... IIIELAND. DOuiLix, DEc. 16 | The secne yesterday rat the re-opening of the Great Exhibition building as a 'Winter Garden, was ex;- trenielV ibteresting. The Lord Lieutenant and Countess of St. Germans arrived at haltlpast two, accoinparlied by a brilliant suite, and were received| by the Lord Mayor, Aldernran Roe (chairman of the Execative Committee), Mr. Dargan, Sir Edward M'I)ouuell (Lord ...

... CREATION OF AN IRON MONOPOLY OVER SOUTlRERN INDIA BY THE EAST INDIA COM PANY. TO T11E EDITOR OF THE DAILY NEWS. SIR,-A few weeks ago the Tmnes newspaper made occasion to solicit, in its leading columns, the attention of its readers who had money at their banker's, to an Indian iron company just formed, andato suggest that it might prove a good thing to those who felt inclined to specu- late ...

... RUSSIA AND TURKEY. t ti A correspondent of the IndcypendanceBelge, writing Sit from Paris on Dec. 22, affirms that, on the news of di Lord Palmerston's resignation, Louis Napoleon al caused a strong note to be written to the English n government plainly stating that the Eastern question A had now arrived at such a point that any hesitation, g any compromise, was out of the question, and ...

... I lATEST FROMil ABROAD. I FRANCE. PARIS, SUNDAY. 2 The exemption from navigation dues on grain, a flour, and rice is prolouged from Dec. 31, 1853, to July 31, 1854. 'T'he provisions of the decree relative e to the transport on subsistence by railway are also c extended to the same period. , The Dukede Bellune, senator, died yesterday. The Mloniteur publishes the address of General Count ...

... THIE WINTER TRUCE(. .- \ ?? We heard a good deal about a formal announce- ment to the German Diet, that Austria was so bent upon neutrality and peace, that she was sending her soldiers home! When shall we hear the old news, and the formal announcement, that she has're- ?? them P Who tells us athat'she needs onlv 60,000 new military suits within some fourteen days P What gazette informs us ...

... ;, (From the Gardeners' Chronicle.) a In the south of Britain this year has been un- e favourable for bees, and unless a little care is bestowed t upon them now, many. will die during the autumn and winter; indeed, some of this year's swarms are at the point r of starvation already. Can anything he done to save them dfrom death, and thereby secure a sufficient stock for next year ? I answer, ...

... WHAT RUSSIA HAS DONiEM. TO TIHE EDITOR OF TABE DAILY NEWS. Siii,-An unlettered person like inyself finds some difficulty in comprehending the various phases of the Eastern question, so mystified has it been by statesmen, diplomnatitsjournalists, &c. That Euglani is a powerful nation is evident; that this power is the result of peace and progress is equally clear. Now, peace may be maintained ...

... k-I 1 GIN LAY COAH VERSA 7OYN. C}, - Iouso; Time, Sunday Evening. ' ! ,-Britioh Calbinet Mineter, his Little Son, and ' t ,-ed Visitor. h. U. M.-Corne here, my leve ; what have you becn P' ?? dinner-time ? Como on my knee. L. S.-leading to MAaia, Papa. ii. C. M.-And wlh at have you been reading ? 1. S-Yrom the Acts of the Apostles. 1,. C. 01.-Good boy. What about ? L. S.-Hi) w the wvicked ...

... THE CAMP AT CHOB3HAM. The long talked-of formation of a camp on Chobham common took place on Tuesday, and for some time to come the inhabitants of London have within easy reach of them a military display more extensive and more nearly approaching to the realities of a soldier's life, than for many years has been witnessed in this peaceful country. That such a spectacle will prove immensely ...

... INVESTITURE OF TEE BATH. -The Queen held an inyestiture of the Order of the Bath on Tuesday, at Buckingham Palace, awhen Lord Cowley received the insignia of a Knight Grand Cross of the Order (civil division); Mr G. W. Ouseley and Mr B. H. Wilson. those of Knights Commanders (civil division) ; and Lieut.-General C. Xacloud, of the East India Company's service, that of Knight Commander ...

... CuISTENING OF THE INrANx ParacE.-The christening of the in- I fant son of her Majesty and Prince Albert took place on Tuesday t evening in Buckingham Palace. The ceremony was performed in the I presence of the royal family, the royal personages now in the king- c dom, the representatives of foreign powers connected with the royal , family, and the Cabinet Ministers. The Prince and Princess of ...

... The King of Denmark has given his approval to a project for establishiug railroads throughout Jutland. The Minister of Conunerce of Prussia proposes for the consideration of the Postal Congress that the rate of postage throughout the king- dom be fixed at one gros. Twenty persons-two merchants, and the others mechanics and artists-have been arrested at Milan for being connected with socialist ...