... Elie vro-villm.. The Recordership of Poole, rendered vacant by the appointment of Mr. Hodges to the Chief-Justiceship of the Cape, has been conferred by her Majesty on Mr. Williaen Major Cooke, of the Western Circuit and Hamp- shire districts. The Rev. G. W. Chamberlain haks been admitted and licensed by the Lord Bishop of Si1pucester and Bristol to the incumbency of the Chureh of; St. James, ...

... A special meeting of the creditors of this firmi was held yesterday, at the Queen's Hotel, Mr. SOLLY in the chair. The meeting had' been convened for the purpose of con- siderin6 the propriety of rescinding the resolution of the creditors at the meeting held three weeks since, to throw the estate into the Bankruptcy Court. Before the business coammenced a letter was read fromn Mr. SKEY, the ...

... A lecture in connection with the Young Men's Christian Associationwas delivered atthe Town Hall lastnight, by the Rev. Dr. MrrILLE,the chair being occupied by the Rev. J. A. JAMES. The noble Hall was nearly filled by an attentive audience. On the platform were also the Rev. G. Pettitt, J. B. Podhnore, J. F. Gabriel, Dr. Mackenzie, C. Vince, P. Sibree, J. K. Stallybrass; Alderman Manton; Messrs ...

... '6C'-,'umulgl Nmig chips of, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1857. NEWS OF THE DAY. AT home the Court employs itself at Osborne; and Ministers generally, with the exception of the PREMIER, who stays in to*n, amusing himself with diplomatic despatches and red tape, have gone to their country seats to enjoy the Christmas holidays. In the dearth of news, ripe strawberries and spring flowers are appearing ...

... sattst Rtws. B3r BLE510 AND LNTERNAMTONAL ?? TELEGRp. Offices, Temple Buildinge, New Street. CRYSTAL PALACE COMPANY. OPENING ON SUNDAY. At the meeting to-day the resolution containing the new financial arrangements was unanimously adopted. The next resolution for converting shares into admission tickets, including the right of entry on Sunday, was, after some discussion on the latter point, ...

... flortip Rttistclbug. TThe Bishop of Versailles (Mgr. Gros) died on Sunday at the age of sixty-three. He was at one thue cojifessor to Louis Philippe's Queen, and was translated from the see of St. DiA to that of Versailles in 1844. The French Goveniment is about to despatch a M1. Tuzon to London, on a special mission-with what object, do you suppose ? To study the English press, and the manner ...

... pistritt gdo. DUDLEY. WOROESTERSH91nE PRIsONERs' ELIsass SOCIETY.-FROM the last report of this society, It appears that it is progressing very eatisfactorlly, there now being the sum of £23. in the hands of the treasurers, and.£100. invested in Consols. In Dudley, where great diffculties have (ssys the report) hitherto occurred, the society is9 receiving the assistance of Mr. Badens, a ...

... T MIEETING OF MESSRS. MIORRIS'S CREDITORS. A meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Thomas Morris and Son, of Tipton, was held at Dee's Hotel yesterday, Mr. GEORGE SiiEY in the chair. The following statement, prepared by Mr. Kettle, was read by Mr. T. S. James (James and Knight):- STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS, DeCrNMeRx, 1857. Da. £. S.dc. To amount dce to creditors upon open accounts ?? 4,580 5 8 Amount ...

... TCQn jffittrovoli,5. ACCIDENT TO AIR. WIDDICOMB AT THE SURREY THEATRE. -Shortly before the conclusion of the performances at the Surrey Theatre on Tuesday night, the audience were some- what alarmed in consequence of the following accident to Mr. Widdicomnb, the well-known and popular comedian: Whilst the company -ere enacting the farce of Wellington Figgs, and whilst the audienee were ...

... ?? IL, ornsfolomcf. CtTRRENCY. To the EDITOB of the DAILY PosT. Sir,-I conceive your correspondent L. D. B. does me injustice by stating that I never ask myself what our cur- reney system aimis at, and is meant to effect, or I should see that it has not, and cannot fail to answer its purpose, and therefore I should not say that the Act of 1844 hes failed twice in fourteen years. I have asked ...

... INTERVIEW OF THE DEPUTATION WITH THE COUNCIL. The Council of Queen's College held a special meeting yesterday forenoon, to receive the committee appointed by the meeting of, subscribers last week to confer with the Council, with the view of averting those disastrous consequences which must ensue from any antagonism between that body and the subscribers. The Rev. Chancellor Law, Warden of ...

... fjort?qll ?Iltflliqtjla. THE PRINCIPALITIES. Wailachia and Moldavia together contain a superficies calculated at 45,000 square miles, exclusive of the portion of Bessarabia which, in virtue of the treaty of Parils, has lately reverted to Moldavia, that is, an extent of territory considerably larger than Portugal, nearly double that of Sardinia and of Bavaria, triple that of independent Greece, ...