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      In. Consideration Of The Admirable Hospi...

      on Wei" * sttSject "before " a ' etermining- the nature of the chargje « ga 3 rfst hrrn . —Leedi Mercury . REJiiA . iwi : s of Thomson the Poet . ¦— Manchester has at pros ent a majority of the surviving relatives of > the author -of the " Seasons . " There aTe here two grand- daughters of " Lizzy ; " the sister of the poet . ; three great grand-daughters , and three great . great grandsons —in all eight . There are only seven other relatives living . The poet left three sisters , who married respectively Mr . Bell , . the parish minister of Strathaven ; Mr . Craig , the architect , who planned the new town of Edinburgh ; and ' Mr . Thomson , the rector of the Gram- mar School , Lanark . —Manchester Examiner . Proposed Vocal Association . —A meeting of more than three hundred amateurs was recently held at the Music Hall , Store-street , when it was resolved that a society , to > be called " the Vocal Association , " should he established . M . Benedict , in accepting the important position of conductor to such an association , declared his determination to carry out the principles necessary to the proper establishment of a society , which , he hoped , would one day occupy a very higli position in the musical world ; but to enable him to do so the whole of the members must co-operate with him , and in truth they must "do all in their power , " even to the making some sacrifice in time and personal convenience . Such was the case with the " Gelogne Union "—nothing was allowed to stand in the way of their attendance at rehearsals , or attention to their duties when rehearsing ; such he hoped would be the case witn the ladies and gentlemen who had pledged themselves to such a course thia evening ; and if they were faithful to their promises he did not doubt the re- suit . —llr . William . Lockyer was then unanimously called upon by the meeting to act as secretary , and Mr . J . Eix as treasurer . The secretary announced that there were two hundred subscribers to the association . — A provisional committee was appointed by the meeting to carry out the intentions of the association . Pure Bread . — "We have received a novel claimant for critical notice , in the shape of a loaf of bread manufactured by a Mr . E . Stevens , a baker , carrying on business in Patriot-row , Cambridge-road , who claims to sell his customers ' a genuine article '—a pure compound of wheat , dough , and yeast . We do not keep an analytical chemist , except in our stomachs ; but that learned organ has pronounced in favour of . Air . Stevens ' s loaf , and its good opinion is backed by that of the palate . If Mr . Stevens is really resolved to sell nothing but pure bread , he will deserve a monument to his memory—a monument of ' haters' noses , ' which the ghost of the Emperor Antoninus ( who was fond of those tempting excrescences ) might visit with delight . Antiquities from Kertch . —Among recent accessions of an interesting character ' to the British Museum not yet generally known to the public , the valuable collection of ancient ornaments and relics obtained from the catacombs at Kertch by Dr . Duncan M'Pherson , late Inspector-General of Hospitals , Turkish Contingent , form a new feature in the series of antiquities . ^ They are the result of the excavations carried out at his . expense during the recent occupation of Kertch by the Allied armies , and the unfortunate destruction of the pxecious collections heretofore procured in the museum at that place has given , an increased interest and value to the relics disinterred by Dr . M'Pherson , and which he has liberally presented to the national depository . They comprise , -with vases of bronzo , terra eotta , and glass , ivory carvings , ornaments of gold , and other metals , including examples of a high class of ancient Greek art , certain objects also of a later age , but of even greater interest to tho English antiquary . These consist of personal ornaments of bronze , identical in form with those found in tho Anglo-Saxon cemeteries in our own country , explored by the Hon . 11 . Neville and other archaeologists . The presence of these remains of so distinctly Saxon a character in tho catacombs of Kertch can only be explained by the supposition that they are vestiges of some of the Varangian body-guards of the Byzantine emperors . The Anglo-Saxon origin of many of those warriors is clearly stated by Ordericus and other historians . —Literary Gazette .

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      Leader. Offrcrc, Saturday, January 3. Sw...

