... FATAL RESULTS OF TH LASH. An inquest was held at Portland on Thursday week,'on the body of Thomas Wilkinson, a convict, who was found dead in his bed in the morning. It appears decemied was under a sentence of seven years' penal servitude, and on the Friday previous be was sentenced by Captain Stock, one of the visiting inspectors, to receive thirty-six lashes with the cat, for burning a ...

... A curious case has just been heard at Dartford County Court, before a special jury. The Rev. F. Walter Murray, rector of Stone, Kent, appeared as defendant in an action brought by a grocer of the same place, named Hughes, for an assault committed on his son. Mr. Gibson, of Dartford, appeared for the plain- tiff, and the Hon. E. Stanhope for the defendant. It appeared from the evidence that the ...

... MR PEABODY'S WILL. Mr. Peabody's will, as we briefly mentioned yesterday, has beeu proved in the Probate Court. As much interest attaches to it, and as many bequests have been erroneously reported, we give the main provisions in full. The per- sonal property in England is sworn under 2400,000: I George Peabody, gentleman, do maake this my last will and testament. Firstly, I direct that my ...

... WRECK OF THE STEAJlSHW GRECIAN. I WRE4CK OF THEB STEAMS5r GBECIAN. I The Anchor line of steamers seems unfortunate. A few months ago one of their extra steamers, the United King- dom left New York for Glasgow, deeply laden, and with a hundred or more souls on board. She has never been heard from since. The Grecian, Captain Nicol, a fine steamer, employed in the trade between Liverpool and the ...

... I M1. Victor Hugo has given his annual Christmas party to children at Hauteville House, Guernsey. The attendance of distinguished visitors was numerous, amongst them being the Duchess of St. Albans and Lady Diana Beauclerck Re- freshments having been served, M. Hugo delivered a short address, in the course of which he said: This little work of practical kindness, limited here to only forty ...

... We are indebted to Nr. Finner, says the Melbourne Age for the following documents relating to the annexation or protection of the United States government to the Fiji Islands. The first assumesthecharacterof a petition to the President of the United States of America. The second, a reply from the United States consul at Fiji, aeknowledges the receipt of a copy of the same with his notes ...

... I ~~ - I The death of Mr. Thomals Crqswick, R.A., is announced. Two American officers, General Burnside and General Banks, Spent their Christmas in London, on their way home after a continental tour. ~eipsic counts at the present time about 258 ?? firms, having connxection with 3,500 houses out of lesi, ic. The personal staff they emsployr anouiitB to from 0uO to to0persons. The Pall MtaUg ...

... I - N This Christmais, says a writer in the Obwvers-, the beggars have neither heart nor funds to make merry L as of yore. They have seen the handwriting on the wall, end their hearts have become as water. On Christmas Eve, Westminster, which erst while rang with the sounds of revelry, was drearily silent. Not a stone's throw from the palatial thoroughfare of Victoria- street, and lying under ...

... THE FLOGGING OF TdAWO GAROTTERS IN I ~~~AUSTRALIA. The sentence of the law was carriedout in the Melboarne Gaol this morning (15th September), on the persons of two criminals named James Willis and William Hodgins. These men were found guilty, it will be remembered, at the last sitting of the Bourke general sessions, of assault- ing and robbing a sailor named Robert Simpson, and were each ...

... ?? FRIGHTFUL FIRm IN LONDON EN PERSONS BURNyD TO DEATH. A fim 1Iroi ini (D4 , MA ?? , . I A tire Droxe OIL Ubietmas Eve, at Sandwich-stet, miston Road, London, resulting in the death of seven persons, namely, Mrs. Beepleston, the wife of a police-con. xtable, found dead with a baby, only one Week old, in her arms, four miore of her children, a charred mass, and a girl, aged 1 years, who was on ...

... The London correspondent of the Liverpool Albion narrates the following : A youth has appeared in the dock of the Clerk-enwell. Sessions who bids fair to completely eclipse Jack Sheppard. This hopeful youth stood charged WItN two other boys for having burglariously broken into the tailors' shop of the County Reformatory for Boys at Feltbhon. Though very diminutive, he is 19 years of age. For a ...

... I9 21 t04 _ __I Since the prevalence of the severe weather of the jat few days, as many as nine children, belonaing to as many different householders, have been admitte into the Royal Infirmary, for treatment for injuries arising through accidents by fire. Two of the children have died. FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE IN THE MANCHESTtR DSSTBCT.-This disease has broken out in a herd of 28 cattle, the ...