... ;.ft (From Punch.) he A PnOpOs OF THE WELSH' GOLD FIND.- ur Advice Gratis :-Beware of Welshers. * SONG POR MP. PRITCHARD.MORGAN, OF he MAWDDACH VALLEY, NEAR DOLGIELLY.- li Darlingy Sfne. as BACON AGAIN.-An erudite student informs 0, us that the crest of Shakspeare's mother's ae familywas a boar, so that there issomething ae Baconian about the Immortal Bard. ry A SOUND OPINION.-Our Own ...

... ILLEGAL PREFERENCE IN BANKRUPTOY 8SrVEiN V. ESSLK.MONT &t MACIN1081-. Thisi- is an action at the instance of Robert Steven, n trustee on the sequestrated estates of James Gray, draper, Abvrdeen, carrying on business under the ^ namie, or firm, of the North of Scotland Trades .1 Clothingr House, awzaiet Messrs E-slennat &i l Macintosh, warehousemen, Broad Street, Aberdeen, for delivery or ...

... I GRAND COUNCIL OF THE CONSERVATIVE I I ASSOCIATION. .} SPEECH BY COLONEL KENYON SLANEY, M;.P A nieoting of the Grand Council of the Birmingham Conservative Association was held in the rooms of the Yo ...

... THE AFFRAY BETWEEN SPANISH SAILORS. At the Central Criminal Court, yesterday, Charles Hammond, joiner, was charged with the wilful murder of John Brown, but a witness declared that he had seen tho whole affray, in which it appeared that some Spanish seamen had been set upon, asserted that the prisoner was not pre- sent.-Os this Mr Justice Stephen said it was not likely the jury would convict, ...

... STRANGE CONDUCT OF A WELSH FUSILIER OFFICER. yesterday, at Queenstown petty sessious, the charge preferred by Mr Hughes, proprietor of a fashionable lodging house on Westbourtie-place, and by his mother-in-law, Mrs Cochrane, against Capt. Blacker, of the Welsh Fusiliers, Carlisle Fort, and occupying a prominent position in social circles, for hawing, on the night of the Ith instant, entered Mr ...

... WORTH NOHNG. The Queen Visits London. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Beatrice, paid a visit fo London yesterday. Her who travelled by -special tiain, arrived at Pad- dington shortly after one o'clock, and drove in a closed carriage without an escort to St. James's Palace to visit the Duchess of Cambridge. Princess Beatrice left hor Majesty at Paddington, and drove to Kensington Palace. The ...

... |THE vACANCY AT WINCHESTER. I I . , I , - to A crowded and enthusiastic meeting' of Liberal electors was held in St. .Jolh's Rooms, s, Winhester, on Wednesday night, for the' purpose of selecting i. a' Liberat candidft1 ?? Morshead presided, 'supporled by P. al VaPd.rlyl, Esq., Mr.. Wallace, M. P. for Edin. tyburgh, Rev, H. E. Mobe ermen Cliftou S.anti Warren, C~ouncillor Warreji, &c. A ...

... MYNHEER VAN DOUBLE SLOW, L- Of'all the families of Rotterdam that of the *e Slows vias one of. the most ancient, and had from * time immemorial possessed a reputable store ana wharf aiear the cathedral of St. Lawrence. e Its latest descendant was Mynheer Van Double Slow, in whose person the name was like to be. a come extinct. Mynheer had married, it is tn,., :sbut the only. result 'was a ...

... .STATE OFIRE1LAND. :7 -. - ..I - - . I _. . - TE CLANRICRARDE CASE. .7the Exphequer ivision Dublin, with on the appltiction of Mr. Atkineon, Q.C.,wthwo wasaMr. Gerrard, Q.C., a con'dit'ioilal order was gratedfora nertril o th lielaction of Joyce aganstthe Maqui ?? ~the ground chifly of miedireetion, t.hat ths verdict w&9sas against the svidenee, anld that thle d~maegae were exc~ie. ARREST OF. ...

... SADI/R NEEDED, THE advance of technical education is a most satisfactory sign. But, at the same time, it is a question of such vital importance to the nation that it scarcely should be left to private enterprise. Whilst, however, we are with- out legislation upon the matter, such schemes as the above ought to be en- couraged by all adherents of the schoolmaster. Let us hope, nevertheless, that ...

... THF FLOODS IN CHINA. TAJJUSANDS OF LIVES LOST. Millions OF PEOPLE HOMELESS. I CENTRAL NEWS TELTCGRAM.] t rXW YOKE, Friday.—According to advices Which have just reached San Francisco Krom China most disastrous floods have taken 1. lace over a wide area during the tl-utumn. It appears that the Yellow River suddenly changed its course during September and overfl,)wed in consequence some 7,000 ...

... BEHtNDTHECOUNTER; Sketches by a Shop Assistant. IV.—DOMESTIC RULE. As the subject implies, this article will be exclusively devoted to those assistants—and they are in the majority—who live indoors, and are, consequently, under the domestic rule of their employers and their housekeepers. These poor mortals are always within the glance of their master's eye; almost every movement of theirs is ...