... In the House of Lords, yesterday, a discussion arose at the instance of Lord Colville, who complained of a fraudulent asumption of his title by an individual who had voted as Lord Colville, of Ochiltree, at the late election of a representative peer for Scotland, at the conclusion of which the noble lord gave notice of motion on the subject for Monday next. Earl Fitzwilliam, on presenting ...

... The State of Ireland.—On Saturday a meeting of the Marylebone vestry took place the Court-house, Marylebone. The Rev. Dr. Spry, the rector, in the chair. Mr. George Darnell rote to move that the proposition of Lord George Bentinck to expend sixteen millions of money in the construction of railways in Ireland is unjust in principle, impolitic, and detrimental to the empire at large, and that ...

... GENERAL CONFERENCE OF OPPONENTS GOVERNMENT EDUCATION. About forty members of the conference met at ten o'clock yesterday morning, at the King's Head, Poultry, to arrange future business. The Rev. S. took the chair. Mr. Alexander suggested that a fund should be raised for three purposes: oppose the government measure: to repay, for such schools as were willing, money received from government; ...

... WEST INDIES. GUIANA.—Public meetings were held in Georgetown (Demerara) on the 13th of October, and in New Amsterdam (Berbice) on the 2nd of the same month. At both of these, petitions to parliament for assistance were adopted. The Demerara petition prays for two loans, to be applied the one to promote African immigration, the other to promote thorough drainage; the removal the duty from ...

... The line from Lynn to Ely, where it joins the Counties, was opened yesterday, and twenty, first and second-class carriages started from the station, at half-past ten o'clock, filled with ladies and MBtlemen, comprising many of the principal inhabitants of that lirge mercantile town, pay visit to Ely. The carriage- which are painted chocolate, certainly present ny an handsome appearance : they ...

... By the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer amv d y est erday at Southampton, we have intelligence from Gibraltar to the loth, Cadiz 16th Lisbon 21st, Oporto 22nd, and Vigo 23rd inst. ' Lisbon letter, published below, it will be seen that the British envoy and admiral, though promising, at first, merely to protect the person of the queen xrom violence and her palaces from fire, at the ...

... Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied the royal children, and attended the ladies differ^iMe 1 PCCted - 'A The Duke of Cambridge visited her Royal Hiehhouse Gloucester yesterday, at C . abinet o ...

... scale, covering the wharves, and overflowing ua. 6 j v°!l . 'ides of the river, including those of the Hotel de \ ille. All the low lands are inundated, and the piers of the Pont du Carrousel submerged to the capitals. 1 hose of the Pont de* Arts have also nearly disappeared. river has never risen high at advanced a period of the year since 1836. The Loire also has become very mueh swollen. On ...

... CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.—We have • Cape Town papers to the 17th of June. The onK general interest they contain is, that heavy rain. 1 *!??' of in the eastern and central districts, along the ,., ' pretty well into the interior. The great rivprtik?' tnil higher than usual. Mr. Macquecu'a . ri a steam-mail to Australia and New Zealand ,t®T? nttll T Buenos Ayrrs Cape of Good Hope, and Mairitlu' I .*' ...

... CEYLON. —Lord Torrington, the new governor, arrived at Galle on the 28th of May in the Haddington. He reached Colombo next day at 4 p.m. He immediately proceeded to the council chamber, where he was sworn in in due form. One of Lord Toirington's first official acts appears to hare given (and most deservedly) general satisfaction. Mr. Smith, a member of council, having resigned his seat on ...

... There perhaps spectacle which roar genuine English sight seer prizes so highly as review, the that the Grand Duke C-stan'iae Russia would iris.: Woolwich, and that real review would take place, drew to tbr.t garrison town yesterday some thousands of spectators. Every steam-boat that arrived London brought its hundreds of spectators, who flocked to the common till the whole the barrack ...

... KILDARE. On Saturday the nomination took place. The Marquis of was proposed by the Right Hon. R. M. O'Ferrall, seconded Mr. Roberts.—Mr. Barton proposed Mr. R. 8. Bourke, Mr. Carter seconded the nomination. Mr. H. Orattan, M.P., proposed, and the Rev. G. Doyle, .P., seconded, Mr. J. A. O'Neill. A poll was demanded, and fixed commence on Monday, the result which will be seen in another column. ...