... P, Isitict 6HOV5, DUDLEY. GAROTTE ROBnEIRY. -On Tuesday night last, as a woman named Rann, of Woodside, was proceeding from that place to Dudley, and when near Holly Hall, she was accosted by a woman, who asked her to show her the road, In a moment afterwards the stranger dragged Mrs. Rain from the road, and two men then came up and garotted her. They beat her in a violent manner, and robbed ...

... NINTH DAY. The Committee met onl Wednesday, December 10th, at three o'clock, (instead of four as had been previously the hour of assem- bling,) Alderman MANTON presiding. A consunication from Mr. Stephens to the following effeot, was in the first place read by the Chairman - Birmilgilace, Deceom- ber 16th, 1857-To the Chairman and Gentlemen of the Watch Comunittee-Sir and Gentlemen, I beg to ...

... LATEST FORwEIGN DESPATCHES. (From our oaen Correspondents.) LONDuoN, Thursday Evening. FRANCE. PARIS, December 31.-It is maintained more confidently than ever that France has abandoned the idea of a com- plete union of the Danubian Provinces, and that the Government has come to an understanding with the other Powers, some minor points excepted, on the bases of an administrative organisation, ...

... flatip LRigallmly. The National Bank of Belgium has reduced its discount one-half per cent., so that the rates now are: 5 per cent. for accepted bills, QA for non-accepted bills, 5 per cent. for advances on national securities, and 5 for Treasury bills of all dates. FRENCH POTATOES.-Five vessels, says the RapoZ~ocrien of Amiens, are now taking in cargoes of potatoes at St. Valery (Somme) for ...

... MANUFACTURE OF MEMOIRS.-CURIOUS I REVELATIONS. A case which came before the County Court in Ipswich, last week, afforded some curious revelations of the manner in which the public are supplied with fictitious biographies. Mr. J. M. Burton, the publisher in Ipslvics, about. twelve months ago received from Mr. Trenery, author of Leila Ada, and other works, a manuscript entitled The ?? ?? ...

... - , ? , o , , . . % ? . ; - ? itrop '010 11. - I NEW LEGAL APuoINTsSNT.-AA'-M s Justice Cresswell has not formally retired from ?? Pleas, the hew legal appointments have not'lbeenrifficially announoced.. It is said ?? asith'' Lord Chancellor looks to fitnoess ?? snot to politics in his selection.-arornisisg Post. ,. THE PRsE OF W.ALES AND PeVE55SOR FARADAY.-On Tuesday afternoon Professor ...

... 'A X IT, RlOwl, Coaxial ffl ?? Door,, FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 1858. NEWS OF THE DAY. TuIE official programme of the ceremony and festi- vities consequent upllo the marriage of the PRINCESS ROYAL, has been issued by that mysterious individual, 'the Court Newsman. The ceremony is to take place in the Chapel Royal, at St. James's, an arrangement which will limit the attendance to very few, and give ...

... 'Ail, ?ttapfl ita II. TEE VACANT CAteONErEs. - Tb, Lord Chancellor has bestowed the canonry of Bristol Cathedral, vacant by the death of the late Rev. John Stirtees, on the Rev. John Guthrie, Prebendary of Salisbury, vicar of Calne, Wilt- shire, and domestic chaplain to the Marquis of Lansdowne. The new canon, who is said to hold what are termed Low Church opinionsI, beats the reputation of ...

... [ THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE MARRIAGE I OF THE PRINCESS ROYAL. (Froes the Observer.) During the past week great progress has been made in St. James's Palace in the preparations for the great coming event, the marriage of the Princess Royal, under the direc- tion of Mr. Phipps, of the Office of Works, and Mr. Cantrell, the clerk of the works for St. James's Palace. A, complete metamorphosis has ...

... 'fattip Llbadlalgy. The marriage of Prince William of Hesse Phillippsthal Barclifeld and the Princess Mary, third daughter of the Elector of Hesse, was celebrated in the Palace at Cassel on the 27th ult. A Vienna letter states that Lord Stratford de Redeliffe was entertained by Connt de Baol at a grand dinner on the 26th nt., by Sir E. Seymour on the 27th, and by Prince Callimaki on the 25th. ...

... gabl? lcrwd. The director of the Carl Theatre in Vienna has engaged Madame Ristori for a series of twelve representations. At Warsaw, Madame Viardot has excited much enthu. siaem by herappearance in Norma. Eduard Devrient, the actor, and director of the Carlsruhe Theatre, has just received the Cross of the Order of the Zabringer Lion from the Duke of Baden. The Poet Laureate, it is said, ...

... Corroplibma. THE FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETY. To thie EDITOR of tihe DAILY POSr. Sir,-A few days ago you inserted a complaint in the Post, as to the management of the Smethwick Land Society; wvill you permit me to ask, for information, the following questions relative to the Birmingham Society? ?? is it that the Tenth Annual Report of the Society is ass anonymous one ? 2nd.-Did it ever issue an ...