9 AUGUST 1856, Page 9

Some of the Representatives in the American Congress have been

driven by the great heat of the weather to use fans during their legislative labours ! The heat has been so intense in Paris that several accidents have occurred front workmen falling from scaffolds, fainting.

The price of all kinds of grain has fallen considerably throughout the provinces of Austria ; a good proof that there is at least an average harvest. The Iouitm Islands are promised a crop of currants this year above the average' a great boon for the islands after the succession of failures they have endured.