... THE RUMOURED CESSION OF DELAGOUA BAY. U1 Th e Standard says :-We have reason to believe , that the news from the Cape of the cession of Delagoa Bay is at least premature. As we stated 1 some tine ago, .LM.S Dasie was despatched to X L- that place to request the Portuguese authorities to f d prohibit the importation of arms for the use of the natives who had rebelled. At that time the .e ...

... THE MINISTERIAL FISH DINNER AT GlREENWICH. The Miinisterial fish dinner took place yester- t dcv evening, at The Ship, Greenwich. Tihe tar ii of ?? and the Duke of N orthumberland I were unable to join their political friends on this t' occasion. The banquet wues served in the large h dining-room, covers being laid for 40 persons. n Therewere ?? Lrd Chancellor, the Duke i of Richmond and ...

... -LRTTE TO THE EDITOR. TErjOTBGM ABOAR'D THE RIVER $ STRAME .it Gla.igttw, August 14, 57 S. I was leaed iosee that your well-timed ve ahov5 subject, which appeared iu 3 ar~i .*ether5 dlia, are beginning to attract i.:ei'ch the seri5 ature of tle cuse tihe e35!] ' dijgraceful that the thousands j? r5 ?? I visiii our country every summer t cv- d for a short holiday the beautiful tole' 3 ; Ju- ...

... IOUR LONDON CORRESONDENOc I Wednesday Night. So-my, snort for the Philistines and those who are graduating in that direction w as made by the nrish Fembers over their Sunday Closing Bill this afternoon. At no time did the talk become purely personal, nor was there a display of the ale ege amount of disorder, taking into account the theme. Bat amusing episodes of a minor character kept actively ...

... :'T2ESEN'ATION OF AN ADDRESS TO .~ - , M OHN FINDIA&Y. Last night, a Ieqal mieting of the ?? ] wlhich pidnibted Mr Findbay's candidature fot the representsthoi f to Lletenth WsArd-iii the Counr- cil was held in the ihitigt Hotel, 'Batehiehall Street, for the tiip~se 6x' presenting that gentle. rean with ant address.. Th4ervwas a large ettend- ance of ladies e4 'genttlemnen, thee chair being ...

... T'ElE LOSS OF THE P.RLNCESS ALICE. -- I The Board of Trade inquiry was not resumed e yesterday till two o'clock consequent on the Com- a missiouer and the ?? having paid a secoud 9 official visit to the scene of the collision. . George William Linnear, examined by Mr -M. t JoSas, said that he was now a student of Mr a Spurgeons College, ut had previously been a c sailor for 12 years. lie was ...

... GREENOICK. MILITARY MovOYBA1 ?? Saturday morning, was a company of the 91.st Highlanders, under -the Coy commland of Major Gourney, arrived from Dublin was by the steamer Earl, of Carlisle, and left by the WIll 0aledonian Itailway fur Stirling, to join. the 05thl the Brigade depot stationed there. hald O~ C T~ 23 TIL TLANIC.Th5guil s.e. Colina, Captain Mlurray, which arrived at the app I alof ...

... (BY AN OCCASIONAL cORMEP0inY.) Edinburgh; Tuneday. E MU MnDonAxin, M.P., has not been uniformly C successful in these days; but he has seldom had'1 a shrewder assault made upon him than w H delivered by Sheriff Hallard here the other day. The Sheriff gives an address each year, on the E day his winter session is opened, on the law and legislation of the twelvemonth. This year he has taken up ...

... THE FISHERIES QUESTION, U t r - OFFICIAL DESPATCHES. Two supplements to the Laondon Gazette were ietted on.Saiserday, containing the correspondence between ?? iad the American Govern- ments on the sabject -f the Halifax fisheries award and of the occurrences at.- Fortune& Bay,; Nowfountdland, - -wuieh- have e-iven 'Mle. to the recent controversy. The ' papers co4neuce. with a - despatoli from ...

... t~I - T E WEST E.LND ata mleet.n ot tite Ye~altll C ...

... A LEITH STIP BT MNED a5- S,> r The barque Hawticr'c . f- F-- -_ .t Mauritins, has arrived a- 1lymo -; ?? * board ar apprentice narei Id.- I.- the full-rigged sh ' ?? ,l ta M'Pherson, 14S5 tons. '1 ?? e from Leith in June List w: c~a' - i;- Le sond when two degrees soua -e - captain observed smoke is- 'o : it hatchway. lie irmmediatel y- -- s to t-ke all ropes and stores out c - -- IC hold. ...

... THL RIEBELLION IN SOU L' AFRICA . . . ?? ,, 54.E- (L'eudi's Telegrrm. - Cape TPon, January 16 (ide Flmouth). Colonel Lambert, with a, force of .65 Europeans eryand ?? Eingoes, made au attempt on thc 7th to I hei- clear the Chicaba, Bush of 'the enemy, 'but the col- difflculty of operations and tbe force ot' the eney the obliged himu to retire withoat an enguigemestt The ,the followviig day ...