... TO THE EDITOR oP TIIU MORNING CHRONICLE. Si u-I regret that circunstaunces should bavc driven me to request you to let it be known that I am not the Colonel Shaw who has his nanme to a petition presented Inst night to the Hlouse of Lords by the Marquess of Londonderry. Since I entered the liberating army of Portugal in 1531 until my return from Spain towards the end of 1836, the Marquess of ...

... jPROPOSED EXPLOSIoy of' QUA VESEND' We are sorry to state that this operavon, which corn- mienced on Monday morning last, the 21st instant, bas been retarded by an unfortunatG accident attended by the loss of a valuable life. Coloe:cl Pasley had given initructions to AMr. Pardo, master-attendant of lier Majesty's deck-yard at Chathilam, who was, Iry permisslon o1 the Admiralty, to superintend ...

... NOTES ON THE ORDERS OF TIlE DAY. -. . bon FRIDAY, MAY 4, 18:b. 1. Registration of Electors Bill-second reading. 2. Westminster Pavements Bill-second reading. 23. Class Duties Bill-committee. 4. Benefices Plurality Bill-committee. 5. Slave Trade(Swedeni) Bill-second reading 6. Courts in China Bill-second reading. 7. Slave Trade (Hans Towns) Bill-second reading. Of the seven bills appointed for ...

... Tier Majcity held a levee yesterday afternoon at St. Jamnes's-pialace. The Earl of Gosford had an audience of the Queen in the Royal closet before the levee, on his return from Canada. His lordship was introduced by Lord Glenel, her Majlesty's principal Secretary ot State fbr the Colonial Department. Sir Robert Wilmot Horton had an audience of her Malesty on his retarn from Ceylon. Sir Robert ...

... FRA'NKFORT, APRoL 2 9. [FROM Ol 01 O\N CORRESlONDENT.] The Prussian government begins to fear that it has not been sincerely supported and aided by Austria in the settle- ment of the Cologne quarrel. Austria, indeed, promised fair; but neither at Rome, nor even at Munich, has it pro- duced any of the results that Prussia looked for and desired. The Bavarian gavernment, fully waster of its ...

... CONSTANTINOPLE, APrAL 18. [YROM OUR OWlS CORRESPONDENT.] Constantinople, at this moment, though all life, bustle, and activity, as far as its Christian population is concerned, who are revelling amidst the festivities of the East`r holi- days, has, with regard to the Turks and politics, again be- come exceedingly tristg; and the confusion immediately consequent upon so many sudden changes ...

... COUR GI:CULAR. -. -11 J-. ?? . - ther attended divine aer- taust 'tabpel Royal, St. Ja nes s. iv ann~rding a isbop of London, from it' ?? ad the th verse. The officiating ?? H~~i~and Knapp. 71he 'n Dr''p'yce in A, and the anthem I 'rvk% r Do Joyd (Greene). W.Knyvett 0'QuS~pI DOwrager ilso attended the ser- r5Uit2O ?? tbarW5 Somerset, Miss Hope $Id EFr1loe the countess of Chesterfield, the ? ...

... Rt following letter has been addressed to keiougham by Benjamin Smith, Esq.. M.P. NoTwich .I fl-tn LoBD-You bave spo'.cn of my father at !'O!611 in terns which excite mny gratitude, and it is f or me to be angry at the manner in which yeu ?? to Voice So humble a person as myeelf; butt ?? Cecnse are of not following in his stepq, allow me Loertmy firin belief that I voted on Tuesday as he would ...

... [ [MPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS-FRlDAY. The Lord Chancellor took his seat on the woolsack at the usuol lteir. The Earl of HIADDINGTON presented several petitions in favour of the Ediaburgh aud Glasgow Railway Bill; also a petition against the national educatioR system in Ireland. Lord STRAFFORD presented a petition from Poole for the abolition of the slave trade. The Earl of KIN NOUL ...

... I HOUSE OF LORDS-TuESDAY. The Lord Chancellor took his seat at the usual hour. The Court of Session (Scotland) Bill was brought up from the Commons. The Marquess of SLIGO presented a petition from White- haven and other places, in favour of the abolition of negro ?? CHiESTER presented a petition from Ap- pleby on the same subject. Tle Earl of RADNOR presented a petition from the guardians of ...

... gLECTION COMMTTRSTussDAy CITY OF WATERFORD. D EVrAT OF THE TORII,. The committee met to-day iat eleven o'clock. Henry Geale was called in, and Mr. WRANGSIAM Wasl about to examine him when Mr. AUSTIN (on the vloir dire, and before the witness was sworn) asked him if he was In the room yesterday while the witness M'Cullagh was under examination ? to which he replied in the selirmative. The ...

... ,SO2U'l) AMEIt CA4. IFALM 1ITrI, MA'Y 1:1. [FROM OUR OW N (J()1tItK0lIONOX NT The Lord Melville packet , j -ieiitnaot Webbe, arrived this morning with the MoXierel malls. This vessel sailed from Vera Cruz oil tile 1th 1Of March, ''ampiln on the 20dti, isid lavannah on the 5t is of April, and has brouglt about 0 :Utll,0t0 on freight. A conductor, with about a million diirp, was expected at T ...