... TWO MEN DROWNED. Two men, named Smith and Steward, drowned on Sunday afternoon, at Lowestoft, by the upefctting of a small boat in which they we e sailing down the Waveney. Another man who was with them managed to swim ashore. Thev had recently returned from the mackerel fishery off Penzance, but were not experienced sailors, and their boat was carelessly rigged. One of the bodies has been ...

... THE-iLANCASHIRE RIOTS. At the county police-court Blackburn, on Wednes. day, the magistrates sat upwards of seven hours hearing charges against a number of persons who had taken an active part in the destruction of Colonel Jackson s house at Clayton Grange. A statement was given in evidence which had been made by two of the female prisoners (Burns and Caffrey) to the police describing the ...

... ADJUTANT'S DRIL.L.-On Saturday afternoon, our Volunteers mustered on the parade ground for Adjutant's drill. The Adjutant was on the ground with Captain W. H. Powell, Lieutenants Skinner (brothers), Ivatts, and other officers of the corps. The muster was a strong one, and the men were put through a variety of evolutions, which they appeared to execute with promptitude and precision. The band, ...

... At the Gloucester police-court, en Monday, Charlbs Reed, alias the- Hon. R. Westerna, was again brought up. He was first chaarged with obtaining by false pretences clothes valued at X12 2!J¡ 6d, from Messrs* Wareing and Co., tailors, Westgate-street. When he ordered the elothes during the recent assize he said his name was the Hon. Richardt Westerna, that- he was a sub-inspector of factories ...

... [FROM THE DAILY NEWS.] Mr. Hardy's view of his opponents, as he sees them across the floor of the House of Commons, is by no means a flattering on&. We doubt, how- ever, whether he has, after all his study, arrived at a very correct estimate of them. It is one of the very oldest devices of Conservatism to ex- aggerate the domestic differences of the Liberal party, and it never seems to occur ...

... MINERS' RIOTS IN SCOTLAND. Riots at Slamannon, Scotland, were resumed on Saturday morning. A thousand men marched, armed with sticks, to prevent workmen at Messrs. Nimmo and Co.'a from working at 4a. per day. A strong body of police arrived, and order was restored. ...

... The libel served on the Rev. Fergus Ferguson, an eminent Glasgow minister, charging him with holding unorthodox views, has at last been found relevant by the Glasgow United Presbyterian Presbytery. ...

... John Herdsman, aged 87, has died at Ellough- ton, near Hull. He was born in that neighbour- hood, stood 6ft. 2in., and seventy years ago he joined the First Life Guards, and in the wars gained Victoria. Toulouse, and Waterloo medals. He was wounded in the sword arm, and had his sword broken in the last grand charge at Waterloo. He was promoted for his gallantry, and on dis- charge was granted ...

... VOLUNTEER CONCERT.—A grand concert took place on Monday, at the Institute, under the patronage of J. Rowbotham, Esq., and the officers of the 2nd Mon. R.V.C. The public evinced the keenest interest in the affair, the room being crowded into the very vesti- bule. The concert was given in aid of the Band Fund, and was a most complete success. The vocalists were Misses G. Lewis and Jenny Lewis ...

... Cfuardian, telegraphing on the 28th, says :— The Lazie population of Batoum protest against annexation by Russia, and a deputation is said to be on the way to Constantinople 80ffer to raise, if necessary, an amount of money equal to the share of the indemnity represented by the cession of Batoum Twenty thousand Lazies are said to be mustered near Batoum ready to dispute the entry of the ...

... engaged to proceed to Reni to fortify the place. The Superintendence of the defensive works is entrusted to i e*\e.ral Drentein, who will also construct a strong strategic oding_gtage near Reni, on the River Danube. The war t(( jay running from Bender to Galatz has been incorpo- 'ed with the Odessa Railway. ...

... The American Correspondent of The Times writes -There are rumours to-day from San Francisco to the effect that Russian agents are negotiating for a steamer to fit out as a privateer. Blank letters of marque and blank commis- sions for officers are reported to be there ready forfllling up, while 200 men, drawn chittly from the unemployed classes, have alrtady signed articles. Two officers, ...