... 1z ?? , i Tbe governmient p :pera saytht the negocationS fo the commercial treaty ,betwebn Prance ann Prussia as good as ternaiated.. I IAra - , AN OFFICIAL SCADAL The Paris d'rrespondentrof ?? says :-Tbe 'following paragraph'appea;rs iq the Gazette de Fsna.ce There is much talk in, Paris of, the disappea'aoe 'of a' rather high functionirry, whb at dozen, years since was placed at the head ...

... 5 GEAL INTELLiGENCE. Our announcemlent iat wk that tbe.E'mptess of the Frenobwas i.'London., vas perfectly-correct.. .She was at ?? Gardens on the opening day; and the.Frenebhpapera record her return. What - the motive of the ?? Jouea. Sir Francis Palgraveis seriously ill. Eis History of NormandyY wrse.undeetead, is well advanced towards a eonolssion.-Oritie.: ?? ?? . . :o: : a An Italian ...

... | BEVERLEY, EVENING SERVICEg AT TIRT MINemh.-The evening srvitie at the Minster wasr again re.commenced last Sunday. The attendance is all that can he wished for. The cougregation on an evening at the Minate'r is larger than any other place of worEhip' in tbe town. Pelrlaps the novelty of the Minster being open on an evening, lit up tith gas, may have something to do with accounting, for the ...

... Messrs Alexandre, the celebrated harmoniam manu- facturers, have just brought out an instrument the name of which indicates its use-l'Annexe-piano. It seems to be a sort of harmonium on a small scale, with three octaves of notes, and three stops-the flute, the oboe, and another somewhat resembling the vox humane in sn organ. The keyboard of the instrument is placed almost imnedi'stel' under ...

... TO THE EDITOR OF THE HULL PACKET. Snc,-In the Huel News of Saturday last, I find a letter addressedby Mr J. A.. Wade, respecting the course I thought proper to pursue at the meeting of the town council on Thbursday, the 6th instant, with reference to the corporation taking £1,000 in shares in the above scheme, my observations upon the thiniy populated district through which the proposed ...

... SIR JOHN LAWRENCE ON THE I . INIAN FAMINE. On Friday. at the meeting of the General Committee at the Mansion-house, London, there was an interestimg conversation between Lord Harris, Sir E. Ryan, Sir G. Trevelyan, Sir J. Lawrence, and others acquainted with Indil, as to the extent of the distress and the best way of relieving it. Sir J. Lawrence said he had received a letter from Mr Roberts, ...

... IiEeclc8istical, 01oegiote, anti Scholasttc Prefernentis and I Eec~coio,.oticrcl, Appointments. I Audus, Rev George, to Kirby-1i1-Malhac.-Dalo V, Yorkshire Val £50. Coulson, Rev Thomas Borlase, CIA, Trinity College, Com. bridge, to Skipsea V, Yorkshire. val £9f. Trollope, Rev Arthur Barnard, B.A, St. John's College, Cam- bridge, to Cowlam R, Yorkshire: val £300. Benefteas and Appointmenst ...

... 1 ITHURSDAY'S TBLEGRAMS. I . I PARIS, Thursday.-The Afonifear publishes General Montauban's reports from French head quarters in China. He states that, besides some soldiers of the escort, Colonel Grandehamp, the Abboys Datsie and Delphere were made prisoners by the Chinese. PaRTS, Wednesday.-The Times' correspondent hears that a large sum of money-probably not much under one hundred millions ...

... RE-OPENINGT OF HILSTONI CHURCH. I Yesterday, the ?? of this church took place, PE] Vben His Grace the Archbishop of York, and a number thf of clergy and others attended. The weather Bpi ?? the greater Part of the day, was very Ohl ran;there was, nevertheless, a, goodly number of o~] visitors, and the occasion was one wbich will long be abi jemembered. by the inhabitants of this quiet little a ...

... TH[URSDAY'S TELEGRAMS. PAR1s, Thursday.-The Moniteur, il its impression of to-day, announces that it is the solo organ of the policy of the government, and, that no semi-offieial journal exists in Franee. The government remains free from all responsibility on account of publications only self inspired, and which engage no other responsibility bat their own. It is stated the Empress of the ...

... GENERA L. INTELL.GENcf 7 . The 6ves vacant Garters will be conferred upon the Duke of Somerset, and Lords Russell, Canning, Fitz. william, and Shaftesbury. M. De 'Morny is reported to have stated positively that the Emperor would not be able to visit the London Exhibition.' The balances in the Exchequer on the 31st March, including £150,000 of the money raised for fortifications, amounted to ...

... PORT OF HULL SOCIOCETY AND SAILORS' ORPUANS' INSTITUTION. * i ., ; . _ . . , ; . The forty.firat. annual imeeting of this society wasen held an Tuesday'evening at the George-yard Wesleyan 'de chapel. ~ The chlair Was occupied by J.~ 'LIdd5bEN 1E r ei and there was a large atteadance i. to In, opening the proceedinge the OflA~f1RtAN, said tbrat, talthough it Vwas ' matter oa dutfy on his part ...