... A NI\W PLEA FOR SPA.\UNO RUSSE.1 te Thou h we do not, with the Times, think. it is the duty gu a journalist to couiiulnt fieqllultly Iupon Mr. Henry Drommind's exhibitious of the e ridiculous in his ovin person, ar long as it is the id pleasure of the ooustituouicy of West Slliey to return hiun to Parliament, still he is such a queer 3t public characier that it woald not be fair to oiw . ...

... 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 ...

... RESTORIATION OF POLAND. PUBtLIC IIEFTI5NG IN LIVEROPOOL LAST UETNIN6. A pobhic ?? III favour of the too taration itt P1'ral-d WM AtteoIdan e wase large, the bhall twing nearly tiled i~iat, Ove PRO. The pracoeesiog, were spreloited to co latice ?? , 41loJr .ud shortly .1fter shar IIatte it tao yrr t'ed t-y Mr. ih.: IerJ., tbrickecler, of Scotland-roadi, vcenetul by 31'r. lFobi'- I-otteili ...

... Tal 1IIIATARY ?? . is o- We do not wonder that Albert, F.M., m Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, eni' his bro ther o ffioers of the privileged brigade, have dote their bis to keep their owU counsel. We canl a- sincerely sympithise with the little sortuincs they *6 ?? ustavoidahly feel on seeing their famoutis d meuturial of the 17th of August, after reniaining e in safe and hallowed privacy ...

... 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 ...

... I TIRE LIVERPOOL MERCURY. 4 ltIDsy, DECEMBER 21, 1S55. '.ALLS PoPUnL LEX SUPAMA. &. A Glpnr ?? EL OF RU331AN CIVILISATIO I. If Mr. Driglit is srucere in all his outpouriogs Of glref all I itiligisitiull at tile policy which the uation Irpevo3 of in the vigorous prosecution of tbe wi . a;.liilqt ISsia, then must his state of mind b o.s wmiscr tile. Parsue the phantom of riiitiry glory fir ten ...

... 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. ...

... 1dEMIORAI. TO T 'TEl LATE JOSEPH HU.M. Some time back the Earl of Fortescue an- noulncad his aiteltioln of oallinag upon such noble- ineu a'ua gcaatleialmu of the Liberal party as are or .have htbetu amtliberi of the louse of Commons to umae ilJ eietauar a testiunonial to the memory of tbla h: .Mlr. Ilume; but the suggestion of a 'genai-;d pualto subscription for that parpose may bo pr aperly ...

... Qumbe bll Sagest ANlD EAST RIDING TILES. [REGISTERED AT THE GENERAL POST-OFFICE FBR TRANSMISSION ABROAD.] AT length the vague rumours of pacific negociations, which have worried and perplexed us for a month past, have assumed a definite shape. We have now semi-official authority for the statement that certain terms of peace have been agreed upon by England and France, and that those terms, ...

... 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 ...