... CON'VOCATION OF THE PRO VINQ I OF CANTERBURY. y ?? Houses of Convocation for the prcvinr of Canterbury met at Westininster for the purpose of recen. iong reports from committees ?? session, upon other matters conuected with the interests of ?? TI.IPEBHIEE THE UPPER~ HOUSE. The Upper House sat in the BolntnYoffice, the Arebbihk of Canterbury presiding. The bishops present were toine, London, ...

... R2iL WA YAS. GREAT LUXEMBURG. A general meeting of the shareholders of this company was held on Friday at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate- street, preparatory to the general meeting to be held at Brussels on the 24th inst; Mr. William Reed in the chair. The SECRETARY (Mr. Coxbead) read the following report: - The whole receipts for the year 1854 wore £332,082 2s., and there has beer expended ...

... I HEALTH of LONDONDURING the W!EE~f, __0 i:I [FROM TUH RElGISTtARGSUBRAL'S 1EaURN.1 The oold of winter, more severe than usual, continues to produce its natural effect in a high rate of mortality, thoughl the number of deaths registered last week in London is rather less than those of two previous weeks. The deaths, which in the third week of January were 1,549, and in the two subse- quent ...

... THE JVEA THEER. EX. ETRACT FROM A METEOROLOGICAL JOORNAL, FROM SUNDAY, d FSB. 18, TO SATURDAY, FEB. 24, INCLUSIVE. id High est reading of the barometer,) d corrected to 320 Fahrenheit, } 30.025 on Feb. 18. is owest reading of the barometer, 2.6 ?? 0 a correoted to 32° Fahrenheit, } 29.664 on Feb. 20. l Greatest range for seven days, 0.361. Maximum of the thermometer, 40'.0 on Feb. 24. Minimum ...

... C0,1PARISONBETIVEEN THE BRITISH AND FRBSCH A RIES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORN ING CHRONICLE. SIR-In the discussions which daily take place, both in Parliament and out of it, about our army and its organization, reference is continually made to the French army. Now, in these days of trial, every one may properly communicate his mite of information, and I would avail myself, by permission, of ...

... ARISTOCRA TIC CONSTITUTION OF I I THE ARMY. To THE EDITOR oP Tur, MORNING CHRONICLE-. Sin-There is a great outcry at the present time against the aristocratic constitution of the British army. I am not about to deny the justice of the charge ; but do not let us be carried away or influenced by oircumstances which may at first aight seem to support the popular notion, but which, in fact, have ...

... AV4dPAL dND MILITAR PAVBWS. --i APPOINTHUS. r Lieutenants-Charles S. Fitton (1856), recently promoted e from mate of the Vulture paddle-wheel steam frigate, is appointed lieutenant to that vessel; Francis W. Bennett (1854), to the Himalaya screw steam troop-ship, at Ports- mouth. . ?? T. S. Beveridge, M.D. (1844), recently serving in the Sampson paddle-wheel steam frigate, to the , awk, 60. ...

... ARIMY AND NAVY MOVEMENTS. Lord Lucan has been recalled from the Crimea, in consequence of differences which took place between him and Lord Raglan, differences which rendered it impos- sible for them to act together on the same station. It is confidently stated, in well informed circles (says the United Service Gazette) that General Canrobert will command the allied army on the expected retire ...

... I COFFINS IN THE 'FLOWERY KINGDOM. We have already noticed Father HuE's most interest- ing work on China. The subjoined extract is, however, soe trange aand carions in its import, that wve do not think oar readers will deem it an incumbrance to our. columns:- In ne other country than China, perhaps, could men be heard exchanging compliments en t e subject of a coffin, People are moosty shy ...

... SICK AND DEAD AT SGlTAEL The sick state for January 14 shows that there wres 4,403 nwon-comsssi~oned ilicers and privates and sixty officers in hospital thiat iorbing. The following is the nominal. return of deaths rince the 10th inclusive: . Thurn..m ?? Cliftord, 77th Ebgt., diarrhiea, Jan. 10. ?? Coloursergeacnt-BMoes Williams, 47th Regt., dysentery, Jan. 12. Cosporaia-Robert Muray*8th ...

... W?ftt- -3 . - Espoubli as -rm:7 canw.L i My Dear 9hipj before Sebastopol, ?? 14; 1856. MyDer-,--With much trbuble I have Succeeded myself(my 'srant, being, dead) in' semi-rousting, so e green. cOfie, aud'reducing it iato something~resembling a powder, and-am now: enjoying the JUurn fati ufl witha pieI4h some good rifle practice the day before Yesterday in the advanced trench.- The ...

... OFFIZERIZCG TEU ARMY. [Froi the Times.] The whole system of purehase in the army involves so many intricacies.and.cantradictions that, even in 'peaceful ^tiimestit requires all'the keen.zest of a-professional man to mtak6 himself'mnaser of 'the iubjcz .'2As civiliaus, we wonder upon what principle it is determined. that.the loe. -AugnstusFitz'Flam ?? pilace of lieutevant, by purchase, ...