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RUTHIN PETTY SESSIONS. To the Editor qf the North IValse Chronicle. Sir,-In your last paper, there appears a report of a case heard at these sessions on the 22nd inst., against the Chief Constable of this county, for trespassing for game without a licence. The information was dismissed for want of form-the date in the summons having been omitted. This being rather a curious mode of disposing of a case, and knowing the carefulness of the Justices' clerk in preparing all informations and other magisterial papers, I made enquiries, and found that the information had been prepared, and the summons issued and served, without the knowledge of the clerk It appears to me that magistrates should be cautious not to sign papers in their magisterial capacity without the direction of their clerk, or some other competent authority, otherwise who can say how many offenders will go scot free." Dec. 27, Yours obediently, Dec. 27, 1862. AN OBSERVER. I

AMLWCH BRITISH SCHOOLS. I To the Editor of the North Wales Chronicle. I Sir,-The account of the aunual meeting of the Bri- tish schools of this town, appeared in your last paper. Your correspondent refers to something which he calls "irrelevant remarks," which the Rev. J. Pritchard, Calvinistic minister of this town, made in his speech, and that the speaker 11 met with a buret "I diaapproba- tion from the audience," which is not true. The only dissatisfaction shewn was from Mr. Evans, the teacher of the boys' school. He no doubt felt from the remarks. The "irrelevant remarks" to which your correspondent refers, must be this, that the girls' school answer to his (speaker's) expectation, but that the boys' school does not, because it is not attainable to the poor working class of the town and surrounding neighbourhood,/ which is a fact that cannot be denied. The schools were erected principally for the children of those poor people who cannot afford to pay more than a penny a week, and not for the children of those who can afford to pay six pounds a year. We had, Bince many years, a good grammar school, conducted by Mr. Sellers, a gentleman in alt respects worthy of his high vocation. But we felt that we were in rsed of good schools for the working classes of our town. By the energetic efforts of the Rev. Wm. Roberts, Calvinistic minister of this town, such schools were erected. Had it not been for the interest which he felt in the education of the poor population of the town, the British Schools would not have been built. The Calvinistic Methodist Sabbath School collects, since many years, from zC40 to £50 annually towards this in- stitution. The argument used by our ministers and deacons to induce the Sabbath school to give so liberally, was, that the working class, such as labourers and miner. should have a good school for a penny a week. But in- stead of that, the present terms of the boys' school are Id. a week for the poor orphans, from lid. to 2Jd. a week for the children of the poor labourers and miners not in regular employ; but if in regular employ, they must pay more-how much more I know not-£l a year for another class, and £6 a year for another. The terms of the girls' school are reasonable-a Id. a week for the working class, 2d. and 3d. a week for the children of those who are a little better off, something like a Bri- tish school, and not like a grammar school. Theaverage of the attendants of the boys' school is about 40, and the majority of them are infants. The average of at- tendants of the girls' school is three times that number. Does not this justify the "irrelevant remarks which the speaker made ? Mr. Evans said in his speech, that his worthy father had brought the British School at Holyhead into such a prosperous condition, that it pays XI a day; and added that he will in a few years bring Amlwch school into the same condition. Does he think that Amlwch people had nothing in view in erecting the buildings that cost about 92,500, but making the teacher a gentleman with an income of £1 a day ? I certify him that they had nothing of the sort inview. The only thing which the first promoters, especially the Calvinistic Methodist school had at heart iu giving so liberally, was the education of the poor chil- dren. I assure the public that the speaker meets with the approbation of all the working classes of the congre- gation to which he belongs, for his honesty in telling the truth in the presence of all to whom it concerned, and not in their absence; and that the Rev. W. Roberts, the originator of these schools, is of the same views on the subject as his colleague who made those remarks which your correspondent calls "irrelevant," but which I call most relevant. POOR MAN'S FRIEND. I

