... (From the Times.) The traffic returns of railways in the United Kingdom i publishled for the week ending December 31, amounted to-r £405,110, and for the corresponding week of 1858 to £4. 8 , sh~owi~ng an in~creafse oi £40,030. - ^t ; Thefollowving are the receip~ts on the prlncipa ~ slor the . past week i I Jlbes Opened.' Recetrp:. L Rw~~ns. t ;~-I I , 1 1869. I SeS. i SoS9. 1msSs. Belfast ...

... | AFTERNOON EMDITION.- Hns O 1ion 0 , -Mondiay5 2 zP~iM: BY ELRETRIC TELEGRAPEr MOROCCO.. lhe T'imes' corrcspondent writes, on the 2i0th.Daeemeru.i that heavy rain had recommenced, with every appearance et lasting all da~y.. FEaNCE. * . : ?? Satiursiy. It is becoming every day more doubtful whether the Con- gress wil1 assemble. enalse itiles not assemble, it is belioved' that the Emperor of ...

... mOROCCO WArt-TRANSPORT SEaICE. A+A A ; - MA-A G UAV A +3 IYkUltUuU 17 aik aJW1 L- - U.4-*w The following communication, dated at Ceuta, from the steamer.Emperor, a well-known British paddle vessel, of 13O tons, which was chartered in November by the Spanish Government, gives some interesting partieulars regarding the shipping employed in connection with the Moorish war, and the cost at which ...

... ' -itE CONVifHUGHES {I om tfheTme&) r David Higes, th6frandul t ict tr took place before MO . Baron Oti on WDedresday and r Thursdaylast, has beenfound Gailty, and retuivedisen- c tence of penal semrtude for ten Vears. The sentenee . severe as it is, is.'ot.out of proportion with his crime if the heinousnes of anf o i tobe reasared by the il amountsof.misel ir t5of.-hiln beings, Yfra t] dulent ...

... I?UMBARTON. TnR TOwN COUNC MAND TH LAW PEkAS.-A meeting of the TownCouncil was held on Friday evening-the Provost in the chair. Councillor Paul, seconded ?? Ure, moved, in terms of previous notice, that the legal proceeding insti- tuted by the Council against the Steambg9t om nan7 and * Messrs. A. M'Millan & Son be smspendedandl that a Cor- mittee be appointed to meet with the directors of the ...

... AYR-J&A. 7. Tum WEATHRa.-Yesterd&7 and to-day. have beeR fine winter days, there being a slight touch of frost yesterday, but which has disappeared of the DausmfED SUIcitL..-Lust night, a man of the name of John Brown, a shoemaker to trade; pot an end t ihis er- istenee by cutting his throat .with his own knife: The wound he inficted Was aver' large one ending from o% ear e.: Drs. Bumns and ...

... GREENOOK HARBOUR. We observe that our townsman, Mr. York, haicompleted mnother large undertaking, in the formation of a new enitance to MklSSTS John Scott & Son? graving dock, which hag beeen executed from the designs and under the direction of Messrs. Bell & Mi ler, civil engineers of this city. The original exa- trance of the dock has been completely removed, and a new entrare, cormed nearer ...

... SPAIN AND MOROCO.- I . . _.4 . i. , . _- _ (Fromthe Tims Speia QorrespoCdeuC Camp in Front of OeutbecA3. Another skirmish yesterday afternoon, as GeneIaLrim. returned from his 'road-maling expedition. There was no great novelty in its features; good deal of firing, 30 or 40 men Izhosdecoiabton our side, the artillery reported to have done muchndamage to the enemy.. Two wounded caozres were ...

... LATEST LIVERPOOL-NEWS. : - (From our own Correspondent) Saturday 7th January. Social and domestic business, as well'as at of co0iercial.' life, are begining toi'te-arrange themselves for afiow in the customary currents. Annual gr&etings5 gongratulations, and eurmises as to past and-futurpe, have ?? greatmeasure. been superseded by inquiry into the present conditibo of affairs; and' this has ...

... (From Galignani's Messenger.) I Al. fries, who has attained a certain degree of notoriety XI under the above name, appeared before the Tribanal of Cor- 1 'rectional Police to answer the charges of illegally practising medicine and pharmacy, and of swindling. The accused th BP 'stated his age to be 55, his profession that of a physician, G, 'and his birthplace Surinam. In reply to questions of ...

... TI. T 0 NwDYrA YOV2CG ME.i'S LITERBASY COMPETITTO SCHEME. This scheme, 'which embrace this and the adjoining S parishes of Lochwinnoch, Houston, and Kilmalcohn, was set IE agoipg two years ago, with-a -view to the -improvement of young men. The mode of procedure is shortly thus:-Cer- tain subjects of study, with relative text-books, are pre- F_ scribed; a year is allowed for preparation, ...

... RA6 GED Scaoors.-The. annual meeting of the supporters of, D-. Guthrie's Roged_ Schools was held in 4dinburgh yriterdar-the Lord Provost presiding. The report stated that owing to the Lbane in the Privy Council minutes of Ma& last the sum receivedtby this lnstitution from Govern- ment Iwould, be reduce& from. about. £80 to 2200. The schools 1both at RaisajtLiie~and Marionville were in a? most ...