... Birmingham is to have a new general post office. IIt is expected that the Forth Bridge will be corn r pleted by Octooer next year. The average age of patients under the Habitual : Drunkards' Ace is 37. Small-pox shows little signs of decrease in Bristol. The dividend of Guinnesq and Co., the great Dublin brewers, has been declared at 14 ner cent. Windsor has now, thanks in a degree to Princess ...

... John Canny, of Turner's-court, Drury-lane, yester. day upset a vessel of boiling water, and was badly scalded. He was treated at King's College hospitax John Stacey, Edmaund-street, Wandsworth, while at work yesterday had a large iron girder fall upon his arm, severely crushing it. He was taken to Charing-cross hospital. Yesterday Henrietta Wells, aged 48 years, of Lam. beth, was removed from ...

... DURHAM COLLEGE. OXFORD, That the monastic houses throughout the country long anterior to their dissolution werethe maintainers of learning cannot be doubted. The great Benedictine establishment at Durham was one among the many which, from an early period in its history. sent youths of apt parts to co'nplete their studies at Oxford. There were both religious and secular stuaents. So earoy as ...

... TH{E DUBLIN COMWmISSION. DUBLIN, SATUIIDAY-TO1day, in the Green Street Courthouse, Mr. Justice O'Brien resumed the business of the Commission of Oyer and Terminer. THE ATLEGED LOURDEf IN THE CITY. Mr. GERALD BYRNE, solicitor, applied for the expenses of a witness named Rourke, who was examined yesterday in the case in which Elizabeth Burns was tried for the murdertf the old woman Eliza Hynes ...

... THE GOVERNMENT AND THE CONVICTED IRISH HLEMBERS LONDON, WnDN sSDAY.-According to a rumour current to-day the matters of importance re- ferred to in the Conservative whip will include the consideration of the parliamentary position of the Irish members convicted under the Crimes Act. It is reported that before the moving of the Address in reply to the Queen's Speech a motion will be t made ...

... AN IM.PORTANT INVESTIGATION. A rRADnrs Dublin journal, hsving heard so much said both in the Irish and En lish Press in favour of - mndleri'nl Oil. rietermwjined to investigate' thu .master themselves. by personal interviews with peoplo w ho had use d it, in order to learn whether or nut one.half that v-as said, of its magieal power was ruct, or whether it was one of those gihrantio ...

... AT the weekly meeting of this society, hold on Thursday evening in the Bethel, Sandy Row, there was a debate oln Whether the liberty of the Press should be restricted. Mr. Francis Maginn presided. Messrs. Rudadock and Moore thought iti should be, while Messrs. M1 'Kinley and Curran de- fended the negative side of the question. The judges decided in favour of the former. Mr. Rodigers then ...

... IULSTERI INTELLIGENCE, PROM OUR CORRLESPONDENTS. CONCERT IN CARRICKFERGUS.-On Thursday evening a vocal and instrumental concert was given by Mr. George Nelson. bandmester of the 2nd Brigade North Irish Division Roval Artillery, and tne members of his family in thj Albert Hall, which was well filled with an appreciative an- dience. MILITARY ENTEIRTAINMILENTS AT OMAcGn.-Two grand Military ...

... A LADY ON FIRE AT A BALL. I AN EXCITING SCENE. I On Friday j,i«ht, at a ball given by Mr Molloy, I Le«son-street, Dublin, the dress worn by the wife of a well-known y»«Sf barrister, Mr John Godlev, The ladv was quickly enveloped m fluiiA, but her husband and another geutieman i-.ipidly tore down a heavy window curtain, and enveloped her in this, happily extinguishing the flames. Mrs God ley, ...

... OPENING OF THE POLL. This morning at 8 o'clock the poll openectfor the South Ward election, rendered necessary by the elevation of Dr. D. E. Jones to the aldermanic bench. The polling place is located at the board schools in Church-street, and the committee rooms of Dr. Alfred Res, the Liberal candidate, are situated in the same street. Almost at once the war was carried into the enemy's ...

... THE BANKRUPTCY OF VISCOUNT CANTERBURY. The liabilities of Viscount Canterbury are estimated at £ 43,500, of which £ 40.000 is fully secured. There are no assets, and the bankrupt in bis statement of account*: states that he hM received an allowance of £ 400 annually, from a relative. His estates at Brooke and Norwich are fully charged. ...

... THE PROPOSED HIGHER SCHOOL AT CAERLEON At the quarterly meeting of the Newport Town Council, this afternoon, a deputation was received from Caerleon, asking the corporation to lend their support to the steps now being taken to induc theCharity Commissioners to assent to the erection of the higher grade boys' school at Caerleon.— The Rev F. Bedwell, vicar of the township, introduced the ...