... The Court Journai mentions -a report that the MarquIs of Aborcorn will be made a, duke. Au autherised. Gentman version of the ,Queen's Journal is about to be published by Perthes, at Gotha. An electric organ hires been placed in the Church of Snimiewald; canton of Berne. A complete and authorised edition of %Mr. Bright's speeches is it 8 isdnerstood that the first stone of the Khleb College, ...

... THE NOMINATION. The nomination of candidates took place on Tuesday morning in the spacious quadrangle of the Exchange, and though we have experienced many such occasions in Bris- tDl, a more disgraceful scene wvas never witnessed. It will be remembered that the working classes of the city ex- pressed an earnest desire on this occasion to use every exertion on their part to suppress or abolish ...

... I AMi an editor, and one bitter cold morning, a few days before Christmas, in the year 18-, 1 sat as usual at iny desk. Among the heap of manuscripts I was daily compelled to examine- many of them desultory, untidy and unstitched, defiant of spel- ling, subversive of grammar, and with neither beginning, middle, nor end-was one, writton on the softest ?? paper, i a childish lady's hand, ol ...

... T ?T?R?BLE? ? GLAMORGANSHIRE COAST. IThe details of the distr4g shipwrecks and lose of life upon the Gowe'i ?? Alowly coming to hand, and fully bear out the extent end magnitude of our preyvious reports.,r The follo.wiplg is be'a~ed(o beS doe& liosct of the wrecks:-TliA'Ehiza, of Jersey:~ *hldh waithin charge of Daniel Bees, a pilot, of Is~nelly, lost~ with all hands- 'supposed five'-and also ...

... The changing character of the weather in this country bas passed into a proverb, and, in truth, the weather is never more ilukle than at the present season, when we may chance to be fa-ionred Nvith genial sun11shine ons day and on the mn'rrow experience winterly blasts. During the piant week the wusrmth. of July his been succeeded by the Clill of December, though the bitter wind has been ...

... ATURDAY,_D.ECEMBER 26. 1868. GRAND FANCY DRESS BALL AT EASTWOOD- PARK, GLOUCESTERSHIRE. This ball, which was the chief Of at series of festivities given lin commemoration of Sir George Jointinstinl's victory in Worth Wiltshire, took gilae on Wednesday eight, at the above Beat, and was attended~ with great success. Titolgh the ball Wals given to celebrate a political triumph, it appears from ...

... A FORnIGxER is reported to have once characterised l an English summer as three fine days and a thunder- st, storm ; but if this cynical visitor is still amongst us in uit the flesh he has probably seen reason of late to qualify D r his libel. The weather for the last two months has not El been surpassed in brilliancy within living memory, and Bh during the present week the heat of the ...

... M. BRIGHT-AT BIRMINGHAMnf. east might Mr. Brigwht, who was accompanied by the otnher Liberal candidatesforthe representation of Birmirigiart , MAessm. k Dixon and Muntz, addressed a djensely crowded meeting of the electors for the borough. The chairman, Mlr. J S. Wnight~ bay ing briell pened the iprocgedingH, Mr. John JaifrHy moverr and the Rev. V.to ie seconded the following resolution --ha t ...

... BRISTOL ELEOTION' ?? -MEETING OF TPADES' DELEGATESi. Last night a mneeting Of T~rades' Delegates wats hold at Sit. Jolin's. Porter. Hoese, Stone'bridrre, for the purpose of completing, the %vorking men's organilsati6na forthefortliconusrg election. 'Iher - sV.' a goodl attendaUCe, and 'Mr. Jf. Ringdon presided. The chairmian's; opening speech wes !interrupted by a man who cout- r;plaiinod that ...

... EAST SOMERSET. ELECTION. THE NOMINATION AT BATH. On Thursday morning the nomination of Knights of the Eastern Division cef Somerset toole place in tzce Orange Grove, Bath, when the proceedings Nvereuof a very orderly character, and only interrupteA by a, little occasiona 1chaff.. The Partisans of the respective candidates mus- tered. inc large nuculcers, on the hustiuge. The Liberals,t ...

... NOISY CONSERVATIVE ME5ETING. On Thursday evening a meeting in connexion with the Conservative Working Men's Association was held at the Rifle Drill-hall, the object of the gathering being to give the true-blue artisans an opportunity of hearing some of the gentlemen who attended the dinner on the night previous deliver themselves of their sentiments in regard to present politics. The hall was ...

... FROM THE LOBUON GAZETTE. COMatISSTON7O- S)MEsnet~eumemtlB th I. V. a--ru. 1. Austinl, *Gent., te be4 tielteaut vie WflnLIIhE esiYee. Y th. V. C-A. G. Cox, BBECOISxIEiis,--T. Davnes, Rfq., to be Deputy-Lieutenailt; Capt. W., J. Th#uislad tb boleputy-lLieutens~it; R. Hal3, Seq., tov be Deputy-Lieutenrant, BANKfRUPTs-klRIDAY, JAN. 3. Robert Bird. Eninore, .Seour.9etehiro, innkeeper, Jan1 15, at ...