... THE ROYAL NE UJ' YEAR'S GIFTS. The distribution of the royal new year's gifts among the poor of the parishes of Windsor, the Holy Trinity, aud Clewer,will take place this mornicg(Saturday), in the Riding' school of Windsor Castle, which will be tastefully decorated as usual with banners, flowers, and evergreens. Efer Mvje5tY and the Prhice Consort, with the royal family and the meet bers of ...

... I ,H. fOLEY'S STA TUE OF LORD! ^V; BHARDIiYGE. have had tile pleasure of examining the mag- t colossal statue of Viscount Hardinge, ahow c f execution by the eminent sculptor, c ou rsley. This work, to which the epithet of 1J0a d ore properly applies than to any modern ifie ith which we are acquainted, is designed for a ud will be the great Indian memorial ( the Satlj battles. It is worthy of ...

... [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] DUBLIN, FRIDAY MORIING, The elections in the counties of Cavan and r Limerick, and the borough of Carlow, rendered necessary by. the new Ministerial arrangements Y now'engross pablic attention. There is not the ,1 least likelihood of any opposition to Mr. Monsell, 0 the new clerk of the Ordnance, in the county of e Limerick ; but it is very probable that Sir John ...

... ARCHDEACON DEMVISON AND MR. GLADSTONE. TO THE EDITOR OF THrss CMORNING CHRONICLEf SIR-In common with many others, I much respect tr deacon Denison's earnestness, and unflinching ?? I all those matters which virtually affect the welfare oftL Church; yet I cannot but regret that occasionally he should tempted to exceed the limits of moderation and pradente, I an over eagerness to advocate his ...

... THB LATE DERBY ELECTIOM. ; [.fls. Thomas Morganl's evuence continued firm The Aforn-, ing Ckroniclo of yeoterdavy. Sir W. Molesworth- I understood you to say you saw Radford on the evening of the Tuesday on which you arrived at Derby ?-I sawbhim in the room, and had a-little eonver- sation with him. He appeared to ue to be poorly. He took his glass and went asay again. I vias a stranger, and ...

... LONDON: .STjRuDAIi; JsANUAR1Y 1, 1853. Thle year 1852 is past, and to-day we open a&1o- ther page of history. When we look back at the record of the period which we are leaving behind us, its most striking character consists in the com- pleteness of the political drama which it comprises. Other years have been more eventful, and somse have been far more exciting; but the narrative of the last ...

... THE NA VY. APPOINTMENTS. Surgeon-John Sloan, M.D. (1838), to the Ajax, 58, screw steam flag-ship, at Cork. Paymaster-Oharles W. Boone (1846), to the Odin steam. frigate, at Portsmouth. Assistant-Surgeons-Daniel I. Diigan (1844), to the Des- perate steam-sloop, at Devonport ; NV. J. Baird (acting), to the Impregnable, flag-ship, at Devenport. The following appointments are dated the 24th ilt. ...

... IMPERIAL PARLIAMIENT. HOUSE OF COMMlONS-FnRIDAY. The Speaker took tile chair at two o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Mr. Bland took the oathsand his seat for King'sCOUnty, ADJOURNMiENT FOR THE RECESS. On the motion of Mr. H ATTEB. it wa-y ordered that the hhouse at its rising do adjourn till Thursday, the 10th of February. NEW WRITS. Mr. HAYTER moved for a new writ for Haddington. shire, in the room of ...

... FRIGHTFUL DISASTER, AND LOSS OF I TI11RTY-TIWO LIVES. - [FROM THE LIVERPOOL MERCURY.] The .Afona'8 Herald, of Wednesday last, gives the par- ticulars of the stranding and subsequent explosion, by gunpowder, of the brig Lily, of 180 tons. The vessel in question is owned by Messrs. Hatton and Cookson, of Mersey-street, in this town, and lett the Alersey yesterday week, under the command of ...

... ITHE HOL Y SOP VCL REYS. We read in the Union The letter of our correspondent at Constantinople dated the 15th,on the question of the sanctuaries, gives a different account from what had been stated previously. During the last five years, since the robbery of the Latin star of Beth- lehem filled up the measure of the usurpations and acts of injustice committed by the Greeks, and forced ...

... (FROM THE PLYMOOUTH JOURNAL.] The Ocean Qieen, Captain William Horn, was wrecked, and all hands on board drowned, only a few miles from Ply. mouth, in the gale on Sunday night. The Ocean Queen left London about a week ago, with a full general cargo, two pas. sengers, and a crew of about thirteen hands, for Jamaica, one of the West India Islands. Ou Sunday night a gale commenced at About eight ...

... HALIFAX. |iHALIFAX, DEo. 31.-The Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood , 1OW on a visit to his constituents at Halifax, preparing for the election on Monday next. A strong opposition to his return is being organized, and the contest between him and the Tory candidate, Major Edwards (formerly represen- tative of the borough), will no doubt be a severe, if not a close one. Last night Sir Charles met a ...