... FRANCE. o emperor arrived in the capital at half-past SIX~ Rew ao Monday evening, withoutewoirt. TheenoperorRe atil t Biarritz until the middle of September. Sea Li b I ih is aiddtd, has been peroductive of great benefit a gri to 1:r, 11lesty. Thle i7',c! a Baraguny ?? is; raised to the dignitY Of a both ms'r ' 7 of Fran ce, ,in consideration of the eminent was which he has rendered in the ...

... COURT, &c. The Prince of Wales is about to join the war-steamer Royal Albert as a lieutenant. The initials of the four royal personages of France and England, now on such good terms in political policy and personal amity, singularly enough form the word NEVA, the name of the river on which Russia's capital is situate. The monarchs and their consorts are Napoleon, Eugione, Victoria, and Albert. ...

... ' Commission signed by the Lord-Lieutenant of the county of Car- ?? Jones Williams, Esq., to be deputy-lleatenant. Royal Willts Militia-.John Leigh Reed. Esq,, to be captain. Second Somerset Militia.-Edward Wentworth Bennett, Gent., to Hamlpshire Mtilitia.-b rederick 1'ranis Fereby, Gent., to be lent. Harnpshls-e Mllltia.--Captain George Blurrard, to be major; Lieut. John Loiseeda, to be ...

... SATURDAY, SJPraMga 23, 1854. TEE WAR. AFTER many months' delay, the French and English forces in the East have commenced active operations. After having rendezvoused at Serpents Isle, off the mouths of the Danube, they proceeded thence to the Western coast of the Crimea, and effected. a lading. From the tenor of the instructions issued, opposition was anticipated, but no place of debarkation ...

... Mee r A'rT.nAd Al MAVCHESTER, BUXTON. MATLOCK AND MID- men, LAN~DS' JUNCTION RAILWAY. ofeth Th -afyearly meeting of proprietors of this company ofreh waT eda he half d lan otel, Derby, on Thursday after- doren noon, Sir JosereHPAXTOss, chairman of tnheheoopend chair. me Mr. Wragge, thle secretary,. having read the notice con- meet vening the meeting, the following report of thle directors wa5 ...

... AiCCIDSNB AND OFFENCES. Bus- a . -- - . - I - , - . A STATiON-IIASTIR KsLasoE.An accident, resulting ina tv the deathsof Mr.Joseph Nevin, thestation-mlasterat~tockton- se 5ipon1.Tes, took place on the Stockton and Darlington Rail- is way onMonday week. It appear.s he had been toDarlington ei that day, and returned homne to Stockton by the afternoon ef train. At the time of the arrival of ...

... L . ~ - 1 An amusing incident occurred last week on board of the 1 Fairy, Royal yacht, which serves to illustrate the kindliness I and condescension of our Queen. Mr. Nathan Thompson, jun., marine engineer, formerly in e the employment of the Collins line of American steamers, c recently brought to this country a very interesting and in- 1 genious invention, having for its object the ...

... AMERICA. by ARPIVAL OF THE AXRTCCA. ho (From our Liverpool Correspondent). By the arrival of the British and North American Royal Ti Mail Steam Ship America, Captain Lang, we have intelligence L from New York to the 29th and from Boston to the 30th ult. W The America brings eighty-five passengers and 527,000 dollars in specie. Al The cholera it appears was on the decrease in the middle, El but ...

... FRANCE. TImperial Commission, ap .T° tilne first meegtingftenw ar of the Fsvr has pustinotified b the Emp ero nmllect nal the writingof Napleo I. isto akeplae a one under the presi- dniy hf barsal d afiaiit.e It d isreported that the sabitre of the ormissiot will produ tece eight solid quarto volumtes ofmatt-erin 'which all. The Emperorts dvcisions, dIruection, as. otprsnt mattrgses peraining ...

... 4 Icd - -sar stv- Ws, - .1 ', THE WAIR. (t f 'PI-r. AT X rTRY A TP LANDING OF THE, ALLIED ARMY IN THE - - CRIMEA. ti The fact of the combined troops having actually c landed on the Crimca has, of course, monopolised the ti war gossip of the week. el On the morning of Saturday, the 16th inst., despatches 8 from Lord Raglan and Marshal St. Arnaud reached Con- co Atantinople by special steamer ...

... .*fl f- A VI I on MR. DISRAELI.t he On Tuesday evening a meeting of the Blackburn Protes- tl he tant Association and Church of England Institute was held IT he in the St. Peter's school-room in this town. The Rev. Thos. ti - Sharples, M. A., incumbent of St. Peter s, was in the chair. d JY- Tee Rev. Chairman, in explaining the object for which r TS the association had been called together, ...

... CAUTION AS TO T THE USE OF| 3riregmes.. TO THE ElITOeI OF THE ERA- Sir,--As the shooting season has commenced, may I beg of you to insert in your widely-circulated columns this letter? which I trust may be of great use to the sporting world, and for which I venture to hope I shall not be condemned, when I bear in mind the many unfortunate accidents with guns which have befallen numerous ...