... a-ENERAL NEWS. FAMINE IN 11tassIA.--A correspondent of the Dail N.e-8, writin, from St Petorsburg on April 8, says ?? A terrible famine is raucgi in Livonia, Esthoniia, and on the islands of Dago and Oesel. The peoplo are reduced to the utmost misery, and have absolutely nothing to sulsain life with. Many have died from starvation. Almost every day large parties of the famishing peasantry ...

... I BY SPECIAL WIRE AND ORDINARY TELEGRAPH. THE NORWICH MURDER. E XECUTION OF SHEWARD. Yesterday the extreme penalty of the law was carried out in the case of William Sheward, con victed at the last Norwich ABsizes of the murder, under extraordinary circumstances, of his wife, Martha Sheward, in June, 1S51. So long a period-nearly forty yeara-has elapsed since an execution took place in Norwich ...

... I TElE SPANISH CONSTITUTION. (IF'UI the Sa -leay Review.) In tire probable event of toe adoption by tho ?? of the draft prepared by the(ommittoe, he Spanfiards wvill enjoy whatever benefit may cime from a creditable Constitution. The prject, lil~e all other contrivances of the lind, ?? its ultitato origin fromEngland; but leoretical progress is more rapid than histo. ical growth, and ...

... SOCIETY FOR THE PRlEVE'NTION OF' CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. The annual meeting of the subscribers to the above society, and others favourable to the objects which it promotes, was held yesterday afternoon in the Queen's Hotel. Dean of Guild P'Erven was callez to the chair , and amornst the gentlemle present ?? Ta ylor, riiilie Murray, Councillors Cooper, William Wileen, and lshbertou ; the Rev. Mr ...

... THE 1tECENT TRUNDERSTORM IN ENGLAND. gE;ROUS DAMAoGE TO PtsEsON AND PROEISTTl The following additional reports of the damage caueed by the thunderatorm on Wedneeday have been received:- C11lozsLoNr'.-At Parham Beck (tays the Carlsle Jovrnal) a chimney wase truck by the lighteirrg dir. g the lorm, and fell wvith a greext craoh. Iln the name nigbbourhood the electric Huid played semo etrange ...

... AlClIbISHOP MANNING AND TiIE FENIAN P'R{ISONER1S, It may be remembered that a short tiue a-o Dr M:noitig refused permission to the memibers and SaIItfprtrs of the English Amhnesty Committee, which bhs been organiises fir the purpose of promur. ing the release of the ?? prisoners, to receive Eioaistlred at the doose of the Rioman Cathllic cha. ?? in LOLdiso to the petitions in *vhieb the objset ...

... EAgdL RUSSELL ON LIFE PEERAGES. (Wom tio SPLOtator.) Earl Russell's Reform Bill for the Hrouse of Lords is a very small measure, and unless greatly amended in Committee will prove a very useless one. As it stands, it will enable the Ministry of the day to seat a few judges who axe not rich enough to accept Hereditary eecags to revard a few officials who have ap ° tvork in the Colonies or ...

... ANEDRE\V JOHINSON. E'c.lPresidesits of the United States generally sink out f eight, and for all p ractical p -rLpses a'; for- gotten; but we shall not be wrong in anticipati4g a different cnclusmios to the career of Audryv J3aim- eon. The energy A his character is not imip Arr,' by the hard wa le of the last four yesars, and, with regard to the unpopulasity that he he has provok,-l, there is ...

... P'AISIEY. FMJ ,C. 1,1i:l Ail A.N AiuiiEar,---Tle z, rvos'. and M ?? luet on WVedneillay igiht il thL' tGolin. cd1 Cho1nihers dlepitations frnul ?? Vil- fes.ioinio, trades, urd othicrs desiroui. (If jdi ng the procesiiol on occasion lif the ?? the olieirio1l stoic of the l'ree Library and VZif~iiuri pre.ilitid to the town hy Mr Peter Coats of Thodeid, 'lucre wats L; large turn out of ...

... I.!:!IN-DurGP'd FR:EVR cxi;rili PEF:SITEYl RlY, tea A ,ipccr Imptzo the Fcee Chtrch Rrosly tory hoi Moderator., tiAREliAC, WIitTt A DECEOASED~ VIIT'E' SStarUit ii, Dr ?? in ab.,incii of Mr P'irje, convener of the Siibbiiti (Jbqervatco Commlittee., said it wounli aplsear that, it) connectjou wvith the piro iced1 nowa lie Pier Dill it. iPoeob~li,, there had been t clause thi ettel nto it, v ...

... THF LADIES' MILE. Although up to this period of the season the people wstho ride or drive in. the Rlow have not been distracted by any specially sensational ponies nuder the direction of anonymous ladies, questionable bri ughams and boroebreblaers have even thua early ppeared in Hyde Park in excees of the number with w ,ich the asseamblogo is usually enlivened, But it is not s0 much of this ...

... LEOPA1RD HUNTING ON FOOT. A correspondent of the Calcoufa Eismliteina l writes:- r I have been in at the death of two leopards this I last week herein l uddea (Bergal), where people are I apt to suppose there is nothing more formidable than .asnipe or avwidgeon. The other day, as the sporting Itm aster of Sthiarps)re factory was rid in g tbroutgh whcatt on the Ganges churs, his horse swung ...