... I THE YEAR 1868. (From the Agrio ltural Gazetto.) It has been said that every historian exaggerates the importance of the period lie describes. Petihaps if lhe did not, lie would never have been, might be unfit to be, its historian. Is it that contemporary events seem greater simply because they are near the eye of the beholder ; or is it that, in the march of human affairs, progress is nearly ...

... FR AN C E. PARIS, JAN. 4. | Intelligence received here announces that an earth- quake was felt in Alg-eria on the morning of the 2nd inst. The villages of Chiffa, El Affrun, El Amin Ben Rasmi, and Mongpiaville were almost completely destroyed, and the town of Blidab was greatly damaged. In Mongaiaville 37 persons were killed and 100 injured. The earthquake was not felt in the provinces of Oran ...

... There was a, meeting of tlie League convened at the Town Hall on Monday evening last, Professor Rogers occupied the chair. Resolutiois wore passed, thalnkilng Mr. Justice Towle and Mr. Aldenuan Carr for defendlig at tho recent Druid's Dinner tlic right of holding public meetings. Mr. C. NEATE addressed tho menting. After thanking the citizens of Oxford for the kind and generous minniler in ...

... TIHE OAKS COLLIERY RELIEF FUN-D. TO THE EDITOR OF THE oxiFOD JOtUl ki.. 0 Sir,-The time has arrived when the Oaks ('olliiry k Relief Committee can give the public aplinixitinat. r infornatio respecting the extent of the caldtniitv tad the amoltntof money required to meet the sad u sl tics i of the ease. After the accident the colliery proprietors paid the -representtatives of' the lost miners ...

... I W - AaT'ua DnAaaABIc SOCIETY.-An entertainment by the I members of this Society was given iii the Corn Exchange on Monday evening last. There was not a very full house, which may in a measure perhaps be attributed to the very severe weather. The pieces played were The Area Belle, c Fortunies ?? ?? tiP 'The 'urkish Bath.'' lit the first I iece Mr. Co.ellJc :aS PI'cirI, a pilicoanmi, and ...

... TUESDAYZAlS. 52. Notice of Adjudications and First M~eeting Of Creditors Bankrupts to surrender at the Bankraptcy Court, London. BANfRUPT&-H. Rj a3 Allen, New Kenrt-road. starch merchant-j. Allen, Canterbury, tsllor--W. B. Barnard, Grundy-street, POplar, painter-H. Bayliss, Pilgrim-street,' Ludgate-hill, shirtmaker-H. Brown, Nicholl-square, Al- ?? Compton-street~sas Brunawick-Bqu~sre, and ...

... I THE TIMER AND REFORM. The Tnimes has recently spoken very decidedly in favour of dealing with the question of reform, and on Tuesday it followed up its previous articles by one which we may trust indicates the policy which the Government must pursue. It ?? logic of facts is always liable to a severe shock, simply because one fact, or any number of facts, may be knocked over by another. It ...

... wLUE ACCIDENT IN REGENT'S PARK. THE SEARCH FOBR THE BODIES. Tbc Ti'inis thus describes the search for the bcdeies on Wednesday:-Moruing dawned, and with it came fre8h lorrors. All who could be saved had, of course, been saved the night before; but nightfall inter- ruptted thc operatinS boforo moot of those known to have teen drowned could be recovered, It was hoped, rather thnn e;pected, that ...

... LEEDtS, JANUARY 20, 1807. LEEDS CITAMIBERo or Comrirgtoml -Tho romarks made by Mr. Wustzburg onl the Banik Act, to whichB Mr. Baines reterrel at the annual meeting of the Leads Chlanber of Counmerco on Wednesdaly last, wore, from thel limited nature of our spare, not giveti in our report. Mr. t Wuitzburg said that overy crisis seaccd to confirmu thei view they origiiially ontertained in ...

... 'W EK LY RETURN OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN THE BOROULI- OF LE EDS. 52ND Wnra, 1866. In the week ending last Satulrday 3,175 births and 2,610 deaths were registered in ten largo cities and boroughs of England, including London, The births were 0)7 lelow, while the deaths exceeded by 88, the atverage weeklynnmnbers in the ten years 1851-66, corrected for increase of populatiou to the middle of this ...

... Tihe exctent to which our spaeG jar novs of aeneral intrrest ts o0/11 irelnchcd upon by ?? o/ Cl(ugb 1nnii'rsa- tUs, ?? Y..Ssip( Oi ' lI Dyal ant lcdieal Evqwniwticlsr TI vts to 11 Ji;ppic , nd p ?? e01etatwln010a1s it/ raios knto ku ll (IJ'f wh ieJ arce ?? veyY ?? O165(tpst)l 1ol0, 70 as to aI 10I0Ce ,ha! meoC/O aeoo0,0 es l('N ?? be iwcieeted only 0.s par(lyrlph afuer- I im ul vI 1t3. ?? ...

... UHlIE MANSION HOUSE COLLIERIES ACCIDENT RELI F FUND. (1 Islo OUR LONDON RilR'0lTh51.) LONtDOx, Monday. A ineetilig of the comimuittee of the ftumd was held this afternooor, the Loire MAYOlR prosiding. There wero pJrsent; Colonel Stuart Wortley, Mr. Ald. mid Shoriff Wat(clev, Air. Aid. lakin, Mr. Aid. FSinnis, Mtr. Ald. Cotton, MAtr. Gray, Mr. C. T. Gabriel, Mrt, George Moore, Ar. I. T Yompson, ...