... THE FRENCH EMPIRE. PARIs, TUEsDAY EVENLNG.-Nothing positive has trans- pired about the recognition of the French Empire by the great Northern Courts. If we are to believe the Emancipa- gion of Brussels, there are difficulties in the way of the re- cognition which are likely to cause great delay; but, ac- cording to the Cologne Gazette, it may be every hour expected. It has been stated more ...

... IMPI1A&ERIAL. PARLIAMENT. I HtOUSE OF CO1lMONS-WEDNEsDAY, DEC. 29. The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock. On the motion of b1r. IIAYTER, it was ordered that the house at its rising adjourned until Friday next. On the motion of Mr. [l:AYT2TR new writs were ordered- For Wolverhiar pton in the room of Mr. Villiers, appointed Judge-Advocate-General. For Aylesbury in the room of Mr. Bethell, ...

... I E N RC E - NGID ?? THEL -RECENT HURARICANE IN BE GTANDi.0 ?? Accounts continue to. pour in from a nprt olathe oa~ttt detailing the dreadful effects both on sea ad ladoftle da hurricane of Christmas-;day and Sunday last, adding enor-, thre mously to the long~ list of catastrophes which. eppeared in. -I Wednesday's Ootrrnal. It is gratifying to observe, however, at I that they report a ...

... I rtinvaws ..n -a- I I MINISTERS' MONEY-MOTION DEFEATED. The member for Cork, who has so closely iden- tified himself with this question, and wrought it out to a stage indicating success at no distant day, re- produced his motion on Monday night, which was Ilost by a majority of 46-the numbers for the mo- tion being 94, and against 140. Mr. Fagan intro- duced the motion in a temperate speech, ...

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... TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMAN. SIB-I perused with great pleasure, in the columns of the FREEMAN'S JOURNAL of this morning, some observations ex- pressive of your indignation at the appointment of Mr. Long to the Chief Clerkship of the Money Order Office in the Ge- neral Post-Office, over the heads of the thirty badly paid and hardly worked gentlemen, who form the staff of that most important ...

... ROMAN RAILWAYS.—It is stated that the agents of a French railway company have offesed the Papil vjovernment a sum of 15'OOO.OOOl. ( £ 0,000,Ot'O sterling) for tue concession of ah the railways proposed to be constructed in the Rotnaa State?. ATTEMPTED MUIIDER AND St'tC!DE.—NtWCASTLt Mo -.BAY — This morning, at the borough police comf, a tailor of the name of Robert Knox, underwent an ...

... THE LATE Silt J. J. GUEST, B.RT.-We call attention to anotituary notice in another part of our paper, of Sir J. J. Guest, Bart., and late MP for Merthyr. As the tribute is written by an individual who was brought up by Sir John, we take it to be a panegyric of truthful feeling, and laudably conceived. ...

... SALT IN IRBLAND.—A company is about being formed in Belfast, with a capital of fifty thousand pounds, to work the salt mines which have been discovered on the Marquis of Downsbire's estate at Duoerue. In connexion with the prepar- ation 01 the salt for commerce, chemical works are to le estab- lished, which will enable the company not only to supply manufacturers with bleaching materials, but ...

... HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY. THE FRANCHISE. Mr. T. Duncombe gave notice that it was his intention, immediately after the recess, to move a resolution, that it was the opinion of the House that the representation of the people in parliament, demanded immediate attention, with a view to the enlargement of the electoral franchise, and the correction of those abuses which the reform act of 11532 was ...

... PUBLIC MEETING ON THE SUBJECT OF THE RAILWAY EMBANKMENT. The readers of the MERLIX will best understand the object cf this meeting, if we make a few preliminary observations, in explanation. In the year 1817, when the South Wales Railway Company commenced their still-unfinished branch from Monmouth to Newport, they began the work of a tunnel-among other works fur constructing the line-at a ...

... I XORNIVG CHRONICLE OFFIC'E, Mlonday, 12, Voon. THE UNITED STATES. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA. L1OM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] [ LIVERPOOL, MONDAY MORNING. By the arrival of the Canada we have dates from New York to the 23d November. The steam-ship Crescent City had arrived from Havana. She was allowed to land her passengers 1and mails; but purser Smith, whowas on board, was ...