... THE WAR J? THE EAST. ITHE EXPLOSION OF MlAGAZINiES. On Thursday, Lord Panmure receired a ?? dated Sehaatog~ol, Noresaber 17 from General Sir W . Codrington, deseribing the dalmage done by the lute terrific explosion of gunpowder. The qusantity of powvder whic blew up, beloo~iflg to the ~Frend Siege trrain, wras 100.O0f01bs., and this sei fire to the En61ish park. Thec around of both the French ...

... PUBLIC MEETING IN THE CORN EXCHANGE. On Thursday evening last, an enthusiastic meeting in celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the last Polish revolution, and $to consider the position and Iprospects of Poland in connection with the war, was held in the Assembly-room of the Corn Exchange. About 500 persons were present, amongst whom we no- ticed Mr. R. T. Parker, M.P. Mr. J. ...

... AE ,AL NIEWS. *AccordiliIn tp'aWgse lirbonl~ the vintage of-the South of A I*ance 66,been b y %~it Wof an avrg.Gov ~'~rd~ dej ~~ln lOw~e~n made throughout Portittgl 'In ~~1zdtid~~ouCde ift been voted out of the Doncaster rfis bbrogh'Il~dlr'thnextDr~nestr races.na Then¾~ber~f he re~'at Lierp I7have formed them-. fron eelvee into a preeeass oai o iOifld professional pur- Con Pe.1 bra isetor1 ...

... .i ?? RIGHT RON. B. ARDWBLL, P., ON ., . , , .. N a . TOR WAR. - . I' ?? Nor O The Bight Ho'n. E.Cywltgte ih0 El Evraet Es. 'member for the City of oxford, theI 'Ea'rl o'Atrlagden, Right Hon. JT. W. Henley, MI P.; Lieuit. . 'C0ionel North, M.LP., G. G. Harcourt, Esq., I P., Sir '1 a. Vsmncy, Beitm, Major Reed, KR?, Sir J. Yargusson, Eatt tb ~Eal f' Lincoln', -the 'Vice Chancellor of the ...

... If I might give a short hint to an impartialwriter it would be totell him hisfate. If le resolved to ventnre npen the dangerous precipice of telling unbiassed truth let him proclaim war with mankind-neither to give nor to take quarter. If he tells the crimes of great men they fall upon him with the iron hands of the law; if he tells them of Virtues, when they hae any, then the mob attacks him ...

... .; ST. PAVS CHURCH.-On 01Wednesday evening last, a sermon was preached in this church by the Rev. J. E. Armstrong, D.D. LL.D., which was succeeded by a collection in aid of the Society for English Church Misadone to the Roman Catholics. The rev. doctor is one of the honorary secretaries of this society, and bas alway's refused to receive a single farthing by way of remsunora- tioD or his ?? ...

... A NiGGER LiE G,.- i say, Sambo., does yenow what makes the corn grow so fast when you put (le roanure on it? ?? No, 1 don't hardly. Now I'll jist tell ye. When de corn begans to smell the manure, it don't like de 'fumery, so it hurries out of the ground and sits up as high as possible, so as not to breaff de bad air. PREACHING TO THu WVRtONG ?? amusing story has been current in Wesleyan ...

... COtNTERSLIP RAGGED SCHOOLS. The annual meeting of, the friends and supportersof the above eclbbla' was held on Tuesday evenling'last, hak tile spacious vestry-nroorn: djoininig Connterslip chapel. There was avery numerous attendance. and' the chair, was taken by the Rev. Thomits W ine After the usual devotional exeroises, 'The C=ARMN said they were mect together that evening to promote the ...

... DECEMIBER, 1855. OXFORD, WOR1CESTER & WOLVERHAMJPTON. Down.-Froin LONDON to OXroRD, WORCESTR, and WOLVEItHTAMPTON. WVEIK DAYS. SUNDAYS., TREAINS LEAVE a.m. 1 a.m. P.M. p.m. ami. p.m. ?? 15: 9 45 12 30 5 0.. . ?? 19 40 I 0 4 50 2 0 Orfo) rd Arrive ?? 15 12 5 0 630 ?? 428 ?? 8 10,11 30 30 645 730 440 Hando-r o u ghIi..I. 8 40'1 503 20 7 5750 50 ?? 85 5'125 3 35 720 82 5 15 ?? 95 ?? 345 ?? ...

... WINTER NECESSARfES FOR THE PooL-A meeting for set taking into consideration the best means of alleviating the do distress of the poor of this town was held at Hensington House on the 22nd of November. It was proposed to of establish a soup kitchen, to supply twice a week, at one on penny per quart, and to conlimence the distribution next of week. With the view, of carrying out this laudable ...

... THE BISHOP OF MANCBESTER ON THE . NECESSITY OF EDUCATION. A 8osree for the benefit of the Ashton and Daknl- field Mechanics Institution was held on Thursday ievenig in the Town-hall, Asbton under Lyne. There was a mer lhage attendance of members and frieds of the institution, and amongst those present were the Lord Bishop of Man- ehester, Mr. Cbarles Hindlay, M.P., Mr. John Cheethem, M.P.; ...

... 1ro?n 1r14?7U !? GsZ?G. WAR-o)'r1CB, NoT 30. 2nd Regiment of Dragoon Guards-BteYet-.lajor 11. .Briseae, to be Major, by purchas~e, *ice Brevet Lieut.- Col. P. Las Poer Treuch, who retires ; Lieut. C. 8. .Hutchineofl to be C~ptain, by purchase, rice Brieco. Royal Artill ry-'lhe appointmen~t of Lieultenant A. Donall, dated 24th September, 1855,xhabeen cancelled; .Lientenrat Gi.K. Taylor, onatbe ...