... I _ IA iIr. Allen, the unfortunate man who suffered a tap. rible fracture of both his legs in the accident whicb occurred on this railway on Friday week, and whese right leg was taken off imaediately after his admission to the hospital en the same evening, underwent ampu. tation of his left leg at an early hour on Saturdaq morning. The poor fellow was most uwillling to sub. mit to the second ...

... ., an fltlTorL 1\ iA WAP-OFFICE, Deo. 14, Royil Hogrssnt of Eorse Guards-Cor-set J. W. BaDele to ba Lieutengnt, by yurcO a e, viea G. P. C. A. Lord StaahcPe, who vetires. yprhv 7ih Light Dragoons.-Cornet R. X. Pedder, from theis1th Light Dragooso, to be Cornet, without parchase, vice lle, prooloted. 9th Light Dragoong.-Capt. A. W F, scett, from tbe ?? Foot, to be Captai, vice Trosoer, who ...

... I --9,,nLETTRWTER., . TERMS Op-PEACE. To ?? EDiroa,-Sir,-I am a bard workling man, and feel the preesure of the times; my expenses are heavy and my in- eome small, having always escaped the ieo asmtaL BRaton - no account would I for one, bad as things are, submit toc any terms of pewo but those moet honoerable to EnglandL Give UE a goverameat that VAil carry on the war with the ust- m ost ...

... ?? question of the Danish sound dues isthau stated in the BanCers' Oircular:- There has been for some tiue rather anangry feel. ing expresed in several of the American journals rela. tive to the eustom of charging certain dues upon the passing of ships through the Sound into the Baltic in proportion to their tonnage. By the principal Euro- pean states these charges have been loeg acknowledged ...

... SERViCES 0F A LIFE.BUAT. - - -II An o i was FreJ.ted, at Tuby, of kly W=n, r the Irat time during a gale of wind from S E,,tb life-boat of tise ?? and the',resut- of the trial vws in every reepect satsfactory; indeed it was well it was go, for the next day both ee life-boat and crew were severely tried, b%* they behaved admirably. The undinching courage and untiring energy of the crew, in ...

... Baron Martin has explained to Doctor Jackson. His speech had been garbled, says the judge; Ithe speech was given verbatim, say the local reporters. However, we give the judge's own words from his explanatory letter to the sensitive, but nevertheless patient, Doctor Jackson :- The hubstance of what I maet to say, and believe did say, was this-that in a case of presumptive evi- dence ...

... : EALTII OF LONDON. It w shown at the last report that London bad 5 rd an increase of InOrtfity, the effect of cold weather. In the week that ended lat Saturday, though the rigour of the weather was not miitiated, but aug. Inuntd, the number of deaths regiseed rwas not quite equal tothat of the preceding week; the numbers in the two periods having been 1 2Y1 and 1,257. It is agreeable to ...

... THE~ ABRM' WAR OFF1C, DEC. 7. Oth ?? of Drwoon Guards-Cornet F. N. Aetley to he Ltetweeant, without pare0Aoee, vice Pelre, deceased. I0th Light Drngaas-;Cwruet S. Vyse to be Lieutenant, by purotsoe, vice Wiliams, ft'o retires. . * I 185kh Light ?? R. A, Clernent to be Lieu- Ceenot5 by pueroiriso, vioc Gosad, promoted. R~oyal Ar'tillery Fi3 d -Sureeon of the Second Class W. korry to be ...

... I WORK AND FOOD IN FRANCEI ; | I E~fi[cna OU OWe PAsIS cossxspn!.-, _- It would appear that L'ile has lou beea t as a centre for the d6eelopment of ecCnowib, tr, e of life, adapted to the condition of worbiog Me, [acipi said that more than 1O0 little benefit soeatiet; found within, it9 narrow boundary. Theee be,4 i cieties confine their acti:n to matual supp * ness, seldom advancing tC the ...

... An official report at the circumstances attending the attack upon the boat of her Majesty's ship Cossack, at Hango Head, hag been made at the request of the ad- miralty by Mr. Louis Geneste, who proceeded on shore with the flag of truce. Mr. Geneste, in his narrative of this unparalleled mas- sacre, says :- Before we had proceeded forty to fif : paces from the boat, a heavy fire was suddenly ...

... RUSSIAN VIEW OF PEACE RuUMOR, Le Nord publishes an artide from whichr we extrac the following:- The rumours of peace, yesterdayh. vourably received, are to-day revarded with incredulity, The Globe and the Times affirm that nevotiations have been reopened by Austria, but they add, that RSSER h as not yet made any proposals; it seems to na9, that there is nothing to be surprised at in that. ...

... II SARDINIAA. I le on ever Qiqx eon_ Sadiiialan P B -MOONI1) splendid spectacle of Great ]Bretai - boanilevir, on. the mornig of his * e3 t came out with a flourish on the a splendid welcome to the 9 i P ety and gave a glowing biography of Vrce °fE We all honour the courage with which t0r'la' setting a lesson to smoking, been dri ce and treacherous Austria, basent us her' f8 Sebastopol; and we ...