... A LAWYER'S ORATION.—We remember once, when a young man, living in Hampshire, they dedicated a new bridge, and invited a young lawyer to deliver an oration. The lawyer had never yet, after a fortnight's practice, had the honour of being retained, and the op- portunity of establishing a reputation was admirable. The day came, and with it to the bridge came the multi- tude and the orator. He had ...

... SINGULAR FULFILMENT OF A DREAM.—An inquest was held on Tuesday evening at Sheffield, on the body of Mr. Charles Holmes, button manufacturer, Clough House-lane, who had been found drowned on Monday morning, in the Lead-mill Dam, in that town. Deceased left his home on Saturday night, in company with his wife. They walked through the town together, and about nine o'clock, at which time they were ...

... BURGLARY. Some thief, or thieves, entered the shop of Mr. John Morgan, grocer, &c., Blaendare, and succeeded in abstracting therefrom, on the night of Friday last, or early on Saturday morning, a quantity of tobacco, marked Maggs, Bristol, butter, cheese, and other groceries. No intelligence has, as yet, been heard of the depredators. SIl'>LVIONDS'S TESTIMONIAL.—The members and friends of the ...

... CEORCE CRUIKSHANK ON VOLUNTEERS. In a pamphlet entitled, A Popgun fired off by George Cruikshank, in defence of the British Volunteers of 1803, the author says Not. only did the men in 1803 form themselves into regiments of volunteers, but the boys of that day did so likewise, and my brother, who was my elder by three years, formed one of these juvenile regiments, and appointed himself the ...

... ANOTHER ELOPEMENT.-We regret to have this week to record the elopement of the wife of Mr. Smith Bannerman (a gentleman of large property living at Hunton, near Maidstone), with the Rev. A. W. Green, curate to the Rev. Canon Moore, at Hunton. It seems that the painful fact was discovered by Mr. Bannerman on his return from a day's hunting; and there can be no doubt that the elopement had been ...

... CITY, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 4. An advance of 1-1G to J per cent. has taken place to-day in the funds. The upward movement would have been more marked but for the continued flatness of the Paris Bourse. In the other departments of the Stock Exchange the tendency of prices is like- wise upwards. Indian securities of all kinds continue in demand and are very strong: the railway stocks have advanced. ...

... MODERN STATESMEN; OR, SKETCHES FROM THE STRANGERS' GALLERY OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. VISCOUNT PALMERSTON. SOME fifty years since, Dean Miluer, writing to his friend Wilberforce, speaks of having been solicited for his vote and interest for the university of Cambridge by a young Irish peer of the name of Palmerston. According to him, the peer aforesaid was one of the most promising young men he ...

... The Dublin Morning News gives a Latin copy of the letter from the Pope, in reply to the address of sympathy adopted by the Roman Catholic prelates at their meeting in Dublin on the 3rd November last. The following is a translation:- TO OUR VENERABLE BROTHER PAUL, ARCHBISHOP OF DUBLIN, ETC. To our venerable brother and dearly beloved sons health and our apostolic benediction. Nothing could be ...

... On Wednesday night a public dinner was held at the Guildhall at Worcester, for the purpose of presenting to Sir J. S. Pakingtcn, M.P., a testimonial of his public services to the county of Worcester. The chair was taken by Lord Lyttleton, and among the company present were Lord Ward, Earl Beaucliamp, Lord North- wick, Hon. F. Lygon, M.P., Mr. Foley, M.P., Mr. Knight, M.P., Sir T. E. Winnington ...

... WASHINGTON IRVING AND WASHINGTON.— But Mr. Irving had himself seen General Washington. He said there was some celebration going, on in New York, and the general was there to participate in the ceremony. My nurse, continued Mr. Irving, a good old Scotchwoman, was very anxious for me to see him, and held me up in her arms as he rode past. This, how- ever, did not satisfy her. So the next day, ...

... MADRID, DEC. 30. Yesterday the Spanish squadron burnt and blew up the r forts at the mouth of the river of Tetuan. The troops are in perfect readiness to continue the military operations. Two tribes, not wishing to continue the war, have withdrawn to their mountains. ...

... Ah the meeting of the Massachusetts Historical So- ciety, held on the 15th ult., to commemorate the death of Washington Irving, Professor Henry W. Longfellow offered a series of resolutions, prefacing them with the following eloquent remarks:- Every reader has his first book. I mean to say, one book among all others which in early youth first fasci- nates his imagination, and at once excites ...