COPSTT COURTS (CIRCUIT 29) FOR JANUARY.—Ed- ward Lewis Richards, Esq., Judge.—The following are the dates upon which the Courts are appointed to be held during the present month:—Holywell, Monday, 5; Mold, Tuesday, 6; Denbigh, Thursday, 15; St. Asaph, Friday, 15; Bangor, Monday, 19; Holyhead, Tuesday, 20; Carnarvon, Wednesday, 21 Conway, Thursday, 22; Llanrwst, Friday, 23; Ruabon, Tuesday, 27; Wrexham, Wednesday, 28. ACCIDIST TO THE BANCIOR AND LEEDS MAIL TRAIN,— Gross carelessness on the part of the Railway oiffcials.—On the first instant this train came in contact with an engine whilst travelling from Leeds, at Guide Bridge, near M.?h?.t,r. The .ne referred to, hd been Ift :d; th;ai:nr: ::[::de¡o'to:e:nn l"f charge having gone to the refreshment-room opposite. Fortionately the train was travelling at rather a slow FIrtiolla tlythi? junction it leaves the main line for Stockport, or the result might have been more serious as it was, the end of the stationary engine was co Ietely t-M -ff; one of the buffers was thron a hund??.s yrd. forward, whilst the two engines were fast locked tbgether. The passengers, and officers of the travelling Post Office were much shaken, but fortuuately escaped with no other injury. About six miles further on the journey, the train was turned on a wrong line, and had a very narrow escape of a second collision, as it came within a very short distance of another stationary train before it could be brought to a stand. Such culpable negligence on the part of officials ought really to be punishea as a warning to ethers to avoid the refrcshment-tfoom, at all events, When they should be attending to duty. DIARIES FOR 1863, On Sale by J. K. DOUGLAS, Bookseller, Stationer, and Dn Printer, North Wales Chronicle Office, High Street, Bangor. TTAKWOOD'S, LETTS'S, and other DIAB1ES XX for 1863, in every variety of size and price. FARMER'S (The) ALMANAC AND CALENDAR for 1863. by Cuthbert W. Johnson, Esq., F.R.S., and William Shaw, Esq., price One Shilling; free by post for fourteen pence. The ECONOMIC HOUSEKEEPING BOOK, for 52 weeks, price One Shilling. HARWOOD'S HOUSEKEEPING DIARY for 1863, price Two Shillings. The CLERICAL & MERCANTILE TABLET DIA-RY for 1863, price One Shilling. Each leaf contains a week of seven days, with notice of *11 events affecting either Clergy or Laity. It is especially appropriated to Clergy- men, by giving the Proper Lessons, Psalms, and Prayers, not only for the Sundays and Saints' Days, but every other day throughout the year and to Merchants, Traders, ke., by a large space for each of the six days of the week, accompanied by Notices of Holidays at Public Offices, &c. PLAYING CARDS at Is, Is fid, 28, and 3i per Pack. Country Orders promptly attended to.

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NEWS OF THE WEEK. I The Queen and Royal Family are pAisinfïhe holidays very quietly at Osborne. The Queen, we are told, intends to spend the anniversary of her wedding-day, the 10th of February, in compara- tive seclusion there. The next day the Court will remove to Windsor. Mr. Ball, who is a Dissenter, and a high Tory, -a union very rare now-a-days,—will, as soon as Parliament meets, apply for the Chiltern Hun- dreds, and resign the representation of Cam- bridgeshire. Lord George Manners is a candidate for the seat, which will soon be vacant. The canvassing for the seat for Kent, vacant by the death of Mr. Deedes, is going on vigorously. Singularly enough, the most active man on the Committeelof Sir Edward Derring, the Liberal candidate, is Mr. Knatchbull Huguessen, a younger brother of Sir Norton Knatchbull, the Conservative candidate. A memorial from the Archbishops and Bishops of England, has been presented to the Directors of the different railway companies, against Sun- day excursion trains. The memorialists contend, that running such trains, is a misuse of the day, which ought to be set apart for religious duties'; that itr tempts the working classes to dissipation on the Lord's Day, and that it prevents the ser- vants of the Companies from enjoying that rest and opportunity for religious services, which is their due, as men and as Christians whilst the advantages intended for the working classes might