... THE J'VEA THER AND THE PABKS¶. Yesterday forenoon the thermometer, which during the night of Sunday had fallen to 27, rose as high as 48 degrees, w ith a bright clear sky ; but at six last evening the mercury had again fallen to within one degree of freezing point, and from the rapid fall of the glass within so short a periodjtheio seemed every probability of the frost continuing for some time ...

... SEASONAABLE BENEVO.LENCE. of r- The Lord Bishop of Bangor's Christanns gift 'of it bed-elothin2 anid wearing ap'parel to the poor of this and the adjoininig parishes iY now in course of distri- ct bution, nnd been found a most seasonable relief. *k ' Lord nod Lady Stanley, of Alderley; with their ss usual liherality, have gladdened ite hearts of the e- poor of IHolyhead this season with gifts ...

... A G R IC U L TU-R E. and I tl1eTROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY O.1 da ENGLAND. C in A Weekly Council, was held at the Society-4 orel ouse, in Hanover-square, on Tuesday, the lltf, and inst..; piesent, Mr. Thomas Raymond Barker, V.p the in the Chnir, iHon. H. WV. Wilson, Colonel Aus. the ten Dr. Calvert, Cole Challoner, Mr. Bell Croamp ery ton, mr. Dyer, 'Mr. 0. E. Frere. Mr. Fisher lhobb, Mled Ir. ...

... asuLTUM IN sARVO. I ,lot Gteneral WNdakly Averdge of the price of grain, for the me week ending bec. 22: Wheat, 38s. 9d.; Barloy, 25s. 9 i.: Oats, Der '15 Dd-; Rye, 22s 9d. Beans, 27s. Oi; Peas, 2S. Ild. ?? The average price of brown or Muscovado elsgar, computed from tlhe returns made in the week ending Dee. 25, 1849, is as 'On follows: - The produce of the British Posiessions in America, 26s ...

... It having been customary in this institution for an address to be delivered to the candidates at the period of the half-yearly examinations, a meeting was convened at the College, in Bloomsbury-square, yesterday morning, to hear an address from P. Kingsford, Esq. The chair was taken by the R1ev. Dr. WILS8N, Dean of the College. Mr. KINGSFORD delivered an elaborate address, having selected as ...

... . I lv===x A WARNING TO MR. COBDEN AND TIlE CMANIIESTERMEN. - _- ?? . . . .. .. .. .. I f . l .Wr. W. B.'Ferrand has addressed the following G I h letter to one of our contemporaries. - It is to be hoped that Mr. Cobden will learn a 'if Y little modesty, if not wiisdom, frofn your remarks DI h upon his fter dinner' speech at Leeds. Ile threat- Us ens the landed interest with I another ...

... No. IV. tb FEMALES EMPLOYED ON MILLINERY a AND IN DRESSMAKING. b - ii The age at which females enter into the millinery d and dressmaking business, generally speaking, is b that of fourteen. This is on becoming apprentices for two years, and then they become approvers in the large houses. A large number of girls, from h sixteen to seventeen years of age, go to London is from the country for ...

... D OM E ST 1 C RECIPES. dBY A 55OMtCEPATHIC0 DOCTOR. .e 1A good wholesome Breakfast,-Takeo the billionth part r d of a roll, crunmble it in the fiftieth part of a pint of milk; s - boil the two together, and serve up with, 18-60ths of a s, hard egg. a, A rofreshing Lunchloen.-Efalf a drachmn of checse, and h 'twd ounces of stale brcad,'with 1-4th of a pint of table. R s 'beer in a quart of ...

... Xtraft furtrilip-race. COUNqCIL MEILETrNGS -To dtay, a special ineeting, of the Council will be held, to talke into imiosji'rtilion the following buinittss :-'rhe nlppoitttitt'nt, of a t' usteti of Mrs. Anon MOlyvneux',s chzatiliiis. 'Pt ptmitttment of three ?? dr St. Jamei's (I'meerv. The ipp.int- ment of two mpembers to execute tlhe po;wers gi en to the( Mavot' nnil Aldermnen relating to ...

... BURNING OF THE 'DEAD. A remarkable meeting was lately held at cbe City of London Mechanics' Institute. The object was to form a society, which should originate the practice of decomposing the dead by fire. Resolutions were passed to oreate a public opinion in favour of this substitution for the unwholesome custom of interment; to set examples in the persons of de- ceased members of the society ...

... IlL vrbe ;Ma a VIAW t liewo* DRUIJRY LANE. Tmhts EYrNInG, ROB ROY MACGREGOR. Messrs. S. Anderson, Emery, Diddear, Itafter, and Montague; Mis Rafter, Mrs. Teruan.- And HARLEQUIN AND GOOD QUEEN BESS; or. Merrie Eng- land in the Oldon Time. Mesres. Deulin, J. Deulin, Seymour, nud Stilt; Mdlle. Theodore.-Doora optn at 6. HAYMARHET. Tnis EveNNeO, LOVING WOMAN. Mes.r. Charles Kean, WVlluck, Howe, ...

... EXTiRACTS FROM PUINCI'S ALMANACU. 1litNrS ABOUT FinE.-Itt case of fire, whatever may be the heat of thb moment, lkeep Cool; let nothing put you out, ?? flit somnething to put out the fire ; keep yonrself col- lectedl, arid then collect your famtily. After putting on yn.ur shoes alsi stockings, call out for piunllts and hose to tire fire- men. Don't think about saving your wvatcth and rings, ...