... K120,000; for the census of Scotland, £30,000; for the ccnsus of Ireland, £32,000. Only a small part of these sums will have to voted this session; and the demand for the rest will spread over probably three or four years. The last ccnsus rendered an account the population on the 7th of of April, 18(51. The 7th of April, 1871, will Good Friday. That is a time of year when there is a temporary ...

... A Trial thf. i.ast Cextluy. 7>y Thor.tbwy. On the 2GHi Mar. li, 1741, Samuel GoudeK, captain Her Majesty's ship liubv, was tried at Uristol for the murder of his Irothtr, Sir John Dinely Goodere, burt. It tired that the brolbcre had quarrelled about Sir John having cut otf the entail of a large estate AN it* to which Samuel Goodcre, as the remainder man, would have otherwise stood entitled in ...

... putting Prince Leopold on the Spanish throne was brought to light before he expected or intended. Arrangements were made by which Prince Leopold was to go to Madrid incognito, and remain there in reaeliness to make his appearance as soon the Cortes had passed the necessary vote. The secret was well kept for time by the agents, but it was discovered, aceoreling to this account, by Mr. Layard, ...

... 72, Siz , RYDE. . . Single Subscription, 10s. 6d. per annum eater at 5 RYDE, SATURDAY, JAN. 1, 1s ning it 1l We take it as a happy omen that the iss mas’ | the first number cf the Is/e of Wight Obsere fem. | its improved proportions, is ushered in und ys in | auspices of New Day, and amids nday | festive jeyousness of Mcrry Christmas. pel | g¢casion also scasonably presents itself of off ayer. ...

... The annual meeting of this society was held at Exeter-hall on Monday, under the jiresidency of Mr. S. Bowly. There was a large attendance. The front portion the platform was occupied by the leading supporters of the league, and the central part by about 170 teetotal officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates from regiments stationed in Loudon, Woolwich, Aldersliot, Dover, Guildford, and ...

... TIIE EI.ECTIOX. Ere these lines meet the public eye, the struggle for the representation of the I-laiid, consequent upon the iamcntcd death the late Sir John Simi:on, will have terminated—one of the opposing armies will have l»een vanquished. The show hands sit the nomination was in favour of Mr. Mori it, but this we regard as mere farce. At the poll hope to see the Conservative banner waved ...

... THE REPRESENTATION OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT. The Chairman of the Radical meeting on Wednesday evening, in introducing the rejected of Southampton, said the contest would be short, sharp and severe. We accept Mr. Brett's declaration, in the full belief that that gentleman's prophesy will be fully verified. The contest has indeed commenced in good earnest, and it only requires the determined ...

... 1 was sitting in my room, 'midst silence like the tomb, And through au open window the blight moonbeams did pour, And 1 was sadly thinking Hopes that all were sinking, 01 those bright and golden dreams that I should dream more— those bright fleeting hours I had lost for evermore. was musing all when I thought I heard a moan, (Even then thought it was voice I'd heard before), But that night I'd ...

... Br Count A. Metaxa. By day the priest the irnui did say, For those lhat wander'd o'er the sea; And oft told o'er his rosary, While loud the foamy surges play. And when the silent nijrht hour came, The mariner with gladden'd eye, Across the ocean would descry, That lonely tower's beacon flame. Thus, mariner, for ever keep, Thy course upon the trackless wave, With prayer at morn, and watch at ...

... a request that it might placed to the credit of the London Fever Hospital, under the initials C. It. W. Some days back lie left a similar amount at Messrs. Dimsdale and Co.'s bank for the same institution. Recext Legislation*.—The position the Irish Laud Bill in Committee, renders interesting a comparison of dates showing the progress the Church disestablishment Bill last year, as contrasted ...

... 44 The Right Hon. Sir John Blight! This is news, indt ed. wes plain John Bright last week; and cannot find from any social authority that he has since been created either a baronet or even what is sometimes termed a 44 carpet knight. The Wrong Husband.—At the County Police Court, Birkenhead, 011 Thursday, Peter Morrison, the mate of a small coasting craft, was charged with stealing a gold ...

... be arm the Executive with increased power, without actually suspcuding the Jl'ilnan Corpus Act. The bill proposes to revive and amend the provisions of former Acts Parliament respecting the possession ef arms and gunpowder, to control t locomotion of suspected persons during the night, grant compensation for the victims outrage and their relations, and to provide additional facilities for ...