      Leader . OFFrcrc , Saturday , January 3 . SWITZERLAND . Somk Royalists of tho Cliaux-dc-Fonils have signified then : " willingness to co-operato with all their strength for tho defence of their country . They say they do not forgot that they are Nculchatelois and Swisp . TUio motive of M . Timer's mission from Berne to Frankfort is said , by letters from this last-named place , to bo the following : — " Several representatives of Gorman Powers at Frankfort inquired if there were no means of coming to an understanding , and -whether tho Swiss Confederation would not bo disposed to send a delegate to Frankfort to concert measures for preventing tho armed collision which was about to take place . It was in consoquonco of these friendly overtures that M . Furror , the Vice-President of tho Federal Council for 1857 , proceeded to Frankfort . A letter from Frankfort , of the 28 th of December , in tho Presne of llruasels , says : — " It is positive that Prussia has signified an ultimatum to

      i i . S i t t ' i r \ t Switzerland , according to which , if by the 2 nd of January the prisoners of Neufchatel are not released without'trial , the Cacbiaefc of Berlin wOl not receive any farther proposition for tna arrangement , but will toast the decision to the fate of arms , and exacfefrom Switzerland the payment of the expenses of the war from the day when the definitive , order for mobilization shall have been given . " "" We are assured , " Bays the Bun & , of the 5 ? 8 th ult ., " that in all the communes of the Bfack Forest gigantic petitions have been got up , intended to be sent to Carlsruhe , praying- earnestly that the Government would prevent the passage of the Prussian troops through the territory of Baden . "

      d r I t The Council of State has adopted unanimously the decisions of the National Assembly . The latter has named as Commander Dufour , -who took the oaths—Freyherone , to be Quarter-Master-General . The National Assembly meets -thrice more .

      The Conferences. " Very Little Of A Posi...

      THE CONFERENCES . " Very little of a positive kind , " says the Times Paris correspondent , in this day ' s paper , " is known of the deliberations of the Congress on " Wednesday . It has transpired , however , or rather it is rumoured , that the question of the evacuation of the Black Sea -was mooted , and that the English Plenipotentiary , while admitting the principle of the evacuation , stated that he would refer to his Government before fixing the precise date . " " A person who is well informed of what has recently been done by the Paris- diplomatists , " writes the Times Vienna-correspondent , ' ? states that the word Bolgrad ¦ will hardly appear in the new protocol , although both the places of that name will be ceded by Eussia . The assurance has been given me that the evacuation of the -Danubian Principalities will begin towards the end of this month ; but if the weather is as mild on the Lower Danube as it is here , it will be impossible to move a gun . " ¦ . .. -: ¦ c ( , \ ] . .

      France. The Jmoniteur Of Yesterday Annou...

      FRANCE . The JMoniteur of yesterday announces that the Senate and Legislative Body are convoked for the 16 th of February .

      Russia.—Peesia. " The Accounts Which Hav...

      RUSSIA . —PEESIA . " The accounts which have been given of the concentration of a considerable military force near B akou , on the Caspian , is confirmed . These troops are composed of picked regiments from the Caucasus . " - —Letter from St . Petersburg in the Dk bats .

      Belgium. Vervaet, The Tutor Accused Of R...

      BELGIUM . Vervaet , the tutor accused of robbery , lias been found Guilty , and sentenced to fifteen years' imprisonment and hard labour ; to be previously exposed for the space of one hour in the Grand' Place , with an iron collar upon him , and his crime and sentence written over his head . The judgment also included the whole costs of the proceedings . There was a tremendous crowd in and around the court , who seemed to be greatly interested and excited during the ¦ whole proceedings . Vervaet , who was much dejected , was conducted back to prison under an escort of a score of gendarmes .

      America. One Or Two Additional Items Of ...

      AMERICA . One or two additional items of intelligence are brought by the last mail from the United States . At New York , a preliminary meeting to concert measures for sending relief to General "Walker had been held , and another meeting at the Tabernacle convened . Colonel Titus , of Kansas , is reported to have arrived at St . Louis , on his way to Nicaragua , with 100 men for Walker . The New York Times publishes the following extract from a letter from General "Walker to a friend in New York . The account ho gives of himself does not agree with other accounts : — " VirginDay , Monday , Dec . 1 .

      " You . will doubtless get full accounts of the late events hero from the newspapers . I consider that our permanent power in Central America never lias been on as firm a basis as now , nor do I know of one single month since 1 ha . ve been in Nicaragua wherein wo hav « made ns much progress towards iinal results as tho month which has just ended . " I remain , with regard , & o ., " W . Walker . "To ... Esq ., New York . " Tho uneasy feeling- in the South about the negroes still continues . Prom Kentucky , Tennessee , Missouri , Arkansas , Louisiana , and Texas , the local papers report moro or less of alarm . Tho weather at Montreal , Canada , has been excessively cold .

