... FUNXRAL OF TUB PORT LAUREATE.—The remains of Words- worth were consigned to the earth, at the little church of Gras- mere, on Saturday last. The funeral was intended to be as pn- vate as possible, but the attendance of tadiesandgenttemeo assembled to pay honour to the remains of the illustrious dead, was very large. There was a long procession of carriages and horsemen, and the church was ...

... REVIEW OF THE CORN TRADE. The weather has not improved since our last: the dtya hare been dry. and the nights unseasonably cold, the wind having been mostly trom the north and east. Vegetation has been re- tarded, and on some descriptions of soil the appearance of the crops is less promising than was the case a fortnight ago. This state of affairs has naturally led to some uneasy feeling as ...

... (Firom tke 3forn fng Cfhroniele.) The attempts which have been made from time to time M to interest the public in the search for Sir John Franklin & have been so frequent-and, if wve may judge from the p deportment of the House of Commons, and from the fi general acquiescence of our contemporaries, so successful, r -that we mght safely have left our Naval Intelligence C to tell its own story, ...

... INDUCTION OF MIR GRAY TO LADY TESTER'S CHURCH. The Presbytery of Edinburgh mnet on Thursday in Lady Yester-s Church, for the ?? of inducting the 11ev. W. H. Gray, late of St Paul's Church. Perth, to the pastoral charge of that church and parish. There was a large attendance of tlhe members of the congregation. The Rev. Dr Simpson of Eirknewton presided on the occasion, and, after preaching an ...

... LONDON, MONDA Y, MA Y 13.| THE debate upon the third reading of the Irish Franchise Bill, must have struck every one who pe- rused it, as about' the oddest series. of con- fused corfessions and random revelations, recently delivered either in or out of parliament. That the occasion was an inviting one for those who were so minded, we do not deny. Nevertheless it will hardly be disputed that a ...

... PRUSSIA, II BERLIN, MAr 7. PI Most of the princes who signed the convention of of the 26th of MaNy for the creation of the narrower N union have already arrived for the purpose of attend-l ing the congress. In the course of this morning the V arrival of several express trains, with royal travellers h and their attendants, has given fresh life to this other- a] wise dull city. Royal carriages ...

... LONDON, WEDNESDA y,IA Y8. THE HOLuSE of LORDS sat yesterday for a short time, daring which some petitions were presented and routine business done, but no discussion occurred of any public interest. IN the HOUSE of COMMONS, Sir E. B 'XTON gave notice that byan arrangement with the government his motion for prohibiting the importation of slave-grown sugar would be brought on for discussion upon ...

... The HousE of LORDS sat at five o'clock yesterday. Lord STANLEY called the attention of their lord. ships to the recent intelligence from Greece which had brought news of the failure of 'he French arbitra- tion, and ofthe final terminationofthedispute through a forcible compulsion exercised upon the Greek go- vernment to secure peace by complying with all the demands urged on behalf of British ...

... I flh IMPARIAL PARLIAMENZ I hIOUSE OF COMM(NTS-W1VEDNE;SDAY, MAY 8. The SrPirPArme took the ehair shortly after twelve o'clock. Mr. GROGAN presenterd a petition fioim tbe spirit dealers in Ireland' in 'favour of a drawback of the duty on pirits in bond. 1Ir. F. O'CONNOR wished to ask the Secretary of State for thie Home Depar ment, whonmfie savin his place, whether the motion uo the hon. ...

... SIR J. ROMILLYS BILL- BURKING AN IRISH PETITION IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. Irish public opinion has little enough weight in the English House of Commons, even when it is fairly expressed there. It needed not the following specimen of burking Irish petitions to convince the public in this country that no class of Irishmen have any reason to hope for fair play in that Oaliet assemblage of ...

... ELECTION OF A COUNMTYORoNE I The nomination of candidatefr the nm_ - ?? -- -'wce Of cln the south district of thecounty Dublin, in'lce of krn Dr. M Cartby, took place yesterday at the Cort t lat mainham. srtho kill The attendance of electors was exceedingly thin There were two ?? ?? n- (soil of the late *orouer), and Henry L. iat l hq, 3.D the late Sir Robert Harty, Bart. v * N., a' Mr. ...

... v*oet*IOR to Wative 181401Btwys a INTERTAINMENT AT THE CHAUNTRY. CH THE REsiDtENCE OFI CHARLES 01,Salidy, lsrI~ LiligatnEsq.. Chairman of ?? PrteciveSociety, save a grand entertain- ms4to tbe,'ommlqttee of that holy.,and to various other K~itlLliIt Iscldinag farmseis anid tradesmen,' by special _kpot~., the cannpany assembled amounting tos about 206,1i61The awn i front of the mansion was ...