... A RUSSIAN DEFEAT. Mo) (From the Specaca Coreepoedoent of the Times.) Swa CAIP rEFoRM SIIS&STOPOL, Drc. 11.-The monotony do of life in this huge military colony has been broken onld slightly by the appearance of the Russlian onk the heights sold of Ourkounta, and by some demeonstratis' of an iutehtiog1 roa( on their part to try the strength of the F'rench positions thIo! in the Baidar Valley. ...

... THE LIVERPOOL MERCURY. MIONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1855. SALUS POPULI LEX 8UPREMA. SUM MARY. The returns of the Board of Trade for the ca month ending the 39th of November show a very t large increase in the extent of business traus- actions, the declared value of the exports having amounted to £8,759,849, against £6,608,498 in b3 the month ending December 5, 1854, being a dif- al ference in favour ...

... In tbe Arohes Court, on Friday, Sir Jobn Dobeo i gave- judgmenit in the following oase;-The, uit wA9 brought by Th tters of tequest, from tire ijoeelje of Ohichester, against to N the Rev. Robert Weet,' rector of' Pet; in the countyaf 'frhr Sussex, for ra'itual drurlkennees, iind for brawling, emit- IIil ing, irrir profeneqand Irreverent language, and ether.un- . AIr clerical 'behavioar, ...

... lid SPAIN. armly 90 The Madrid journals of the 23rd hanve boen received. animou hoe In COnoCq~ience of osnmo of the newspapers having repro. regret I- Sentted Barcelonat as being in an storming state, the Gazette and Ii declares that thle Government does not; fear any disturb- ?? aneeo, ats it bas collected large forces in that city, and is moral determined to cause the Sword of tho law to ...

... MULTUTJM IN 1ARVO. dI Bob it Waring Maxwell Esq., J.P., a leading member it of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ire d, died the other at day, aged 66 years, St his residence. in the county Of W r- Thoe censusd returns give the entire population of Neaw~ r,- York as 3,466,188. At the last census, iu 1850, the popal- to 'a Waiou was 3,095,89.4. The population of New York city W is 629,810.~ - J. A. ...

... I RV14SIAN ACCOUNTS FROM TH CRT -Ruiis` e i7 D~e-. 2-0 -publishics the following gm a- fitiraoimt froff the ?? ?? mlilitar operationsili Sy fi~l,:1ToyaV 19) to Dee. 7il ...

... The last esrapade of Lola Montes, connected with lhar _ departuro ?? for Melbourne, is thus noticed in the Sydney papers received:- TO THE IDITOOI OF TIIO SYDNEY MORNING USSUALD. Sir,-In your paper of this day's date are contained no two rotices realotive to this lady, both of which we request of tb you on cur authority to contnidict. day, Madams Lola Montes was unwioo'anmogh to engage a Tyrot ...

... - _ ?? ?? 'MORTALITY ON SHIPBOARD. Russian Intelligensce was receivod herel on Wednesday energy, that the ship Cherokee wad lying in Dunmasum a Bain- the Irish Channel, uninavigabef nOi~ etG quence of sickneas uaon aflt the crew. It Was reinfore understood that nine of tccrew had died, seven reserve, were lying sick in their berths, and only the 'full fligi A eter, one man and a hay remained ...

... THE UNACCOUNTABLE PURITY OF THE HOUSE.| OF COAIMONS. At a smiree in Leith the other day the Lord- on Advocate drew a sketch of the House of Com- mons which must have considerably staggered ijany of the previous notions of his hearers. HIe represented it to be exactly what the French monarch John said the breast of a King ought to ?? be-a place where honour and honesty should reign, though ...

... -UGGESTION O ' AN EUROPEAN. CONGRESS.:-- - . I U(IN UXBON.- ?? I The Times correspondent' at Paris5Tie- the iewtacs wef from a pamphlet supposed to colactdO with theove g ao the Emperor of thoe French respecting the advanitages of 'Aogae an Europsan congress. The pamphlet writer oags --The saevera Courts acting searteywill have hut little effect. Teirsevra co-operation is ioae, teen ...

... RAIILWAY INTELLIGENCE. 1 1 A 1 3 4 W A 1 I t N ' 1 jii l i ± I S I N ' f l . - The t'rfle returns of railoenys in Use United King~dsea sia ee ted for flo we k e s in o o b r 22 to £C400,514, a nd forliso correapondinsg peonad oflsstyoar toX382,759), holewicag so increases of £17781. RAILWAY TRAFFIC WEEKLY R1ETUR1N. Name f Ralway noi Same 211f-yr'B Cams Miles oso cef ailw y. - W ools. 1854. T ...

... ,| SECOND EDITIOQN. synta A -VE 1 = ,TV fA.. ?? OFtIcs, SATURDAY MORNIN, Dnc. 29 (nY TUN NEETitOC AND INTERNATIONAL TELEURApr,] THE EAST. (From th0 Morning Post.) We believe that despatches have been received which state that Omar Pasha, in consequence of the fall of Kars, has found it expedient to retreat upon Redoubt Kaleh. FRANCE. PAnis, FRIDAY.-The last accounts from St. Petersburg ...