... 7* ~- I~ I UR!3 The following has -been Issued by the Ladies' National Association for. the Ilepeal of the Con' tagious Diseases Act:- There are two Acts of Parliament-oue passed h in 1866, the other in 1869--ailed the (ontaglious t, Diseases Acts& These acts are in forea In some of ,g our garrison towns, and in large district. around them. Unlike all other laws for the repression of ...

... THEOCA ISR- -O THIE LOCAL HISTORYr OF 1869. ward T EAVING others to relate the story-in its national their to and international aspects-of the year which is God': silently ebbing away while we write, we purpose sum- all X marnsin, as best we can, the events which have most name affected us as a local community. Limited as our Far canvass necessarily is, compared with that selected by perot the ...

... EXCESSIVE LOCAL_ TAXATION. To 110 E;DIT011 Of 016 DAMY POST. Mir,-In tea Post of the 22nd inst, you remark: The e: ratepayers of the, metropolis are crying out under the con- tinuous increase of--local taxation. Permit mne to add, that not only in the metropolis, but in many other largo and small towns in the kingdoml, aro these same feelings being loudly expressed, yet at none of these ...

... I The plan proposed by The Science and Art Depart- ment ' for the historic illustration of the art of mosaicu has had on un1fortunate commencement. The fac-eiesfe cotpy from 'the Figure of the Good Shelpherd selaed |amogst his Flock, which has reached South Kensiuto frcm FaVcuna, the authorities of the Musemn decline to exhibit, on the plea that the replica is badly executed. This famous ...

... PRESTON PO-ST OFFlUE. DESPATCHES. Ro I extra closes. stamp. 2o the North (rdnl'ht mail) *ISm London, Manchester, Liverpool, -1oito* IOa m. Leeds, & ?? - , ?? ?? . 1 30 No t BlackburnAcCringconDarwenBurnicyl I 30a.m late Il~l kpoolleetwbood, Kirk.a.Ill ?? tte,. *Gootsnnrgh;; idog ton, Leyland, Long. 545a.m. 5 ridge, Fulwrood Park, &c.. . 5 ..a. Croston, Tairleton, Bamber B'ridg, &c.6 Oa.m. f a ...

... 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 ...

... [FROM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.] Teheran, October 1st, 1869. It will be over a month before this reaches you. We arrived here all safe, but the journey was very trying, and my companion was regularly done up. A ride of close on 300 miles under a burning sun, frighjtfully bad roads, and abominable horses, ,was enough to try the best constitution, but mine having been tried often under similar ...

... A NEW YEAR'S TALE OP ST. MART RKDCLIFF. Br rob H. Selkirk.. December *m drawing close. Darkness had long overspread the earth, and the only light that illumined a large bare apartment in a house situated one ef the lowest parts of Bristol was the flame springing occasionally from a few coals lying in the grate. The three windows were gaunt in their black nakedness, relieved only here and there ...

... J$pirlif 'af 14Z CAUSE AND CURE OF RELAPSING FEVER. The Weekly Times says, the cause of the disease so wisely described as Relapsing Fever is having nothing to eat. If nothing to eat be persevered in long enough, the stomach loses the faculty of digestion, and the poor victim not only relapses, but finally collapses altogether, and then there is an end of him. This charming state of things ...

... At WHO)LE FAMIILY BURNED TO DEBATLI, Oin thlie eeviling of Olirtm:½i Day a conslalble oif tle E l;jdijisi .n dincoverod tibit the ?? floor o N:o. ?? _ Sliiiditieh-street, th'ay'n ienlnizzd, itoasn lire. l[e at M S it lor the 'tleS iitlI 01 gilc s11, 1nn ihc CS'pa Ly Ir, tue iuiilln Jii.' pit1 ;iruil withinl Cilt Ir jtliiuite~. Th ;so ?? bl . PI',TMera ?? l LI Kiiillqs.s iii ' Ia i ii i iln teu ...

... I LINDEN HOUSE SCHOOL, LITTLE2MORE. The distribution of prizes to the pupils of this School took place on Tuesday the 14th ult. The Report, which was most satisfactory, having been read, the Rev. (G. W. Huntingford addressed the boys us ?? I distribute the prizes which have been awarded in this examinations myself to-day, it must not be supposed that less interest than formerly is felt in this ...

... WINCHEBTER. Agent-MES. PROUTEN. TEI SOCIETY OF ALIENs.-The annual nomination meeting of the Charitable Society of Aliens was held At the Royal Hotel, Winchester, on Tlursday evening last, and was numerously attended by the -stewards and trus. tees, when six poor boys were nominated to be apprenticed with premiums of 201. each, out of tetfunds collected at the last anniversary At this meeting ...