... 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. ...

... 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 ...

... LOND DONi TMU1RDA Y, DEC. 20. WITH regard to the war'in the east of Europe at winter is the season for diplomacy, runours, projectsp -in short, for ,ll kinds of mystification. Amaid this a4 hubbub of discordant reports-wiore bewildering-than tl the viewless voices which assailed the advetturers, a, in theh Arabian tale, who attemipted to climb the- w enchanted mountain in search of the singing ...

... I . ! . . . ?? .. ?? ,. .: | BXAMINATION THE1 OIh 'SERVICE I.,,I , . , - i . ?? , ' a ' ' 1' TO THEN ZPIT$) OP T'tE DAiLY n . , ?? ?? csf th't XanillatiOh'; no. Ifel aa itW qw is, to which imy attentionwiis dra*fn .by ?? sarticte inx the- DailipMet 6 ?? * l53tjdsmandld@ ?? Carefol'88crntiny thbAaS. op~etiwou1d'be dis~ptid at fire; Eigh to givyto it. ¶ That papers br ,Jeeuc qncdeI d ma,-le o ...

... REPPBsRBrTATJON OF LINCOLN. The sent vacant by the death of Colonel Sibtborp vwill, be contested by his son and heir, Major Gervase T. W. Siblio'rp, and Mar. Charles Beely, a wealthy merohant of Lincoln. The -addresses of both gentlemen-were issued on the dayafter the late member's death, and their friends commenced their can- vass instantly,: and are pursuing it with great diligence and ...

... MR TB2'QP!DZJT4WMANJ EMBNT ACT. Yehsterday a depnlatien.ol district' urgec90 ot St. _ Marylebone and SC. Psaucras prisres. waited on Sir Bon janmin HaEs, with the object of obtaining from him an esx proesion of opinlon nreaseting tbe, approachlihg tppont hi meati of beiallh.offices 4ider the new act. The, depaitttiou OA consisted ?? Joseph, Mushett,Clapp, E~ead, Sthori4 et Adams, JeifrejR, sad ...

... |Ah OTER FAIMALB ADPRAN7 UJR i I . . HESTRR. l? ras . ori We find the following extraordinary case in tta old Courantt:- fftc ir pe- It is not often that such an instance of g -a plicity on one part, and of barefaced impud e 5i° nia .re. is exhibited as appears ill the narratire ae e Oi Oh lion lite of a circumstance which occurred in Ohe wi th the noe last few days. In fiction there is nothia ...

... METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORK. l Thefirt mneeting Of. the ?? Metro- o .plitan Board of. Wairks was held, by ?? ~th I U1 o'chcli ina handsome roomn at' But igtha Houised Bewe n40ad'154 gesttineinwoier Piesiti,' ?? ~.'iejtwoo~thre, o 't~rn~dbt~db~ 'the: dilfeent' appaa sdn the, 40Aqy ~$eui last wee*.''The. list isqeludes 'Sir .tobsShellsy, Mrt. Deputy Haruiepna,XJ.r..L., TaIorj,i #r. Thaites, Mr, ...

... PUBLIO BATHS AND WASM.HOVSES. The queteion whetber the City of London will Coincide with nine metropolitan parishes and maoy provin- cl iltowni in establishing public baths ane wash-houses, will, it is now understood, be finaltr deidded' today, when the recommendation of the oail and Cornand Finance Committee that the City should buy, at a very low price (not balf its cost), *be establishment ...

... 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. ...

... - - iL :O . BRITVfHMJETWOROLOGIOAL SUCJB7 Y. I At the last meeting of this soliety Dr. Loe, ?? &o;, r president, in the chair, the following gentlemen were bal. d iotted for artd elected mnembers :-Sir James 'Mathesofi, e N.P,, Archdeacon Tattam,' Rev. F. Redford, ;Rev. M. A. Smelt; Captain Washington, U.N., Dr. Robertsan, Dr. Y Richardsou, Messrs. E, Dollond, H. Negretti, R. S. 9 ted. I man, ...

... . THE STRIKg AT JtAJCHSTB .I The seventh weekly meeting of the minddru atd ] ?? on strike at Manchester was held on TDeeday everilag. The SJCUBaTrA said. the operatives had. 6reed to accept 'the average uf tbo Ashton prices. as offered lij the' moators, provided Oldham rewre coupled with Ashiton, and the avelttgo 'of tbe working wages of both towns agreed to; but this pro. position tbe masters ...