... TrHE VfICTOERIA BRIDGE ATR NOgTREAi. (From the Canzadian N~ewrs of Dec. 9.) We have the pleasure of offering to our subscribers, asl a supplement to this day's publication, a view of what hasl been not inappropriately designated the greatest engi- neern~g work of modern times. The Victoria Bridge is tubular, and is built on the principle of the Britannic Bridge, which spans the Mienaix Straits ...

... OiLD MACHAR SETTLEMENT. -C - - A 0 - ire, )rs, the tie, at Is- wvs ha- ave ma- *ed- ent Ic- col- est, re- nan iaw.- ; his ieen por- two iich, the pa- mme ir of -k to 'wa the aba a en lent. nen, urs. orm fain I th had Yheu way beer t th fact ng ir L n iS gy o e in il re i th wit! nes wor! iean 1, ap I, cc ldye ettle ld 0 effec LA~, iTsoI .t an 5, tth r, ha wh n th ifine id h terin crit if tl ...

... proprie FManse of Leslie, December 21, 1857. tion to iYuyper of the 16th current conta ins a report of the of, the prceig t meeting of the Managers of the Royal Infirmary, that hi on the 14th~ curent, which is very incorrect, and calculated to Inn convey a false impression. Allow me to correct some rais-state- repon fmeets, and else to make a few remarks on Pbo~ part of the pro- it hem, ...

... G T The 2VYau0 sumalises the long report of ?? of the United States Treasury, The balance In the treasnry on the let of July, 1866, the commencement of the financial year, was 19,901,826 dole.,'and to thie was added during the year 68;681,514 dole.j makidg a total of 88,582,889 dole., or not far fron- 18,000,0001. sterling. Of the whole '68,68t,514 dole. collected during the year no lees than ...

... THE MURDER AND CIDE NE-AR I EU~STOV-~SQU4.RB. import Yesterday an adjourned inquest on the bodies of Londol the man and woman who were found with their throats cut in in Rot a bedroom at Harper's Coffee-house, 38, Drummend-street, Mayne :Euston-square was held by Mr. Wakley, the coroner, at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, George street, New-road. ' W Mr. JnQ. Harper examined-I resido at 38, ...

... To TIM EDITOR OF THE MORNING CHRONICLE. SiR-As the followingessays, which were written at the request of an influential personage, may perhaps prove of some interest to that portion of the commercial public who trade with India, your insertion of them would oblige, Your obedient servant, M. M. Sin-Agreeably to your request, I shall endea- vour to the best of my experience and ability to ...

... (n[FOM ouR. own& CoUiMpoNDENlT.] It is very diffionit BERLIN , D ua. ?? It is Very difficult to give you reliable informs tion on the state of the Kinges health, All that we learn from Charlottenburg is misty and contradic- tory. It is, however, certain that his Majesty's health is improving. 'He takes carriage exercise, receives visits, and can maintain a relevant cosver- sation With very ...

... 3SWELL MOBSMEN O3V -PRE RAILWAY. Two steady-looking respec'ably-dressed men, conversing together in Stoelhouse-lana, on Monday, attracted the quick eye of Datective-Sergeant Alanton as he was passing thirough the street, about noon. The. officer, for reasons best known to himself, took the trouble to follow them to the Eockley-station, on the Great Western Railway, whither they proceeded on ...

... THE USE AND ABUSE OF THE CAtYE BY I SaHOOLMASTERS. The Rev. Mr. May, the he. 4-master of the Brewers' Company School, Tower-hill, appeared before the Lord Mayor, at the Mansion-house, yesterday, to answer a charge preferred against him of having unlawfully as- saulted and beaten John Hoary Grossmith, one of the schoolboys, and son of Mr. Grossmith, of the Three Tans Inn, Jewry-street, Aldgate. ...

... 1 - . z - It I 1:. Ji . BRADFORD, Dec. 21.-The market is very quiet, and there is nothing doing. There are no more failures, and it is to be hoped we have passed the severest point of the crisis. The present season is usually a quiet one in the best tiues, and we cannot expect anything for the better till after Christneas. ROCUDALE,, Dec. 21.-Wool: Business has been very flat, and prices firm ...

... THER LIVERPOOL MERCURY. WEDNESDAY, DEBMBER 23, 1857. SALUS POPW011 BOX SUPU3RA. .. His' Excllency Ferukh Khan, the Persian r- Ambassador, and suite, have arrived in London. It is undtood that the Ambassador will take ,leave of her Majesty and return to Paris en route, to Persia in the course of a fortnight. eh The lunoblin of the Leviathan Will not be hi1 ,re~med until the next springs, which ...

... HEALTH OOMMITTEE. The usual weekly meeting of the health committee was held yesterday, In the council ebamber of the Town-Hall. MNr. bi Anthony proelded, and the following other gentlemen were alto c presest :-Mossrs. Vernon, Creilan, Uiafletosse, Eeckwlth, Jolhn-. I son, Haydock, Hodson, Bowring, and Barton. , . I The borough engineer, building surveyor, and Inspector of f nuisances reported ...