rd instant. His funeral tookplaccon theoth, at Cambridgeport, Mass., U.S.A., ...

... THE approaching Elections for Town Councillors are, even at this date, a source of considerable excitement, the tameness of last year's pro- ceedings promise to be amply atoned for, and the general hope is, that as gentlemen of charac- ter and position have come forward, their claims may be acknowledged by the ratepayers, and onr Corporation not only invigorated by an infusion of new blood, ...

... ATIEMPTED SUICIDE.—A young man named Charles Sullivan threw himself into the water from the pier, head, Bute Docks, on Thursday morning, and he very narrowly escaped being drowned, as there was great difficulty experienced by a dock policeman and others, who went to the rescue, in getting him to land. The unlucky fellow was found to be in a state of mental derangement, and was therefore taken ...

... AKTEMUS \V ARD'il OPINIOX OF JULIUS CÆSAR. It was late when I got home. The children and my wife was all abed. But a candle—a candle made from taller of our own raisin'—gleamed in Betsy's room it gleamed for I! All was still. The sweet silver moon was a shinin' bright, and the beautiful stars was up to their usual doins I felt a sentyment tal mood so gently ore me stealiu', I pawsed before ...

... MARRIAGE. On Thursday, the 10th inst., inconse- quence of the ceremony of matrimony being solemnized by the Rev. David Morgan, the respected vicar of the parish, between Mr. William. McA herser Sheratore and M iss Jane Samuel, youngest daughter of Mr. W llliam Samuel, of Llanbythery, this village exhibited a very gay appearance. The florists of the neighbourhood and others, out of lespect for ...

... SERIOUS CHARGE.-At Westminster Police-court, James Ellar, a discharged soldier, was charged with feloniously assaulting and ravishing Charlotte Arthur, the wife of a printer. For the defence it was alleged that the com- plainant had allowed defendant to kiss her before on the same day. She said, however, that he belonged to the same sect as she did, and when she went to see him he said that ...