... The Mark Lane Express of yesterday reports a small supply of English wheat, but foreign arrivals were large, and nearly two-thirds were from Russia. The show of fresh samples from Essex and Kent was very scanty. The foreign trade was very quiet, from the quantity that arrived and the reserve of millers and to sell the lower descriptions would have required the acceptance of easier rates. ...

... I am of opinion that the enginemen and stokers of the respective collieries mentioned in the award of the 13th of last February are comprehended within it, and are sub- ject to its The submission to arbitration recited that disputes had arisen between the proprietors of the said collieries and the colliers and other workmen connected therewith, and the object of the arbitration was to settle ...

... A correspondent writes :—la the midst of the present coal famine it is'interesting to watch the progress of remedial measures from which we may expect in due course some relief. The chivalry of a few geologists who, without any idea of profit, are now at their own expense going to prove whether coal exists under the whole of Kent, the Channel, and on till it joins the Belgian coalfields, has ...

... The correspondence between the Board of Works and Dr. Hooker, relating to changes proposed to be introduced in the direction and management of the Kew Gardens, and the correspondence between the Treasury and Dr Hooker on the. same subject, have both been published. and presented to the House by Earl Derby. The papers collected in this Blue Book are extremely nume- rous, and a good deal of ...

... R,IFLE CONIPETITION.-The fo-th contest for the cup presented by Mr. E. W. David to the l^th Corps took 4thCew^' th?w?ay at tklEiy Rari«e- Corporal Thomas, > as the winner on this occasion. ALLEGED THEFS BY A DOMESTIC SERVANT. -At the Police-court, on Saturday, before Mr. W. D. Bushell, Hannah Brian was charged with stealing 3s OA the corn nierc-hant, Angel- .treet. ...

... DROW-NED.-On Saturday morning the body of Mr. William Owen, captain of the Maid of Boston, was picked up in the docks. The deceased had evidently been in the water several hours. He was a native of Amlwch, North Wales, and was about 60 years of age. ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS.—1 X^day.. The House met at five o'clock. THE CASE OF DR. HOOKER. The Earl of DERBY, in calling the attention of the House to the case of Dr. Hooker, director of the Royal Gardens at Kew, and tne treatment to which he had been subjected, disclaimed any intention of making a party attack on the Government. YET he felt it his duty to take up the case of a gentleman who appeared to ...

... Lord Gifford, in a note appended to his interlocutor in favour of the lady medical students in their action against the Senatus Academicus of the University of Edinburgh, says:—The Lord Ordinary (Lord Gif- ford) is clearly of opinion that, by the law of Scotland —indeed, he may say that by the law of every civilised country, there is no inherent illegality in woman pro- secuting the study of ...

... The demand for discount at the Bank and in the open market has been United. The brokers are fairly supplied with capital, but show no inclination to work below 3g to iJi per cent. Tha absence of business so generally prevalent on a Saturday is augmented- this morning by the uear approach of the l'ortnightlv settlt ment, which commences on Monday. A firm tone, however, is manifest in prices, ...

... LoCAL BOARD.—The meeting of this Board was held on Monday evening last, at the Board-room. Members present, Messrs. G. Wilkinson (in the chair), J. Griffiths, D. Colman, J. EdwRards, T. Edwards, D. Morgan, D. James, E. Thomas, G. Brown, D. Williams, and the Rev. J.'W. Willialms. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. The contract for scavenging was presented and duly signed ...

... Dr. Livingstone's second letter to the New York HeraUk the purport of which we have already given, is the longest sine yet printed since Livingstone's discovery. We subjoin few extracts as they occur in the letter, which will servs letter than it was possible to do in our nrst telegram, to what an interest the explorer takes in his great work In speakiAg of the Eastern African slave trade, he ...

... We regret to record the death, by her own hand, of Mrs. Tissot, wife of Mr. Tissot, manager of the Royal Hotel. The deceased lady, who for some time has suffered from impaired health and depression of spirits, went to bed-on Saturday shortly before midnight. Her husband slept in another room with his children, who had returned home that day from the country. In the morning, some of the ...