... [-7RoM OUR OWN REPORTERS.J Thursday evening a meeting of the Peace Conference was held in the Corn Exchange, Hanging-ditch, Manchester; Mr. George Wilson occupying the chair. Before commencing the proceedings the secretary read letters of apology for non-aitenrlance at the conference, but expressive of cordial sympathy wilh the movement, from M. Carnot, formerly Minister of Public Instruction ...

... AIR. DUDLEY PERCEVAL. We have received the following communication from Mr. Dudley Perceval, and we willingly afford him the s atisfaction to which he conceives him- self entitled. From the remarks which we else- where make on his letter to Sir Brook Bridges, he will see how very lightly his imputations sit on our s conscience Mr. Dudley Perceval presents his compliments to the Editor of ...

... LOND ON: SATURDAY, JANUAflY 29, 1853. That repugnance towards their Esrimoon's mar- riage which all accounts agree in attributing to the French people seems to be not quite understood in England ; aud even among those who are far from sharing Lord MAIIAE9BURY'S partiality for the new Government, not a few ascribe the assertions of well-informed persons on the subject to an exaggerated hatred ...

... DEATH OF VIACO UNZ' MELBO URNE. We announce with regret the extinction of a title, and of the male branch of a family which- partly owing to accidental circumstances, and partly to the great tact and cleverness of the second holder of the name-has gained an hist.,ric place and reputation. The younger brother of the Lord Melbourne who was once Under-Secretary for Ire- land, once Secretary for ...

... COURT CIRCULAR, WINDSOR, JAY. 23. The fourth dramatic prfornianee at tire Casaie Pi; this evening. The pieces aeleeted UpOI t`bieco0 t0 I a comedy in three acts, by John Poole, cuteirdll,-j p an d a. serio-comnic afterpiece, in one aC, hy h fc I entitled A Lucky Friday. , relg At eight o'clock her Majesty thie Q-:eentau lu R Hignmess Prince Albert entlred thc Iubens Il panied by their Royal ...

... BRITISI METEOROLOGICA L SOCIETY. At the monthly meeting of this society, on Jannary 25, Mr. S. C. Whitbread in the ehair,apaper was read by Captain Clerk, R.A., upon the monthly amount of evaporation from a surface of water of nine square feet in extent, under a shed with an iron roof; of another of similar extent, exposed fully to the sky, and open to the wind on all sides; and of the amount ...

... To TED EDITOR OF THE MORNING CHRONICLE. SiR-I agree with you as to the deilsion that exists re- speoting the supposed injustice of the assessment of the income tax. The calculations of the actuaries appear to me to be quite beside the question, and to make the subject obscure, which in itself is perfectly clear. The principle of distinction of sources of income, if entertained at all, is as ...

... VISIT OF THE CHANCELLOR OF THEE I I XECHEQUBIR TO OXFORD. I l-4 The Chancellor of the Exchequer has taken the oppor- tunily afforded by the Parliamentary recess to pay a visit to his constituents, and is spending a few days with the Regius Professor of Divinity. On Thursday a luncheon was given in the Hall of Balliol College, by Mr. Woolicombe, senior fellow and tutor, Mr. Lake, the senior ...

... SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 28. The United States Mail steamship Humboldt, Captain Lines, from New York, en route for Havre, arrived off Cowes this morning, and after trans- shipping her English mails and passengers to the small steamer awaiting her arrival, at once left for France. The Humboldt left New York on the 15th inst., consequently brings only one day's later news than the Asia. The Humboldt ...

... This society met on the 27th instant., the B'arl ofr Enniskillen, vice-president, in the chair. A very in- teresting communication from Captain Denham, R.N., of her Majesty's ship Herald, was read. Captain Den ham is engaged on a scientific voyage in the above ship, and, aneong other subjects, he was particularly enjoined to endeavour on favourable occasions to ascertain the depth of the ocean ...

... IRBELAND. LFROM OUR OWN OORRESPONDrNT.] DUBLIN, SATURDAY MORNING. The weather has taken a Most favourable turn, just at the critical time when the preparations for spring cropping could no longer be delayed with- out great risk as regards the future supply of food. The change has been most providential. Last night there was a very heavy frost-ice of somethickness covers the small streams aud ...

... 1349CID9ASTICAL. IThe Sishop of !London Jhes presented the Mev. John Smish,!B.D,, vicar of Baling, to the reetory-ofAeton, ren- dered 'vacint by the death of the Rev. William Antrobus B.D. The vicarage of laling. rendered vacant by Ifr. Smnitit's promotion, is .^zorth Te76h a year, and is in the gift of the Bishop of Londoq. The Biqhop, of Norwidh hae ,presented the Rlev, W~illiam^ Jackm an, ...