... | AR. BRIGHT AND MR. DANnY SEY;Bl1?1 I . - . . As mlght have been anticipated, a second letteri, been addressed by Mr. H. D. Seymour, M.p .lv*. M~r. John Bright. Mfr. Seymour says: c(i; Morley appears frow. hisg second letiter ?? to liab mitsunderstood what I wrote to him, and It explale to Mr. Bright follows: lt Athenmum. Cleb, yan. My dear Brlght,-I am sorry to be oblige& to trecb you with ...

... i FRANCE. , SPEECH OF THE EMPERORR. id At the reception held on Tuesday at the Tuilerles, the In Zmperor addressed the following speech to the diplomatic Ox ?? opening of the new year furnishes me an opportunity of expreasing rmy wishes for the stability of thrones and the prosperity of nations. I hope that we Gre entering upon a new ra, of peace and concIllatIon, asd A that the Universal ...

... IAt % - OlAT iB , _ W TOMS. .. * ?? I aI 60Thc Ez gcs of Vlrne-aZdayn ht says -Wltith the glass at below ireezing, as teglstoredt by Negretti aiid Zainbras thermometer, the weather last night indioated the approaoh Of Nnow, which began to fall'tslightly soon after one o'clock this Morning, A strong wind, which was blowiog from the north-west at the time continued till about half-past four, ...

... ViOTOR HUGO'S CHRISTMAS FETE IN - GUERNSEYT I On Thursday last, the 27th December, the annual I Christmaefite took place in Hauteville House in Guernsey. There were assembled some forty-two poor ohildrcn, vary. r ing in age from three to twelve years; all looked happy c and joyous, and seemed perfectly at home in the ?? r and ln the presence of their host. The ffete was divided into three ...

... I MR. RVGVIB LP., ON OO.OPBRnATIO the 0 Saturday Iast the foundation stone of a now 00' ?? store, 'whieh is sin, to contain a large hall for I to Public meetings, concerts, &a** wa l by Ur T. Hughes, MO~ M.P., at Over Darweu. IS is now rather more than idx Ofyears since the principles of 0O.peration first be an to be fr developed in Over Darwen. In the winter of 111 a 00. Lay,. operation ...

... EXTRIORDINARY FAMILY LAWSTUIT IN FRAINCE. A -~1 A very extraordinary family lawsuit concerning the cstody of two ?? ladies, aged respectively 20 and 17, occupied one of the Paris courts last week. The plaintiff, hl. Babsson, a gentleman of property, living in the Rue St Honorc, Is the father of the minors in question by a first wife who died many years a go. E. Babsson has several choiren by a ...

... - Ben dfarmer, flidasbury, was fuied 0~ and ctsatte ?? on Saturday, for ~iatering tI~ the dat ofariiaefrthe remove!a of cattle. AN UNTOuTuNATE AITIIAL,-At the City Ponice me Court, on Monday, one of the many prisoners for drunken. er ness during the present festive season was further charged withstelinga qart otte ofrumand tubler frm a ret DEATHt aoo fou T onhs' wiRE Th.O hardlbur.a nig hetr ...

... I A DANGEROUS FELLOW.TRAVELLER, Au extraordinary scene occurred in the Wrexham railway station one night last week, about ten o'clock. On the arrival of oue of the trains pasrengers were seen with their heads oat of the carriages shouting for help, why or wherefore did not olearly appear till the train was brought to a final stand; when, in a compartment of a second olass carriage, a sailor ...

... THE WAGES QUESTIOIN I1N EA&ST ND NORTH I ~~~LANCASHIRE.I some days agowas publishedthe resolution~,of themembors of the Blackburn and East Lancashire Masterr~otton Spin- ners and Manufacturers' Association to reduce the wages of all the operatives in their respective employment 5 per cent after the 18th of January next. Since then meetings of the operatives have been held in Blackburn, Darwen, ...

... I The New York correspondent of the Manchester Exa minei- and Times writes: America is a land of freedom. Manners and customs, of course, vary; but men (Includ- ing women) are much alike everywhere. We (Ameri- cans I mean, making myself at home)-we are not even unlike the Britishers in the matters of good feeling, and when our friend Tomi Brown (the ?? London correspondent) laments our ...

... 17 MP., BUIGUT AND- THE -FORTNIGHTLY REVIEW. rp al- vL ?? _ ?? . _ . . . . .. .. . .- _ I a ne 2oUov-leg correspondence, which explalns itself, has h been published:- r 'Aldetley Edge, Manahester, Nov. 29 1866, I Ssr,-In an article in the Fortnaghtly Review, of B. November Isk entitled Pablio Affairs, criticlsing the Le speeches f Mr. Brght, M.P,, you may The absurd in- , accuracy of ...

... The year which has just closed has been fatal to more than an average proportion of distinguished personages in various ranks of life.. The following is a list of the most prominent: In the peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland the Earl of Limerick, the Esrl of Milllown,' Lord Monteagle, the Earl of Cloninell, the Earl of Kinnoul, Viscount Cilifden, the Earl of Donoughmore ...