be obtained by running trains on other days at cheap fares. The memorial is signed by the late Archbishop of Canterbury, by the Arch- bishop of York, and by all the Bishops except the Bishop of Hereford who, however, describes its object as excellent. Several memorials have been presented by the Wesleyan, the Congregational, and the English Presbyterian bodies. For a long time, a controversy has been raging between the friends of Sir Wm. Armstrong, and of Mr. Whitworth, an eminent Manchester gun- smith, as to the merits of the guns constructed on the plans of those two gentlemen. Numerous expensive experiments have been made at Shoe- buryness between the two weapons, and now a committee of officers have been appointed to test and decide upon their merits. The following are the members of this Committee—Major-Gene- ral Rumley, Inspector of Infantry, President; Col. Taylor, R. A., Commandant of the School of Gunnery; Major Young, R.A., Director of Artil- lery Studies Col. Simmons, C.B., R.E. Capt. Preedy, C.B., R.N. and Commander Singer, R.N. Capt; Dyer, R.A., is the Secretary. On Friday night, when so many thousands of the inhabitants of London were amusing them- selves at the various places of amusement, al- ways opened on "Boxing-night," a terrible fire broke out in the house of a working jeweller, in- Portland-street, Soho, occasioned by the explosion of gas, and which got to a great height, owing to the supply of water not being prompt and effi- cient aad to a by-stander tearing away the shutters of the shop, though he was first remon- strated with, and then dragged away by a fire- man. In consequence of the draught thus caused, the fire went right through the house, and six children—one entire family-iu the upper rooms, who could not be saved, were burned to death. This was, indeed, a lamentable termination of a holiday. On the 26th ult., Cardinal Marlot, Archbishop of Paris, was severely ill. He received extreme unction on that day, and prayers for his recovery were read in all the churches. The Pope had sent his benediction to the Cardinal. On the 28tli he was still alive, but in a very dangerous condition, and on the 29th, at 6 a.m., his eminence expired. The Cardinal was a prelate of moderate senti- ments and conciliatory tendencies. It will be somewhat difficult to find a successor as one of extreme opinions, either way liberal or ultras-mon- tane, would be certain to give great offence to one party or the other. The late Cardinal was born at Langres, in the Department of the Haute Mame, on the 28th December, 1795. He h-ULJ therefore, just completed his Orth year. His father was an obscure citizen, and he rose to his high position entirely by his own merits. Sunday's Moniteur contains M. Fould's Report on the Financial condition of France. It exhibits a deficit of 63,000,000f. ( £ 1,400,000) for the year 1862 caused by the Mexican' expedition, which will cost this year, 83,000,000f. ( £ 3,320,000). In 1863, M. Fould calculates upon a surplus of 110,000,000f ( £ 4,400,000), which he calculates, will meet the expenses of the war in Mexico, and others that may be unforeseen. For 1864, there will be a diminution of 4,000,000f. and the Finance Minister says, that were it not for the extraordinary expenses which weigh upon 1862 and 1863 it would have been possible to re-enter on a normal situation at the beginning of 1864, but which desirable result was only adjourned." The debate in the Spanish Cortes, upon the Mexican question did not terminate till Monday, when Marshal O'Donnell ably defended the Go- vernment. He denied that the treaty of London., justified intervention to upset Juarez's Govern- iaent and attributed the. infraction of the treaty to Almonte, who deceived the French.—At the close of his speech, the Address to the throne was carried by 95 votes to 23. The Pope's health would not permit him to om- (rfafce at the Vatican on Cbriøtaø His in- disposition, however, was not Severe, as he was' able to receive individually the members of the Diplomatic Corps. It seems that the Papal Nun- cio, at Vienna, had communicated to the Govern- ment, the intention of the Pope to carry out Re- form, and Count Rechberg had expressed his sa- tisfaction at the intelligence. It is thought, that the recognition of the King- dom of Italy by Prussia, has not been very cor- dially made. The Crown Prince, it is said, when at Milan, treated Prince Humbert very unceremo- niously and General Willisen, who formerly dis- tinguished