... CHURCH-PATE ABOLITION-GREAT CON- FERENCE IN LONDON. On Tuesday a Conference, convened at the in- stance of the representatives of almost all the Dissenting denominations, was held at Free- masons' Hall, for the purpose of taking steps to ensure the passing of the Church-rate Abolition Bill by decisive majorities. Nearly a thousand gentlemen were present, and all the principal towns, and many ...

... A-;, A ' x . ''eiiq or C'.; -a In l loof;ed for at any h-o:;'. It oiiV'l1'i !y o i'. lon; delayed. tb-i'. . r :; 1:' to t.l 'to truoi:venss of thle b' '.;1 : let jI >t belioe thll Ite arlliistice hlave -'. i 'il t'!i:l'lt. Ai do.ki'pth froml Turill, l t:i:y; e~el~l'.;d, '?,eoliveys tlle l1igIlly im- telit, dLrinfg the two days ;i.t;',' i;.: 'a'to'p;ied since thil batteries agaliln u.v t ...

... GERMANY AND THE BA L'T. (FROM OUR OWN CosRESPosNflflT.) HAMBuiRG, Jan. 14, 186l.-There can be little doubt that the British Government are doing what they can to get matters settled between Germany and Denmark; but it is to be feared that they have deferred their inter- ference for this purpose until their movements are too late to have much chance of being. attended with the success which ...

... [[REUTE r'S TELEGRAMS.] The Celt, from Madeira on the 27th ult., has 5 arrived at Southampton. PARTS, Wcdnesday.-The .lloniteur denies the statement mnade by some French papers, that the Dr Empress wouli go to Nice. The Mon7our also announces that the Porte has communicated to the Great Powers the firnian establishing the legislative union of Moldavia and Wallachia, for El the life of the ...

... TEHE CROWN OF ENGLAND. Professor Terment thus deEcribes the Imperial Crown:-. The Imperial State Crow of her Majesty Queen Victoria was made by Messrs Rundell'aud Bridge in the year 1838; with jewels taken from old Crowns, and others furnished by command of her Majesty. It consists of diamonds, pearls, rubies, sapphires and emeralds, set in silver and gold; it his a crimson velvet cap, with ...

... PUIJBLIC:HOUS!qSS ACLS ;A4NDMENTpiLL. We have received a coply of this Bill as amended in committee.- Clauses 6, 7, and 14 are deleted.i They enacted-- Certificates iiot'tobe grantddnati- less premises be ,of: cetain. rents ; '1 Inusiatd: hotels of certain rents -may be permitted to keep open till'12 rP.m. on payment of additional licenee- duty* Justices. ii Quarteri Sessions not to ...

... REST AND IsE THA1lKFUl7.- Ssa, -During one of the lovely but somewhat op- pressive forenoons wve have had recently, I directed my steps to that beautiful spot on the Kirk Roa~d, near Corstephine, known as Rlest and be Thankful. The ink view of Edinburgh from this position, as doubtless you ha are wvell aw are, is by far the finest w.e possess of a city So renowned for its many striking and ...

... IZI' it ftS t')e vres THE QUEEN'S SPEECH. The Tihes writes:-LThe Session which a Royal Address has just disnissed to its re- pose belongs to the even tenor of the old English story. We are at peace with all the world; we have looked on with pleasure, not unmixed with anxiety, at the self-deliver- ance and union of Italy; we grieve over the C frenzy of our cousins over the Atlantic, but keep ...

... OUR LONDON LETTER, CHIANGES IN THE GOVERNMENT. The great events of the week are the changes in the Goverumeilt. Sir George Lewis is to go to the War Office, Sir Robert Peel is the new Irish Secretary, Sir George Grey is to take the Home E Department again, MIr Cardwell is to have the conifortablje birth of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, MIr Layard is to be lndler-Secretary for Foreign ...

... BY; ELECTRIC TlELEGRAP.e; [REUTE3R'S T ELEGRAMS.]a 'FRANCE. .'adns PARIS, Tutesday.-2The Patrie comments in not I very measured language upon the fact of the Eng- Ant lish ship Exmouth having landed her nnarines at ilS Castellam are, where, by permission of the Gover. all 1 nor, they went through their evolutions. ce PARIS, Augast 20.-Tlie Pay1s of this evening o says :-Tl e report published ...

... ; By the, Arabiawre have very little news ofin idr .portance beyond thie iten's already 'telegraphed. 'tr ,From a Washlington despateb, in the Nfew York' I' ,IHerald, we take the following: AGfi1,EMEiNT SETWEEN CENEFRAL 5'CLELLAN'AND 'P1 . ''THE NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENTS.' Mi The: represeiitatives of the newspaper'Press at .Washin gton'' recently held 'a conshitation with Maj orxGen'eral ...

... THE EDINBURGH CO.OPERATIVE BUILDING SOCIETY. Some time ago, while the unfortunate dispute in the building trades of this city was still going on, we announced that it was in contemplation among the operatives to start a Co-operative As. sociation, and to invest in it the funds of their Union. Though the dispute was shortly after- wards settled to the satisfaction of all concerncd, and not less ...