... THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOI. The latest despatches from the Crimea, via Vienna, come down to Feb. 4, up to which date nothing of im- portance had occurred. The firing was well sustained in the daytime by the batteries of the Allies, whose position and number of guns opened were daily improving and increasing. The movement of the Turko-French force from Eupatoria, to manwuvre upon the north of ...

... A correspondent of the Times in the Crimea thus writes on the 16th ult. - Although attached to the fleet, I had a very good opportunity of seeing a good deal of what was going on on shore, and I am therefore delighted to see that you took the lead in denouncing the real cause of our failure in the Crimea-namely, the want of leadership. You know that at all times a more than ordinary man is ...

... k-n Ir ,, -a A ROGUE AND VAaA/BOND.-On Wednesday last a man who gave his name as John Smlith, of Witucy, was brought sip in custody by Hurd, the officer, before B. J. Whippy, Esq., charged with going about gathering contributions under fraudulent pretences. It appeared that the prisoner camie to Charlbury on the previous day, and, by the assist- ance of a person in this town, obtained most of ...

... CATHEDRAL AND COLLEGIATE CHUEcHES.-A return moved for by Mr. Ewart, M.P., and published on Satur- day, shows that the gross total payinents made to the English Ecclesiastical Commissioiners since the 21st of April, 1853, on account of any suspended stalls in the cathedral and collegiate churchesof England and Wales, aniounted to 80,1031,, of which sum the following are the items-viz., from 8 ...

... THE OXFORD JOURNAL, SATURlDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1865. SCIENCE AND AGRICULTU1ET SCOTCH AGRICTJLTUJRE. OBSERVATIONS MADE DURING A TOUR IN THAT COUNTRY. WE return this week to the subject of Scotch Agri- culture, and in this paper we purpose giving ex- tracts from the note-book of our correspondent relating to the various farms, the differences in the soil, and the striking agricultural peculiarities ...

... DINNER TO THE OXFORDSHIIRE MILITIA. I In consequence of upwards of five hundred of the Oxford- shire Militia having v',lunteered on foreign service, and it being expected that as soon as the requisito number (600) is completed they will leave for the Mediterranean, the officers resolved to entertain the whole reginment with a dinner in the Town Hall, to mark their sense, not only of their ...

... Mr. James Bowen, Commoner, has been elected Mathe- matical Exhibitioner of UniversityCollegge. At a Congregation held at Cambridge on Wednesday last, Richard Harris Dalton Barham, B.A., of Oriel college, Oxford, was admitted ad cisuncm. The Committee appointed to propose Regulations for con- ducting the business of Congregation have agreed upon the following, which will be submitted to the ...

... THE AR'MY BEFORE SEBASTOPOL. The correspondence from the camnp received this week conies down. to the l1th of January, and the accounts of the sufferings of our brave fellows there continue to be, as Lord John Russell well described thein in his speech on the 26th ult., horrible and heartrending.' We select the following from the letters which have been published:- (FaoM AN OFFICER.) Jan. 8. ...

... ?? {n- a. O.- ?? COUNTY COURT.-On the 29th Ultimo there were 24 Causes on the list ; several of them were, however, pri. vately arranged, and the others were of no importancv. The next Court is to be held Feb. 26, at 11.30. CHARLDURY. DIED.-Jan. 26, at Brighton, Ellen Sarah, relict of Captain Thomas Goldie Silver, 20th Regt. Madras Native Infantry, leaving three orphans to lament their loss. ...

... ROUSE OQS QOXDTQNOS-Thursday. r VIPVAICVT' f-6sl Fan.1- :. - rem - ' - The SPEAKrIt took the chair a few minutes before foUr. o'clock. In consequence of ?? interest excited by the Miinirterial S crisis the House Was. much fuller than on ordinary occa, slolls. Lord PALNIBMTON. and the bother Members of the Aberdeen Governument present took their places oil, the Ministerial benches as n sual. 01 ...

... At the meeting of the members of the Central Farmers' Club, on Monday the 5th inst., a discussion took place on the question To what extent can town sewage be profit- ably applied to the purposes of agriculture, which was introduced, in an able paper, by Mr. Mechi, of Tiptree Hall, Essex. There was a large attendance of members on the occasion, and amongst those present was Mr. E. Chadwick, ...

... BATIDTURY. BIRTI.-Feb. 9, the wife of Air. J. B. Austin, Parson's- atreet, of a son. SiAlIUILED.-Feb. 5, at St. Paul's Church, Covent Garden John Mitchell, Esq., of Great Bourton, Oxon, to Mary, eldest daughter of air. W. Coleman, V.S., of Sutton, Surrey. DIED-Feb. 6, James, son of Mr. J. Gescoigne, cabinet maker, Banbury, aged 3 ?? day Mr. IV. Watts, of Chacombe, aged 88.-Feb. 8, Mr. T. ...