... I 0FF;':N . ,No~lL IDGtf . : . . 'For' wlongfime past it has sppstred £vesry bwrbarous to Ianyrthbinkqrs, *hsA >ei should grpw so deeply enaiumureilof their Iown strong reason, as to believe it may properly sp'eak the doomito whishlv'e are all sub- J~et, making bfat deo in ithe eyes of aounmion men, a cure-th Christin teaching them theswhile that this doom is a, blessing accorded out of the ...

... I I Some excitement prevailed last week on the southern division of the London and North-western railway, in consequence of the dissatisfaction existing amongst a portion of the engine drivers, respecting the new sys- tem of working the trains by contract, having embo- died itself in the form of a threat to strike without notice, unless the system in question were given up. The ...

... I . The young midshipmjan, son of the recorder of 'New. castle, reported to have lost his legs, escaped the cdnffict at Odessal withoutijury, and, is now a prisoner at war. The state apartments at Windsor Castle are closed until further orders; The Oxford public library was formially opened to the publiec on Thursday week. The Montecina, from Liverpool, was wrecked on Rockaway Beach, May 17; ...

... The announcement of the burning of the Eurpa transport. ship, with troops and horses for the east onu board, which was communicate& to Lloyd's on hurs ay, at noon, by telegraph from Liverpool, created much sensation throughout the shipping interest. It took place en the night of the 31st ult., in the Chops off the Ch el, not far from the spot where the lfl-fated Amazon steamer was destroyed, ...

... || I SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 1854. SATURDAY'S EDITION. THE PARLIAMENTARY DUEL, BETWEEN LORD JOHN RUSSELL AND MP- DISRAELI. The monotony of the session was agreeably diver- sified by the fierce encounter which took place, on Monday night, between' those two redoubtable cham- pions of the parliamentary ring, Lord JoiN RuSSELL and BENJAMIN DISRAELI. The interest with which *the combat was witnessed was ...

... iAVAL and MILITARY, INTELLIGENCE. A letter from Malta, dated June S; says:- News has been received from Athens of the death on the 26th ult., of Lieutenant Sir Edward Blackwood, of the Leander, 50. His brother Francis, a midshipman of the Veugeance, Lord Russell, suc- ceeds to the title.- in consequence of the defects of the Janus, 4, paddle-wheel steam vessel, she is in future to be ...

... li:ElCTIO N OF CITY OFFiCERS. Saturday (this day) being Midsummer day, the Livery of the several companies of London will, according to ancient custom, meet in Common Hall, at the Guildhall, to elect their officers for the ensuing year. These officers are, first, the Sheriffs, for which office all thejumior Aldermen who have not hitherto served are eligible, together with such other gentlemen ...

... Tuesday, June 13. Office of Ordluance, June 13.-Royal Regiment of Artillery: J. T. Coch- rane, Gent. to be Veterinary Surgeon. Bankrappis.-S. Potts, Hove, Sussex, carpenter. [Jones, Quality court, Chancery lane.-G. Butler, late of Nicholas lane, Lombard street, auctioneer. [Butler, Tooley street.-J. Allen, Courthorpe terrace, Bermondsey Nesw road, grocer. [Mtay, Princes street, Spitalfields. ...

... IROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROTEC- j - - - 0N OF LIFK FROM FlR. * -4- The annual meeting of this society was held yesterday, in the council-chamber of the Guildhall. Mr. Alderman Moon, in the absence of the Lord Mayor, presided. i ThaGCnAiRtIAN having briefly opened the proceedings, The SECRETARY read the report. It stated that the chief aim of the committee was so to complete the fire-escape ar- ...

... ?? rA EDITOR OP THE MORNING CHRONICLE. as SIR-I can have no reluctance to continue a correspond. en ence marked on your part by equal courtety and candour. rot To your observations on my last letter, with your permission, nyI will reply, without the repetition of those arguments which ne I have before advanced. in The special prerogative of founder's kin consists in ed theirexemption from a ...

... NAVAL ANVD MILITARY NERW.. APPOINTMENTS. Captain-Hon. Keith Stewart (184'2),to co unaud the Ter- maganii, 24, screw steattinrigatc of 620 horse power, co1mmis- sioned yesterday at Portsmouth. Lieutenant-John P. Palmces (1842). to the Termagint Jobn Nott (1854), recently promoted from mate of the Tra- faigar, 120, on the Black Sea station, to the Termagant. Master-Joseph ilitclhirgs (1853) to ...

... LFROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.I DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY MORNING. Mr. Commissioner Longfield sat yesterday in the Encumbered Estates Court, and disposed of four properties, situate respectively in the city of Dub- lin and the counties of Tipperary, Mayo, and Gal- way. The court was crowded throughout the day, &nd the biddings proceeded with considerable brisk- ness. The total amount of the day's sales ...