... (From the Garette of Tuesday, Nov. 28.) WAR ?? Nov. 28. The undermentioned officers, who were placed upon retired full pay previously to her Majesty's Royal Warrant of the 6th Oct., 186$ to be each promoted to a step of brevet rank, in order to place them in as favourable a position as those who may prospectivel obtain retire. meat under the provisions of the said warrant, the rank in both ...

... NA VAL AND MILITARY. or ADMIRALTY, DyC. 2I.-APPOINTMENTS.-Lient. tW A. R. Pearcse (l81)f It the Ajax, 68, screw steam flag to I ship of 460 ?? the b::ce Sea. Masters W. C. Pyperr, toshe PersOWe ftCe, iroop-ship, at J.. , Sns~,an . Court, to e e1 8, sloopat atich a Clerks Assistants ?? Shott, to the Star-, 8, slcas b Itheerness and A.F. Gain, ?? theGecyeer, 6, Pa'ddle. ea r PORTSMOtITH, DEc. 21 ...

... (FROM THE OFFICE OF THE ELECTRIC TELELGR ArR COMPAcNY.) TuESDAY, DEC. 19. Stations. Course of Yind. State of Weather. Greenwich ?? N.WV . , Cloudles. Lothbury ?? ?? Hard trost. Dublin ?? . N.W. . Cold-Unsettled. Liverpool ?? ?? Foggy. Holyhead . , ?? . Fine. Bangor ?? S.W , Fine. Staord ?? N ..N . Frost. Burton-en-Trcnt ?? . F., .Frost. Leicester ?? . ?? Frcsa. Chesterfield ?? , S.W . Fine. De ...

... The followig moving letter bas bqen received by the friends of W. Wright, a drummer in the 47th Regis lment. We find it in the Iteern Flyings Foat:, it a InV Camp outside the Fort of Senbastopolj e- November 7. id My dear anal valued Friend,-I hasten to embrace thec present moment in writiog to you, acknowledging the te- . ceipt of your kind and welcome letter, which I received a- Inst night ...

... FROA ?? LONDON GAZETTE-Friday, Dec. 29. 1 WHITEHALL, DEC. 27. The Queen has been pleased to present the Honourable and Reverend John Thomas Pelham, B A., to the Rectory of Saint Marylebone, in the county of Middlesex, and dia- ease of London. void by the death of the Rev. John House Spry, D.D.] The Qaeen has also been pleased to grant unto the Rev. W~illiam Stone, MA., the place anid dignity ...

... .If I might give a short hint to an impartial writerit would be to tell him his fate Mf be resolved to venture upon the dangerous precipice of tellint unbiassed truth let him proclaim war with mankind-neither to give nor to take quarter. If he tells the crimes of great men they fall upon him with the iron hands of the las. lf he tells them of virtues, when they have any, then the mob attacks ...

... RETURN or SIa C. NAPIER FROM THE BALTIC.-The Duke of Wel- lington, with the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir C. Napier, arrived at Spit. at Portsmouth, He left for town on Monday evening. It has been officially notified in the ' Gazette ' that the blockade in the Baltic has been raised. With a few exceptions, the ships comprising the Baltic fleet have reached the British waters, and are safely moored ...

... RENEWED HO'1'ILITIES. THE RUSSIAN SORTIE ON THE 11TH.-Dec. 12-About half-pasi eleven o'clock last evenitig the Rustian& masle a inost deterinite; attack upon the advanced work in froint of the Greenhill battety, and also unon the advanced work of the French. After an bour's sharp fiozlitlg the fire was silenced anl the cnenv Irfven back. The mon hilai rsee, t the atmeslphere was hazy. The ...

... I Tuesday, December 5. AdiIrily, November 28.--Cnrps of Royal Marines: Brevet. With, reference to her Majesty's Order in Council of tloe 13th September, 1854, bhe follorvin, pro- motions arc to take place: To be Generals-Lieut.-General IV. Tremneabfeere { -i-IS Lieut.-General E. Nicolls. T1s ?? O.eeres, *Who were pieced opon foil pay previlsbl to her said Majesty's order in Council, to be ...

... :, . .; i* In the newlytormea Spanish ministry there are but two new names, those of M. Luzuriaga, the Mi- nister of Foreign Affairs, and M. Agnirre, Minister of Grace and Justice. The DLbats says M. Claudio Antone de Luzuriaga is a particular friend of the Duke of Victory. He has filled with considerable distinction several posts in the high magistrature. For several years past he has ...

... SUICIDE OF AN ENGLISHMAN AT NEW| ?? We find in the New Yo62c Daily Times, of Nov. 16, the following statement respectingthemelancholydeath of a gentleman, who had many friends in London. Coroner Wilhelm held an inquest on the body of Mr. William North, at the house of Dr. Banning, No. 7, Bond- street. From the evidence it is clear that the deceased hadi contemplated suicide for some time past, ...

... THE E CCLESIASTICAL COURTS. A TO TBU EDMtOR OF THE DAILY NEWS. wSI,-I addressed a letter to you about two months ago, which you klndar paublished, exposing a case of gross C cruelty in the Consistorial Court of Landaff. I regret to say that, notwithstanding my exertions to obtain the dis- f charge of the poor woman, Charlotte Jones, she is still in b custody. Her imprisonment commenced on the ...