... THE CRIMEA. The lytest accounts statethat the banks of the Tchernaya bt are still flooded. The Mackenzie heights are surrounded el by strong gabionades. M The weather- has been. frightful in the Black Sea. Twelve merchantmaen, of varibus nations,hbad been wracked m ait the Sulina mouth of the Danube. The M1oicitcm', of Thursday publishes a despatch from E: Marshal P61issier, who reports fromn ...

... Whilst all in their different degrees are enjoying the fes- tivities of Christmas, and many a happy family gathers round the yule log, the Cowley School has not been left without its share of aimusemient; and the children were glad to find that, though various circumstances debarred them fromt the pleasures of a family meeting, they still had friends who were wtilling to afford them all the ...

... SCRAPS FROM RUTSSIA. An Am rican journal c jntains the foliowicg under the heading Scraps from the Journal of . A ,rnercan Ex-Conbul is Roossi. 1: - I P; EEP AT C5LONSTADT-1.10 first visited Croustadt,a and found this Place no strong as it lied been r, pro- ISented, but mere So from thle natural ?? than from b anything extraordinary in the defencees. He feand a there an imamense foundry, ...

... hilE KING OF SARDINIA AND THE ANTI- PAPAL DEMONSTRkTIONS. Among the numerous public addresses presented to i.e King of Sardinia during his visit to this country, was one from a public meeting hold at Edinburgh, composed ,hicily of the frequenters of Anti-Papal demontstralliotis. ILi -lie course of the duacumeut referrod to, thes King was told that 1 the blessing of God has descended upon ...

... 1' in LONDON, I Saturday, December 29, 1855.5. fit THE WNAR IN ASIA. tb bt MARSEILLES, DEC. 28. U Advices from COustantinople to the 17th have come in to band. Ths Crimean submarine telegraph is broken. fu It will be very difficult to remedy this if the present -L( stormy weather continues. ot Several Eughi3h guu-boats are cruising in the Sea of th Azoff, destroving, where the ice does not ...

... TW.E SEA-BORNE XAILS .I POST-OFFICE, LONDON, FRIDAY. I DESTINATIONS. SOUTErAnMPTON STATION. Lisbon, Spain, and Gib- raltar ?? Vibraltar, Malta, Egypt, Ceylon, India, &c. Penang, Singapore and China. British Colonies in the West Indies (except Honduras) Foreign Colonies, ke., in the West Indies (except Havana), California, Venezuola, N. Granada Chili and Peru, Grey Town (St. Juan de Ni- caragua ...

... SOUTHAMPTON, I SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1855. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship . Pera, Capt. Soy, arrived on Mlonday from the Thames. 'On This fine ship was built by Messrs. Mare, of Blackwall, 3or ) and is about 2,700 tons burden. She is fitted up in the -ace nmost beautiful manner, and her engines contain the mont mlid recentimprovenments. Hertotalcost was96,0001. She eted will ...

... IAUAUAV';5 ±11fSI'UKY UF ENGLAND. The 3rd and 4th volumes of MIacnuiay'c Elitory of *ngue England were published last week. The account of Ire- tow a land in 1689,the description of the Popish outbreak and l last devsstations,the ?? Fioench allitEs, ur- isden priae of the French officers at the devastation and bar. tated barism aroun d them ; the quarrels and intrigaos of the ace. Irish Court ...

... BDEDINGTON'T. MARRhIED.-Dec. 10, at Lillington Church, Mi'. Mewis, of 6, Lansdowne-terrace, Leamington, to Louisa Anne, daughter- t of the late George Smith, Esq., surgeon, Doddington. HUNTING.-ThO Heythrop hounds met at Leudw~ell on Wednesday last, and, w~e udderstabid, afforded sportsmen Q an excellent day's sport. II Mr. J. S. Huron, printer, High-street, has been l1ppointed r distributor ...

... Is I FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD i 1856; dil wa BEING IBISSEXTILE, OR LEAP YEAR. Lo I i {i1 0 X I 1 2 t 1O } 5 t Ei| ^ Fi1 9| 9 be ml JANUARY ?? ?? ?? ?? 1 2 3 4 5 Tu Sun rise 8. 8 0 7 S 9 10 11 12 taiu Neiv 91on 7th 11.17a. 13 14 1S 16 i7 18 19 th, Full Moon 22nd8.29m. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 80 31 RC FaBituARY ?? . ?? . ?? . ?? . ?? I 1 2 S un rises 7.4 3 4 6 7 8S 9 p N.ll. 6th 10.36 m. ...

... From Friday's London Gaa#eG. . -- 0 - rogi DowNiKG-STREET, DEC. 26. mai Tbre Qu, en has been pytased to appoint Lloyd Evans Meshanm. Esq., to be Resident Magistrate in the District of Natal, in the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope. b brol WAR OFFIcE, DEa. 28. the Coldstream Guards-Capt. the Hon. H. W. Camp- quo bell, from the Rifle Brigade, to 'e Lieutenant and Cap- brol tail, by purchase, vice ...

... VARIETI ES. HINTS FOR THE NuREtRY.-Milk is the best. food for infants, but curd should be avoided, nor should the child have its whey. Pie-crust is bad for children, and in the nursery neither pie-crusts nor promises should ever he ?? A lmanac. BeEEVOLExcs.-Pecurilary aid, by those who have the means. is the most easy form in which benevolence can be gratified, and that which often requires ...