himself as an ardent champion of Aus- tria, and is known to be an opponent of liberal ideas in general, and of the Italiau freedom in particular, according to a letter from Turin, is ap- pointed Ambassador to that Capital. At a cabi- net council, held after this appointment was known, the Minister of War, Gen. della Rovere, expressed himself in favour of giving the Ambas- sador at Berlin, the Count de Launay, an unlimited conge but his colleagues thought it would be wise to adopt a middle course. It was reported at Turin, according to a letter from that city, dated the 26th ult., that General Marmora will be recalled from Naples, and sent to Paris, as Ambassador, to succeed the Chevalier Nigra, who has completely failed in his post. The Greek residents in London, it appears, all voted for Prince Alfred as King of Greece so did the Greeks at Smyrna. Up to the 25th, the uncertainty respecting the future King, was caus- ing uneasiness at Athens. A disordered state of things existed at Argos and Nauplia and acts of brigandage had been committed at Nisi, in Mez- zenia. Coroneas, the Chief of the National Guard of Athens, had shewn some dissatisfaction, but it was hoped, said the despatches, the Go, vernment would be able to arrange the difficulty. It was arranged, we learn from subsequent ac- counts of the 20th, by the dismissal of Coroneas, and the abolition of the office he held. On that day, 134 members of the National Guard were at Athens; and the state of public affairs are im- proved. It is strange that the voting for Prince Alfred as King should have been persisted in; AS we now find, that, on the 12th of December, a note was signed by the English, French and Rus- sian Ambassadors, and communicated to the Greek Goverment, announcing that by the treaty of 1830, members of the reigning families of those countries, were excluded from the throne and that, therefore, neither Prince Alfred, nor the Duke de Leuchtenberg would be a candidate. Mr. Elliott arrived soon after, on a special mis- sion from London, to propose the cession of the Ionian Islands to Greece on certain conditions and that Ferdinand of Sa/ts Cobourg, father of the present King of Portugal, should be King. Nothing, authentic, however, is known of this mission. As to the cession of the Ionian Isles, Austria and Russia object to it and it was as- serted, at Paris, on Monday, that a conference of the protecting powers would be held at London to settle the question. The BT ltle of Fredericksburg, which our Lon- don Correspondent mentioned in a postscript to his letter of Thursday week, turns out to be one of the fiercest, and decidedly the most calamitous of the war to the Federal army. The troops fought with the most determined courage, but General Lee's position on the heights command- ing the city was impregnable. The Federals were repulsed with heavy slaughter,—of 17 thousand men at least. On Sunday and Monday, the 14th and 15th, there was no fighting; the Federals being busily engaged in removing their wounded and burying their dead. On Monday night, af. ter a short and earnest council of war, General Burnside issued orders to recross the Rappaha- nock,—and the movement was safely effected in the darkness, and amid a storm of wind and rain, unmolested by the Confederates, who, probably, were ignorant of it. The next day (the 16th), Gen. McClellan was summoned to Washington; and left New York in the evening for that city; the President, according to La France, having first had an interview with the Ambassador of France. Great discontent prevailed at New York. There was no truth in a report current in that city, that Gen. Bank's expedition had landed in North Carolina. Two vessels of his had put back to port in a disabled condition. A body of Confederate Cavalry, two thousand strong, had entered Dumfries on the 12tli, and destroyed or carried off a number of stores. Jef- ferson Davies was at Tennesse, which he had de- clared must be held at all hazards. Twelve Fede- ral regiments had left Newbury, it was supposed, to attack Weldon. In Congresss the emancipation proclamation of thd President had been sanctioned by 78 votes to 61. A resolution had been introduced, instruct- ing the Committee on Foreign Affairs to inquire whether some method could not be devised, by showing the sympathy of Congress with the Lan- cashire and Cheshire Operatives, for whose re- lief the ship George Griswold was loading with grain at New York. The India, China, and Australian