... CuISTENING OF THE INrANx ParacE.-The christening of the in- I fant son of her Majesty and Prince Albert took place on Tuesday t evening in Buckingham Palace. The ceremony was performed in the I presence of the royal family, the royal personages now in the king- c dom, the representatives of foreign powers connected with the royal , family, and the Cabinet Ministers. The Prince and Princess of ...

... I APPOIrXs TS.-Mr Greenwood, Q.C., Recorder of Devonport, is appointed Assistant-Solicitor to the Treasury, in the room of J. M. R'evell Reynolds, promoted to the chief place in that department. Mr Augustus Paget, now second paid atache to the embassy at Paris, is promoted to the post of first paid attacer of that embassy, in the room of Mr Edwardes, appointed Secretary of Legation at ...

... The King of Denmark has given his approval to a project for establishiug railroads throughout Jutland. The Minister of Conunerce of Prussia proposes for the consideration of the Postal Congress that the rate of postage throughout the king- dom be fixed at one gros. Twenty persons-two merchants, and the others mechanics and artists-have been arrested at Milan for being connected with socialist ...

... Late advices from the Sandwich Islands report the prevalence of a serious epidemic at Honolulu, which had very materially checked business. The Government had promulgated a treaty of reciprocity with the United States. At a recent meeting of British residents in Now Yorlc convened for the purpose of taling into consideration the best means of testifying respect for the memory of the Late Duke ...

... THE COMMAND OF THE ARMY AND THE NEW APPOINTMENTS. It will be seen by the General Orders, which we publish below, that Lieutenant-General Viscount Hardinge, ?? has received the appointment of ' General Commanding in Chief, under which desig- nation the late Lord Hill formerly commanded the army. His lord- ship's promotion as ?? General will appear in a future ' Gazette.' With respect to ...

... If I might give a short hint to an impartial writer it would be to tell him his fate, If he resolved to venture upon the dangerous precipice of telling unbiassed truth let him proclaim war with mankind-neither to give nor to take quarter. If he tells the crimes of great men they fall upon him with the iron hands of the law; if he tells them of virtues, when they have any, then the mob attacks ...

... TURKEY AND RUSSIA. TURKEY.-RUPTURE WIT.H GREEcE-AIl political and commercial relations between Turkey and Greece are broken off. When Nechet Bey, the Otoman charge d'affaires at Athens,askedI hat the Greek officers who had joined the insurgents sbould be recalled, the government replied that they had resigned their commissions. When he coin- plained that their resignations had been acceptel, ...

... TaE MANCHESTER COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATION AND TErl STrIKES.- 'The annual meeting of the Manchester Commercial Association Was held on Monday, and there was a more than ordinerilv large attend- nnce of the members. The chair was taken by Mr James Aepinal Turner, president of the association, who, in opening the proceedings, touched upon several topics engaging attention atbthe present mo- ment. and ...

... Tuesday, January 9. War-Oflice, January 9-7th Royal Fusiliers: Lieut.-General Sir G. Brown1, K.C.B. from the 77th Foot, to be Colonel, vice General the Right Hon. Sir E. Blakeney, G.C.B. removed to the Ist Foot-36th Foot: Lieut.-Geueral W. R. Scott to be Colonel, vice Lieat.-General Lord F. Fitzelaretoce, deceased-77thi Foot; Lieut.-Generat G. L. Goldie, C.B. to be Colonel, vice Leat,.-Generat ...

... * NICHOLAS AND DIOGENES. ITICUOLAS. bost thou know who I am, fellow ! that thou darest to laugh in my fare t nIOGENEBe. Do not call mefeltlow. NICHOLAS. What art thou else? Fellow I am, but no fellow of thine. I always spoke the truth aboveground; thou never didet. Desirest thou to know who are my fellows? NICHOL.AS. Not I indeed. DtOGENES. I thought so; but thou shalt. NICHOLAS. Threatenest ...

... A MAN BURIED ALIVB.-It will, no doubt, be remembered that a well-sinker was buried near Lyons by the falling in of a mass of sand while be was at work, and that after twenty days' confinement he was extricated, though he shortly afterwards died. A similar accident has recently befallen another well-sinker, at Saint Vigor le Grand, near Bayeux, but we regret to add that, in spite of the efforts ...

... NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE We are glad to be able to contradijetthie reportot death of Lient.-Colonel Crombie, of the Coldtream Gpoards. The gallant I officer is not dead, but by this time on his way to England, and in well-founded hope of complete restor4ion to health, Boesides the gallant colonel, the following officers come home on medical certi. ficate :-Lieutenant Stevenson, 30rh ...