... A TEST GENERAL NEWS. I I [BY TLEGRAPH.] SIIIPPING CASUALTIES AND LOSS OF LrFE. rn~g a heavy easterly gale yesterday morning, two I oths bound for Bangor drove on raffin Island, and sne complete wrecks. The crew of one got ashore, two men belonging to the other, the Crane, laden bricks, are reported to have been drowned. THE ENGINEERS AND THE NINE HOURS' SYSTEM. illrelerence to the dispute ...

... C Y PR U :S - By W. H1EPWORTH DIXON. No. XV. OFF PAPHO, NOV., 1878. As the lower ridges of PaPho, with their olive groves and vineyards, fade into the purple haze, and only the. great chain of Mount Olympus catches and returns the sunlight,, throwing out the clumps of pine forests clinging' to her rocky sides-our bow being towards Malta, and a trail of foaming silver lashing up the blue bohind ...

... )RFAGN _MLLIGENCE. [RXUEU'S T S,|RA5. i FR\NCH SENATORIAL ELICTIO.S, 9s YDA}y EVEN1GG--With the exception of the 'ilu Martinique, the results of all the elections senate have came to hand, and show a great for the Republican party. Only 15 of 47 Con. 1 es hlave been re-elected. The general regult is b a of 15 Conservatves and 64 Republieans. No nCSo ur ed in connexon withtheb ele tio . 8 ...

... PROPOSED ENLARGEMENT OF THE SOMERSET COUNSTY LIUNATIC ASYLUM. At the meeting of the Axbridge guardians on Taesday, Mr. E. H. Llewellyn (chairman) called the attention of the board to a subject which had got into tle public newspapers, and was being discussed by the various boards of guardians in the county, with regard to the t proposal for providing additional accommodation for the i pauper ...

... The weekly meeting of this committee of the Council was held yesterday, at the Prince-street offices, the members present being Messrs. C. H. Low (chairman), H. Naish (vice-chairmnan), H. G. Gardner, J. W. S. Dix, T. Gibson, W. M. Webb, Jt. Derham, R. I, Hewett, B. Follwell, and G. de Lisle Bush. C The report of the medical officer of health (Mr. D. 8 Davies) for the week ended Wednesday ...

... R'st I , I Tqt CLEVED()N. PROMFNADE BANi).-A neetingo h im os o mitee ashel atth RoalHotel on Thiuraday. IV F. tbi Latigworthy, P:4j. preoiding. Several applicationsi from hil flurst-claiss bands were iread but as Cheguem of £1It0 is to lilt be guarenteed by the commiittee iwsreovdbfore '- engagisigl to ascertain by CircUlar whtamut olh TII ruijed from~ the- residents. Should thr o aoaal co ...

... In furtherance of instructions given nearly 18 months ago, the Docks Eagineer has prepared an elaborate report, for the special committee appointed by the Council on tile subject of dockising tihe river. After raviewing ohe his- tory of the dcks and discussing the views of Sir John Iawksh Mtr. Sp, and other authorities, Mr. Howard retrtshs opiunin given twenty years ago, that the diversion of ...

... BARTON-REGS BOARD OF GUARDIANS. I . . . _ I v r t_ t- ] - -- -Lv_12] __ A __ The weekly neetuing of thisbody wag- held yesterday a the Workhous 9bFishpondsproad whenthere were-present Messris. T., Pease, . airman),- E. 'Perry (-viceihairman), J Cousins, -Jones J Naish J. -Pavey, 1 . -B. Norgate, -T.. Afilehuro' C Cordeux G Lewis J. wWinscombei W. Perry, A. S (dey We re e, W. ones, J. Pearce, R ...

... 1 i THE A.ir ; Z-ULU WARm LAETNEWS FROM ST. VINCENT.t PREPARATIONS FOR A GENERAL of TI or ADVANCE INTO ZUZULAND. W - ~~~~~~~~~~~in 1uIEUTERIS TELEOaIA31. &.ArPTowN, AP'iui, 22N'D,-MoVe~niit5 prep~aratoryto '21 the advance of the British forces into Zululanti have gi V comenced This~1st,58th, and 94th Regiments, with di the Lancers and Dragoonsi, have mnarched to Dornberg, hi under the coinnand ...

... JATEST G oiR NEWS. [BY TLEGRAHJ RENEWYED RIOTING AT CORK. Ihiloting in the northern part of the city of Cork, (clenent on a dispute between two bands, was con- tI:fd yesterday with great vigour, Several persons pl5i red. plr an~ uiiitaiy were caled ou. 7HE RELIGIOUS DISTURBANCES AT MALLOW. A! Hallow, yesterday, 21 persons were returned for tr' r, charges of being concerned in the wrecking of ...

... 41A arliamOarg 44411iotuq F L3Y TELEsGRAPH.] }1OUSE OF LORDS.-YUfSTERDAY. F The Lord Chancellor took his seat at five o'clock. SIR BARTLE FRERE AND THE ZULU WAR. Efir GRANVILLE noticed that the Chancellor of the Exchequer was reported to have said last night that instructions of a negative character had been sent to Sir Bartle Frere with regard to the annexation of Zolu. land and things of ...

... -BpBECANT 4ONERENOE AT P'uIl LEVEDON., . gof the portisbead Burl-Decant4, Conferenee Vag bottldysterday at Clevedoni. In consequence of the ra c-bjlbeiiig tinder structural alteration, the gather' l 1ibirisIe at thle il oyal hotel, after a celebration of tD~l; P ~ a St.John's, South Clevedon. tIle comarniort ccupied the chair, and there was peltaard treofclrical and lay members, including ~ pt ...