mail has ar. rived. The dates from Calcutta are to the 22nd November, when the country was tranquil; but Government bad resolved to send a force to con- trol the disturbances in the Jynteah district. The dates from Hong Kong are to the 15th of November. At Ningpo, the Chinese troops hav- ing gone to the Yaman of the Taoutai, to demand their pay, he applied for assistance to the British naval officer, who sent a force on shore and in the melee two of the turbulent soldiers were killed. The others immediately left the town and Vent over to the rebels. Tang-wha and Kabi- ding, two towns in the vicinity of Ningpo, held fey the rebels, had been taken by the English and French, and handed over to the Imperialists. They were stonned with great gallantry. The re- bels kept a respectful distance from Shanghae but it was reported that they intended to attack Hankow, to which they had approached within 25 miles, but retired on the approach of the Im- perial troops. Pekin was quiet; and there is a report that Russia had made an offer to send a force, and put down the rebels, which bad been accepted by Prince Kung. The news from Japan (no date is given), is de- scribed as of a perplexing and mysterious kind. Yeddo, it appears, has hitherto formed a political centre at Japan; where the pomp and bustle of royalty has been enacted by the principal officers, catted the Tycoon who has been surrounded by the Dairhios those officers and their families be- i,Wbound.,o reside at Yeddo, in order to keep up I tKe.tlignity of the Tycoon. It would appear that the Daimios have abrogated the regulation and have withdrawn from the city; thereby denuding it of all that rendered it great, and deprived the Tycoon -of the greater portion of its dignity. It was apprehended that this proceeding was pre- liminary to a blow against FOREIGNERS, to whom the Tycoon has been generally favourable; whilst the Daimios are opposed to their presence. The dates from Australia are, Sydney, the 21st, and Melbourne, the 28th, of October. There is but little news. The Melbourne and Murray Ri- ver Railway was opened on the 15th of October, with great rejoicings. The gold fields, on the whole were yielding well, and trade was very steady. There are accounts from the Cape of Good Hope to the 21st of November. Gen. and Lady Wood- house were expected to return to Cape Town in a few days from their Western tour. Gen. Wyn- yard was daily expected from Graham's Town. The Colonial Secretary was still on his tour through the Eastern province. It was quiet on the frontier. The civil war in Transvaal had ceased; the acting president having tnumped over the ex-president Shoeman, and the rebel land lost. The Dutch Church at Malmesbury, fell on the 15th of November. Continued rains had sapped the foundation. The West India, Mexican, and Pacific mails have arrived. The islands were tranquil, the weather fair, and trade good. The trials of the prisoners for riots at St. Vincent's were proceed- ing it is said there were 300 in custody. The French have thirty thousand troops in Mexico the educated and respectable people in that country are described as wishing for their interference.

ANGLESEY CENTRAL RAILWAY. We beg the attention of our readers, more particularly those who are connected by residence, property, or otherwise, with the County of Anglesey, to a report which ap- pears in another column, of a meeting held at Llangefni, on Tuesday last, in support of the Anglesey Central Railway For some time past and up to within a very recent period, this project has appeared to languish, but we are glad to learn that there is now every probability of its being carried out in its entirety. Should such be the case, no 'words of ours can express the advantages -.that will result therefrom to the district through which the line is intended to pass. The course of the line, its sources of traffic, and its prospects as a paying scheme, have been so repeatedly set forth in these columus, that it is unnecessary to weary our readers by a recapitula- tion of them. We would only add, that through theunwearying exertions of Mr. Dew, the energe- tic Promoter and Secretary, and a few others, the capital necessary to be raised has been all but sub- scribed and should the small amount required to complete the subscription list not be speedily forthcoming, the gentlemen and farmers of An- glesey may hereafter have reason to regret their present apathy and indifference to this very laud- able endertaking.

