... I The annual public meeting of the Hull Auxiliary hl Tract Society weas held on Monday evening, in the Public-rooms, and was numerously attended, the 11ev. \ John King, M.A., incumbent of Christ Church, in the chair. A large number of local clergy, dissenting ministers, and laymen appeared on the platform. es After singing and prayer, al The CHAIIRMAN briefly opened the proceedings, observing ...

... . NEWS, OF ,l K, theipco has as 5s~Otii of te Earlof Delwarr i was dcidedthe atl that an institution for the better ae andrfra agains' tign of juvenile criminaflls should besalhddepart At sum of £1192 ...

... ;- tTHE ?? , or THE ~BRITISH 0AMP AIND *RMY. ie ?? To~di~b No. 0.A ~ ,if totmoelsasfor our self-i~i ted.nilseri0-of last yea, so tho wdrther conti-nusr i~o presehi-lic' &e mt delig~htful as autithesis ...

... STONYLIUltST OB3SELtVAi'OltY, Lot, ~ 55' 43 N.Lm . 2 31AW. Re'lit of Ie'erlo a oa.s C'0 -b. taloda. dozo tog the iiact L e;q gij titilii ,, jt. i it , lboaf .- ¾' ,_ e 2 tU 3f ;0Q ^9 I ?? n 3 1; 11 ...

... MBSeS!Y OFeFICE FRIDAY M5oR?1a, Dec. 528. * [BY THE BRITISH AND SUBMARIN TN ELEORAPH.] D F .RANOU. f P~AJ, THURwSDAY EdVENINGs-A pamphlet which 1 has appeared to-day has created a groa ...

... A frightful catastrophe occurred on Friday. the 14th inmt., at Coec!Cy. near Sedgley. in South Staftordssire, which has already occasioned the death of four persons, and injured several others. some of whom are not ex. pected to rccover. in addition to ?? amount of property. It is customary in the mining districts of Staffordshire for the overseers of pits, either of iron. stone. or coal, and ...

... |~AY OF THE WAR. I I ,nALov n time of festivity in &m5as 1 5151uy a un v . at is it Easter that holy Russia makes Sa'0g; Irry, Muscovites kissingr their images, 1°,,One eanother. and getting drunk with 3 net, who, by a cemmunity of drunken- N ve holy warranty of the vice. Never- fb69,the Czar will have ?? bit of comfort; 565d gntage gained wherewith to rejoice him. a his people at the ...

... I DEVONS1IRKE-D.-AH OF A SURGEON IN GAOL. -A fev mouths agO ZLr. T. Elliott. a surgeon in the royal navy, was committed to the Devon county gaol, ot Exeter, for two years, for cruelty and neglect iii the Crimes, while serving with the naval brigade. A few days ago he was attacled by fever, and, inflammation of the'brain succeedji ,io died on Tuesday last. GLOUCESTERSUliP.-THB MISSING CnLrse7. ...

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... OUR CONTEMPORLBt-1s. T-qlTwo Aaaufl GAMBIED AwiTYm.e.)- We do not mean to exaggerate the suces of the Bus. * general KarsisnotanotherSebastopol; AMOenDI enot such another volable purt a the CfimeL But ether Wt our a uth n derrate the loss we have so- =d as the apathy of our statesmen underated the cethat wa required. To have conquered a arrisoen cspable of suh a defence as it has maintained ...

... .11 GREAT HORSE FAIR AND THE SWELL MOB. TO THE EDITOR OF THE PRESTON CHRONICLE. Sin,-It is feared we may have a greater number than usual of unwelcome visitors at the ensuing fair,.smart ladies and gents., with tickets of leave. Would it not be desirable to procure a detective from London to assist Air. Gibbons? The public should be cautioned against taking watches or purses to the poultry ...

... Six easy chairs have been sent to Fort Pitt General Hospital, by desire of the Queen, for the benefit of the ?? News. The Europa transport embarked 17 officers and 465 men of the Land Transport Corps, at Plymouth, on Wednesday afternoon, and sailed on Thursday morning for the Crimea. Each of the captains selected to command the gunboat and mortar-boat flotilla for the ensuing year's campaign ...