Donaxc the past week the Shanghai General Hospital has formed the subject of lengthy correspondence in which grave charges have been formulated against the manage ment; the matter will probably be referred to a Committee of Enquiry at an car! date,—Willard's Wanderers have arrive: from Hongkong and have given two unsatisfactory performances to critical but disorderly houses,—Tho annual general meeting of ratepayers has' been convened for the 24th in: he members of the Young Men's Institute held their first general meeting on Friday last, 3rd inst., when they had an interesting' and ably conducted debate on the relative merits of literary-and scientific education, a detail ed report of which will be found elsewhere.—The Italian Opera Company still: continues to_give successful performances.to moderately well-filled houses.
The French mail of 25th December arrived on the 4th inst., by the M.M. Co.'s steamer Iraouaddy.
'A mail for Europe leaves to-morrow by the M.M, Co,'s steamer Peiho.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.