... THE LONDON OMNIBUS DRVERS. A meeting of drivers and conductors of omnibuses was held at midnight, on Thursday, in a large unfinished building near the Elephant and Castle, which had been lent for the occasion by Mr. E. T. Smith. As no notice of the meeting had been given before Thursday morning, the arrangements were necessarily of the most primitive order. A rough platform had been erected ...

... I Yesterday, a breach of promise of marriage, in which the lady is between 50 and 60 years old was o the subject of a law suit before Mr Justice irettW at Carlisle Asies . The plaintiff is Mrs Jane a Hope, widow, of Wath; and the defendant is Mr IC( Joseph Watson, landlord of the Wath Brow Top X public house. The promise was not denied, but-it was pleaded that the plaintiff had subsequently ...

... THE INTERNATIONAL PRISON CONGRESS. The Times, In the following leader, review tho whole s- tlca of Prison Di&oiplins and its efleet on Criminals, aad also points out he necessity ef making punishment deterrent enongh to protect life and property The International Prison Congress, which concluded its labours on Saturday, has. on the whole, justified the hopes of its promoters. It has brought ...

... A California hotel consists of the hollow trunks of ten immense trees, standing in a group a few feet apart. Nine of the hollow trees, duly papered and whitewashed, are used as bedrooms, and the tenth as an ogioe and bar room. The vexed oonundrum propounded by Hamlet in his soliloquy to who would faraela bear! has at last been solved in a satisfactory manner. The widow of a man named Fsrdels, ...

... THE HEAT NEW YORK. Tb :■ -v V'-ri: papers just arrived givv terrible accounts of ihe s -i:s o: man aud beast ill that city during the h'-at W t;. ...

... It is proposed to establish Zoological Gar Jans at Birmingham, and the belief is that a capital o: £ 30,000 would be sufficient for the purpose. THE MARQUIS OF LOKUE.—Intimation lias heen given that in consequence of the illne;3 of the Marquis of Lome, the Princess Louise will be unable to fullhl her promise and distribute prizes at tlie North London Col- legiate Schuol for Girls, on the 29th ...

... PARIS, Fr&ify. rE able military writer, M. Saint-Genest, bitterly laments the attack Wic- thevicornte de Meaux made upon the army estimates. Now it 151 !5 that tbe Vicomte's colleagues of the Right are by no means in ppe r a reduction of the military forces, and they proved this during favision on the organization of the army. The vivacity exhibited by M. de Meaux produced the strange effect, ...

... NO FAITH IN ST. SWITHIN'S DAY! On Monday, St. day, many persons were probably making themselves anxiov.3 on the subject of the weather. It may therefore be a consolation to them to point out that the result of observations taken at Greenwich for the twenty years preceding 18G1 proves that no confidence whatever ia to be placed in St. Swithin's day. Indeed, the more it rains on the 15th of July ...

... AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND MAILS The following are the days of sailing of the mails for Australia and New Zealand. Papers and letters must be posted a day earlier. The postage via Southampton is: Papers Id.; letters 6d. The postage via Brindisi is: Papei-s 4d.; letters Pd. Australia, via Southampton.Aug. l(morning) „ via Brindisi „ 9(evenipg) New Zealand, via San Francisco, July 25 ...

... True economy is found in buying the best ar- ticle at the lowest market price; select your purchases from a reliable source, where the high standing of the firm is a guarantee to you that you will be well served this is always found with Horniman's tea it is strong to the last, very delicious in flavour, wholesome and invig- orating as well as cheap. Here is found true economy. For list of ...

... PROM T. Q. P., IN LONDON, TO HIS 1 FRIEND D. W., IN PONTYPOOL. Now is the time, I know, j Now is the time, I feel, To fill one's lungs with mountain air, And at Nature's shrine to kneel. J know that July's banners now Are waving low and high That dreamy murmurs fill the woods As sunshine fills the sky That golden shafts of sunlight play Upon the rippling streams; I know that corn-crops deck ...

... We are happy to find that the Patent Nut and Bolt Company, Limited, have purchased the blast ftzrnaceq and colliery of the Cwmbran Iron Company. We hope this will prove a very great benefit to the neigh- bourhood, as it is believed that they will make great improvements in the works, and also pay weekly there as well as in their old works. We wish them every success in their new undertaking. ...