... (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 ...

... LORD CANNqING IN OUDE. at (FROMx AN OCCASIONAL COURnePONDMT.) )rs BOMBAY, Nov. 10. In- Ifyou lsve Dot sent special correspondent to of accompany Lord Uannn in his progress, perhaps n- the followng accont ofh lordship' visit to Luck- at now, based on private correspondence with the aid of . the Oude (azete, maybe acceptable to your readers: ae, Lord Canning left Allshabad in the eveningof the ...

... CHINA 8a d ax h al D! Li O By this mail we have advices from Hong Kong to October 29, and Shaughae to October 22. The following is from the summary of the China Mail. Everything remains dull. A portion of the 67th Regiment ahas come up here from Calcutta, and the 3rd Buffs are daily expected from the same place, it having been supposed that ?? was in danger at the time of the riot there. It is ...

... THE SMITHFIELD CL UD DZIVNNB. The annual dinner of the Smithfield Club took place yesterday evening, at the London Coffee-house, Lud- gate-hill. In the unavoidable absence of his Grace the Duke of Richmond, president of the club, the chair was token by Lord BERNERs. There were about 120 gentlemen ,raent, and among them ?? Feversham, Lord W. yond Mr. ;Milward, Mr. W. P. Hobbs, Mr. Alderman ...

... [The following appeared in our Evening Edition of yes- wrdayl: I PARIS, TuEADAY. The Papal Nuncio bas intimated to Count Walewski the impossibility for the Pope to be represented at the congress, if an official denial was not given to the rumoured authorship of the pam- phlet ' Le Pape et le Congrs.' From Rome also a telegram has been received, which says: I It is positively stated that ...

... # iVr:SJ'DMLI2R) 14 ITAB W ?? oz T NIGHT'S GAZETTE.) i 'TREtlT RI -.DRIFL VOLUNTEVARSc e Q _nifiMOigunued bytheQueen. K 2nd or Ea ernt ener of Norfolk M ?? Hiardlment, gent, tot b quartermaster. -i 0- Comtisasione signed by the Lord-Lieuteoamts of the respea- tiv Countiles. - Kent Militia Regiment of Artillery-HenrytBiLham Scoones, gent., to be second lieatenant, vice Denue, promoted ' Kent ...

... ; SIR T. T. COLEBLDGE's A lvARD IN THBs .oP- T.9hFRA Ca sLHOTjOA. l The following is the award of Sir J. T. Cvleridge in this batter, and the letter to Mr. Overeue's agent by which it was accompanied: ' 6, S&iuthwick-crescent, Dec. 8, 1859. Sir,-I enclose you rny award in the Pon'eniict case. You will perceive teat I have recited in it the btatement made ?? Mr. Overend's conduct, which secmed ...