FROM OUR PRIVATE CORRESPONDENT. I UOSDON, THURSDAY EVENING. New Year'eDay,—and with all my heart, I wish you, Mr. Douglas, and all your family and relatives,-the whole circle of your readers and friends, "A HArpy NEW YEAR!" I trust the past year has not been an unhappy one; and that the one now opened will bring not only to individuals, but to the country, happiness and peace. And not to England alone, but to all the world, let us cordially convey the same wish. Let us pray— That all mankind may make one brotherhood And love and serve each other; that all wars And feuds die out of nations; that every race Settle in peace, and swell the gathering hosts Of the great Lord of all." There is not much of any kind of business doing in London; but there appears to be more pleasure stir. ring than I expected. At least there are more people about in the streets than usual; and they tell me the theatres are crowded by young and old,-who apparent. ly enjoy the pantomimes, which are beautifully and tastefully got up, without regard to expense; and some of them contain sterling jokes, at which the old people as well as the young children must laugh. I think the dispersion of the gloom which certainly did prevail, is partly owing to the prospect of a renewal of employment in the cotton districts. In the week end. ing the 20th December, there was a diminution of be. tween 2000 and 3000 in the number of recipients of re- lief; last week there was a diminution of nearly 5000 more; and as in November, there were 683,008 cwt. of raw cotton imported, to 328,576 cwt. in 1861, it would appear that a supply of the raw material will ere long be abundant, whether there is peace in America or not. There must have been an immense quantity of the cotton manufacture in the warehouses when the war broke out. The exports have not fallen off one-half, notwithstanding the cessation of work; and in Novem- ber, the value of those exports was XI,755,550, against £ 2,878,999 in 1861. The quantity tf goods required to produce these large sums, if manufactured for the mar- keti, would have kept more than half the mills and half the hands going full time. The manufacturers must, therefore, have had large stocks on hand; and as they have obtained greatly increased prices, I can un- derstand how it is that some of that class have made their markets, by events which have pr&sed so heavily on the operatives. Our export trade shows no dimil ution in activity, ex- cept in cotton, but the reverse. In the month of No. vember, the amount of the exports was 99,761,510; In November, 1861, that amount reachel XO,874,762 de- crease, £113,252. But the diminution on cotton was as follows:- Cotton Yarn £ 443,203 Cotton Manufacture 1,123,449 £ 1,566,652 Decrease. 113,252 Itleaves £ 1453,400 As the increase on the other articles of traffic. Of these, there is a decrease on arms and gunpowder horses, painters' colours, manufactured silks, and raw wool; whilst all the others shew an increase, and, on some articles, as beer and ale, earthenware, glass, linen manufactures, metals, thrown silk, telegraphic wire, raw and manufactured wool, that increase is very con- siderable. The revenue returns were made up last night, and published this morning. They shew the wonderful buoyancy of our resources. Mr. Gladstone calculates that the Lancashire crisis will incur a loss to the revenue of at least a million in the financial year, or about £750,000 on the three quarters of it just expired. Yet there has been in that period, as compared with 1861, an increase of 91,321,450. For the quarter and year just ended, as compared with 1861, the accounts are as follows 1861. 1862. Incrl'ase'l Quarter. £ 17,068,039 ?18,378,928 EI,310,889 Year 68,603,851 70,996,429. 