London, January 27. — Lady Normanby died on Monday night. Her Ladyship had been suffering serverely from bronchitis and an affection of the heart. Dr. James, of London, was her medical attendant. The 'iMarquis of Normanby is also unwell. The captains appointed to succeed those at present in charge of H.M.S. Miranda and Dart on the Australian station will sail for Australia to morrow. Belul Bay, in the Red Sea, has been occu pied by Italy. The "Times'" statement regardirg the alleged Franco-Portuguese Congo treaty is declared to be quite unfounded. London, Jan. 2S. — The Koyal Mail steam ship Kaikoura, with the New Zealand mails dated Wellington, 21st December, left Madeira for Plymouth on 26th inst. London, January 2$. — The funeral of the Marchioness of Normanby will take place at Whitby on Saturday. Tho Kight liew Dr. Hale, of Brisbane, has been appointed rector of O^lew orth, a parish cf Gloucestershire. All efforts at a compromise being arrived at between Victoiia and Mr Wiiton, liquidator in the Oriental Bank estate, have proved futile, and Mr Wilton will therefore appeal against the decision of Judge Chitty, which allows Victoria to rank as a preferential creditor. El Metemmeh was attacked by tho British on the 21st. The British lost nine men and then withdrew. Sir Charles Wilson has bombarded Shally (sic). Captain Viscount St. Vincent who was wounded at the battle of Abukelfi Wells, has died from his wounds. Abundant forage has been obtained at Gubal. Misri Pasha, who has arrived at Gubal from Khartoum, has arranged to proceed with Lord WelseLy to the reseuo of General Gordon. During the engagement near El Metemmeh, the enemy were never nearer the I>iiti-h tioops than thirty yards. Seven thousand of the rebels took part in the engagement, and they lost thirteen hundred killed and wounded, the English lo^ was twenty killed an I nkty wounded. London*, January 29. — If the whole of the share* in Mr Kegmild Brett's Financial Company at Adelaide are n< t absorbed by the public, the balance will probably be taken up by a syndicate. Mr Chas. 