... Interesting statistics are published in the Times, showing the resources possessed by Lancashire, in the present emergency, and comparing the sums which have been paid in poor rates within the last twenty years in that county with those which have been disbursed in some others. The purpose of this comparison will be apparent from the following extract:- In the South-west we have a group of ...

... We eannot undertake to return communications of vwhich we do not avail ourselves. Communications should always be legibly written in Ink. and on one side of the papesron y; length Inoreases the difficulty of finding space for them. Whatever is intended for Insertion must be authenticated by the name and address of the writer, not necessarily for pub- licatlon, but as a guarantee of his good ...

... I THE QUESTION OF MEDUiTION. The Times still declares against the expediency of any precipitate action; but none can doubt the fuill sincerity of the Emperor's proposals. When the French despatch reaches New York, it wlll make of eourse a great commotion, but it is to be hoped that it will also lead to wholesome reflection among the supporters of Mr. Linooln's Government. It may be well that ...

... I WHJ!I WOTR'S EXPERIMENTS AT SHOEBURyRSS I Someveryianpt trials of the new shall in. 1 bented bynMr. Wtworth were made on Thursday at I8hoeburyness, in preenef t Dke of tetth r sot, Earl de Qg, Sir John Hay, Admiral Sartorloiss r. Whitws by Sirn Wit tamuc longerronge, anda large aaaemblage'of clvii e sgineet aa thers W rlrested In the construction of arbo ery and iron. plated ships. I The ...

... Cs -sixi 'IS TITH following despatclh lio been addressed IIby E III iosoell to Earl Cowley, her A ajesty's Ambassador at Paris to en ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Foreign Offile, Nov. 13. fr ll Mr- LoirD,-The Comit ito Flalcaelt Comne to the Foreign Office c by appointent, ii ona the lesth inct n edt aei 1 North Americe. Sto, erg Inl this despitch the Minister for Foreign A fiftis otstaes that, rcoa ...

... IPEflSOtNAL TRAITSi INT THIE ClIARlACT'ER| | OV+ THE4 PRlSiNl'E OF WALEFS. l The N~ordo'rsi lns ?? reports a specch male by th * Eai 1 of Cn'ithntess at a dinner helrl at Wick; on dalobv ini cell ebationl o, the hi rthd ay of H. ?? the Prinee of W\ales. In the course of his remiarks the u noh Earl is repo;rtedl to have ?? P'rince o~f Wi'les is a young mean of whoml, if I nlay h nlbzed Iemsy ...

... THE' OLASGOW CHORAL U'NION, ENOEDIJ AN!) Tri1e ' S.9TA5T MA TER. The gentleman) enlgaged to fuxrnish us with a notice of thle 1irocecedings in the C~ity Hall, Glas- guw, on W~ednesday night, having been unfortu- nately called otherwise away, wec are necessitated to give the gencral conclusions of thle critic of the GlaCsgow lleratld. We mnay premise, in brief, that Beethovenl's Engedi ...

... is V I On Tuesdav. a lenuth-nd . . UV A CAPTAIN. r1ey, On Tuesday, a lengthened investigation took place fit the Mr. offices of the Local Marine Board, Bristol, relative to a charge ir of brought against Captain Martlips, late master of the barque to Usk, belonging to AMessrs. T. Beynon and Co. Newport. It !d to will be remerabered that the vessel was ordered to a pert in 3urm Chili, and that ...

... A- tpv7 i 'o unc WBDNBSDAY, NOVEMBER1 19, 1862. of I dou T1he all-absorbing topic of the week has been the Mir proposal of France to England and Russia for a joint mediation or intervention in the affairs of America, ¶1 with the view of inducing the suspension of hostilities seas in that horribly ferocious war, which is now convert- the ing the conflicting States into one vast Aceldama. add ...

... NEWS-LETTER OFFICE, 27'lhursday Morning. t YESTERDAY'S DESPATCHES. t [BY 31AGNETIC TELEOAPH.-] OCCUPATION OF ASHBY'S GAP BY M'CLEL- $ LAN'S ARMY; STONEWALL JACKSON AT CHESTER GAP; THE FRENCH PROTEST t AGAINST NANA BUTLER; THE DOINGS OF THE ALABAMA, &c. ARRI3VAL OF THE EDINBURGIE. - ~ Qneenstown, Wednesday. The Liverpool, Ne* York; and Philadelphia s.s. I Edinburgh, from New York on the 5th ...

... THE: Central Executive Committee have just issued a report, from which the ifollowing are extracts:- In presenting their second monrthly report, the Central Executive Committee have to announce that the amount of subscriptions received and promised has now reached the sum of £150,174, and further donations of about £30,000 have been received by the Cotton Districts Belief Committee and by'the ...

... The Military Situation in Virginia. Up to the 3rd of November no hostile operations bad taken place to the south of the Potomac, beyond certain threatening movements, such as the occupation of Leesburg by Federal General Stoneman, and visible activity on the part of the Confederates, who remain in strong force in front of Winchester. The Washington Star of the 30th uIt.. represents the ...