... ' UPPOED MURDER OF A SPORTING ?? ?? GENTLEMAN BY A SURGXOT. I' . . .. .. ' , _7 7. :_ ., I I I I I Mr. John Parsons Cook, a sporting gentlemean, aged 28 year, rsciding at, Lutterworth (Leicestershire), wast the owntr of' eho 'named Polestar, which won two of the otak-eta theshrmib races on the 13th iad 14it it, Whilst at Shrewsbury, afite the race, Mr. Cook was takez -sedieely ill. Ho Wu ...

... PISoOUNTNRWPORT, AM.P., ON THE WA. ' i . . . J- . At the dinner suc-eeding the Shropshire CWAttl y of and Poultry Show, on Friday, Viscount Newport, M.P., is iru ailuding to the war, said: The question now uppermos ady in men'a minds in London and rdris is that of peace or dy, war. There was very little doubt that that question is at. Ing this moment in the balance. He torone frankly owned ...

... TWE RUMI4IS _Q PEAC. Tho language held' by the .principal. continental R journal. received yesterday-on- the subject of peacs e .1 ieery.gnarded, and calcilated to nourish nnly the most. I' maderato espeetatiois ' T, e Dlfbats oag8: I W.e consider it uselesi .tp coilect nlilh usu tbtte ?? ia the French -and: forelgn newspapersh .about the hopes Or-al- ?? arrangement 'Vetween the belligerent ...

... To TUB EDITOR OF THE DAILY INEWS. SIm,-Several of the public journals expressed - satisfaction on seeing, in Aunast last, the intention of the B Lord Mayor to rescue the barmes from its then state of pollution; and regarding my system to that end, they Gj kindly added, the beat plan would be to have it tried, on ml a moderate scale, at the public expense, and let. the resalt Ee speak for ...

... T-EE TUNNEL QUESTION, THE TURNIP- I TEST, AND THE XETBOPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. I TO TUBE ZDITOU 01 MeD DAILY Wes. SIR,-My last letter on the tunnel question ba called forth two rejoindersone signed by Mr. Bur- nell, the other unauthenticated by the writer's name,. but reflecting with remarkable fidelity the views of Mr. Bazalgette. These letters, taken together, and coupled with previous ...

... ITE EA8TE1N COUNTIES RAILWAY. TO TUB EDITOR OF TIE DAILY NEW._ 8iS,-You have at different times recentl, in the 6. course of your-observations upon the condition of the b, Eastern Comntied' line, dropped some sound and valc- ec able sukiestieni fox the. benefit sndguidance of tbose tB to whkoptits ftuirp management and thq. apparently i endless task of 'rforming'it might be entrusted; but th ...

... Rs WTITE A.P., AND CAPTAIN SCOBELL ON, | . I, - SETHX WAR. M r. its Ua, Calptan.a SCobeli were present athe! dinner succeeding tbe Chri;tasa show of stock and poultry in connexion with- tbe o-B and West of England Agricul.' tural Society, held it- Bath on Tuesday. After the studa preliminary toasts, Mr. CimiJistT Bues gave e' The Health% of th Members for the City of Bath,, e toast which was ...

... X ?? The Monifeur publishes the monthly retnrns of the Bank of France to yesterday, Thursday, Dec. 13. We give the most important items, with the correspond- mg figures of last month, en regard: Dec. Now. Coin and bullion, Paris ?? 86,614,747 .. 104,985,082 Ditto ditto branch banks ?? 132,286,937 .. 106,665,136 Bills discounted, Paris ?? 200 912,313 .. 224,116,030 Ditto branch banks ?? 216 754 ...

... TES RAC8RT IR5t T ATHE DUE C;! LEINSTA#'s RESIDBNGCE, I tool eharsoXler.~. ?? fii3e,-.wfi ?? aupplig4 -by, t which eis oompletl iletty d. :..The tebity ?? t e the p iin of the atdedeam consisted of'hiigae whohadony f.l ratauied ?? siening; WilcE wol has lwt. ibee.a ~qr a considerabl.'; lime suffosing-ft 2sr~UIlni,42;4 1~idd-ah~ ~o for somt. tine past hxbaa eeo aoflo& but5 bar ' bed ; bit.' ...

... DINNER TO SMI C. NAPIER. . . Last uight a numerous body of the supporfenno Sir C. Napier met at the Beidge-hotuseaiHotel, to oelebrate his return for the borough of Sinthwerk; Mr. Vwxuass 16 the chair. After the usual loyal toasts, Sir 0. NrLPsa csid, in reply to his bealth, which was drunk with the greatest enthusiasm, tbit the anister in which he had been received that evening was only of a ...

... THE SWEDISE' A1LUtkNC DY &bTDABIUNB AND B3RITSUH. ZLEOBAP31. v1aoM Oun OWN COORRM5PONDIt.) PARIS, TUVuSDAr.. The Atoniteur pnblishes the treaty just contracted between the Allied Powers and Sweden. The latter Power engages not to cide toj nor toex- ihange with, Russia either territory, pasturage, fkhing, or other privileges. The Allied Poweks, in gsturn, will defend Sweden against Russia. ...

... TO THU EUITOR OP THV DAILY NEWS. t 8Bu,-The statement I forwarded you seme time t rago relative to the arrival of huts, which weriefor a a time rendered useless by the want of any instructions a r to describe how they were to be erected, has, I see, been denied in the Globe newspaper, it being alleged E that two Sappers were sent out with each shipload. a of huts to superintend their erection. ...