... ids The Prometheus steam-boat, which left Alexandrie rd late as the 22d of March, has brought advices from C the ton to the 5th of January, from Calcutta to the i! D and fromn Bombay to the 29th of February. Lord Au ?? theland arrived in Calcutta on the 11th of February, I sP, was actively engaged In forwarding and completing el prepirations against China., Thh etepedition was to od, ready by ...

... TO TIM RIGHT HON. SIR ROBERT PBRL, DBART. SrR-I have read your nble speech cn Mr. Villiers' roti n for Inquiry Into the existing ccrn-laws with more riel gratification than I can wall express-a gratification pro- ceediog not alone from the elegance of t6'2 Icora u in d the soundness of the arguments, but becaus, I can et fe I ondflence in tbe stability of the empire no lolg a it can boaat ssei ...

... |TI T O,11'eVNING CIIROVIUL'LE. LONDON: IWI'R1NESDA r, A P11c1 L 21}, 1 8J 0. The ludicrous failure of the attempt to get up ,t public meeting to denounce the war with China, as all opium war, affords but a poor augury of success for Mr. G. PALPMR'S motion on Thursday. The few insignificant individuals who figured at that lame and impotent affair, seemed quite as much at a loss for reasons ...

... A VBRAGOS. To TlE EDITOR op TiHE MORNING CHRONICLI. Slit-In my letter of yesterday I directed your attention to tbe absurd workings of the average system, as itexhibits itself in the fluctuations of the London returns, which, when some of the low Irish or Scotch Wheat, used for feed- ing pigs, and poultry, is brought to market, fall many shillings, and rise as many when none of such trash ...

... SKBTCH OF THE LiFE OF SIR RICHARD PIllILIPS. X Sir llici1rr Phillil s, born in London ia Dreembor, 1707, was a ian inemnorau)le for his aetisity and origianlity. lie e began life in the largie ?? of an uncle, propri tcr of the Lion Birewery iu Sobo, to which he was heir ; but a if passlin ror books and ecih-ce, in which he was tbwarted, led r him at seventeen to seek his own fertuues. He ...

... Every person who has paid attention to the regi tration of plarliatnentary voters in Entgilnrd ar Wales, muist have been strongly inmpresred with ti vexatious, troublesonme, amid unsatisfactory workii of the systemu. The formation of-a regiiter oftvoter thereby substituting certainty for uncertainty in tI nimrnberand residence of the electoral body, is but negative good, unless the other ...

... Tbe Queen held a Privy Council at two o'clock yesterday afternoon, at Buckingham Palace. It was attended by ti e Lord Prcsident, the Lord Chancellor, the L rd Privy Sal, tbe First Lord of the Treasury, the Secretliries of State for the Home aud Forelgo Departinenti , the First Lord of the Adniralty, tlhe Chancellor of the D jehy of Lancister, the CtiefCommissioner of the Woods aend Forests, ...

... (JOUleJ CI'RCULAR. This, WINDSOR, 'rbnsn~y. T oarning the Q'eln, Princ Altert, the Dechess of KIllt. i lireditary lrince of Saxc-.Coburg (iotha, Earl ,u x bdge, Lord Byron, Ladies E and C. PAget, Niis l.ot Ountess of Chanlemiuont, Uniot. Charlue A. Murray, ,oid other menibers of the 1lytil pary, honotured with ttir presence tie performanco ofA Mr. Elvey's anttem ('ereposed as au exercise for ...

... -4- DUBLIN, AP'nL 20. [FaROM OUR OWN CORRESaONDENT.] CONSPIRACY AGAINST THE FRANCHISE. The Tory geantry of Ireland are engaged In a formidable conspiracy to annihilate the Iranchise, even without the aid ef Lord Stanley's bill. A system of cruel intimidation, beyond anythiug litretulbre attempted evea in this country, ib now in full operation to force the tenaintry Into an aban- donment of ...

... CAMIBRIDGR ELECTION COMMITTEE. The comrnittef met at eleven o'clock yesterday. Sir C. LDpnorI, llart., ( Clhirirrrtu, Mr. .lorr's Faurset eainined by Mr. Airtten : I am a Furgeon at Uinrlbridge, i suupporter ot the Conservative in- terest, and voied for Mr. Sutta n at tha last election. I also cauvassed lor Iiin in all parts of the town, anil have seen tim srverrrl times in dlit2:rest rooms at ...

... LORD 1VRIOTIRESLBY RUSSELL AND Tfs TiMES. To THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING CHiRONICLiE. Sis -I was much plea-ed to see thb ietter of Juwtitihk in your paper to day, on the subject of the i 'rraut autl abu sive letter which appmarod in the Tines a-i stanIdard, re- epecticg the appointuanet of Lord Wri'thesley It tdeell to the eaciat canonry ft Windsor. It happens that I also sent to the Times ...

... DINNERli AT THEI MAASION-HOUSE, The customary Eister festival took place at the Manaion- housc yesterday. If we except the anhnessudor of the Franch (M. Gnmot), the irinisters for the Argecytflie Repub. lic, and iur Veaczuela, the BUshops of London and Llnatduff the Attorney and Solicitor-Oeneral, Sir Thomao Neuve, Bart., Colouel Goarwod, Colonel Thomas Wosd, and Mr. 0. Maakes (the Carsitor ...