... dYN OP SI S. l I _ THE Government contract for 100,000 gallons of rum for the navy, was again taken on Thursday by Messrs. Lemon, Hart, and Sons, of 59, Fenchurch-street. TREAsuRE FROM CaiNA.-The vessel Salopian, just arrived in the docks from Hong Kong, has brought fifty- nine boxes of treasure, as a portion of her cargo consigned to order. Rossass A DEAsLERs SN PIGS.-It is well known that ...

... S Y N o P S S S. DEATH or TitoMJ, THE AYRSHIRE ScuLIToR.-From the ieliv York Jovrnal of Commerce we learn that Mr. James Thorn, the self taught sculptor, died at New York on the 17th of April. He was celebrated in particular as sculptor of the statues Tam ?? anrd Souter Johnny, at present in the monument grounds, near Ayr. COMMANDER FORSYTH'S ARCTIC BRANCH EXPEDI- TION.-ip wards of 1,700 has ...

... LATEST FROM THE, CONTINENT. che Moniteur de Soir publishes the following ,itional telegraphic despatch from General alnot:- The Neapolitans are on their march to Rome. The French army will occupy the city before Nothing can give an idea of the ardour of our Our wounded, to the number of 159, leave Bastia, on board the Sanc. ;'he National, with reference to the foregoing, merely censures the ...

... S Y NO0 PS IS. Tiers marriage ceremony between the Duke of Genoa and tire Princess Elizabeth of Saxony has been performed at Dresden. GENERAL POsT-soFvIcE.-The Marquis of Clanricarde 3ias appointed Mr. G. C. Cornwall, Secretary to the Post- office for Ireland -and Mr. A. W. Blake, of Firborigr, county Galway, has been appointed to succeed Mr. Corn- wall as private secretary to the noble ...

... STEAM PACKET EXPLOSION AT| | Bristol, and Fearful Sacrifice of Life. Bristol was, on Monday nigbt, the scene of one of the most terrible calamities that has occurred in this country for some time past-the explosion of the boiler of one of the river steam boats, by which a number of persons were killed, and many others were so dreadfully mutilated and injured as to be in a state of great ...

... ?? - N THE rNDELICACIES OF THE CONFESSIONAL. Evil Comnunications Corrupt Good Manners. There are many who think that the worst that can be said of the Catholics is this; their religion urges them to, and absolves them of, any enormity they choose to practise in putting down a heretic. We believe, indeed we know, that the sucking Priests at Maynooth, for instance, imbibe their early ...

... - == ANUAiL RETURN OF FIRES IN London. .Mr. Braidwood, the superintendent of the London Fire Engine Establishmnent, ?? laid his report of fires which had occurred in the metropolitan district during the past year, before the managing committee, at the chief station in Watling-street. Mr. Braidwood de- scribed the number of premises totally destroyed anld considerably damaged as being 247. Of ...

... THEN IWAGAZINES. BLA CKWOOD is particularly good this month, and its opening article is deserving the attention of those who consider those subjects which are of a public nature, and ought to concern all who are capable of entertaining retional opinions, and have the power of influencing the minds of others. Maga gives us some of its sterling metal-sober sense and seriousness, and lively ...

... -- M. HUDSON'S LETTER. The love of fair play is, generally speaking, our national characteristic. In England it is our pride and boast that no man can be condemned unheard: it is the law of the land, based on Christianity, the ground of reason, and the eternal principles of justice and humanity. At times, however, we depart from this golden rule-such as in those of religious or political ...

... I PurIm MINISTER AND HIS DERBY Pretexisionas. TO TIlE EDITOR OF THE ELnA. Sir,-i-aving read the letter in your paper of Aplril 6, by A Looker-on, I cannot but think he must have his mind prejudiced in favour of some other animal which he may probably have backed. I conceive if A. LoA1ker- on looks no further than the mere fact of tihe merits each beaten animal may appear to possess from ...

... ILLUSTIBATIZOS OF Are;ERICAN Slavery. (From the NoVational I2telligePZCeo?). Fot SALE.-An accompplished and hanosoane lidy maid. She is just sixteen years of age, was raised il genteel family in Ma;ryland, and is no proposed to b sold, not for any fault, but simliply because the owl~er i no furtber use for her. A note directed to C. D, Gadbby' Hotel, will receive prompt atteltioll. I This is ...

... BAZETT V. BALDWIN.-This was an action brought. in the Bloomshury County Court by the plaintiff, a lady residing in the country, to recover from the defendant the sum of 2 10s., received by him under a distress for rent, which lie had been authorised to make bv plaintiffs agent upon the goods of Mr. Wood, and which amount, with 3s. for his levy and 2s. 6d. for his man, had been paid to ...