... MISCELLANEOUS. General Butler's seat in Congress is to be contested by the Democratic candidate who was defeated at the election. A great number of Italian young men of good family have left Lombardy to join the insurgents in Crete. The Diet at Troppau has unanimously declared against the introduction of the Jesuits into Austrian Silesia. A new Independent College is to be erected at ...

... A3DfDRESS OF THE IT IIAN.- SENTATE. i Florence, Dec. 29. The follos min is the address in re-ply to the speech :fron the throne, voted by the Senate at yeltorday's sitting: Sire.-ExtremL sacrificL, uirgnaniniouu designs, euach as only the conscionsness of right mid the firm L lilto make it prevail could inspir, ihars geuided Italv totthe glorious accomplishment of her destinies, which has been ...

... Ptarthunbdor Er wsthno. ?? U ~r y pasnach Yd am yr wytbkoS ddiweddaf. O HE!RWYDD y g*yliau, ac amgylchiadau ereill, marwaidd iawn oedd y fasnach mewn ~d. Owertbai gwenita cartrefol yn araf am brisiau yr wythnos faenorol. Ni thelid ond ychydig iawn o sylw i wenith tramor. Modd bynag, ni ddangosai ei berchenogion un duedd i gymmeryd prisiau is, er y gwyddys yn dda fod symiau mawrion ar en ...

... URG _W )NSDAY, 2 2 To th~e latter Jibe (Flora Mae~4.ort Zikei~e ut or four naters of fiie 'CALEDosrA MB newspaper which kW3 ?? toe nor ;f eM Tw~eed.t-WoArsfl , hamp. XXIV. - - The revenue returns to the end of 1863 are as satistac. a tory as though among the 365 days of the yent there had I been no Black Friday. In overys ?? 0iA-the- g -reven'el~avp i~othere ,ha le' sni~ins i - ,, and in ...

... THE GREAT OCEAN YACHT RA.VE. Gows3, Monday. By command of the Queen, Majoe-Goneral Seymour wes directed to present to 11er Majesty Contmo- dore M'Vickatr, of the Now York Yacht Squadron. The commodore, at tree o'clock on Sunday, asrived at Osborne House, and was presented to Hor Majesty and the Fria- cess Helena. The Queen .':prossod her thanks to the commodore for the opportunity afforded her ...

... BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN I .- LIVEIRP4OOL. .FIFTY-SECOND WEEK, 1866. In the week ending last Saturday 3475 births and 2610 deaths were registered in. ten large cities and boroughs of England, including'London. The births were 157 below, while the deaths exceeded by 88, the average weekly numbers in the ten years, 1851-60, corrected for increase of population to the middle of this year. The, deaths ...

... THE ATLANTIC YACHT RACE. COWES, Dec 26. The Fleetwing arrived at 2 a.m., and the Yesta at 30 a.m. to day. Great, excitement prevails here in consequence of this race, and all the yachts arriving so close together. The three vessels are lying off the Royal Yacht Squadron Club House, by he mem bers of which clnb the yachtmen have been most cordially received, especially those belonging to the ...

... CALENDAR OF EVENTS, CHIEFLY LOCAL-1866. JANUWARY. id. 1. Abordeenshirs Poulti'y AssociatiOn's SliDW-OSO birds ex- teil hibitcel. Temperance, Festival. Fire in at Katherine's Docks, El be London-lossi, X250,ll00. b 2. Resignattion of Mr Williamrt Duncan, sTesrr n lc ho0, tion of Mr Valentine as Police Cleric. Tosvn Council discuss tHTesrrado.he- Ii'5 Chamiberlaiiirslip; Dean of Guild's motim ...

... Taos French Government have taken another step in the direction of Free-trade. A decree was issued on 5 Saturday, abolishing, after the 1st of January, the dif- D ferential daties levied on foreign vessels in French g novts. The concession is, however, made only on the l reciprocity principle. The British Government has e agreed to introduce a bill into Parliament for the abo- Mition of any ...

... O c is : -- ?? ?? THE PUBLICH-OUSE QUESToI-uw I MORAL SUASION. ED I Those who were present in the Music PaU lst rligh had the advantage of hearing as advocates otih e of 'grei'! practieal questions, the Lord Protbol 'LarO, M P.,,and Mr :Thomas Knox, jp. *The q tioi was' generally the Forbes Mackenzie , specially how 'to caz;out'the Act so Ato se d licensing of low public-houses. It will be ...

... THE T RAI NING 01' NRU SES. I; THIE C-LASc;ow AND LXIVPOOL SYSTEMSI3. r- A few (lays agor, ht-oaptag the great bazaar which en ated -O ?? sir in C'izu'lieriggs, public sympathy c Was solicited fc'r a Sick Children's Hoe-ital and ; Fever Coinvale. cent IHo'mie. The benevolent peo- ?? moters of that enterprise seem resolveed that the h citizens shalE not lactki peo ot talitivs of liberality, fur ...

... ELVASTON. The Earl of Harrington had a fat ox slaughtered for the parish, when every man, woman, and child had a pound of excellent beef for their Christmas dinners. On the third Sunday in Advent, after a sermon in the morning by the Rev. F. N. Highmore, M.A., the vicar, and in the afternoon by the Rev. Wm. GregsDn, the sum of 41. 2s. was collected in aid of the S. P. G. SPONDON. WESLEYAN ...