... the event is to be celebrated by a luncheon, to which the leading mercantile and corporate bodies of the town have been invited, and at which la expected addresses will be delivered, amongst others, by Mr Bright, M.P., Mr. Newdegate, M.P-, and Mr. Davenport Bromley, the newly-elected MP. for North Warwick, shire. The company, it is anticipated, will be a numerous one. The Rev. William Duncan ...

... Tie Empress was present yesterday the sitting of ttu Council of Ministers and the Privy Council. PARIS, January 5. The Back of France returns for the week ending to-day shows the following result as compared with the previous account:— Increase, Commercial bills millions; Current accounts , „ Decrease, Cash 29 5-6 th millions. Advances 13 ' ~ Treasury balance 32 | „ ...

... LAST session an act entitled the Public House Closing Act was passed. This act may be put in furce in any corporate borough by a simple resolution of the Town Council in favour of its adoption. And this will be its effect: that no licensed victualler or refreshment-house keeper within the borough shall sell or 'expose for sale, or open or keep open any house, room, garden, or other place ...

... . ,. . .. . .. _w A. _ .1 Enwgo B~~l~~rsq r~a4 eagus, lea I f, r ?? .I , tla-irsa0. St b 4aret pi JtuU Jo&ATUAN B, .! TEONAB OzI[AIIEaadSuh tahs mpebire,i briner, IllstL l 8ANW IaIAr, at 12. t A,; 8oathsd., Nan ulcinafhkr. Jan. U, t 2. ...

... UNIVERlSITY TEST1S IN SCOTLAND. The Llcerator, wrliting on the subjeot of tho ing B.D. *legree, says :-We nie nut surprised that as the leadling scholars of Scotland should have ius entereil a protest againsts such seetarian vaoity ye andl self-assertiofl. AN remonstrance, signed by an twventy-two of the p~rofessors of tho theological fot and other colleges of Scotlanld, ;nchlling represen- an ...

... An important meeting to consider tile plans of the aug. C tested lines for Melbourne has been recently held. I Mr. JOHN EL3ISLXY wa called upo~a to pregside, and briefly it stated that the object of the meeting 'sas to take into consi. I1 ,deration which of the two schemnes. would be most advanta. 0: geona to the parish. They had nothing to do with the grival- n vries of railroads; all they ...

... !! REUTJTERS 'T'{L'U.RAMS5] !tTHE WAR IN -AMERCA. 4qSS{hFIAWHflOQD'S IyY;. ^ t!:THIEIR D1ISORDER~iY FLIGIIT. . .EIG:HTEEN9 GBlNlkAL OFFICERS f - ., OUT .OEF. '-. : ' rTHE STATE OF SAVANNAH. , : |Livurrooa, Wednesday, January 4.- Thei tont~real OceanC~ompany's steamship' Iibernia,, ft~om Portland on the 24th ultimo, 'arived her6 tl!is'afte~rneon. .-, . l The follow~ing are, some, further ...

... ??igi?u? On Tnesday last the U.P. Presbyftery of Lanark met at Douglas, and ordained Mr Jamnes R-onald to the. pastoral charge of the U. P. congregation there.. A FREs Cocusnos PIOBATIONIIR ArPPLYINGO'OE An. xIsssoeINOS TNrolE ESr>B~SISssn Omm~eH-At the mueet- a ing of the Preshytery of Glasgow -on Wednesday, the Clerk said that at their last meetiug a: petition had besu presented from a ...

... ?G?1NTS. -Aherdeea -Johi1 Doe'us.. Do : .as.Din Do. Tios,, Mennie; .!C:IStlB St. ,.' Mr U;oeodir' Aberlad' ---F. .Mttcell; . Aberr~ethy~~,A. 'eddie. Do0. ---W. M'Doiiald. IDo. 5.~ N. Morrisen. Do. J. Whsg:.te. l~v~- W Browvn, P.(! Anstruther .,Mr Gouriay 'Do. ' ' .L. Uiussffll. Arbroatll ..Jarmei Lindsa; Do.. jAJ. MaetaggOait Do. -G: Sutlierlaslid. ' Do: - ZT.' Drammbnd. Do ' itall, ...

... COLJhIERY ACCIDENT AT WIGAN. MGM f T MELS BUR~tDLE j 'r | A tiitrecsie accident accrured or WeVneidiiy mnor,,ing, at a -pit close to the beundary of the i'oru'Igi3 *o Wiglin. TheDouglas Bank Collerj has bc. 0 in existonce sbhout a couiple of 'e~ra. It Cbt. sists *uf a couple of sbafti, orlya fevr doz er yards h arat. nrd -both of wvbich run tihrough a most vailt- ebb.' ?? of cool measureschief ...

... THE PREMIER'S CHRISTMAS pj4SENT TO THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS. A' a nieeting of the Fellows of the Royal Coile>« of Physicians, on Thursday, a communication from Lord Palmerston, forwarding to hj college twelve pots of pomade, which had no doubt been recommended to his lordship as possessed o' some remarkable pro- perties. What these pro/ertica were believed to be did not quite appear, ...

... and mineral districts since the last revision in the year *°3. RICHARD BASSETT, Chairman. The Treasurer (E. P. Richards, Esq.) stated that the Bridgend and Newbridge Unions were in arrear in payment of the former rate, and that ten per cent, extra would therefore have to be levied upon them. c°ODty rate of ljd. in the £ was moved by the ^HAUUHAN, and ordered. TK POLICE COMMITTEE. q.. e Police ...