... The Scotman supplies the following information concerning the death of this well-known actress, which took place a day or two ago at her resi- dence in London :larie Beatrice Binda-for the cognomen by which she was known to the world at large was only one of her christian names—was of Italian birth and parentage. She made hor debiit on the London stage in October, 1864, under the name of ...

... A mail bag in transit from Paisley to Liverpool was opened and ransacked at Carlisle on Sunday morning. It was in a guard's van, and left Paisley about eight o'clock on Saturday night, reaching Carlisle about midnight. At ten o'clock the bag was found in a North-British carriage standing on a siding. It had been cut open, and many letters and papers lay strewn about the floor of the carriage. ...

... The eighty-sixth halt-yearly meeting of Is holders of tnis Company was held on Tuesd. uc Royal Hotel, CHlegs-green, Bristol, Mr. d. \f Chairman of the Poard of Directors, presidi moderate attendance. The Secretary wcod) read the notice convening the meeting, u ,C IKO the report, extracts of which have already : ...

... LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. THE SHAKESPEARIAN DRAMA.—On Friday ereuing last, Mr. R. G. Moulton, M.A., delivered the first of a course of lectures on the above subject, at ths Town-hfill, Newport, in connection with the Cam- bridge University Extension scheme. There was a large audisnce, and the leeture was listened to with marked attention throughout. Mr. Monltou com- menced by saying that the course ...

... NEWPORT BOARD OF GUARDIANS. The ordinary meeting of this Board was held on Saturday, at the Union Workhouse, when there were present: Mr P. Woodruff (in the ehair), Mr C. Lyne (in the vice-chair), Revs F. B. Leonard, J. C. S. Dar- by, E. Jenkins, J. Griffiths, and J. Davies Messrs T. Latch, W. Jones, (Cefnllogell), J. W. Bebell, P. James, S. Scard, E. Thomas, J. H. Hillier, E, Cross, J. G. ...

... ENGLAND AND SPAIN. The Paris correspondent of the Times tele- graphing under date November 28th, says: The Spaniards, to judge by a letter I have received from Madrid, are somewhat offended at thtf selection oi Lord Napier of Magdala, the Governor Of Gibraltar, as Envoy Extraordinary of Great Britain at the wedding of King Alfonso. Of course here is no objection to Lord Napier personally, Ten ...

... On Tuesday a new rectory, which had been com- pleted for the re&idence of the Rev. A. G. Morris, rector of Llanvihangel-with-Roggiett, was burnt to the ground. It appears that the police-officer in the station at Roggiett noticed a light reflected on the window of the new rectory about ten o'clock on Mon- day night, but supposed it to be from tire in the grate, as the building was so far ...

... The steamship Zeliner brought to Bristol on Wed- nesday, the captain and crew, 28 in number, of the Newcastle steamer Emblehope, abandoned on Saturday in the Bay of Biscay, in a sinking condition. The crew had a narrow escape. On Wednesday morning, Henry Bedingfield was ex- ecuted at Ipswich Goal for the murder of Eliza Rndd. RORKE'S DRIFT ON CANVAS. -With the permis- sion of the Colonel of ...

... A terrible drama of real life has just been enacted in the Rue Vintimille, a street in the midst of one of the most literary quarters of Paris. About six months ago, M. Filliette, a clerk in a money changer's office, came to live at No. 9 in this street with his wife. M. Filliette adored his wife, but they appear to have had frequent dis- cussions a propo.* of a young man employed at the ...

... Sheriff Spens gave decision, last week, in Glas- gow, in the action in which Agnes Reid, residing at 244, Buchanan street, sued John Wallace, sugar broker's assistant, living in Thistle street in that city, for the sum of £ 800 for breach of promise of marriage. The allegation was that for sixteen or eighteen months prior to November last Wallace, who is possessed of considerable means, paid ...

... HEAVY SENTENCES FOR HOUSE- BREAKING. At the Notts. Quarter Sessions on Monday, Wm. Dove, aged 38, labourer, and George Wilbraham, aged 38, collier, pleaded guilty to breaking and entering the warehouse of William Newton, at Mansfield, with intent to commit a felony, on the 4th of December.—Lucy Ann Newton, daughter of the prosecutor, was called at the desire of the magistrates, Mr. Morley, the ...

... PIRACY IN THE PERSIAN GULF. A Muscat correspondent gives an account of an engagement between pirates and one of the gunboats on that station. Her Majesty s ship Vulture left for Bahrein, on the 4th of October, to inflict certain fines on the head men of that island for an infraction of the Treaty of 1861. On her arrival there it was reported that all in- tercourse with El Katif was suspended, ...