... The entiro'countryis in lamentationr'oeer the severe loss of life'causedbyfreshets and overflows inlaryland adVirginia. After a summer of drought, in which the streams of a most every section were shrunken and almost dried up in some eases, a heavy easterly atormeame last week and discharged the bulk of an enormousmass of water among the Allegheny Mountains in Virginia. The outlets for the ...

... WALSALL TOWN COMK[SSIONEELa. A spealal meetirg of this body was held yeaterdiy even. jug, Mr. Beddoe ?? Clerk read a long and inaoatant report (of which the following is an abalraot) with reference to the contempiatEI application t3 Parlia- ment for extended powers:- He subirits that the pcitdent coures will be to 11mit the objects to be attained to as few ae possible, consistently .with ...

... IEWE WO'LVERHAMPrON TOWN .OS&c z ~~~AND EDUO&TION. _. : - The Wolverhanmpton Town Council held a specia meet- m ?? yesterday afternoonz The Mayer (Ur T. Bautook) presided. The flint business wsj the application of thre Oh Gardienis for tire support of the -Council in their move- ment for the extension of the Wolverhampton Union to the parishels of Penn, Tetteeliall, and Bushbury.-Coun- r ...

... WOLVERHAMPTON. r COIREGATIOIWAL BAAAR. - The Cosngregatlonal Church, G3now Hill, was ered In 1847, at a ost4, includ' ing the value of the land, of £8,9L]., of which £7,424. was at once raked by the church and congregation. The ra- maing £91,00. wan borrowed upon the mortgage of the churshe The debt bns been from time to time reducedt until a short time ago it was only £900. The church and ...

... pROGRESS OF THE PEACE NEGOTIA- TIONS, Uy UNGEACIOU3 REMINIDER FROM TOURS.' a 34 B. GUIlZOT'S LETTER. 8- CESSION OF TERRITORY REPUDIATVD in LY.MPWRIALISrs, ORLEBANIsM, A.ND 1,XPUBLIOAN&. if LIMITED ACTION OF TH1E: EN1GLISH is GOVERIKNH8lT. it d BAZAINIE'S AMBITION TO BE DICTATOR k OF FRANOIL it S j5PEC.AL T=LQRABi LoCoif, Wednesday Night. kt When the history of the war comes to be written, it e ...

... MUNICIPAL INrARD MEETINGS. AVARD Meetings for the nomination of candidates to fill vacancies at the Council Board were held oni Monday night. t FIIUST W.UID. s The First Wa-rd mecting was held in the Ceort-Housc, Athene.nin Euildiiegs. Councillor Abel was called to the chair. The CHAIRMALnT, before proceedillng to the nom1linlation of candidates, hoped they vould join him iti returning thanks ...

... DtMnatwn. Ship and Master. Owner ur Agents. Barcelona Salo, Nordgren Alexanders. New Orleans Vesuvius, Curtis C. W. Robins and Co. St. Thomas Anna Decatur, Richardsen M. Whitwill and Son. Bordeaux P. Lassie, Walden G. Davies. W. C. Africa Farl of Derby, Skinner Matanzas Mary Lowerison, Henderson Alexanders. New Orleans Albina, Waefalaer Alexanders. New Orleans Constance, Lord M. and Son. New ...

... Angell Town InstitUttiOn, BrixtOn. . . ?? ~ 4- A. fh rpqpnt SeRSOnl The first of the monthly popular concerts for tce preseu ma tonik plart, abovo popular Institutiond ?? evening last, andtmost haveen equily gratifying in its results both to those who enjoyed the excellent programme selected snd those who provided it. It is rare indeed t hear ein the suburbs of London such finished refined, ...

... 6ENEIIAL CONVENTION OF THE D CIITURcfl OF IRELAND} EIGHTH DAY. [rfR0. Ot7R OWN REPORTERR] DUBLIN, WzEDuxSDAY. Time Convention reassembled this morning, at eleren o'clock, in the Metropolitan Hall, Lower Abba y Street-his Grace the LORD PRIMATE in the clav.i There was a large attendance of delegates o' I ?? o!ders. 'lioe n ceedin's were opened by the Bishop of i eric readinL a portion of ...

... MYSTERIOUS CASE OF DROWNING IN THE THAMES. On the 17th inst. Mr. Wm. Payne held a long in- quiry at the Coal Exchange Tavern, St. Mary-at-Iiill, Upper Thames-street, respecting the mysterious cir- cumstances attending the drowning of a cabinet-maker named George Larcher, aged forty yefrs, who with his wife and family had resided for some time past ,at No. 11, White-street, Bethnal-green. ...

... CARDIFF POLICE COURT. MONDAY. (Before Mr. R. O. JONES.) THE DRINK.—Thomas Jones and James Carey, two labourers, were each fined os. and costs for being drunk and riotous on Saturday night. CUTTING AND WOUNDING. — William Evans, • labourer, who was on Saturday remanded on the charge of wounding his wife and discharged, his wife not being able to be found, and no other person witnessing the ...

... THE MERTHYR POST OFFICE ARRIVALS OF MAILS. llie London, South and East of England, Scotland, lrrhina, Bristol, Glo'ster, Newport 31on.), Cardu!, i'nii! ypr;d, south Wales, aud I'orei^u Parts 5.15morn IfORTH MAIL. J-rum Norm nf Knjfland, Scotland, Ireland, North Wales, «>i ...