... I - N This Christmais, says a writer in the Obwvers-, the beggars have neither heart nor funds to make merry L as of yore. They have seen the handwriting on the wall, end their hearts have become as water. On Christmas Eve, Westminster, which erst while rang with the sounds of revelry, was drearily silent. Not a stone's throw from the palatial thoroughfare of Victoria- street, and lying under ...

... MR PEABODY'S WILL. Mr. Peabody's will, as we briefly mentioned yesterday, has beeu proved in the Probate Court. As much interest attaches to it, and as many bequests have been erroneously reported, we give the main provisions in full. The per- sonal property in England is sworn under 2400,000: I George Peabody, gentleman, do maake this my last will and testament. Firstly, I direct that my ...

... I9 21 t04 _ __I Since the prevalence of the severe weather of the jat few days, as many as nine children, belonaing to as many different householders, have been admitte into the Royal Infirmary, for treatment for injuries arising through accidents by fire. Two of the children have died. FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE IN THE MANCHESTtR DSSTBCT.-This disease has broken out in a herd of 28 cattle, the ...

... The story of the frog who would a-wooing go need not be told by us, first, because there is very little to tell next, because Mr. Brough has performed the task so pleasantly that it would be despicable poaching to trespass upon his manor; and, lastly, because in all these cases we imagine the audience prefer to pick up the narrative at the theatre in their own way-be it desultory or methodical ...

... The Melbourne Argus of the 8th of November furnishes the following account of this catastrophe, a brief report of which had been previously received by telegraph:- The ship Lightning, a well-known trader between Liver- pool and Melbourne, was burnt in Corlo Bay on Sunday the 31st October. The fire was discovered by the boat- swain and a sailnaker named Thornbury about halfpast one that morning ...

... FATAL RESULTS OF TH LASH. An inquest was held at Portland on Thursday week,'on the body of Thomas Wilkinson, a convict, who was found dead in his bed in the morning. It appears decemied was under a sentence of seven years' penal servitude, and on the Friday previous be was sentenced by Captain Stock, one of the visiting inspectors, to receive thirty-six lashes with the cat, for burning a ...

... WA@T LANCASHIRE UNION OF INSTITUTIONS. The following is a summary of the work of this union for the year 1869: During the past year one mechanics' insti- tution and three evening schools have joined this union, which now comprises 20 institutions and evening schools, containing in the aggregate about 3,000 scholars. The spring examination of evening schools was held on April 3rd, and war, ...

... On Wednesday morning, the Right Rev. Dr. Temple was enthroned at Exeter Cathedral, as Bishop of that see. His lordship arrived in the diocese on the previous day, and stayed at Sowton, a village four miles from Exeter, sa the guest of the Rev. Prebendary Sanders the clergy, man under whom he was educated at Blundell's School Tiverton. At half-past nine o'clock on Widnesday, he was met at ...

... I -- THE WELSH FASTiNG GaL. I - On Thwrday week tho inruest upon the Welsh fading girl, Saiah Jacobs, was resumed, Mr. Bishop, of IUandilo and Mr. Iloyd, of Lampeter, solicitors, appearing on behal& of the parents of the deceased. Ann Jones Sarah Palmer, and Sarah Atiook, nurses from Guy's hospital, corroborated the evidence given the previous Tuesday by the sister nurse, Elizabeth Clinch ...

... | TIHE WOMAN QUESTION IN AMERICA. The New York Tribune publishes the following ccount c of a meeting of I Miss Anthony's Suffrage Association, held at New York on the 15th inst. Miss Anthony, in a now black velvet bonnet, a nice black silk dress, End a coquettish striped rap, was invited to take the chair. These meetings, she said. have al along been called the National Association's. Now it ...

... THE FLOGGING OF TdAWO GAROTTERS IN I ~~~AUSTRALIA. The sentence of the law was carriedout in the Melboarne Gaol this morning (15th September), on the persons of two criminals named James Willis and William Hodgins. These men were found guilty, it will be remembered, at the last sitting of the Bourke general sessions, of assault- ing and robbing a sailor named Robert Simpson, and were each ...

... WRECK OF THE STEAJlSHW GRECIAN. I WRE4CK OF THEB STEAMS5r GBECIAN. I The Anchor line of steamers seems unfortunate. A few months ago one of their extra steamers, the United King- dom left New York for Glasgow, deeply laden, and with a hundred or more souls on board. She has never been heard from since. The Grecian, Captain Nicol, a fine steamer, employed in the trade between Liverpool and the ...