... THE MORNING CHlRONICLE. L ON DO N: i FRIDA Y, DEC(E.IMBER 21, 1S55. The frustration of Mr. DISRAELI'S schemes as a taetitian is being accomplished with much more rapidity, than his worst enemies could have hoped D for or expected. When, as observers of public affairs, we some days since commented on the speech in which Mr. KLNDALL threatened to throw off his allegiance to his chief, we could ...

... DR. LUSHINGTO.Y v. CHURCH ORNAMENTS. To TUN EDITOR oF THE MORNING CaRONICL. sln-it rnay be remembered that when we parted from Dr. Lushington on our voyage of discovery in quest of certain ornaments of the Church, whiob, in his opinion, are DOW lost and forgotten, we left him In a very uneomfortable (uot to say, unseemly) position, and spasmodically strug- gliug to escape from the ...

... The Cape papers, in noticing the arrival of a vessel from the Island, which left there on the 6th September, give the following extract from the: St. Helena Herald, by which it appears that the Portuguese Government have taken forcible possession of a portion of the African coast, their right to which is not admitted by the British (o- vernaient The Sasan Jane was only eight days from St. ...

... The late vote of confidence in favour -f Marshal O'Donnell was an answer to a motion for a vote of censure upon the Marshl1:- | M. OnsNss, the leader of the Demooratical party, gave notice of it in the following. terms :-It is customary in all constitutional countries for Parliament to take cogni- *ance of every important event that occurs in the oountry, and therefore it ia that I purpose to ...

... R k.-4 D MILITARY NEWS. 8O orlYS AND AP:OINTMHNTS. foilois *ppointm5nts wore madd at the Adrs ralty 1161rrd4 - chrTAINsS. l B ?? Yelvrrton, C B,. to o Brale. OAry ,Wlr to the Arrogant, 0°t ~COMtM!AYtER M n to the ?? , ar~bsh s PAYTMASTSI S- ,,to the Vi tory- ,I ijddiick, to the Filigard. J Weaver. to the WaterloO. ie.veBrlet, to the Impregnable. WOOILWICHd, DzC. 23. lve gonboats, which are in ...

... POLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. mbers of the MetrofolitanC Board of Works as- yhe 1esterdaY for tile lrdrt titne at Burlington House, ' aienU fenrly the whole of the memubers were present. Ptieprcoeedi6Tr. rs will be seen, were almost wholly of a6 roceeingsr SStr fIbN Thefi~~qn~tii5 hoh Drone was the eleetion of chair- irt^ tor iyIgrY propsegd Mr. ThwAeite. Si IInt ?? Mlr. H L. TAYLOR objected on the ...

... NOR7I-WEST LONDON PAEVENTJVE AND REFORMATORSiNSTiTUTION. This excellent institution, situate at 19, New-road, near Gower.street North, was formally opened on Wedresday by a public meeting convened by the zealous committee. In the absence of Sir Benjamin Hall, Bart., M.P., who did not arrive kill after the proceedings had opened, the chair was taken by the ion. W. F. Cowper, M.P. The Rey. J. H. ...

... ST. PA UL'S SCHOOL. The winter orations, delivered aocording to ancient: cus- tom before the principal members of the Mereers' Company and the parents and friends of the pupils, were: pronounced yesterday in the great hail of the school. Among the gen- tlemen present were the high master, the Rev. Dr. kynaster, the Rev. Mr. Hudson, the BRev. Dr. Worthington, the Rev. Mr. Cooper, the Rev. Mr. ...

... iJIPROPRMIBNZS INHOL YROOD PARK. We are glad to be able to lay before the public some c- count of the several important improvements which are about to be carried out in Holyrood-park, and in the neigh- bourhood of the palace. In addition to the now approach leading from Abbey-hill to the palace and park, for the construction of wbich Par. liament voted £1,000 last session, and which will be ...

... GUILDFORD AGRICULTURAL ASSO- CIA M7son. GUILDFORD. ?? The annual meeting of this assocition took place on Thars- day at Guildford, and was largely attended by the gentry and I the farmers of the district. The show of stook was exremely good. tb In the evening about 160 gentlemen dined together at the h Angel Hotel, the chair being occupied by Mr.H. Drummoad,tI M.P. for West Surrey. The hon. ...

... FISHMOPNGERS' HALL.-COURT DIATNER. The quarterly court dinner of the Honourable Fish. Inoagers' Company was held on Thursday .at the company'X hall, London-bridge, under the presidency of Mr. James Wansey, prime warden. Amongst the company were Mr. J. Morley, deputy warden, the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, A dmiral Sir Charles Napier, Colonel Pipes, Alderman Sir James Duke, Bart., M.P., Alderman ...

... THE MIORNING CHRONICLE. LONDON: a SA TURDA Y, DECEMBER 16, 1855. a 0 Mr. DRUMxoND, we suspect, is a little too quick when he says, that the question of the hour is M whether or not we shall fight Russia single-handed. Ui There has been nothing whatever in the conduct of a the Emperor of the FREama to justify a supposition, at once so hardy in itself and so disrespectful to t him, as that he ...