... Austere and crotchety, elderly and cynical, Henry Drummond is an extraordinary man merely to look at. He is tall and thin, with an oval head, a calm, passionless face, and short, scant grey hair. There is an air of the recluse about him. One would expect to find him at Oxford or Cambridge rather than in the House of Commons. Yet not only do you find him there, but he is a favourite with the ...

... firebtnctaL AFFAIRS OF HOXOUR IN LIVERPOOL.—The Liverpool Daily Post, of Saturday, contains references to no less than two affairs of honour. The first is entitled An affair of honour on change, re- specting which our contemporary says:—As the business of the Police Court, yesterday, was about to close, Mr. William Rathbone, in a state of some excitement, entered and applied for a warrant ...

... The Daily Nem/ correspondent, denies that public gambiillg is sanctioned at Aix les Bams, or at any other Sardinian watering place. THE GERMAN POLITICIANS OF NEW .Y ORK.-The other gathering was exclusively of the German republicans who had taken the side of Colonel Fremont. In this party mav be found several German names familiar in the troubled times of 1848 and 1849. Fi-oebel. who sat in the ...

... PLEASE to remember the fifth of November! The annual return of this truly London boys' festival brings to our mind the folly of its forced popularity. The day stands as a red letter day in our Calendar, and thanks- givings for the royal escape are duly read and celebrated in our churches; but why the day should be allowed to be kept as one of the licensed, holidays for vagabond and urchia ...

... CITY OF CARLISLE. THE proceedings of the Royal Agricultural Society in the North of England were commenced at Carlisle on Thursday the 19th, by the partial opening of the show ground to the public. The admission, however, was confined to the trial-yard, where ex- periments were made with various steam engines and other machinery of large dimensions, to afford the judges the oppor- tunity of ...

... MINCING-LANE, MONDAY, AUG. 18. There was a good business concluded here to-day in SUGAB, and firm rates were obtained. Yellow Havannah realising 45s to 48s 6d; Brown, 43s to 44s 6d; Floretts, 51s to 55s; White in bond, 42s to 48s; Mauritius dutv paid, Brown, 37s 6d to 43s Cd; Yellow, 44s to 48s; Grainy, 48 to 53s'; Manilla, clayed, 44s to 44s 6d; and unelayed, 40s to 40s 6d. In Refined Sugar ...

... Several communications arrived too late, but shall appear in our next ...

... j&ctentific, A NEW COMET.—The following letter, dated Redhill Observa- tory, has been addressed by Mr. R. C. Carrington to the editor of the Times:— Permit me to inform your astronomical readers of the discovery of a telescopic comet by Professor D'Arrest, of Leipsic, on the 22nd of February. The professor gives the following position as approximate: February 22nd, at 16 hours 40 min. Leipsic ...

... MARK-LA\TE, MONDAT. MARCE 9. A small supply of English WHEAT at this day's market, and millers pur- hasing with more readiness, fully last Monday's prices were obtained, and or prime qualities there was a small advance. White brought from 56s to i5s; and Red 46s to 56s per quarter; but a clearance was not made of ower qualities, Of Foreign arrivals are yet light, and previous rates sus- ained, ...

... MINCING-LANE, MONDAY, MARCH 9, SUGAR.—There wete many transactions to-day, principally by the home rade, and the prices obtained are rather above those of Friday, Mauritius ealising for very low to fine brown 41s to 50s; yellow 50s 6d to 55s; grainy, 4s to 59s; East India, white, 52s to 57s; grainy, 53s to 60s; Madras, native, Os to 46s 6d; other sorts 52s to 60s; Manilla, as to quality, 45s ...

... TUESDAY, AUGUST 9. THE MILITIA LAW AMENDMENT BILL.This bill was read a second time on ths motion of the Earl of Ripon, and after some remarks from Lord Stratford and Lord Kingsdown. Some other bills were advanced a stage, and their lord- ships adjourned. ...

... RUSSIAN PREPARATIONs.-An interesting letter from the Hertfordshire Incumbent appearsinTke Times. He refers to the recent ukase (preceding that for the general levy an- nounced within the last few days), ordering a levy of no less than twenty-three in the thousand in the two governments of Orenburg and Samara. Every man drawn from these provinces will, from his previous habits of life, be a ...