... LICENSED VICTUALLERS' DEFENCE ASOCIATION. On Friday last a meeting of the licensed victuallers was held at the Marlborough Tavern, Brighton, for the purpose oif taking into consideration the beat means of obtanin an immediate repeal of the obnoxious Sunday Beer Bill, and also to take such measures as will guard against any future encroachments on the rights of the trade. A deputation, ...

... Gov'FRNMENT CARE OF oUtR TiiooPs IN TIlE EAST.- I Large supplies of vegetables have arrived at Balaclava. I An order has been transmitted to freight a ship of 250 v or 350 tons from Venice to Balaclava, half with potatoes, t and half with onions. Another lias been sent to Trieste v for a cargo of fresh vegetables and for clothing. Inquiries s have been instituted as to the possibility of ...

... . - - to -A- A A A fl2A tA.P +F F r h O -Al.l, ., f A public vestry meeting of the inhabitants of the parish of All Saints, called by the churchwardens-Messrs. J. M. Lee and George A. Hewitt-was held last Thursday afternoon to consider the alterations proposed to be made by the Board of Health in Amen-alley, by taking a considerable portion of land from tihe church.yard, for the purpose of ...

... 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 ...

... RESCUE OF A WVOIAIV BURIED ALIVE. We read in Galignani:-The excavations and searches in the ruins of the house which fell down on Sun- day in the Rue de la Tannerie were continued all Sunday and all night by torch-light. In the afternoon of Sunday a pa cel containing jewels, plate, and about 40,000 fr. in securities, which the occupier of the house had deposited in a cellar before going to the ...

... NA VAL AND MILITA RY. at ADMIIURALTY, DEc. 8.-APPOINTMENTS.-Lielats. to E. F. Kvrby to the Geyser, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop of Sd 280-horse power, rat Portsmouth; T. C. Bruce (1846) te the qe Excellent, gunnery ship, at Portsmouth; and N. B. Bed- le ingfield' (1816) to the Victoria and Albert, 2, paddle-wheel be steam yacht of 430-horse power, at Portemouth. a- Matter G. H. Hills (1845) to ...

... 1NEW POLITICAL ASPECT of EUROPE -The Triple Alliance, and the Austrc. Prussian Treaty. With the exception of the Kingdoms of Greece and of the Netherlands, the old atlases, published fortyyearsago, stillserve to point out the existing boundaries of the different States of Europe as they were arranged by the great Congress of 1815. The map of Europe has not yet been reconstructed, though that ...

... No notice can be taken of anonymous communications. Whatever is intended for insertion must he authen- ticated by the name and address ol the writer not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of its (jood faith. ...

... THE OXFORD JOURNAL, SATURAY, DEC. 9, 1854. SCIE:NCE AND AGRICULTUREI SCOTCH FARMAIING. OBSERVATIONS MfADE IN A TOUR THROUGH THAT COUNTRY. HAVING in the former papers concluded our remarks on the agriculture of Forfarshire and the ncighbour ing districts, we now proceed to offer a few on Scotch agriculture generally, the sources of which princi. pally consist of notes made on the spot, in a ...

... I LETTER FROM A SERJEANT IN THE NINETY- I | THIRD, TO HIS IELLA'rlONS IN ULAEGJW.| Balalkiliva, before Sebnstopol, t2th Nov., 1854. DIear FrieLnds,-I, wit lithe help of God, ebitbaue this as the lust opportulity grantedti me to write these ow ?? to let you k now I ami ill the enjoyment of good libcltl, thantk God, and I hGPeC tbis will find you all enjoying the some aWessing. I Iamve no doubt ...

... I _ . [ We are glad to state that a medal will be promptly Issued to the troops serving in the Crimea. The medal will be given to all those who have been in any part of the present campaign. A clasp will be added for the Alma and one for Inkerman. The regiments engaged are tid have on their co- lours and appoiatments the words Crimea, Alma,'and Inkermau. The 18th Regiment (Royal Irish), ...

... WRECK OF' ITHEl MHAtRLOThE TROOP SHIP. I . : It e~ I . ?? ?? t; :, :1 - - i, , ?? , i,; Another fearful oatastrophe st sea 'to a tranoport-ship' lwith Aatachorents ot-'tthe 27thtRegmnent'aomillboird- c boiand~teCaloutta, froni Qaeonsiow ,1was-iade' nowjf ; yestsrday at Llosd's, through private accounts 'reeoied iE -at'theJeruimlema'CoffeeW Houso,' ?? willbhe'ieaei,' 't .was'aecompanied with' ...