... VIt¢ j'1ull JBajcutt AND EAST RIDING TI[ES. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1855. WINTrFI has set in with almost Siberian severity. During the past week we have had keen frosts, piercing cold winds, and heavy falls of snow. At this moment our streets and quays are covered with snow to the depth of one or two feet, and there is no prospect of an early improvement in the weather. Under these circumstances ...

... LORD JOHN RUSSELL'S APPOINTMENT. I EVERYBODY is puzzled at the appointment of Lord JOHN RUSSELL to represent England at the coming conference at Vienna. What can it mean ? is asked on every side. Why it is barely a fortnight since this very nobleman received, if the Times is to be credited, an autograph letter of rebuke from Her MAJESTY, and now he is selected as the representative of Great ...

... CONVOCATION OF THE CLERGY OF THlE PRO- VINCE OF CANTERBURY. On Tuesday morning both Houses of Convocation assembled in the Jerusalem Chamber, adjacent to ?? minster Abbey. Alter prmyers the members of the Upper House adjourned to the Bounty.offlce, where their deliberations were proceeded with. The Archbishop of Canterbury presided in the Lawer House; there were also present the Eishops of ...

... -Mr. ' Stafford has been doing far worthier ser- vice ati the sick beds of the soldiers at Seutari 'than amongs the dockyardjobbers of the Derby miinistry. On Monday, the hon. gentleman was heard-eas he deserved to be-with the most re- - spectful attention by the House of Commonos, as :he 'detailed the condition- of our neglected sol- diers. Terrible, indeed, were his disclosures: a*ful the ...

... FRIENDLY SOCIETIES AND THE MIITIA ACT. ROBERT FELTON v. JAMES PRIORL FRIENDLY 0oc0sT15 -XMPNA M(N, MEaMBER, NaPION-0 PRIThRE 0O RIGHTS IN 5001E5V-DI)NOION OF JUSTICES SUPeasEDING 822L=BNrT O0 DISPUTES DX ARBITRATION ACCORhDING TO RUs.S OF SOcTY. The above cwe, a highly important one to friendly seoeities, came on for hearing on Tuesday, the 19th instant, at Hal. stead before G D. H. Valzey, C. ...

... I - X0 TOBOESPORDII. , -_ I Carrespondonts who do not Seed their commu ntio-s no- tie, may infer that we cennot anewer them, or deoelll to do s8. We further canlot, .VN5RJB AiM 013 neroa0NoS CHAsA OUfBSEOLVss WITH A ]MTru OJ SS. M Ai. LSTrEe.-We have no personal objecio to the doggtei; but the space of this journal is, in fact -the due property of the resder. Rubbish Ss set to be alibit ers : ...

... ?? . lar LATEST INTELLIGENCE. Es ILI TT, THE WAR. (Frome gecterdap'e Morning Chronicle.) Vienna, Thursday, Feb. 8.-Intelligence has been received from Constantinople up to the 29th January. A sortie on the 23rd January, made by the garrison of Sebastopol, had caused the ,.Froncb heavy losses. The li~ounves had mutinied, and demanded a retreat from the Crimea. 400 of the mutineers Ihad arrived ...

... 11 11 - THE ANNiVERSAnY TEA PARTY OF THE CnUtRCI SCHOOL was held at the Assembly Room, Clifton Arnt Hotel, on Monday last. There was a large attendance; twenty ladies had kindly undertaken to preside at the trays, and also to supply them gratuitously. Tea being concluded, the Rev. A. Jenour, incumbent of St. John's, rose to address the meeting, remarking that he had only attended one of this ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS-MONDAY, FEB 19. THE WAR.-LAND TRANSPORT. Lord ELLENBOoosot moved for the production of the papers relating to the constitution of the land transport ?? a short discussion the motion was agreed to. Some other business was then despatched, and their lordships adjourned at an early hour. Tuesday, February 20. ARMY SERVICE ACT AMENDMENT DILL. Lord PANMURZ moved the second reading of ...

... ' DERIL PARLIAWNT. HOUSE Or'LORDS-Monday. THE FRENCH FLEEi IN tHE BLACK SEA.- The LORD CEANCELLOR stated thathehad on a formeI occasion read to the house a lett-r which' he had .rqcsived from Admiral Duneas, in's wcknoleqgisht of the vote of thanks to bimitlf and the officers of ?? 8ei f t which had been passed by that-fibu The 1ettiiid not contain any enclosure from tlie F iih udmiial, iiwh ...

... THE IINISTERIAL DILEMAMA. The Earl of Carlisle has been nominated Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster3.' ' ' : ?? .; On'Mouday. and Ttesddy it beeais generally known -that serious differenoes of opiniion exizited amongst main- bear of the cabinet as'to the 'wav in which Mr.' Ioebluck' motion,. nominating his committee of inquiry 'into the causes of the calamities of the war, should be met. On ...

... FlEt) iU E-S1- .' Id' LEFICESTUERSH IRE. ; (From our own Correspondent.) t ULCIsTUa, Monday. The old prediction has been fulfilled. Winter has had another fight over us since Candlemas-day, and has left us weather more wintry than before. A snow-storm of con- , siderable duration, succeeded by frosts still more severe, have . been the characteristics of the weather during the week. In e the ...