... ¶41, TWar Dcpertment, Jan. 27. c 14thFqot-Brevet-Colonel Peter Farctibarson, from lalf-pay unat- taclhed, to be' Leutenant-Colonel, vice Brevet-Colonel Barlow, who exchanes: . Major Ralph Budd to be Lieutenant-Colonel,, by pur- chase,:vlce Faruiiharson, who retiree. Brevet-Major Williamn Coemo mo Trevor 't be Major, by purchase, vice Budd. Lieutenant H. H, A'Court Inglefleld to be.'aptain, by ...

... FOREPIGN INTELLIWENCE. e4d-- F RANCE. J. 'PARTS, Friday.-The Court of Cassationhas pronounced judg. -rnenjt to-cday upon the silsleal from the decision of the Imperial 3Court of Lyons, with relterenee to tho illegality ofidistributin cltetpral bullctins, or votinlg tickets, withoutscilni Idnrltho authoritles.- 'I ho jedginent of ?? 0ccmis. ttips is against thoe liberty of distributing the ...

... NEWSIBAPER PROSECUTIONS. :,i I ;5 - thi TomE seems tobe a determination in some quarters to me curtail the privilges of the newspapers. Zivery now tol and then we hear of the prosecution of a newspaper for M some paltry libel, occasionally with justice, but fre- tel quently on thelimost frivolous and vexatious grounds. Cl One case of the. kind, the. most vexatious in its he character, and' ...

... ' te TnIE OPENING O' THE FRENCH CnAMBnERS.-The tb Emperor's speech is a very remarkable document. It to is conceived in a truly Imperial style. The prayer of with which he closed his last year's address, that Pro- tl vidence would guide him in the path most conformable f to the interests of civilization and humanity, seems v to have beenheard, says his Majesty; and the reasonsr why it ' ...

... tb A quarterly meeting of this Board was hold in thle Court- I House on Wednesdlay-Mr Thomson of Banchory presid- cc iog. L GOVE555O05'S ANNUAL RIEPOIST. en0 The anmual report by Mr Chalmers, on the commr~ittals, be &e. to the prisons, was read. It showed thle followiug se- on suits. The number of coeunmittals to Aberdeen prisons b5 was-AG6 eivil and 041 oriuminal- 687?; to Pesterhscad, 48 ; ...

... SCOTLAND, EDITORSHJI, 5 ~~~v E I Edinburghs correspondent ofIthE FnYr1 ffcEWA ?? - TeProprietors of the Witn~ ?? fsuccessor, for Mr. Hugh Mille aedito ofe thav eue h ast year ornti to sbjet the cblief ofdlitery prons the . Ge pulpitarand towardsitheecleanofwhich curdsiculu ecmee, alter r nthe liitearu rl astituteo R~toroms', h G Cho-Rbrit.. Life, SociRl andi thadividua.' WSib fth xmnrra ...

... LORD-CIEF-JUSTC -CAMPBELL ON A PRIVILEGE OF OBERDEEN PROVOSTS. TEKE following correspondence, inferring, as will be gathered, to a prvious oe, tell its ow story.it has some literary fa 1 interst, as ell asa specil interst forour readers. The 5 CiefJusices ht t te Aerdnjasin No. 2, lies re- ceiedfrm M EthwllinNo.3,what must be as- ~ Th fliht IonouableLord ABERDEE~N, 17th Jan., 1857. a e he igh ...

... FRlOM THE LONDON GAZETTE. l-tiehatl Fei, b. 5. a The Queen has been pleasedi to appoint the Rlght Hon. William Frncls Cowper to be Vlce-'ecidnto the Conmitteo ol Council on Education. a t Dragoon G'aiCp -es Rob.rt Stead. - Sa Lbe Major, by purchase, vice Briggs,. who ?? Thos, o John Mitchellto ))a Captainl, by purchase, vice.Sayer. n ' 11th Light Di-isgoone-Cornet Henry John Wilkin to be ...

... inl i Our readers will not object to receive every information 'rot on the question relating to Roads and Toils, presently agi- th, tating town and country. We have beforo us a draft report by the 1Coilinijttoe of 0a a co] Road Trustees on. the Turnpike and Commutation Roads inPI the County of Aberdeen, appointed at a recent county all meeting. The report, drawn up, by Mr Thomson of Ban- nu1 ...

... : To the wDITR of the ABDERN JouBAE LK 'lI SrEit;Your readers not!' unfrequently see notieds in your, .widely drion1ateid ne~wspaper of the E uph rates' Valley llail-': ;.aFy. ;.I haye becfore me aprospeetiiis oft;1his Rsilway, audag:. cdloured plan; siade by the late Dr James Boedi Tliomp- goni the, p ator ot e gohemq., Perhaps a fbwpdtiolhi : t'C' bia _'lh -e3a'tive tot ¶l tntuqgdetam ...

... REJOICINGS AT DMSSWOOD. .On Tuesday, 10th curt., the marriage of Alexander Davidson, Esq. of Desawood, and Mliss Sarah Douglass R obinson, daughter of the late Mir W. Rose Rlobinson of .Clersoiston, brought out the sincere feelings of rcspectjwhich lare entertained in the district of ?? O'Neil towards Mr Davidson. A large bonfire was lighted up at six o'clock, on an eminence east of the house, ...

... SCOTTISHE AISTRALIAN INVESTMENT COMPANY. I 3A.Meeting of the Scottish Australian' ?? Corn- IPany was held in the London Tavern, Bighopegate Street, ILondon, on Friday ?? H. Diokeon, REq., th~e, Chairmnan of tho Company, presiding.ti Thu report arid accounets showed that t profits for the 2 hialf-year ending in ties colony, dtheli 30th of dune, and in 3. Britain at the 31st Decemober, 1856, ...