... :FAILPUEk OF-TWO AFRICAN EXPBDITIONS. Aninteresting neetingof the Royal Geographical klooiety was held on Monday night at Burlington 'EouEe, Pioedily} 83irX -oderick hMurchison, B.0. B., pesident, in the ohair. After the trans- action of some Noutine business, I The President said' it wae him painful duty to announce to the meeting the f ilure of two African expeditions upon the succegle of ...

... I DREADFUL SHIPWRECKS AND I LOSS OF LIFE. The steamer Atlanta, running between New York and New Orleans, waswrecked on the morn. ing of Sunday, the loth ult., while about 280 mIle, sonth of Sandy Hook, caused by the springing o£ a lea~k in a gale. Thers were 17 paasengeis, in- cluding tbree ladiee and o3e child, and n crew of 35, on board at tho time of the disaster, of whom only one passenger ...

... LATEST A E TELEGRAPHIC NEWS COMMERCIAL. LonDoN, MONDAy. The foUowing were the sale. reported on the ftook exchange up to one o'clock to-day- B1RSTIBH ANiD FOREIGN RAILWAYS. GreatEasterm . .. 40 Great Northern A . 148i Greet Western . 02i i Ditto Wect Midland Oxford .42 Lancashire ard Yorkshire .122 London and Blaokwall .. . . London Brighton and S. Coast . .101 Load. ...

... I I EVYBToN CltJSS CLUB. -Ches0 players desirous of entering this club are invited to meet this evening at balf-paBt seven o'clock at Her Vogels, 31, Brunswick.road. ALTWAS BEalFIELD RIFLE: CLUJ'.-The usual fort- nightly meeting of the above club took place on Saturday, tbe 25th. The following are the highest scores:-R. Mitchell, 43; R. J. Nodder, 40; NV. B. Wallace, 35; Young, 31; T. Towers, ...

... I- - I E TSAU8SER of. PUBLIAN.' . LIC.NE. . Of, Yesterday a songoinifoir the transfer and removal to anCoaly n gzaBooiwapledfrthe transfer 11 th ies rmAeadrB~ n reference to a public-house at the corner of Ourrie-strect and Umakeldn-lsne. Mr. Bremner and Mr. Copleman te appeared for the applicant, and Mr. Thornley on le behalf of Alexander Barr to oppose the motion. Ms Mr. reamer said the ...

... WHO ARE TO OWN THE DOCKS'? TE!E TOWN OF IULL7,, OR THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY? WE cannot doubt that every inhabitant of Ilull, interested in the welfare of its trade, congratulates himself on the fact that the Mayor of the borough is not only an able and trustworthy man, but a merchant and shipowner acquainted with the needs of the port, and resolute, so far as his great and deserved ...

... On Monday, at the Exchequer Court, Westminster, the ancient ceremony of nominating the Sheriffs was performed in the presence of a large conoourse of spectators. The list of the gentlemen nominated for the counties round about Birmingham stands as follows:— Derbyshire.—Sir William Fitzherbert, of Tissington, Bart. ; E. S, C. Pole, of Radborne, Esq.; and F. of The Oaks, near Sheffield, Esq. ...

... TUESDAY. (lkfore Mr. Commissvmer Ooulburn,) Id re Henry Maddison, the jeweller, alias Yoang England the Sportsman. —This was an examination sitting and application for order of discharge, under the bankruptcy of Henry Maddison, formerly of No. 8-t, Hat toil Garden, and now of Albion Cottages, Islington, dealer in jewellery, whose creditors nearly all reside Birmingham, and the total amount ...

... Tiik Birmingham Natural History and Microscopical Society. —The usual weekly mooting of this society was held at the Midland Institute, on Tuesday last, the President (Mr. W. R. Hughes) in the chair. Several new members were elocted. Two alligators eggs, a mocking bird's nest, and a hornet's nest pendant from the branch of a tree, all from Demerara ; fine example of the beetle stone, and ...

... will have his bronzed, square, and good-humoured, lion-like phiz in their mind's eye ; those who did not see him in the flesh must imagine a roundt broad, but not particularly thick-set man, standing sft. BAin. in bis stocking-feet, with finely-turned hips, and small but powerful and flat loins, remarkably round rib:; and giith, and square shoulders. His arms were of medium length, and so ...

... MISCEiLLA|NEOUS NEWS. L On Thursday Inast, larlianienit was proroguiel until 'lTiursilay, December 24, nothing beig, SDaid about its neetifng then for the drispatclh of 'burlless.' A fresh a(ldition was inride to our iron-cilad navy ou l Saturday, by tile Iaincih of the ' Vixen frort the 1: Deptford-grecri D)ockyard. T'Ie VixCr. 'S n gtlun. - bont, with her iron asing sheateidtl over ...

... I ?? tipcWirl) 30111,11,11. sArURI).IY, Nornmittrt 25, 1?65- 1 - THi]E -NEAV MlNISTElRIS. The Ministerial changes may be or miar not ibo fortunate for the eotuutiy, biit vwe nre permnitted to doubt whether they are likely to streingthei the Ministry. AMr. 'Chichester lortecene talks the Irish Secretaryship from Sir Eobect Peel, who retires uncomforted : while Mir. Go-ehcn re- places Mr. Hutt ...