... XI - I - - Agent-MRe. BRIGHT. A CURIOUS DISPUTE. COULRT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, TnURsDAY. (Sittings in Banco before the LORD CHIEF JUSTIrC and Justices BLAORBURN, MEiL;OR, and SHEE.) EX PARTS JAMES WEEKES.-THE LYIMGTON LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH. Mr. Edward James, Q.o., with whom was Mr. J. 0. Grifilts, moved on behalF of Mr. James Weekes, a burgess of the borough of Lymington, in the county of Southamr- ...

... : rnnrl urns broluO The Defence, 16, iron-clad, was brought from her moor- ings to Keyham on the 5th instant, and placed under the crane to have the heavy portions of her machinery taken - out, preparatory to having defects made good. The Liberty, 12, training brig, Lieutenant-Commander Palmer, sailed on the 5th instant, on her return to Falmouth. The Lord Panmnacre, steam store-ship, Mr. J. ...

... LONDON, BRIGHTONAND SOUTH COAST RAILWIY. A meeting of shareholders: in this company was held on Tuesday at the London Tavern, for the purpose of cons~ ppR siderilog; the -propriety. or otherwise of takcing -over the We'st Sussex* Junction,'the, Ohidhester and Midhuret, and f the Surrey and Sussex Junction Railway Companies, to h e proporsed by the directors at the (auijourned) meeting I ;~on ...

... PORTSMOU? ?W?OUN9ILL 3 0 . . iOTCONO~'j-~r.6 i . d . l ,¢ x} r ., . 5 e A specifaf meeting of the Portsmouth Town Ceounacil was held in the GBulidhall on Monday last, ?? (E-. t;Emianuel, Esq.,) presiding.. There wge~r also present: e- AldermneuC. 1B. Smitbers,' G. C. Stigant, H. *F. tU~untlett, a D.0 Charles Bobbins, G. .J. Scale, and 0. Sheppard; and' e Councillors G. Bake, Edwin Gait, J. L. ...

... NAVAL A?D ?&ILITABY NEWS. .THE MEDiTERRANEANt FLEET.D .A correspondent, writing from Malta on the 23rd instant asays :- The squadron of heavy ships, consisting of the . Victori a, 102 (flagship);* Prince Coneort, 85; Arethusa,I 8 5; * oyal Oak, 85; and Ocean, 21 (three of them irancl ads) .under the personal commend of Lord Clarence Paget, hove in sight on the morning of the 20th inst., and, ...

... ESTER CATHEDRAL. - Fouovwr StUNDAY ne xT. k .* Early Servlce.-Te Beami end Jubilate, Onusoley in D). hb 9 Second Service.- Saaetne, Hyde, and Creed, Child in S.b Before thea Sermlon, Psalm 55 ?? Mozrt.L 1 o Afterneoo Service,.-Before the Sermesoe, Collect for the Second ak S Sunday after the Epiphany, Saltec. Idagnifleat and Name Dirmittle,k 7 Goee in B. Anuthers, I waited, IMendeesocho, 0 ...

... a W EOrFICF, PALL MALL., JAN. 18. 2nd Life Guards.-Assist.-Surg. George Frederick Spry, o.D., from the 9th Lancers, to be assistant-surgeon, vice Maximilian Grant, 0 eM.D, who exchanges. e oth Lancers.-Assist.-Surg. Maximilian Grant, si.n., from the 2nd 0 Life Guards, to be assistant-surgeos, vice George Frederick Spry, 0 as.D, who exchanges.- e ColdEtvrem Guardos-Lieut. and Capt. Arthur ...

... By a friendly conference, occupying but four days, questions have been arranged which, a few weeks ago, it was feared would involve two of the great European 9 Powers in a deadly struggle of months, or, perhaps, r years. The representatives of the respective Govern 1 ments sat for the last time on Monday, and (it ap- pears from the. Ministerial statements made that ' evening) signed a treaty ...

... The number of wrecks reported last week was 33, which raises the total for the current year to 1316. A Scotch paper reports the stranding of a whale 50 feet long at Elzie, a creek in the neighbourhood of Wick. The Minister of War at Bucharest has been dismissed because he spoke in terms hostile to France at a public dinner in that capital. The Prince of Wales stood sponsor to the infant son of ...

... TIlDE TABLE FOR THE ENDINUGWEEX High Witter DAY Sun Sun Age at DA ofe Portsmouth, Rises. Sets' M0D.o . . . Morn. Evening IG.M. . DEr Er.W. B.. 346 FirstQri 43 I I - 1 V ~day ?? 346 8 32 722 M. I 6 i2 Odsy ?? 4 8 13 822 636 I7 7 Wednesday ?? 4 47 9 81 Thursday ?? 348 8 18 10 22 842 9 12 ?? ?? 3 45 8 18 11 22 1938 161I La. .44 3 8 16 12 22 10 23 10 4 ,dd to, or £smoraetlrofl the a60ee, and the ...

... I OREfGN MAIL PACKET LIST ' . . , I 'in th~e followving table N aignifies that lettcrs are despatched .bl~cVerig rnials train London, aentlI by mornilg mails:- Dus rraaATrox. Despatch DiaSTILWATI~~k. nfl ails, Australia & N. Zealand, viA Soutihn, Jnn. 19 (B) Ditto, viA 2tarscilles ?? Jan. 26(B) Ditto, via Panama .Feb. 3 (P) B~ailt, ftnenoas Ayres, Monto Viflco, British packet Jan.9 (AT) Ditto, ...

... THE RESERVED CAPTAIxs AGAIN.-If it be true,| as is so frequently asserted, that there is a skeleton l l- -.-It +1- tea+ ;. +:PIn~hnn.1, in every one's cupboard, the inmate in the cupboard sis of the Right Honourable Henry T. L. Corry in, most probably takes the shape of an excluded captain ax on the Reserve List. And although the First Lord th may address the disturber of his peace in the ...