... JONDON i ilk DOWNING-STREET, May 25. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Arthur Edward Kennedy, Esq., to be Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's Settlements in the River Gambia, and their dependencies. WHITEHALL, May 24. The Queen has been pleased to grant the office of Solicitor- General for to Charles Neaves, Esq., Advocate, in the room of John Inglis, Esq. appointed ...

... OF TRADE is no noticeable change in our market since Thursday, and very few words will suffice to describe its condition. On the whole, the quietness is perhaps rather more marked, but no diminution of firmness in price is perceptible. Comparing this week with last, the market in several kinds of yarns and goods is fully as dear. But looking at the extent of the receipte of cotton, and at the ...

... Horciqnu Enielliqence. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. Portsmouth, ‘Thursday Morning. The Amazon arrived at Spithead from East Indies and Cape of Good Hope this morning. She left Simon’s Bay on the 7th March. Hostilities had been partially suspended by the Cafires, who had sued for peace, but as they would not agree to terms of unreserved submission, which Sir Harry Smith laid down, he was arranging a plan ...

... EnteMacntc. TRANCE, DISTRIBUTION OF THE EAGLES TO THE FRENCH ARMY. Panis, Monday Evening.—The distribution of the eagles to the army, about which public expectation had been raised high, took place to-day, under the most favourable cireumstan- ces of weather. As early as seven o'clock this morning crowds of persons had already laid siege to the Champ de Mars, in the the avenues clear until ...

... Entelliqence. SOUND LIST. May 21.— Hope, Jameson, Danitzic, Aberdeen—Piloi, Cumming, Riga—Commedore, Watt, Riga, Dandee. —22. Thomas, Webster, do., do.—Maria, Stewart, do., Kirk- ealdy—Margaret M‘Donald, Evely, Konigsberg, Dandee.— 23. Cyrus, Forman, Riga, do.—Commodore, Clark, do., Aber- deen—Southesk, do., Montrose—Highlander, Taylor, do., do.—Charlotte, Dickie, de., do.—Miranda, Leslie, do. ...

... Joreiqn intelligence. — FRANCE. The Arab Chiefs, who formed so marked a feature of the ceremony of the 10th, and the ball of the 12th, and who have since attracted the attention of the Parisian population, have left Paris on their return to Africa. Their deportment in society is described as exquisitely polite. They expressed a wish, during their sojourn in aris, to visit the widow of Marshal ...

... | INDIA. TUE OVERLAND MAIL, The usual despatches in anticipation of the Overland Mail have come to hand. The dates are—Bombay, April 3 ; Cal- eutta, March 24; Madras, March 25. Bombay, April 3. The Burmese expedition has by this time reached tne ren- dezvous at Moulmeim. It has been the object of the Govern- ment of India to time the despatch of the brigades from Cal- eutta and Madras, so as ...

... MEETING OF THE ORIGINAL LIBERAI COMMITTEE. On Monday at the three oclock, an aggregate meeting of this committee was held in the Merchants’ Hali— Me Arch bald Thomsen was called to the chair. The said he was happy te say that the sub-com- mittee of the two sections of the Liberal pariy had a very is meeting, and he thought it would be of great im- portance the same harmony should prevail at ...

... MONEY MA AND COMMERCIAL NEWS. Tuavespay.—The English fands opened with much firm- ness this morning, and in consequence of a great de- mand for stock during the day an advance of a quar- ter per cent. subsequently took place. Consols for money were first quoted 993 to 4, and they left off at 995 for money. There was not much basi- and 99% to } for the 9th of June. ness transacted in foreign ...

... Var tan — THE OVERLAND MAIL. (By Electric Telegraph). We have received our usual telegraphic despatch from Tri- este, dated the 13th inst. Uur dates from Bombay are to the 17th of April. of March, The troops for Burmah were all embarked by the 30th ‘The whole force was to unite before Rangoon on the Sth of April, and Rangoon was expected to be in our session by the 10th of the same month. The ...

... Harecian Entelliqence. | — FRANCE, General Lamoriciere has addressed the following letter to the Minister of War; it is dated Brussels, 14th inst. : — “General—Torn from my home, thrown into prison, pro- scribed in contempt of the laws, I did not believe you would have gone so to ask me for an oath of fidolity to the man whose power, usurped by ouly maintained by force. But a document ...

... Lonvox, Saturpay _— HOUSE OF LORDS. Arrin 30, After a conversstim about the reception of Rosas, and the of some unimportant business their Lordships ad- journed. HOUSE COM MONS. Fripay, Ari 30, The of the EXCHEQUER in answer to Mr dthe orders given to receive Ro as, and t+ fociitate the passing of his effects through the hou 15 a mere courtesy shown toa person with whem Her M bad mide a treaty ...