... Hoi Commons, Feb. 13. OF TIME. Report from the Committee om Standing Orders that the time for presenting petitions be enlarged in the case of the following bill :— South-Eastern Railway (Chislet to Margate)—referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. BILLS ORDERED TO BE BROrOHT IN. Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway (Amendment and Branches—No. I).' Report [12th ...

... importance, occurring in distant quarters of the globe. Peace and war hang on the debates in the Washington Senate. The fortunes of great empires are deciding or decided in the battle-fields near the Sutledge. As to wars and strifes of minor importance, we find them of more than ordinary occurrence in New Zealand, in the Plata, in Algeria; yet have scarcely time cast a glance upon them. At a ...

... Jsnuion, Thursday Morning, Feb. 19. In the Share Market, yesterday, there was no alteration in prices that calls for remark. The uneasy state of the money market keeps down quotations. At Liverpool the market was dull; at Manchester prices, except in first-class stock, the prices were barely supported ; Birmingham, the market was firm, hut business limited, by the scarcity of money. At Leeds, ...

... HOISE OF LORDS—Thcbsdat, Feb. 19. T E» rl of ST. GERMANS presented a petition from the inhabitants of the town of Galway praying for the extension to Ireland of a general system ofrailways. Lord DACKE said that he had much satisfaction in bnnsj under their lordship', notice a petition from a gentleman residing the of Exeter upon the subject of the proceedings of the Anti-Corn-law League ...

... ROUSE OF COMMONS. The Speaker took the chair at twelve o'clock. RAILWAY BUSINESS. The following bills were read a second time: —Direct London and Portsmouth Railway; Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway; South Eastern Railway (No. 1), Watcrloo-road to Greeuwich); South Eastern Railway (No. 2), (Greenwich C'hilham, with branches); South Eastern Railway (No. (Greenwich Railway to Chart, ...

... The Queen and Prince Albert took their accustomed early walk yesterday in Claremont-park. His Royal Highness Prince Albert afterwards rode out on horseback, attended by Equerry in waiting. The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay took his departure yesterday from Claremont. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice were taken out on ...

... Satcbdat Etkniko. The Stock Market was quiet to-day, and the dealers ; disinclined for active business, as usual on the last day of the week, with a curtailment of the regular hours, amounting to a sort of half-holiday. Consols for Money were 96* to J; for Account, 96* buyers; the Threes Iteduced, 97 the New Three-and-a Quarter Cents., to 100; Exchequer-bills, 38s. to 405.; Bonii, to 51s. ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS.— Monday, FEB. 16. Their lordships met five o'clock. The Earl of CLARENDON presented a petition from the borough of Musselburgh, praying for total repeal of the °Lord MONTEAGLE presented a petition from the inhabitants of the town of Leeds, praying the.r lordships not to sanction any measure against the re-organisation of the m The Earl of RADNOR presented petitions for a total ...

... OXFORD, Feb. 19. In a congregation, holden this day, the following degress were conferred :— Masters of Arts. —ReT. Charles Ward, Exeter College; Rev. John Joseph Jackson, Exeter College. Bachelors op Arts.—Arthur Henry Hosmer, Commoner, Oriel College; Theophilus Jones, Exhibitioner, Brasc Nose College ; Franciscus Lear, Commoner, Christ Church ; George Glsss Kennaway, Commoner, Christ Church ...

... HOISE OF LORDS.— I FEB. 17. The Earl of STRADBROKE presented petitions in favour protection to agriculture, from several places in Suffolk. He stated that these petitions ..ere signed by the labouring class of the inhabitants of the parishes whence they came, well by the farmers. The Duke of RICHMOND presented petitions from the inhabitants of Exminster, Deron, and from 4-5 parishes in the ...

... HOWSE OF LORDS.—Fbidat, FEB. 20. LORD FEVERSHAM presented a considerable number of petitions from the inhabitants of several townships in the North Hiding of the county York, against any repeal of the corn laws, and in favour of the present system of protective duties. The noble lord stated that these petitions were signed by a vast number of persons, including landowners, 1 tenant-farmers, ...