... .SVivitt of 4t j'ThT. n -1CT l' A I n A1 ,- THEY CAN'T DO IT. d (From tle Spectator.)t On one point at least the present ministers seem to I1 stand confessed as totally incompetent-they cannot A make an explanation. They have tried their hands.at ca it again this week, with no better success than before. It Lord Derby tried it nearly a month ago, then he tried ar again, to make the house ...

... The marriage of Earl Grosvenor, M.P., for e Chester, 'sith Ludy Constance Gower, the lovely daugh- t ter of the Duke and Duchess of Sutherlanld,, will be a solemnised in London on the 28th inst.h Timt CoiNtAan.-Thie Gazetto of Tuiesdaiy h ~'contained a royal proclamation ordering the issue of-the new floria, with the inscription Victoria D.G.: Brit.: E LReg. F.D., on the obverse ; and One ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS-MONDAY. Lord ELLSWISnouo0 called the attention of the House to the war which we bad just commenced with the King of Avi, and wbib he remarked might prove more serious than some pereona inmgined. The climate of the Burmese empire ws mnoot unhealthy, and though in some respects we were in a better con- dition to ctrry on hostiities than in the former Burmese war, yet the removal ...

... A FRIEND TO TEII ASHTON. Pr ANCIFNT SHEPRnE1DRY.-On Monday and Tuesday, the Nth and 13th inst. the Loyal Order of Ancient Shepherds, wa 6btonaUnity, heldtheir22ud annual conference at Mr. Tbos. th Beothroyd's, Crown Inn, Hulutirth, when C.S. Willis took th. le chair, supported by D.C.S.I. Beardshall; C.S. Hall, at rie tice o'clock, called over the roll of delegates :-Ashton, PXa pe Shalw, P.D ...

... faiOrdfalteouo. - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - _ -- .- CI THE UTTERMOST FARTHYNo.-A gravestone in Ddiddlsoog arcyr a rk ndni defaced, last r week byodro tepso, h e.Mr. Peel, because F tbefl mutare oe gietohmfor allowing it tot be plcdteehdntbe ad-oth. Britisli Daily Mail a GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH. -The Electric Li Telegraph ComptAnyhavejust completed ?? Northiern system of telegraph, Vria ...

... THE ANNE POWELL. This fine vessel has weathered a terrific storm in her recent ^oyage to New York. We extract the following passages *com a letter just received from Captain Rowlands: — .e Now York, nth April, 18.> Thank heaven, I am now enabled to write and acquaint Yon of the safe arrival of the Anne Powell at the port of desti- nation; and 1 may nfttrm, without any exaggeration, that we ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS.—MONDAY, APRIL 19. Their lordships met, after the adjournment, at five o'clock and sat but for a short time. The Lord Chancellor brought in a Bill to abolish the office 0 Masters in Chancery, and substitute other officers to perfof' their duties. His Lordship explained the measure, and intended to introduce another shortly, which, with that now be' fore the House, had the ...

... ABBEY TIXTERN AND BIGSWEAR ROADS. [TO THE EDITOR.] take the liberty of again trespassing on your columns in reference to the Bill now before parliament, for the continuance of tolls on these roads and bridge for ano:her twenty yeais. I shall leave it to the discernment of the public, to say wheher such?. Bill shall be allowed quietly to pass, without asking for an account of the previous ...

... MEKTHYR AND NEIGHBOURHOOD WOMBW9.Lf!. MBNASERIE.—We perceive, by the primed lisndbflUs, that the famed No. 1 collection of Mr. Wombwell is about to visit this town. FrlllJl a perusal of the list of animals, there appear to be several novel- ties not hitherto exhibited in this town; and we do not doubt that the menagerie will be well worthy of inspec- tion. Exhibitions of this kind afford ...

... GLAGscOIV IIOUSr OF RIEFUol.. The following discussion, in reference to the abhve instite- tion, took place at the roceting of the' Town Council onl Wed- nesday last- Mr. PLAYIFAIn, in accordance with his notice at last meet- ilg,, brought befoire the (C'ouncil the subject of' the ?? of iiefiige. H-ie ?? Aust be admitted, however painful the thought, that there exists a fearful amount of ...

... The folo'o he' t he following (says tbe Times), is an extract ofa letter from a gentlenan, an enyc-witness, tileigh not hijiisnif engla.ed ill the n el diggins ot Australia, datted Buninigyonlg, October 29, 1n 1851 :- As I hatve julst retllrnled fioul tile Biltlanat I diggiios,' said r s be the richest ill the yorM, it Imay illterest you to liear SOIIIC taccounit of theiii. The Nyhole of ...

... (From thle Tic' ?? A Paris, Friday, 5 ?? ftfa The Monitear dit Loiret gives the followitig account of thle onl arrival of the P'residont of the Reopublic at Orleans by The President arrived at Orleans at 7 o'clock last evening, in YAs the, journey of the P'rcsiient was exclusively for the inter. on. co Lt andi ininjt veiclt of a1 country hitherto ii~glected, it was Or wished to avo(idf1 fthe ...