2,392,518 The increase for the year has taken place under all the different heads except excise; for the quarter, there is an increase on that branch the only item which exhibits a decrease being the assessed taxes,—which produce zCl2,000 less than in 1861. But the most satisfactory part of the tables is the prospect they exhibit of an ap. proaching equilibrium between income and outgoings. For the first time, for a loag period-there ÎI » clear sur- ptiM for the quartei, and a lwge one too, of revenue over the expenditure for public service. The latter tequired jE17 023 314 for the three months; and a comparison with the quarter's revenue shews, that there is a surplus of il,355,610 in the latter. Such heavy demandawsre, however, made on the Chancellor of the Exchequer for former deficiencies, that he has to issue fresh deficiency bills to the amount of £ 2,158,512. So much for the "management" of the ministers of that party, which, besides professing to monopolise all the existing d a4. ministrative capacity," first rode into office under the magic influence of the watchwords "economy and retrenchment." To-day, the Emperor of the French receives the Corps Diplomatique at the Tuilleries, and the Prince Napo- leon received orders to be present, when from the dis- approbation he entertains for whit is doing in Rome he would rather have been absent. The good people of France are speculating as to who is to be the new Archbishop of Paris. The Diocesan Chapter have named MM. Buquet, Surate and Vernon, to administer the affairs of the Diocese, ad interim, and M. Chalandor, archbishop of Aix; M de la. Tour d'Avergne, archbishop of Bourges; and M. Laudriot, bishop of Rochelles, are named as being likely, one of the three, to succeed Cardinal Morlot. The last is said to be warmly favoured by the Empress, and is very likely to be chosen. On the last day of the year, a notice appeared in the Moniteur, to the effect that in future the sittings of the perpetual councils for the trial of ordinary law-suits, are to be public. Neither the Italian nor the Greek news is very ill1. portant. The Government of Turin appears deter- mined to put down brigandage; and has desired the Pre- fects to report those municipalities, which do not give proper aid. There have been reports in the French pa- pers, of a threatened ministerial crisis; but the Turin papers contradict them. A letter from Caprena says, that the warm air h88- greatly improved the mental and phymcaI condition of Garibaldi, since he landed. He has to be carried about. in a litter, it seems, being unable to walk. At Athens, on Tuesday, a great popular manifesta- tion took place, the crowd shouting for Prince Alfred, as King of Greece. The hon. Mr. Elliott has repeated thfr refusal of the throne on the part of the Prince; but promised the Greeks the sympathy and good-will of England. Yesterday and to-day brings its fresh intelligence from New York, the dates being to the 20th ult. Nothing is said about M'Clellan and the President; but the Senate had ordered inquiry to be made into the disaster at Fredericksburg; and a pubile meeting, called at New York, to inform the administration of-the people's sense of their misconduct in the war, had been postponed tiijy the reBult of this inquiry is known. Gen. Burnside had officially reported, that it was a-military necessity to re- cross the river, it being impossible to carry the enemy's works. He regarded the repulse, under existing cir- cumstances, as disastrous. The Confederates had made a demonstration against Harper's Ferry, but were re- pulsed; and fighting was going on in the neighbour- hood of Corinth, Mississippi, result not known. On the 9th of December, the Confederates attacked and took Plymouth, North Carolina; and on the 14th, the Federals attacked Kingston, North Carolina, with 15,000 men, and gunboats, and were driven back to- their boats, after 10 hours fighting. Kingston was go. much battered about in the bombardment, that the Confederates subsequently abandoned it.—Iu the Con- gress, the Senate hitd passed the Army appropriation bill, till June, 1864; the amount being 731,000,000- (near 9 150, ooo, ooo) and the House of Representatives had passed a resolution instructing the Committee upon Naval Affairs to consider whether letters of marque- should not be issued for the capture of the Alabama.— General Lee's official report of the battle of Fredericks- burg is published in this morning's papers. It is mode- rately written. His loss, he says, since the enemy be- gan his operations, is about 1,800 killed and wounded.

