... A At E 1 I C A. SouTiAMPrTvs, De. :31,-Tbo steaM sbihip Union, Capt. Adal9 awl'red(off V'Cow last evenwing, en rontoe from Now York to Mac. Slio brings in freiht 40,00td fin specie, and six pla-0 oell11s for England. The uinioll loft Now York onl tilhe th inst. The Pacific arrived out on tile 13th inst. The steam shi) Promo. thous arrived at New Orleans onl the 14th, will Cali- fornlia dates ...

... THIE TOWN COUNCILS. T1ii proceedings of the Council at its first quarterly meeting for this yenr, as reported in our columns to- dlay, possess an unusual degree of interest. 'Two such addresses as those of the incomning and retiring Mayors are not olten met with in the records of civic oratory. Mr. Verner's prominent position for so niaty years before the Belfast community led us to txapeot ...

... THE ARMY IN TIHE CRIMEA. im1:runs or CASUALTIVS FlitiM aov. 27 TO DttO. 5, BOTH1 ?? INClUS161IVE Itoval A rtillt'ry-1 tanki rindfile, killed. Sappers- I dit((i, Nttilll't I, 1st Fout-3 tltto, dtuIto. 4Itt -1 ditto, hilleld. thtl-3, ditto, wittittled. 2t111i-7 ditto, ?? (2 of' wholon t-re imitjtedilia thle ret iro of Nov. 20). 2 lst-2 ditto, killed; I suji-niti, 2 ranki 44th-2 Filh Said lila~, ...

... [BE MAGNETIC TEIECLEGRAP1H YESTERDAY'S LONDON NEW.S. A TY S T II A I1IAI Yesterrday, tho Lialy Joeelyn, steamer, arrived at Southampton fiom Australia, Ier news as beent aniti- cipated, her dates being Melbourne, October 1st, and Sydney, September 23rd. The total value of gold dust andl specie on board the Lady Joeolyn is half a million sterling. Sihe was only I9 days reaching Eng- land after ...

... BIMETING OF THE TOWN COUTNCIL. TlEa montilly mecling of the Town Council was held on Mkonday, tho lirst day of the new year, at twelve o'clock, noon, in the Town ltall. The attendance was numerous, and several ratepayers were also present. The mnace and the other municipal paraphernalia were placed on a sill velvot cushion on tile table op- posite the mayor, the whole being covered by a hand- ...

... Tills reverend court met yesterday at eleven o'clock¢. Devotional exercises wore conducted by tilh mode- rntor, the Rev. Dr. Murphy. Tliere was a large attendance of tih members. After the reading of the minutes, the Rev' sAi. Woods of Lancashire Preslytery, was requested to sit and deliberate with the Presbytery. TfIl NATIONAL BOARID QUrSTION. The Rev. W. JOIINSTox rose to read thie r eport ...

... MEETING OF HIARBIOUR COAMMISSIONERS. 'Ins ordinary meethig of time ilnrbetii Comnmissiolners oats hlde yesterday, 'in tite ljoat'dl-rooin. 'There Nvere Ili'O5ilt- WilliaII Va'lenittine, EsqI., Williamit Pirrio, Esq., Glustavus 1 levil, TEt;., Johnt Clarkev, Esq., Wi.e Blottonilloh', Esq., Glor-ge M01'ear, R~1,Ioitet- Co~y, Esq., Rl~lnt l-leittersoit, Esq., WVilliam~ Moltiatl, EsqI., W'illiaml ...

... Elfie Wren SllSPICIOUS CONFERENCE (FRlOM TIIE MOltINc, tlosl'.) As we expected, with the close of tlhe year events of impjortance are tatkiog place at Vienna, anti it was without surprise that we receisjed, thle day before vegterdav, a despatel from Viennaa stating that Prince Gortsciishkoff ]bid had ani intervicw at tltC Earl of W\cstmoreland's widhi Count Buhol an d M, (de Bourqueiney. 'No ...

... GARI)ENING OPERATIONS FOIL TlHE WEEK. FnOWern(l GittlmN ANtP Sinuinritmns.-Tlte weather is still exceedill ly favourable for the execution or alterations or new worlk, and it will not be the fault of the weather if such work is not finished in good time this season: but we canl know troit experience that it is, in matty eases, easier to commnience such operations thall to kitow whelre or whent ...

... TJTH'i WAR, The Cvurriel of ?? publishes the following from before Sebastopol, dated the 12tb:-_ The Russians havo made two sorties against the French batteries, 'Jim first was in the evening of Sun- dlay, the 10th, at about half-past. eight. Teil night wers very dark till( stormy-ill feet, the wind blew like a hurricane. 'I'lo, enemy, il very strong force, left Sebastopol by the garden ...

... UT)c (Arniv. PROMOTIONS AND EXCHANGES. WVAR OrilcI-Dl:CEMII:t 29. WITHOUT PUIOcu.HsL Ist Foot-13revet lieut. Colonel E. A. G. Muller to lie Major. 'Tn lie Cal)tains-Uicuts. W. J. Gillun, G. Taa?ff, H11. F. Byihesea, G. Rowland. 4th-Captain J. J. Hort to be Major. To be Cap- titiwn-.ieuts. 1. H. Ansell, J. Hall. J. Burton, M. H. Donbigrgin, ?? Robertson, vice Hort. 9Lh-Captain 1). M. 13ethuno ...

... NATIONAL EDUCATIONI-MOVEIMENT IN THlE PRESBYTERIAN CIIUIRCIH. WVm are glad to finl ?? a great advance has already been tirade ill the effort to arouse in the minds of tile min istars and people of tire Presbyte tian Churci in Ireland a sense of tile duty and ?? of bearing air unequivocal testimnony agalinst the ?? of the Natiolial Edlucationali SYYter We point to our report of the proceedings ...