... The Madrid Gazette of the 14th of December last publishes the followiig Royal Decree (Translation.) ROYALDECREE. In conformity with the proposition of the Ministro de Hacienda, and the advice of the other Ministers, I decree the following:- Art 1. Merchandize coming from Gibraltar, Portugal, Algeria, and ports situated between the rivers Gironde inclu- sive and the Bidasoa, and from the ...

... LIFE ASSURANCE-MODES OF VALUA- TION. To nii EDITOR or Tax MORNING CHRONICLE. SrI.-I have to express my concurrence in the observation of J. A. H. (in his letter to you of the 10th inst.), that we are quite agreed as to the necessity of ensuring the main- tenance of a sufficient reserve, but differ only as to the means of effecting it. J. A. H. now observes that, as respects the bonus, he ...

... aOR ICLR WVINDSOR, JAN. 18. f,*uawing had the honour of dining with her Majesty Tile e Duchess of Kent, the Prince of Loiningen, te, Adelaide of Hohenlohe, the Lady in Waiting to stt Pr'le of Kient, and the Baroness de Speth. tilcler diesty'5 private band attended in the erening, and ?? the following selection ~ierilrr ,, L, Part du Diable' ?? Auber. vertIourO, and March, .Midsum- ?? . Otta ...

... CO UR T OF BANKR UP TCY-YESTERDAY. [REfiors S1/. Coeoaaisis7er EvtAs.] IN RE C. S. VOULES. The bankrupt was a solicitor of Windsor. This was the certificate meeting. 'Mr. Lawrance supported, Mr. Depree opposed for certain creditors, Mr. Linkilater, far the as- signees, did not oppose. The bankrupt, examined, said Ire had been sued by Mr. Duck arid couseslted to ?? him £200, of which sum £1D0 ...

... TBE NA V Y. APPOINTMIENTS. Acting Assistant-Surgeon-Archibald. Stevenson (1852), from ?? flag-ship at Portsmoth, for service in a naval hospital, to the Rodney, 90, at Portsmouth. The Bight Hon. Sir James Graham, Captain Alexander Milne, and the Hon.'William Cowper, Lords of the Ad. sniralty ; and Mr. Bernal Osborne, secretary, transacted business at Somerset-house until a late hour on Tuesday ...

... ETHNOLOGICAL ^SOCIETY. The last ordinary meeting of the Ethnological Society was held on Wednesday, the 12th instant, at the society's room, No. 71, Mortimer-street, Caveudish-square ; Sir B. C. Brodie, Bart., president of the society, in the chair. The Rev. W. Arthur, Mr. R. Hamilton, Mr. G. Robin. son, and Dr. Wagstaff, were elected Fellows of the society. Ak paper was read by the honorary ...

... In addition to the intelligence from Australia which we published yesterday, we have received our private correspondence from Sydney, and Ade- laide papers to the 18th November inclusive. NEW SOUTH WALES. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] SYDNEY, Nov. 9, 1852. Our Legislative Council is not in session, and consequently we have but little political news. It is to meet again on the 23d inst., when ...

... CLUB LA W.-THIE CARLTON CLUB. To THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING CHRONICLE. SIR-The law on this subject has been correctly stated by one of your correspondents, but you may deem the following curious illustration of it worth publishing. It is within the recollection of many elderly members of the forensic call- ing, that a club of lawyers was dissolved for the avowed pur- pose of forming again ...

... CARLOW, JAN. 18.-The nomination of candidates for the vacancy in the representation of the borough of Carlow, caused by the acceptance of the office of Jonior Lord of the Treasury by Mr. John Sadleir, the late representjative, took place yesterday morning in Carlow. The Hion SnxERiP having announced the object for which the meeting of the electors bad been convened, Mr. O'MEARA then came ...

... THE LA TEFA TAL R4IL WAY ACCIDENT [ JV BR OXFO.RD.-ADJOUIRNVED LQQUiST. | OXFORD, MONDAY EVENI?N'. The coroner and jury again reassembled to-day, by ad- journment from Wednesday last, and proceeded to conclude their protracted inquiry. Mr. Hester, solicitor, appeared on behalf of the London and North-Western Company ; Mr. Thompson represented Joseph Kinch, the guard of the 5830 passenger train ...

... HER MAJESTY'S SHIP DA UNTLES8. We have received from the Admiralty the following return of persons from her Majesty's ship Dauntless admitted into the 34th Hospital at Barbadoes, between 6th and 26th De- cember, 18'i2:- Names. Ratings. Aditted Died, Remaining. James Knight ?? Seaman ?? Dec. 6 Dec. 14 Samuel Labot*.., Marine ?? , John Sullivan ?? Seaman ?? ,, ?? Remaining. William Mitchell P ...

... TaE MYSTERIOUS OPERATIMS Ix I1 CORYS h The Particulars of the great forgeries upon A foreign batik. ing house, and the capture of the alleged delinquent Mr. KRobert Ferdinand Pries, have already been fully reprl;s] i the columns of this paper. Our readers may, however desir to know something of the personal history of the Culpyri. and we therefore place before them the following fact,' which ...