x,irtho, Ittarrixoto, and ;Ð.tath. [Notices of Births, Marriages, and DealM, ehouldb, auhenfieated by the name and address of the senders, or transmitted to 1M through our accredited Agents.] BIRTHS. On the 26th ult, the wife of J. Huttoc, Eaq, Beaumaris, of a IOD. On the 21st ult, the vife of Mr. Garner, draper, Holywell, of a son. On the 21st nit, the wife of Mr. R. Jones, Swan Court, Holy- well, of a daugh t r. On the l,t lnst, the wife of the Rev. D. Thomm. of ?'??* fylchi. of & son, MARRIAGES. OD the 24th ult., at Llanbeblig Clunh, near Carnarvon, by thR; i C. \c:te,bauh, John E??Mti!!h. School, Amlwch, to Henrietta Ann, youngest daughter of the late Capt. Thomas Griffith, harbour master, Portdinorwlc. On New Year's Day, at St. Mary's. Bryanston Square, by the Rev. H. Bloxsomc, uncle of the bride, (Rector of Stanton), as- sisted by the Rev. J. Lees, Rector of Ciaremorris, and by the Rev. D. M&mden, Rector of St. Mary's, R. Wynne Price, eldest .on of John Price, Esq, Llanrliaiadr Hall. Denbighshire, to. Laura Kitiroy, daughter of Samuel Cartwright, Esq, F.R.S., Kitells Ifcuse, Kent. On the 1st inst, at Kirkleathan, by the Rev. T. Robson, Vi. car. John Flemelg Churchill Esq. Ceylon Civil Service, seconi son of Thomas Churchill, Esq., of Fron, Carnarvonshire to. Jeannie Lindsay, only daughter of Dr. Deas, of Kirleathan, near- Redcar. On the 25th ult. (Christmas Day), at Llanbeblig Parish Church. Carnarvon, by the Rev Mr Vincent, Mr. David Evans, Iron- ,o,"r ?hure,h nsi tree?,?m 'Ldft, to MtM Cth.i,?,, Jones ?:; 01htb;r\'a;f::h¿otoi': l¡:tthn": e: On the 31st ult.. at the Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Llan- llechid, by the Rev. Samuel Roberts, Bangor, Mr. Moses Evans Bryneithin, to Miss Sarah Jane, eldest daughter of Mr. D. W Jones, grocer, of that place. On the 25th ult, at the Parish Church, Llanasa. Mr. B. Cun. nah, Meliden, to Miss Griffiths. Terfyn. On the 24th ult, at St. Oswald's Church, Chester, by the ReT. W Harrison, Mr. W. W. Carman, third son of Mr. H Carman" of Holywell, to Sarah, eldest daughter of Mr. J. Johnson, wine merchant, Chester. DEATHS. On the 23rd ult, In her 24th year, of con.nmptlon Ane .?ond daughter o f 'Mr? John Corbett, organ blower, TrellJadoC:' On Christmas Day. at Hatton Gmnge, near Shiffnal Wm H Slaney, F?q, last surviving brother '? the late B?.*?aney?'E? M. P. On the 28th ult, Mr. Evan Jones, Pant Gwyn, Llanenean after long illness of t;vo Y-r? and which IT, LI.,?..g-, after tlan resignation He was a faithful member wAith Sthe SCaElviniS.HSo, KWSyi/a?" lalt 16 years of hi. life. On the Mth ult. a?ed MytM< tfter a 'tM!ehn?dedtntMU!neM 11 Ir the beloved wife of Mr. David Jon?, 2y, W?t p&ll?de, Rhy), foreman printer of the my! ?eM-? ? '"?t rarMe, On the ;th alt, <?i 77 years, Mr. John Roberts, the Ahb? Par. Rhuddl.n. Deceased was much re,pootedawwpts, ?-?".f'?d ?"? ™ ?? »u.ongst I R?(??ntly, In Australia, Mr, T. M Jonathan, the b?l?ved so of EMT J.'uat?''Caeddaf?;'Ua?e? "? ?'? On the 26th ult, at ?" Bangor, ? ? WWlamo RObertI, shoemaker. On the 27th ult. at Victoria Tavern, Upper Bang;w, m**#d <l .1 Ellen, the wife of)1r John Johnson. On the 31st ult. at High-str?t, Bangor, aged 67. J-?. ti.a. wife of Mr. Griffith Evans, butcher, much respected. On theMth ult, at Rbydgaled, Mold, after a long t)!nM. Mary, the beloved wife of Mr. Edward Davia of fh. Royi On the 28th ult, at Ci)cain Vicarage, MoM. Elinor, theM.T. Sn6  ^V r,^Z011 HaU.w? vicano'Gllcaln. and onlyJ daug.hl!tLer of the late I'liop?. G,e?n E?h f At"gtm and,, W¡¡;I fbb/téOIr:d of AtbliDB'OII and

Collections in Boxes at Bangor Cathedral in aid of the Lancashire Distress -Dec. 28, £ 1 3s. 8d. We are informed that during the very wet vear of at Bangor1" ? inches of raiu have beeu "S^ewd at Bangor. Licut. Colonel and the Honourable M?. Tottenham and family have arrived at Woodstock, Co. Wicklow.- from Plas Berwyn. ROYAL NATIONAL LiFsBoAi% I' ISTTTtTTrON, ANOLESET BRANCH. Amongst the numerous and Messina calls- upon the benevolent and humane, more espeeitJU* at th»- present time, it is gratifying to observe that such an oldi and useful Institution as the above is not overlooked.. The looal Secretary at Beaumaris received it donation of £5 on behalf of the society on the 31st ult., from John, Vivian Hampton, Esq., of London. His worthyparents- are annual subscribers, t esides affording a site for the lifeboat house stationed at Rhoscolyn, merely for a no- minal rent. CANTON, SOUTH WALM.-??<H Tea Afeeti«„ tM Rev. J. D. ?M??.-The Rev. J. D. WHuam hav. ing received a cordial invitation to the pastorate of tlT. Baptist church, Bangor, North Wales, and conseq?.n? being about to leave Cauton to enter upon that Sphw^