... S-IEN-TIMiC RE'SEA.VCfl OF TIE YEAIR. (Peso~i f/se ?? Aiy els.) ?? . iowV tbie 11. w''a ma oy lio regarded as all ,v il in SCiu11tsiei work. its most marked i' C s ?? ere Ii:the ublictration of lif. )arlyst's . I' . u c h oe t ttsat&,u of Wcgetable 31ould by ele a :! ' \\ Iu$,'' aelk tlho 1lr'ltlcf, of the Ellectri:sl ?? - c ?? art ?? . ?i r. Dastwin's work is a toes in i nolit i- ?? ...

... I __ I 71. l -d aR- aT d A long letter has been nddrrssod to ~Mr. Pender, ?? f by direction of the I'resident of the Board of Trade, On .e the subject of the muemorial1 presented by thle telegraph; .8 companies to ?? Gizranville about a fortnight ago. A&fter n ?? the complaints of the ruenoralie~ts, tle letter e sets forth certain considerations which must be borne in . mied, and which in the ...

... Ai )MOOJTUSIT MESSIAH, -lio~ tsne't ttl'ikifi sim of thle Jnrp ou1rest wvithin ,~ ...

... I STRANDING OF AN ATLANTIC STEAMER, A Reuter's telegram from Portland (M1aine) states that the Allan Royal Mail steamer Moravian has gone ashore in a fog below Yarmouth (Nova Scotia). Her forward compartment is full of wvater. The cargo is being jettisoned, and hopes are entertained that she will soon be floated. A Lloyd's telegram states that there will be ap7arently seine trouble in getting ...

... ?? s GENERAl FOREIGN NEWS. b ,s (CIEhUR's TELzEGrEao .) TUE ANGLO-FIZENClI TREATY. ItaOlIs, Saturday.-fhe Commissioners charged with the tlek of carrying on the necotiations for an Anglo-French Trreaty of Coenuneerce ?? Charles Dilke, Sir Rivers Wilson, Mr. Kenniedy, and Mr. Austin Lee, for England; cud MM3. Ganmbetta, Spuller, Amo and Marie, and 31. Maviani, Director of Consulates and ...

... . L.-. ?? A^s~ 1.. , * Her Miajesty's- Now Year's gifts, to Lilt vil'din- XfO0, in the share of coail cud meat, wore dier~ritiw the poor Of Windsor,* Clewer, and Holy I yesterday. B3RADFORU.-Tlle weather on faturdav wax favourable for ]ioliday-mak-ing, 'the itornin,, bei't and tile afternoon wet. Thle nstmlrr of peonie 5 a' town onl New Year's Eve was therefor~e not s~. nir,0 -~ asa on ...

... TEE -DUN ECHT OUTRAQED. A SINGJULAR STORtY. There is no truth in the report that Lady Crawford or Mr. Aleop, the solicitor, hns hbd any communication with tany particular person with a view to the restorntion of 3 the body of the late Earl of Crawford. The statements to this effect circulated iu the daily papers are entirely untrue. The police are conducting their inquiries with r the greatest ...

... II THE LADIES' LAND LEAGUE DEFYING THE GOVERN MENT. In accordance with their proclaimed challenge to Mr. Forster and the Goveruimeni, the Laldies' Land League met yesterday at their offices in 'Upper Sacks-ills-street, nuder the presidency of Miss Anna Parnell, and despite the recent circular of Colonel Hillier, there was not the slightest attenst~e to interfere witllsthensi. It was arranged, ...

... GENI R iAL FOREIG4N NEMS, 11 ezrsea's TaslcAEost.)t G1P.IRLMANY. 9rlE; NEW YEAR'S RECEPTION. V Mon1day -At yesterday's New Year's recep- . t L icnrifl: Emperor is stated to have repeatedly i, il the COUrse of conversation wvth various l; ,his r~il hoJU for tie undisturbed coutinuaace of ll;s :iajusrV distitiuaished Prince Bismarck by a warm essjenj Ot his slecial confidence. It is remarked ...

... ROME AN-D THE PAPACY. The Standard Paris correspondent ?? portion of the fortnightly chroniqsce in the Jassuary iumber of the 1?tr-ue des )Deux A ondes is devoted tQ a discussion of the semi-religious, semi-diplomatic question of Rome and the Papacy, which, after a long rest, seems once more threatening to arise. Whatever may be goisg on between the Pope, Italy, and Prince BismarcK, ths writer ...

... SERIOUS ILLNESS OF Er. BERNAL OSBORNE. Mr. Bernal Osborne is lying seriously ill, having been seized with an internal complaint while visiting his sclt' law, the Duke of St. Alban's, at Bestwood Lodge, durih the Christmas holidays. Dr. Nunn, of Londoe, is i attendance, but not the slightest hope of recovery entertained. Telegraphing at midnight, a correspondent sayi Inquiring at Bestwood Lodge ...

... ELECTION OF THE LORD MAYOR OF DUBLLN. - The election of Mr. Charles Dawson, M.P., as Lord Mayor of Dublin, took place yesterday. The procession through the streets was witnessed by vast crowds of people, who hissed Dr. Moyers, the outgoing Chief Magistrate, on account of the manner in v hich he opposed the proposition to have the freedom of the city conferred on Messrs. Parnell and Dillon. ...