4 FEBRUARY 1854, page 19

South-western Railway Company Versus The "times."

Ii' the proceedings instituted against the Times newspaper by the Chairman of the South-Western Railway Company appear to be in their nature needless, and therefore impolitic,......

The First Australian Gold-discoverer. Several Claimants...

put in a title for them- selves or others as the earliest discoverers or indicators of gold in Australia • and amongst them, a claim has been put in on behalf of Mr. George......

Births.

On the 26th January. the Wife of the Rev. William Pridden, Rector of West Stow- eam-Wordwell, Suffolk, of a eon. On the 27th, at No. 10, Westbourne Terrace, the Wife of Francis......

Military Gazette.

OFFICE OP 011DNANCE, Jan. 30.-Royal Regiment of Artillery-Col. B. Jones to be Col. - Commandant, vice Major-Gen. Oliver, dec.; Lieut.-Col. F. Benham to be Col. vice Jones;......

Health Of London During The Week Ending January 28. [from

the Official Return.] Ten of Weeks 1844-53. Week of 1854. Zymotle Diseases 2,132 .... 230 Dropsy, Cancer, and other diseases of uncertain or variable seat,. 485 .... 52......

Naval Gazette.

Aniszaarav, Jan. 30.-In consequence of the death, on the 26th inst. of Hear-Ad- miral of the Red C. Sotheby, the following promotione, dated the 2701 inst. have taken......