... PROPOSED PEACE WITH MoRocco.-Negotiations i:V»r peace with RY >»JT of (writes a Spanish rrespondent). It is said that immediately after tne C; oture of Tetuan, which place is not expected to make serious resistance, as it is armed only with old cannon, ad as the Moors are suffering from sickness and famine treaty of peace will be signed at Tangiers; ana wiac, t le basis of it will be an ...

... Iflrattllsntras Jinf Trigmtt. AN OFFENCE NOT KNOWN TO T sis- pension has been presented to tl nburgh High Court of Justiciary for a prisoner, n,h ahe ground thit the offence of which he was found guilty—viz., at- tempting to pick pockets—is not an offence known -,o the law. The Lord Justice Clerk has granted a war- rant for his interim liberation, on his finding bail for 21. sterling. THE ...

... THE ANNEXATION OF SAVOY. The Paris journals of Monday publish the following message:— Cjiambert, JAH. 80. Yesterday the party hostile to a cession of Savoy to France made a demonstration. Nearly 260 persons assembled from all parts of Savoy at the request of the residents of Chambery, and uked information of the Governor as to whether it was the in'ent'op of the King of Sardinia to cede Savoy ...

... As the volunteer corps have now become fully recognised M a national institution, every word of seund ad vice which points out the means of making the armam ent more efficient must be highly acceptable. It will be admitted that, of all men, Garibaldi is the general most fitted, by his experience of volunteers, for the duty of instructor on this theme con- sequently it will doubtless be ...

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... Christmas-day of 'S6 I spent in Sydney Harbour. It was glorious summer weather, the sun shedding down tropical heat; and strange was the feeling of a Christ- mas so different from the wintry scenes which mark the festive period in our own dear land. Englishmen will not, however, forget old customs, wherever in the wide world their lot may be cast. We sat down to the na- tional sirloin, and to ...

... At the Central Criminal Court, in London, on Mon- day, Jane Tyrwhitt, 45, a ladylike-looking woman, who is said to be very well connected, and whose case stood over from the previous session, was placed at the bar to take her trial upon several charges of obtaining goods by false pretences. She was fortunate enough to escape, on the first two charges, from want of sufficient evi- dence on the ...

... In reference to the above case, Mr. John Scott, of Whitewall House, near Malton, writes as follows My attention has been drawn to the report of the case of 11 Boynton v. Boynton, in which my name is made use of by the respondent in a manner calculated to injure me in the estimation of the public. I beg to say I never in my life dined or had luncheon with Captain or Mrs. Boynton, either at ...

... FOREIGN ITEMS. letters from Madrid refute the idea of Spain being ready to support the Pope with men and money. The exchequer is too heavily burdened by the war in Morocco for that. The news from Northern Italy becomes more and more threatening to the ttatut quo. Officers of the Austrian troops are attacked in the streets of Venice and Verona, while promenading alone, and in Venice even ...

... BRITISH AND FOREIGN. A farm-labourer, at Shelland, Lincolnshire, has died from the effects of an assault committed upon him by a farmer, named Peel, a few weeks since. The deceased, who was a youth of weak intellect, was ill-used in various ways by Peel, who hung him in a stable till he was nearly dead, and struck him with a fork-shaft, A coroner's jury has returned a verdict of wilful murder ...

... Of late there has been considerable agitation in Copen- hagen against the Countess Danner, the Morganatic wife of the King of Denmark. A strong anti-German party lead on the cry, hoping that it will end in the abdication of the King and the election of Prince Christian while the cry is taken up by the populace on account of the questionable early reputation of the Countess. A correspondent ...

... In the House of Lords on Thursday, January 26th, Lord Brougham gave notice of his intention to move for certain papers relative to the Slave Trade. He should at the same time move for returns relating to the importation of cotton. The Lord Chancellor' stated that he had received letters from all the officers m entioned in the vote of thanks of last session, expressing th eir high gratification ...