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... I TO TlU 5DITOR O THE LAOCET. I Stx,-Tle weak point-the only weak point-in the con- stitution of the British army has at length forced itself on the attention of the authorities, under circumstances the most painful, and at a time the most inopportune. I allude to the practice of premature enlistment, which serves to fill our ranks with youths altogether unequal to those powers of en- durance ...
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... HOSSUTH ON KNOW-NOTHINGISM. The following is from a letter by MI. Kossuth, which appears in the INew York Daily Times of July 10:- Kdow-NOttlinsm 'at the very first revelation of its corporate existendec, manifested itself in the shape of such a powerful organisation, that it could not have grown up over night Secret associations require a great deal of' tim cfore they can spread so as to ...
... THE WAVR. DESPATCllES FROM LORD) RAGLAN. I Beforec Sebastopol, Feb. 24, 1855. My Lord,-Tlc weather Las improved since I wrote my despatch of the *20th inst. The snow is still on the gro'nnd, and the nights are cold but the wind has subsided, and we have to-day a bright sun- shine. Considerable activity continues to prevail in the movement of the ecemy's troops on the north side of the harbour. ...
... -4-ulna ntlieS rf SCOTrISHI AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS. a, Wepublished a few days ago an abstract of a sup- r- plementary report on the agricultural statistics, con- to sisting ot the returns of land and stock held by small ittenants. It comprises in twenty-six counties the 10 holdiugsrented at less than Lb1, and in seven counties it those rented at less than L.20-a division, howevcir sfwhich we ...
... T.ItM:C1IIEF JUSTICE.-A rumour has prevailed for the last couple of days to the effect that Chief Justice Lefroy is about to obtain a peerage, and to make way for the elevation of the Attorney-General to the Chief Justiceship. The Freeman's Journal throws some doubt upon the accuracy of the report. MANSLArUGHTER OF A MOTHER BY HER SoN.-At the Clare assizes on Tuesday, a comfortable young ...
... EIECTRIC TELEGRAPH.I TrVI E W BER. DESTRUCTION OF FINNISH VESSELS. The St Petersburg Journals of the 7th state, that a large number of Finnish vessels had been destroyed by the allies, near Grossimbra. The reports of the difficulty of moving forward the Russian troops to the Crimea, owing to the want of water, are repeated. VIENNA NEGOTIATIONS. Fluther diplomatic correspondence respecting the ...
... 1) t III t M it t t I I i g t 11 f t. c C-A ENGtLAND. VISIT OF HER MAJESTY TJ TIl ROYAr, NAVAL HOSPITAL AT HASLAR.-IHer Mfajesty intended to visit this hospital last Tuesday. and preparations were made for thc Royal reception, but, owing to the mis- hap of the Marlborough, and the subsequent visit to the military hospital nt Portsca, the visit was paid on Saturday afternoon instead. The Fairy ...
... '?kjrit Id t a t (I I '?!i 11 t H I i q c 11 c t. - --I- THE HARVESP PvRnTnsiirltr,-WC havehadra weck of god weather, neither tou bright nor too clouded, too warm nor too cold, in which harvest operations have made great and ?? progre s. Onl Wednesday, last week, reapli-g tvas completcd onl the farm of Tullylumb. Gaun nociy took the maiden on ThI ursday. Goodlyburn is also finiishd. At ...
... 0i r I I a I t jai 0 BF..UTY.-A plain. frrce may have a fine and sweet ex- ( pressioui, artd a pretty firem or fine grouping of features at I very cold and repelling onle. It is thle expression tlat giv s the value to a roatcnrlice. Lhcsicrd beauty issol deep. A QUESTIONAIOLE ExcusE -An old soaker in Boston being found in the gutter on a rainy day, the water nlniaidg n cleatr breech over him ...
... AIJSTiRAAI.I MCSIVAtL 01F TIlE LliOSIrNING AND TIlE 051'SEY ?? , : n VICTO~IA.. Mfelbourne advices by thlis arrival inform IIS that tim Corn issiioilrs nppointed to inquire into tim ma- nngcsnent of the gold fields had delivered their re- pOrt, accompanied by a mass of evidence colecotcd on the gold fields themselves. Their rcport goes very furr to exculpate the diggers from blame in the late ...
... E DINU1RGIGH. Tam XlrE-ATHEln-Within the last two days a very agreeable change has taken place in the weather. Great fears began to be entertained regarding the crops, the heavy sboweri we have lately experienced having laid them to a considerable extent in many places. We trust, however, that with a continuancee of the present -weather the fears which bad been felt many prove to have been ...