      Colt.Ision With Tiik Foijflk In Luelann....

      COLT . ISION WITH TIIK FoiJflK IN lUELANn . A riot occurred on the 2 fith ult . in King ' s County , between several mummers who had been drinking- in a publichouse , and who had got quarrelling over some old faction reminiscences . They began to fight furiously , -when ( ho police interfered and were roughly used . The latter wore , at length obliged to load their firearms , when the mob retreated , nnd ultimately thirteen were arrested .

      Notices To Correspondents, Thomas Dixoir...

      NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS , Thomas Dixoir . —The details in question would more pix > p « r ) y appear in an advfertise & lAtt ^ AbsjsakcbRomahces . —Unsuitable ., " W . U . JN . —Weare much obliged by the 6 Her , " but have lio -6 pwte"fQrthe insertion of thepoeni » i < : ' . » ' Our Correspondent on the Purchase System in the Army will oblige us toy forwarding Iris name and address , ooufldentiaHy , in eomphance with , our rale , from whioh . Vb never depart . . H . S . ' & . has omitted to give us his nttine . The residuary letters i « type on the Moon Controversy vfe sliall publish as suace permits , but we must consider the discussion closed in our columns . The Stev . Dr . "Wolff ' s letter is unavoidably omitted tbis week . ... . .. Wo do not undertakeioretuntrejected communications .

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      Saturday, Jaktjakt 3, 1857.

      SATURDAY , JAKTJAKT 3 , 1857 .

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      ' Nr Tnere Is Nothing So Revolutionary, ...

      ' nr Tnere is nothing so revolutionary , because thiire is ¦ nothing so ¦ unnatural and convulsive , as the strata to Tceeg things fixed when all the world is by the very law of its creation in . eternal progress . —Db . AbkOXXl .

      Tice Last And The Nex.Ttee Last Year Ope...

      TICE LAST AND THE NEX . TTee last year opened with tranquil prospects . It is true that hundreds of British cannon vrere still pointed from the heights of the Crimea ; but a general impression had been created that the Allies , by accepting moderate terms , could stop the war , before it threatened danger to the European system . At the end of January , although demonstrations were still made , although myriads of shot and shell , and great flotillas of gunboats were prepared , and plans of campaigns traced , few persons believed in the necessity of a vital conflict with Russia . The Paris Council of

      War , the manifestoes of Moscow , the Swedish Treaty , appeared like theatrical nourishes on the part of Governments that had already resolved to incur no more risks and submit to no more sacrifices ; Great Britain and Sardinia were probably sincere j both were dissatisfied with the results of the war ; but the two Emperors , Alexander and Louis Napoieon , were tacitly agreed that not another Wow should be given on either side . Tbis was also the determination of Austria , and it gathered force from the pacific desires of the whole Germanic Confederation . The

      Conferences of Paris put a seal to the assent of the belligerent and mediating Powers , and Russia was left in her own . peculiar field , to contend for a selfish and fraudulent interpretation of the r JJreaty . By the fall of Kara , victory had been divided between Russia and the Allies , so that , if the capture of Sebastopol had its moral effect in Europe , the surrender of the Armenian capital had . an effect much more decisive on the halfcivilized populations of Asia . The ^ English nation understood this , but they

      understood , too , that such a monarchy and such an aristocracy as ours , in alliance with a despotism like that of the French Emperor , in deforence to a host of petty German interests , and in virtual league with Austria , could never be expected to lead a liberal war . Moreover , tho blundering of our statesmen , and the incapacity of our generals , had damped the martial

      expectations of the public . The Treaty of March was accepted , therefore , as the most convenient solution of the Turkish difficulty . Vague in its conditions , it left ample latitude for tho reserves of Russian diplomacy , and to the consideration of those reserves the plenipotentiaries of the various Powers have been summoned , in tho first days of January , 1857 . Jh'otn the moment of this dubious concession on tho part of tho Cabinet of St . Peter & - burg 7 a Russian tint was perceptible in tho

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 3, 1857, page 11, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_03011857/page/11/