... N EW-Y EAR'S-D AY AT THE WORKHOUSF. The poor in the Workhouse, Anlaby-road, were made to rejoice at the close of the old year ald opening of the new. On Christmas-day they had, roast beef and plum-puddiDg, for which, we under-. stand, they appeared to be grateful; and well they might, if they reflected how much botteroff they were in that respect than many of the out-door poor, and also, it is ...

... CORRESPONDOCE. SEA FOG-SIGNALS. TO THE EIDITORS OF THE iIVEDOOI MEIRCURY. Gentlemen,-Havitig read In the Eaoeniner of the Saturdy before last avery instructive letter by Mt. Blackburn, on ses' fog-signals, wherein he clearly demonstrates the superiority of llgbt over sound for.-sguals in a fog at se%, I beg to state that some time agoe 1. recommended for an allarmlsin-16i to warn a following ...

... . THE WAR. w 'We r2Yn5tU hav received tie wu g despatch from our correspondent at Berlin, dated Thuraday, h the 25th inst. :- A telegraphic despiatch has been recilivea ti here, dated St. Petersburg, the 25th of January. It an- h niounces that the following despatch had been received from c Prince Mensohikoff, dated the 17th of January:-'The Ib siege operations do not advance. Two successful ...

... TO ROBERT BRIGHT, ESQ. The presentation to Robert Bright, Esq., of the handsome I service of plate subscribed for by many of the leading mercan- I tile and trading firms of this city In aolknowledgment of the I services which, as president of the Free.Port Association, he o rendered in promoting the docks' transfer scheme, took place on r Tuesday last in the Civic Council Chamber, which the ...

... Vqmfouhuft. SAINT PHILIPs ATHENEUM. To the Editor of The Bristol Mercury. Ss-I shall feel obliged by your allowing me space in your paper to suggest to the, members of the St. Philip's Athenuam the desirability of their urging the directors to take more suit- able premises for the Institution, and the necessity of the directors not losing the opportunity they now possess of taking a place well ...

... thillall ff, ?? n EDINBURGH, MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 1855. nA SUPPLEM11ENT is Published with the MERCURY erry 7 Monday awd Thursday Afternoon, containing the Latest News a received by Telegraph. The Reports of the London Corn and a f CattleMarkets, with the state of the Funds, is gives in the t )f Supplement with Monday's pablication, and can be forvarded, a in most instances, to any part of the ...

... From one of the 93d Highlanders to his Wife. Camp, Crimea, 12th Dec. 1854. My Dear Jean,-1 take another opportunity of sending you a few lines, to let you know that I am still very well, notwith- standing our many hardships and difficulties. We have not had any battles since my last, but no one knows the moment; there are 30,000 Russians lying within two miles of us, as we can see daily, and ...

... THE NEW EXTENSION AND IMPROVE. MENT BILL. We have at length had an opportunity of perusing u' that precious piece of patchwork-that jumble of Yt things comprehensible atid inconprehensible-tie new 11 local Bill; of which we give an epitome in our pre- al sent number. We confess, however, our complete e inability to give-in much less space than a quarto i volumec-nntiiyitg like an adequate idea ...

... TIHE DERBY EXTENSION AND IMPROVE- |MENT BILL. W We have reported at considerable length the debate s on this matter, which took place at the meeting of e the Local Board of Health last week, as we are anx- ious that our readers should be furnished with every Y argument which can be brought to bear either for or e against the measure. We are prepared to admit the e specious nature of the ...

... ;. THE SICE: OB T>THB I1 PORT.RMnTT'VtT . -H L fromL15X1VU , c TsHUR ?? tthe usual fortnightly meeting of the guardians of the poor of the Porteta Island Union,. held last evening, Mr. J. F. Pratt, J.P., chairman, attention was called to the death of John Williams, a seaman, weh had.been landed from the Himalaya. This sea., mn had died seven hours after his admission into the workhouse, and ...

... THE FOLEY-PLACE TRAGEDy. On lW esday fineaso at 4P jddo&, Mr Wakl thi soroneq 0thhe wep~ divisiah e Ntddlgex, and the j Vtlg*te the deatie of Mr. Joseph uLrera'- i~oanerwee4 t; who was op-rdered by an Italian named buigi i~ B a~ residence, I$q. fi, Foley-place, narylebo d pon S u4~y the 7~li wstant, was j,4med pursuant to adjourn, jnent, 4,e Middisee Hospital.?K - t 'Iwsy an'u ted, from the ...

... ARRIVAL OF SIC} AND WOUNDED. An express down train from London arrived at the Strood station of the North Kent Railway shortly after three p.m. on Monday, containing twenty-five detacbmentss of 'regiments serving in the Crimea. The whole of the detachments are invalids, and owing to the number of disabled soldiers-about sixty of them having lost their, legs in the late engagements with the ...