... 9~ mk The invitations to the Congress have been issued. It is to be held in Paris, and the first sitting is announced for the 5th of January next. It appears that England has consented to meet the other powers, but who her plenipo. tentiary is to be has not yet transpired. The Times suggests Lord Palmerston himself. The text of the treaties signed at Zurich have been pub. lished. The ...

... I| etropolitan Faney Rabbit Club. On Wedneeday evening last, the thirty-fifth half-yearly show of the above important and flourishing club was held at &uderton's Hotel, Fleet. street, and was attended by a more than usually large number of members and visitors. Mr Banks (in the absence of Mr William Jones, through severe in- disposition) presided; Mr Wine occupied the vice-ehair. The CHAxasoer ...

... GR]'AT FIRE!: IN WESTMINSTER. Loss ot Four Lives and Serious Injury to Several Persons. Yesterday (Friday) morning, between the honrsof two and three, a fire, involving the eoss of a large amount of property, and the lives of no fewer than four human beings, took place on the premises of Mr. {-look, Nos. 1 and 2, Little George-street, Great George-street, Westminster. (The houses were let out ...

... (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) In these days of military advancement, when old weapons have fallen into disuse, and discovery pressing on discovery thrusts in its claims to notice and acquiescence, sums, perhaps considerable sums, will have to be disbursed out of the public exche- quer for weapons purely experimental, and out of all character as to price with the permanent capabilities even of the ...

... (FROM ODR OWN CORBESPONDENT.) LISBON, Nov. 27. It appears that the last two steamers from South- ampton have been put in quarantine at Vigo, on ac- count of the packet La Plata having arrived at the former port after having had yellow fever on board. It is said that when the Ellora left Southampton, on the 7th inst., her papers were not in order, but that the endorsement of the consul was ...

... IVA VAL AND MILITAR Y. I .I . ADMIRALTY, DEC. 24.-APPOINTMENTS.-C.oM.- manders G. H. Wale (1858) and J. C. Campbell (1858), to be Inspecting commandera in the coast-guard service. Paymaster H. Callaway (18&6), to the Alacrity, 4, screw steam sloop, at Sheerness, Clerk N. D. B3. Roberts, to the Camberland, 70, at Sheerness. CHATHAM, Dsa. 26. THE DOC1KYARD DEFENCES.-In consequence of the report ...

... THE VOL UN TEBB RIFLE MOVEMENfVT. I ?? 4 _ I d NORTH LoNDON.-It was anticipated that a large l muster of this corps would take place yesterday, the 26th inst., to make a first appearance in public by a march from the drill-ground to the practice rang, in the Seven r Sisters-road. Unfortunately the weather was anything but . propitiouF, and the drizzling rain, intermixed at frequent in- tervals ...

... FOUNDERING OF1 T1L STBABER BAGLR. IursorT LOSS O.F LiEE. I We regret having to announce another dreadful catastrophe at sea, which took place early on Tuesday morn- ing in the Firth of Clyde. The screw-steaner Eagle, which plies between Glasgow and Ltndonderry, left the Broomielaw for the latter port on Monday afternoon at four o'clock, with, between passengers and crew, ?? 80 souls on foard. ...

... ' WeWe published the other day the resolutions of the [m ercntile community of Brenmen on this sbet atssine henthefolowngpaper of the Chamber of )a Commepree of Hamburg, on thse Maritime Law of the Ntofns in time of War, has been issued under date ~he of7hDec., 1859: We Te delaraionrespecting maritime law, signed by the Powers assembe ia Congress at Paris, April 16, 1856, pro- ~e claimed the ...

... On Tuesday morn ing a fire destroyed the premises of Mir. Terman, leather dresser, Grey-court, Snow's- fields Bermondsey- a building upwards of o0 feet long Ly 30 feet wide. Mr. Rowland Hill, in answer to a question from clerks in various post offices, states that he has no ob- jection whatever to the servants of the Post-office en- rolling themselves aa volunteers. Lady Mary Thompson, of ...

... | A return of royal commissions issued from the year 1856 to 1858, both inclusive, and the total expenses thereof, has been published by order of the House of Commons, on the motion of Mr. Massey, M.P. The total expenses of commissions as shown in the last re- turn (No. 415, of session 1856), amounted to the enormous sum of 768,4381.; the further expense of commissions in former retorns ...

... I B ELAN D, Br ?? srWH THE PFPo.-The members of the several religious eonfraternities attached to the Roman catholic church in Dublin held a meeting on Sunday to syaspathisc with the pope. This lay demonstra- tion was, of course, under the direction of the rlergy, who had also probably made up the speakers before they allowed them to adlress the meeting. The Rev. Mr. Bennett, provincial of ...