... A NEW MEANS OF RENDERING SJRGICALE OPERATIONS PAINLESS. The last number of the 'British and Foreign Medical Review' reports soein cases by which surgical operations have been rendered painless, through a new method, which we look upon as possessing so much interest that we have not hesitated to republish them. The Review says :- We have received from our medical friends its Boston ethe ...

... vootwuipt. SATURDAY, JANUCARY 2. The ' Gazette ' of last night contains several official appointments in the royal household, some of which we have already announced. These are:- Mr G. E. Anson to be Keeper of HIer Majesty's Privy Purse, in the room of Sir Henry Wheatley Lt.-Col. The HIon. C. B. Phipps to succeed Mr Anson as Private Secretary to Prince Albert ; the Hon. Sir E. Cust to be ...

... FRANCE. FINANCIAL ANYD CorIsElcIAL SITUATION oF PO RIS- The Prefect of the Seiue presented to the merchants of Paris, assembled on Saturday to elect the judges of the Tribhunal of Comnierce, a report of the tinancial and coluinercial situation of that capital during the year IS46. The receipts of octrosi, or tolls, down to the 12th inst., were 30,50, 000f., or about 150,OOOf. less t'1am during ...

... DREADFUL CONDITION OF THE COUNTRY.-Most ape palling are the accounts of destitution from all parts of the country; and even from the northern provinces several deaths from starvation are reported. The 'Dublin Evening Post' of Monday says :- Even in the metropolis many thousands of the poorer classes are in utter destitu- tion. In consequence of the extremely crowded state of the South Dublin ...

... THE COURT.-Arrangements have been made for her Majesty, Prince Albert, and the Royal family, to leave Windsor in the course of next week for Claremont, to remain there till the 15th or 16th inst. EXPECTED ROYAL VISIT TO BAeDMINTON-It is stated that her Majesty will shortly honour the Duke of Beau- fort with a visit at Badminton House. HousErOsi APPOINTMtENTs.-Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. Charles ...

... FROTI TIIE LONDON GAZETTES. Tueesdao. Dececiber 29. WA.Rt-OFFICE, December 29. Ist Regiment of Life Goarlds-[ieut. the lion. W. II. S. Cotton to be Capt. by ps-chasc, vice Andertos, wsleoletiles; Cornet and Srll- Lieut. Ii. W. Itoulton to be Liet. by purchase, vice Cotton ; I.. J. C. Lord Elliot to be Cornet and Sub-Licot. by purchase, sic Boolntos. 3rd Light Dragoons-Coroet E. J. Thac]ctwell ...

... i'I'E, POLITICAL EXAMINER I mil6t cit a short hint to an impartial writer, it would he to tell litR unloassed toltle, let him prcla~imscar witnhemankind-bi- ct eec totakequarer. f hetell the ie foetme tiq eis him er the t i ron hfanrds of the law if he tells them , o\ if hccen reods taruth, tt him expect martyrdom on both .1,d sthen hr may go on fearless; art a this is the courte I take TIlE ...

... MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.-A circular, of nhich the following is a copy, has been issued by site prune minis- ter to the Liberal memnbers of the H-ouse of Commons:- Downing street,Dec.23, 146.-Sir,-I have the honour to inform you that the meeting of parliament being fixed for the 19th of January, business of great importance tvill be proceeded with on the opening of the session, I take the ...

... | I ISCELLANEO US. ROYAL YACoiT SQUAnRDON.-7the election of a commo- dore to succeed the late Earl of Yarborough is fixed for the 20th of January, at the Thatched-house, St James's street. The AMarquess of Donegall and the Marquess of Anglesey are the candidates. A NEw REeRD-OeFIecV.-It is stated that surveyors from the Commissioners of Woods have lately been at work measuring the site of the ...

... THiE SKIBBEREEN DEPUTATION TO ENGLAND.- The relief committee of this town met at the grand jusy room on Monday to receive a report from the deputatiot which went to England on their behalf to solicit sob- scriptions for the relief of the poor of this destitute district. The Rev. BMr Townsend read the following report, agreed to by him and the Rev. Mr Caulfie!d, as the result of their mission ...

... MI SCELLANEOUS. A NEw CLrUeB-IOUSa.-The members of the Army and' Navy Club have purchased a large space of ground ad- joinibg their old house of meeting in St James's square, in order to erect a new club-house. It is their intention to offer two prizes, of 2001. and 1001. each, for the first and: second best plans of such a buildittg-and to open the competition to thie menmbers of the ...

... vootoc4fpt. SATURDAY, JANUARY 9. The ' Gazette' of last nirht contains the announce- tment that a baronetcy Ilis been conferred on Sir H. Wheatle-,- Knt. lee Keeper of the Privy Purse. Tile election for North Lincolnshire will be held at Linroln on Tuesday next. A deputation from the London Association for the reduction of the duty on tea, headed by Sir G. Larpent, waited upon Lord John ...