... A Fenian Convention was summoned by O'Neill, the president of the order, to assemble at Philadelphia on 24th of November. ...

... At the Kendal Town Hall, Jonathan Holden, a quaint-looking old man, was charged before Mr. John Whitwell with drunkenness. The following colloquy ensued:—Magistrates' Clerk-Well, what do you say to that, eh ? Prisoner—Oh, I say the same as you says. I was muzzy; that's truo enu'. Constable— The prisoner was mortal drunk anyhow, and making a great row, which —— Prisoner—No, I wasn't; I only had ...

... LThe following appeared in our SECOND EDITION of last Saturday.] ...

... 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__ C THE Standard observes that the tidings of the resignation a of Ministers, although anticipatedbysuch vague and shadowy rumours as are always floating in the atmosphere of a poli- is tical crisis, will probably be somewhat startling to all; though Y by most, after the first surprise, the wisdom and propriety d of the step will be fairly acknowledged. Perhaps the only lo quarters which we ...

... MEYMBERS who are re-eusted for the places which they re- Ln presented in thle lest Parliament have an r prefixed to their Liesh names. Those members who set in the leet Parliament hut Liv, bays changed their seets have a t Prefixed to their names. ENGLAND. Cancer- Lou Liberal. catico, Abingdon-r Colonel Lindsey, 1.. Andovcr-Hefn. D. P. Fortesecu ..1ILo AshonDierLye-r ellor . . . 1 Lud ...

... jluo qrs. uamo. I - I - I I~~~~~~~~~~~ DEssNAT rONs. America--United States, California,) and British North America (by 3 British Packet, cia Cork) .. Ditto-(by U. S. Packet, via Soath- ampton) .. . Australia, Van Diemen's Lmnd, New South Wales, and New Zealand, via Panama . Australia, Van Diemen's Land, New South Wales, via Sooth- ampton Ditto, via ...

... Oht A lta Nwnvnal. WMDNESDAY. December 23,1868. - Ths French newspapers have been engaged for ten re days past in discussing the marked contrast between Pt the circumstances attending the general elections in m England and the miserable Baudin affair in France. to These two events, however widely dissimilar, strangely to illustrate the political condition of the two countries. PE We see in ...

... A NUISANCR he TO the EDITOR of the ABERDEMN JOURNkL, Os- by Srn,-A few years ego Aherdeen was infestedaby a number I )re of weak, crazed persone, generally harmless, but whom it eis So now deemed advisable to keep in confinement. Ido not know 1 my whether there is a law which requires them to be put into a Ire aeylums, as being unable to conduct themselves like other are people,. or whether ...

... ANOTHER MUNIFIOENT GIFT FROM MR. PEABODY. Mr. George Peabody has addressed to the trustees of the Peabody Fund the following letter, announcing his Inten- tion of giving another £100,000 to provide suitable houses for the poor of London, making a total of £;350,000 pre. sented by him for this purpose My Lord and Gentlemen,-I be8to 'acquaint you who have so Inudly undertaken the manlagement of ...

... VISoU21ThSs BEAOONSFIELD. I. I , . . i .. I . . . ?? .. . -. . - I .- _ . . . ODR The announcement thatf Her Majesty the Queen has to conferred a Peerage on Mrs.. Disraeli will be received d, with unqualified satisfaction by all sections of the cor-- ed munity. Mr. Disraeli's genius is admittedby the most ras determined'of his political opponents as unreservedly he as it is asserted by his ...

... IM ?ERIAL PARLIAMENT. J .H.OUSE OF -LORDS. EliIDAY, December 11. adr The ~Lor ?? took his seat on the ?? at, two o'clock, but there were only a, few peers present. Lard Chu~rstoai, 'Viseouxt Hardinge' the Earl of Albe- Of t, marle, the Duke of Montrose, and 'the Earl of Bess. anda borough were emuoug those sworn at the table. . Si The yeomlan Usher of the Black Red wiis directed to ftoet ...