... We have advices from Melbourne bringing further and important intelligence of the fatal disorders at the gold fields. Tue folowing is from the Melbourne Morning Hereld, of Dec. 5:- A Governmnent Gazette Extraordinary was issued yesterday morning, in which his excellency the lieu- tenant-governor proclaims martial law within the dis- trict of Buniyong, to be m foll force from and after twelve ...

... CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCRIP TRUE READERS ASSOCIATION. Last evening a meeting of the friends of this association Ywas hold at the Brixton National Shool.rooin, Church-road, nBrixton, Sir Walter B. Farquhar, Bart., presidiIg. The COAIRMAIS having briefly opened theproceedinigs, * The Rev. WILLIAM CURLING, chaplain of St. Saviour's, le Southwark, in moving the first resolution, pointed out that d the ...

... THR LOSS OF THE JAME'S CHESTOY. -4-- The following is an extract of a letter from the receiver of droits for Liverpool respecting the American ship James Cheston, White, from Baltimore for London, which was brought into Liverpool on the 16th inst. by the mate and six of the crew of the Marathon:- ' In forwarding the deposition of the mate of the Mara- thon, giving the details relating to the ...

... -.0 To TME EDITOR OF THE MORNING CHRONICLE. Sia-The following extracts of a letter from a young friend of mine (Major Roche, unattached) who served in several of ! the campaigns in India, in the departments alluded to, may prove interesting to your readers, and I hope he will forgive me for publishing them.-I am, &d., C. B. For the adjutant-general's department you want, not an individual ...

... OXFORD, MIARcH 12. UNIVNtRSITY SCOOLARSHIIP. The examination for the University or Hertford scholar. ship, for the encouragement of Latin literature, corn. menced this morning. There are no lees than five-and-thirty candidates. LUSBY SCHOLARSHIP. The examiners appointed by the trustees of the Lusby scbolarship give notice that an examinstion will be holden in Magdalen Hall, on Friday, March ...

... Cabintl Council was held at half-past twelve ,,ck yesterday morning at the Foreign-office, sitgstreet The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Iliarls WVood, and the Right Hon. Vernon r ioir were riot present, being absent from town; the Council was attended by the rest of the Shortly before three o'clock, the Earl of Claren- I a left his colleagues, and proceeded to Bucking- do, palace, to have au ...

... Owing to information of the approaching depar- ture of another filibustering expedition from the United States, and of the organization of a revolu- tionary outbreak upon the island, severe precau- tionary measures bad been taken by General Concha to repress any rising that might take place. On the Oth February numerous arrests were made of some of the most influential persons in Havana, ...

... RAIL WA Y TRAFFIC RETURNS. The followiur , are the gross receiptE traffic for the past week-that is to sa: date to whiO .a the respective returns ai i Mile 0-lld Re sine. 188 6 1 t8; 1866. Aberd' ,o,, March ?? 72 721 £1,782 8 BelfP at snd Ballymena, .arch ?? 371 371 682 0 rkenhesd, Lanceas,, and Cheshire Jun., M lar. 11 32 32 1,881 0 BlytheandTyneMarh 13 13 881 0 Brietol and Exeter, M~ar. 4 ...

... [FRoM THE LONDON GAZETE~T OF LAST EIGHT.] War Department, March 16, 1855. Lord Paumure has this day received a despatch and its enclosures, of which the following are copies, addressed to his lordship by Field-Marsbal the Lord Raglan, ?? Before Sevastopol, March 3, 1855. My Lord-Some more ships are said to leave been sunk since I wrote to your lordship on the 27th. I am not certain of this; ...

... e- The tollowing is a copy of a letter lately received by In- a, spector Ward, of the Essex constablary, from his son, a cor- ed poral in her Majesty's 44th Regiment of Foot:- ce Camp before Sebastopol, Feb. 13. of Dear Father and Motlber-Thanks be to God I still am spared amidst all the dangers that surround me, and in write to let you know that I still retain my health, and I d wish I ...

... ECONOMI~C LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. -0 The annual general court of this company was held at the society's house No. 6, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars, on Saturday last. The meeting was called for the purpose of receiving the auditors' report of the receipts and dis- bursements of the society during the year 1854, and to elect auditors for the present year. The chair was taken by Mr. Henry ...

... Yesterday being set apart for prayer and humi- liation tV the Divine Majesty, and imploring his blessing and assistance on our arms for the restora- tion of peace to her Majesty and her dominions, it was observed in London with much respect. All the Government establishments, Royal Exchange, Lloyd's, docks, banks, Ja., were closed, and the entire business of the metropolis, with very few ...