... PETTY SESSIONS.—On Saturday, (bafore J. S. Eatchelor, Esq.) Jacob Seults, Henrich Gordeiht, and Robert Kerbs, who deserted from the Prussian barque Mary Jane, Captain Beudy, were ordered to be sent on board. THE DOCK.—During the week twenty-five vessels sai'od, } and twenty-seven small craft arrived. Trade generally has been very dull, owing in a great measure to the irost. ...

... LATEST INTELLIGENCUE. he i THE, WAR IN~ THE BRAZILS. er's eacl LISBON, JAN. 15. eats Accounts received here from railian ?? assert i that great discontent exists in the ?? HfLpz, d oe] that ;the allied ~armny, getyinspirited'b rsneo le~ ?? mflh Marshal Caxias, will resume the, offensive, has 40- - nig ITALY.-THE MINISTERIAL FINANCIAL essa STATEMENT. nte Int~s' itn fte FLORENCE, JjAN. 17r. offi ...

... Agents-Messrs. J. TUCKER & SoN. Printers. The La Platas, steam ship, which arrived on Thursday brings intelligence from Jamaica to the 24th of Decemnbsr. Yellow fever was prevalent in the Island, but not so bad as it had been. Amongst its victims were Commander Jenkins, of H.M. gunboat Nettle, and Dr. D'Arcy, sur- geon to the troops at Morant Bay. SOUTHAmnPTON DisrxeARY.-Week ending January ...

... I LOCAL INTELLIGTSENCE. _ 1 DEFAULTING RATEFATERS.-At the borough police court on Thursday le-a, a number of ratepayers were sum- moned for non-payment of Local Board rates. All the cases, except two, were settled out of court. Orders for immediate payment were made by the magistrates in the two cases. LANCASHIRE PATENTS.-John M'Vitie, of Preston, for certain improvements in mules for spinning ...

... NOIlI-E.EA\lP AG;RI(CLTURAL ASSO( TA- TIuN OF' IRbELAND. .N N S A 1. F. FE T. N ii. YE-rsUDlA. the annual meeting * T the -NordirEast i Agricultural Association oi ircland uas hkhd in the Ojdiies, iestle (_'larILers. Anon~lt those present Iwncre:-d, aid O()Nci, Esq., I.MP.; Robert Tor- reus, Es1j., LIt. P.; Sir Edward ('0oev, i'; J. .V Greer, Esj, J. i'; Rev. Joseph Bradeshaw, J. P.; John1 ...

... Little or nothing has been saved from the Annie burn, Mowatt, from Cardiff for Carthagena, which ,> wrecked on the rocks near Tourinan, on the 18th ult. ^JSTEAI Ada, Hazard, from Cardiff for Malta, put into ^Jessed haven on the 6th inst., with damage to cutwater. bal ut rails, stanchions, &c. Ireet Ada schooner, of Plymouth, Hawke, from Cardiff for ings don, put into Swansea on the 10th inst., ...

... I MONTHLY MEETING OF THE. COMMISSIONERS The monthly meeting of the Rhyl Improvement Comr missioners, was held o9n Friday, the 11 th inst. Present -Rev, H. Morgan, N.A., chairman;. R. W. Preston,. Esq, James Taylor, Esq., Thos. Ilealing, Esq., Messrs E. Powell Jones, J. 1A. Jones, WV. B. Byne, Jno. Roberts (Qneen-street), John Roberts I Shipley-street), H. Pierce, S. S. ])avies, Jonah Lloyd. ...

... I It is reported in Paris that Lord Lyons will succeed Earl Cowley as British Ambassador at the Court of. the Tuileries. THE TYNE.-The revenue of the river Tyne Comia- sioners in 1866 exceeded by £6,000 that of 1865. Last year the commissioners dredged live millions and a half tons of sand and rubbish out' of the river, being a million tons more than in 1865, and a million and a half tons ...

... (Fromn the Oa6deners' Uhroeiwe. )!l PLANT 4OUSES.-Me-ny Orchid(s, such, as Cnttleyac, Ccelogynes,: Ml tonias, Deadriobeumsg, and- similar plants! which dQ, not reouiro. so much heat as vandas, sacco.| labiuzus,. &c., will now show the breaks at the base of the pseudohculbs somewhat prominently. R1eep all such in as even and moderate a temperature as possible, in order to delay their starting ...

... WESLEYAN MISSIONS& Sermons in connectionrsith these missions were preached on Sunday, at the two chapels (Wesley and Moor Park) belonging the new or tsue-l circuit in Preston, by the Revds. T. A. Rayner, J. Adams, and J. Lamfie. The sum realised by the collections after the services amounted to £16 18s. 10.ld. TRE ANNUAL MISSIONARY MEETING- was held in Wesley Chapel, on Monday evening last, ...

... MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT. BRISTOL. A _ A AAt4 -An A3aA I ; lA crns- rT. A ?? Jones, rpsiding at Stanley House, Up- per Easton, near B eHstl; his rocerltl~' disappeared under the most rysterioits circunistarets, leading to a strong belief in murder. 9r. Joneb, 'was atailor by trade, and many years ago he went tb Wustralia, where hbtac4utred- actmpetehce. He is desdribbd as a man of peculiar habits, ...

... 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 ...