... TURKEY AND RUSSIA. PAuiIs, TrESDAY.-'The Russian courier, who was to leave St. Petelsburgh shortly after the 15th, has arrived here to-day, bearing most important despatches to M. Kisseleff. Despathes from St. Petersbargh of the 17th inst have arrited here. The excitement in that capital was intense, consequent upon the knowledge of the active measures taken by the Western Powers and their ...

... DRAMATIC CHRONOLOGY FOR Z. JAINUAR.Y S. Buckstone's drama of Isabelle revived at the Olympic. 7. The second part of King Henry IV. played before her Majesty and the Court at Windsor. 9. Intelligence brought to England of the extraordinary suc- cess of Catherine Hayes at San Francisco, who was receiving immense sums of money nightly, and had had a diamond cross presented to her of the value of ...

... TEB 3BEARD XOVEMEN9T. The beard question is one which cannot be settled by the fashion of a day, or a single shaving. The very term beard is of difficult! signification and obscure etymology. STE VEBS says that, as to head a man was to cut off his head,. so to beard a man was to cut off his beard-a punishment often inflicted by giants on princes who fell into their power; but he does not ...

... PitOlWGATIONjOF P. ' M_ NT. _ a - 1 ~1 Yesterday beibgthe dy to-which Parliszent was proroguled on lands7o, the 2th of lotesaerd Ijt',f# th purpwoe of fihw pi~guin it, ehq o fdt~oiee ,oi f Lordse were throw~pen,, and a ?? eoct~i Coa, o~f .peron asembled to. ytepthe.e ceremony, notwitbtaleg the severity of the reaheer . , . - :: - .. te. ,The L~ord.Vonslioners -(the Lord, ChanqeUor- Lord ...

... RAILAY WRGS x&TION. .: : ?? 4, - o -NDI~TR oow EN, DAT 31wa. SBgr Ic miy .t lo I e roooaof th ahe exten tof bokh ete welfade-4 .4he ok'l ~hsbeenXa proneobyti rai~Iva~ * s> o lnqu theeam o tbecAntita, tbmough ?? ?? .made to-thoegl wthehv cws, of # . tsS merat ? None whtatevter, I reply; nay ?? Bgt christian yule of r in the evit , t8 hom sitte daredavil for -good4 has broken faith, ead has ...

... NBIV GUANO BEG UL4TLONSAT THE CHINCrnA . The following haa been received at Lloyd's: ; .-OlEco of the Comnnittee of Pnriv Coucil fot~ Tr2ni; Whitehall, Jan. 1r, 1854. . . 8ir,-I am directed by the Lors of the Coinmitto. of Privy Council for Trade to transmit to you, for the Infor-' matiqn of the committee for ganaging the affais of Lloyd's .and in order that itmay obtain publi-city, heenclosed ...

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... VALUE OF .NGLIBH ORES FOR GOLD. - TO TIM 3uITon OP TaX DYA2L XZWS. Sin,-The importaie, of the facts referred to in the Inclosed letter fromniyfriendMr. Hearyissoextreiel great, in reference to the question of the value of Engli cres fo gold,.that I do not lose a moment in sending it, nd ruting its insertion in your o'lumns. Ia:W sheexpesimnite I have myself tried I hbae either had the mercury ...

... ? - I - I ? ? - -? .? I -:2, , 4?1 1 . I , ? A , -,.R , , p W -U , PL?)p -1, i vexy ganora.l, desire 4t0, be laUloW6 to -t pot eNW- : % b1r6Wqy. AuotAier. eere, appoits- the foll6wing Fro memberi~s of ;the# puienieaaiid ieiptl ~omeos4 loi ,ioncha tozexerelie thebu~inof t. b,, iicLl. .pOI General iQf, tI4 Sejne. d. the' MXunioeiglL;oiuneil ,o ;m Parl ?? Dnuia4, se~iator, :Vioe-;Pteuideut -of ...

... TaE MANCHESTER COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATION AND TErl STrIKES.- 'The annual meeting of the Manchester Commercial Association Was held on Monday, and there was a more than ordinerilv large attend- nnce of the members. The chair was taken by Mr James Aepinal Turner, president of the association, who, in opening the proceedings, touched upon several topics engaging attention atbthe present mo- ment. and ...

... TRADE BETWEEN FRANCE AND PORTUGAL. The Constitutionnel analyses as follows the treaty of commerce and navigation between France and Portugal:- The 3fonitear has published an Imperial decree promul- gating a treaty of commerce concluded between France and Portugal. It is known that, according to the terms of the Senatus Consultum, which modified the Constitution at the time of the proclamation ...