... THE BANQUET ATTIlHE! ROYAL' fe he ;on Saturday. evening the President and. Council tof the Boyal' ademy gave their anniversary baa-, er. quet to:a distinguished company Rat i Burlington Ve House, on th'e evo of the openiig of the eihibition' Ot to, day. There was a distinguished company pro; sent. a The PE81:DENT having proposed thel healthw of ?? the Queen, the ,Prince and Princess of Wales ...

... CARDIFF1. 1BOAID OF GUARDIANs.-The weekly meeting of the Board of Guardians was hold on Saturday;_ under the presidency of Mr. a. W. David thd chairman. Tho matron of the house reported that during the week there had been 13 admissions, 23 discharges, and two deaths, leaving 303 inmato, 16 of whom were in the Refuge. This was an increase of 27 on the corresponding week of last year. Forty ...

... ?? A I-- CENTENARY OF THE ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY UPWARDS of a hundred years ago a benevolent physician of London, named Hawes, had observed that persons apparently dead from drowning, hanging, lightning, cold, heat, foul air, and excessive drinking, were not always really dead, and that it was possible to restore their suspended animation. By way of testing his theory practically, he offered a ...

... .: , . . ?? - - To. ,: :. ~ , ' . .: ia The Scotch confirmation under seal of the Coin f! missariat of Edinburgh,,dated the .16th ult., of the . ?? Eon. Duncan M'Nei31, ELord C'olonsay, late of -n t No 73, Great King-street,; Edinburgh, who died at - Pau on the 31st of 'January 1lst, was sealedin Lon- ' don on the 21st. ulb t, The executoi4 are the Right t: Hon, Sir John M'NeilI:,.G.C.B., the ...

... .VOIRRESPONDENCL. - :- - - - ~ - ' I I I ~ THE BISfOP OS LiA.TD4FF AND THE GBLI4G4ER F$0HOOL ZS0HME.; T O THE t°OR OF Tax M Xa. Sla,-In your, remarks on The GeIligaer scheme which appeared on the 16th, you say- We shave the evidence of the Bishop's own speech dnuring the debate in the i'pper. House to show that his lordship,,at all events, was aware that the trustees, by eafsentifig to: ...

... Eara.I inteitigence. I ROYAL INerTI'TUTION..On Saturday Mr. R. M. Craven will conclude his lecture on the Jaws and XUDDEt DzATr.-Oa Saturday Rmight Martha Clarkksci, 40 yesrs cld$ wife of John Clarkslott s rgar bo~iler, l;2, Reformi-streeb, after retiring t ?? complained of a pain ia her bireast, and sle died the following morning. CIuLhDRREN BITT9N BY DOGS.-OKD Mouday Ads B ciitt, ...

... THlE CASTLES A1 ABBEYS' OF YORKSHIRE. I SANDAL CASTLE AND THE BATTLE OF WAK6FIElD. The ways, thro' which my weary steps I guide In this research of old antiquity, Are so exceeding rich, and long, and wide, And sprinkled with such sweet variety Of all which pleasant is to ear or eye, That Inigh ravish'd with rare thoughts delight, Ply tedious travel quite forgot thereby SPENU 3B FAIRSY ...

... I While the peaceful inhabr.itants of this town were enjoying nature's sweet restorer on Saturday morning, a fire of a destructive and pauic-etrikiug nature occurred in Churcb-lane, a somewhat narrow thoroughfare, running out of the Market-place. About half-past two a.m. flames were seen coming from the premises of Messrs. English, steam printers, and they soon dominated the whole buildine, ...

... A GERTMAN OUTRAGE ON ENGLTSHIEN. 1The following story (7ery sigihtly shortened) is, from a Dresden -lettr in the Goutfneotal JieralcI. Ihe p7ar- ticulars have 1eon gathered from ono of the victims, Captain Standish do Couroy O'Grady, late of her Majesty's 64th Regiment, inn officer who served with distinctioa during teo Indian mutiny :-Tho csptain is deaf, and ho ?? knrows any German. On the ...

... HOUSEHOLD SUFFRAAE IN THE COUNTIES. The followinq memrnbor voied in favour of the econd !ireaing of Mr. Trevelyan's bill Zatablishing louaeh old gofrai in Counties Adami Itt. lofui. P. Forster, rtiln.W.E. O'Byrne, William l Amory, Sir John HI. rrena HIon, C. O Clery, X(qc Anrlraion, George Glipin, Chrla., p O rmnoghuo, The Anitruther, gir RobI. Giourley, Edarlm d T. Otormun. Purcell Bllr4 ...

... G E N E R AL --N EWS . , [BY TELEOUAAPlr.I t THE VISIT OF THE CZAR. At Marlborough House, last night, the Czar, with the Grand Duke Alexis and the Duke and Duchess of Edin- burgh, were present; and among the other guests were Prince Arthur, the Dlake of Cambaridge, the Earl of Derby, Earl Granville, the Earl of Kimnberlor, lir. Disraeli, and Mr. Gladstone. The Czar afterwards honoured the Duke ...

... GLOUCESTER AND BERKELEY CANAL COMPAN'Y. IIALF-TEARLY IMEETING. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at the Canal Otlices, Gloucester, yesterdtay, whenr W. C. ILucy, Esq., chabirmno of directors, presided. Tbe attend- ance of sharehollers was nqt so large as ussil'. The roudrt, of which we gave a summary a fewv days since, wrs taken as read, and the C{AcIMAtsn, AIn moving its adop- ...