... VYENNA, TURSDAY. The local papers publish the following news from a Russian source, dated Sebastopol, 19th. A thaw has begun in the Crimea. Omar Pasha has his head quarters on board a steamer at Eupatoria. The garrison at Sebastopol made a sortie towards the coast, but was repulsed. Nunmerous desertions had taken place from the Freneh Foreign Legion. Deserters desire to enter the Rnssian ...

... CHARTERED BANK OP INDIA, AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA. ; Yesterday the first ordinary general meeting of the . shareholders of this company was held tat their offices, at the i South Sea House. T. ALuX. MITCHSELL, Esq., M.P., in the chair. The report, an abstract of which appeared in the City Article of the Daily Newes of yesterday, was taken as read. The CHkzIssAN, in moving its adoDtion, together ...

... GREAT NORTHERN RAILWIAY. The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors was held yesterday at the Albion Hotel, Alderagate-street ; Mr. B. DENiSON, M.P., in the chair. The report, having been circulated several days before the meeting, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN said, in moving the adoption of the re- port, he had to call attention to the statement of accounts, which btd been circulated some ...

... LATEST The Agoilelr of yesterday contains the following despatch; CONSTANTINOPLE, FED. 19. 41General Niel leaves this place to-morrow, on his retur to the Crimea. The Asmodee, Aigle, Ulloa, and several mer- ciant steamers, arrived yesterday and the day before witb troops on board, from Africa or France. The Prince Jerome, having the Hercule in tow, has been sighted off the heights of ...

... LCOND SUPPLEMENT to the LONDON} IF GAZETTE of TUESDAY, FEB. 27. 'I I I. I Co Z t the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 28th day of bruary, 1855, present the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty Counlcil.s lds day the Right Honourabla Sir George Cornewall . is, Baronet, was by her Majesty's command sworn of her ] eity's most honourable Privy Council, and took his place the board accordingly. er Majesty ...

... PARIS, MorNDAr. At the sitting of the court today, when thet laughter occasioned by the precipitate retreat of the coun terfeit advocates had subsided- A man named Riffaut, a maker of medical and surgical apparatus to a maison de santd in the Rue de Londres, who had not appeared when called on Saturday, came forward c and deposed to having examined the little Marsdens to as- t certain if they ...

... INCOME TAX-IMPORTANT TO FABMERS. We have received the following important com- miunication from Mr. Ba1l,',KP.,to which we would direct the immediate attention of our agricultural friends. It appears from his very valuable letter that the farmers to a large extent in Ireland have been paying income tax not leviable under the act, and that having paid it in their own wrong the landlords or ...

... . .1- - . - I ?? I Im , ,A- I , Opmv 0- in ?Jd to-i ,o A~copyof tile evodf asi thikb o f certain ques- tioneregsfrdingeuj ?? 'nts ertr eed tooth. One of the cfl sirons of havig *?eoIlh ~t~ Cleeaoeo trustees of the college01 heqetin;b r.Clnr- Xrihdwihteevidence on which these question. arose, arid gcer~diogly that evidence wa eomrnunieatea to ! Srn. P~r. Callen. however, misunderstanding ...

... ECCLBSIASTICAL INTELLIGENCTL APPOINTMBNTS. The Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol has instituted the Rev. Edward Girdlestone, M.A., vicar of Deane, near Bolton, to the vicarage of St. Nioholas with St. Leonard, in the city of Bristol, rendered vacant by the preferment of the Rev. G. Neale Barrow, M.A., to the rectory of West Kington, on the nomination of the Dean and Chapter of Bristol. The ...

... Hard times prodluce one good thing tthey cheelk gossiping. Mrs. Clacker has only 'had company once since last sunmmer. The consequence is that her steighiours' characters stand higher than they had done for the last five Tei¶ following atdvertisement appeared lately in a provincial paper :-WIalnted a man and wife to lock after a horse and a dairy with a religious turn of mind without asty ...

... FRANcE.-Throughout the week the great question in. France bas been, d Will the Emperor go to the Crimea? The reports on this subject have been abundant, but uncertain. It seems to be generally received as authentic, that the Emperor has formed an intention of joining the army before Sebastopol; and that preparations have been made to go somewhere. The 0onstitutionel, in its country edition ...

... The monthly meeting of this Presbytery was held yesterday -the Rev. David Brow'n, Moderator. MiR STIRLING'S EDUCATION BILL. Dr SEvmE, on the part of the Parish School Committee, laid otn the table a copy of Mr Stirling's bill. He stated that it was to be read a second time that day month, and suggested that a pro re oata meeting should be held to consider it. The Presbytery agreed to meet on ...