... Both Houses sat yesterday. IN the HOUSE OF LORDS the Royal Assent was given, by Commission, to several bills. The Earl of CARDIGAN asked a question of which he had given notice-whether it was the intention of the government to prosecute or defend the soldiers engaged in the Sixmile-bridge Affray P and whether it was their intention to pursue the course intended by the preceding government, and ...

... (From the Leadwr.) In default of literary gossip this week, we vwiil say word on Faraday's' lecture, On the Magnetsi Forces, at the Royal Institution-a lecture whidh corn- ' _ mnnded the attention of the most crowded audience we re- re member within those walls. Faraday is still pursuing his to researches, and has not yet arrived at any conclsiton sufaf a ciently definite to bring forward; ...

... INVESTITURE OF TEE BATH. -The Queen held an inyestiture of the Order of the Bath on Tuesday, at Buckingham Palace, awhen Lord Cowley received the insignia of a Knight Grand Cross of the Order (civil division); Mr G. W. Ouseley and Mr B. H. Wilson. those of Knights Commanders (civil division) ; and Lieut.-General C. Xacloud, of the East India Company's service, that of Knight Commander ...

... Parliamentary men lately have deemed it proper and necessary to declare in public their political opinions. They who are willing and able to give parliamentary men some instruction, which many of them need, may do the same, especially such as seek no office or emolu- ment, and would accept none. Permit me then to express my poli. tical creed, which has been sometimes misinterpreted. I prefer ...

... LINNEAN SOCU1TY. A meeting of this society was held on the 1st instant, Mr. Robert Brown, president, in the chair. Mr. Daniel Oliver, jun., and Mr. William Thomson were elected fellows. A paper was read, On Venation, as a generic character in the Ferns; with observations on the genus Hewardia, J. Smith, and Cionidium, Moore; by Mr. Thomas Moore, ?? curator of the Botanic Garden, Chelsea. ...

... .IBTROPOLZTAN COMMI'SSION OF SE WE RS. Yesterday a special Court of Sewers was held at the Court- house, Greek-street, Soio, for the purpose of receiving the annual statement and account for the year ending Deoember, 1852, and for the transaction of general business. Mr. R. Jebb occupied the chair; and Sir C. Fellowes, Messrs. G. Baker, J. Hawkshaw, W. Hoskings, H. R. Hunt, and G. Spencer ...

... OPENING OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE ON SUNDA YS. Ans adjourned meeting of the working classes in favour of the above object was held yesterday evening at Drury-lane Theatre, when a gnod, but not overflowing, audience was in attendance. Mr. Mayhew, who was to have taken the chair, being absent, Mr. Prideaux, a cabinet-maker, was delegated to tite presidency. Representatives of various classes of ...

... lheABBA TE DE COL under PENANCE TOT11i EDITOR oF Tnts MORNING CHRONICLE. ec St is very probable your Engtiele readers may bave t eard enough about the aroh impostor who was sent to us } fN Itaiy last year, and who, after a series of frauds and w r'ere5, which have already been exposed in-your columns, sros preparing himself, by a course of discipline in the Alps, for the ghostly absolution of ...

... The MASTER of the CHARTER HOUSvfI TO TEE EDITOR OF THE MORNING CHRONICLE SIR-It is well known to old Carthusians that the UV remains of Good old Thomas Sutton, their ancient bt factor, used for many years to lie, wrapped up it sheet I? on the top of a pile of coffins in the Charter ?? Tal The present master, to avoid the removal of the foull body whenever a new burial took place, has set uP ...

... MHE MORNING CHRONICLE. LONDON: SATU4?D.Y, FBBIRUARY 26, 1853. la the HousE of LORDS last night, The Earl of ELLEN.BoROUGH presented a petition from certain native inhabitants of Madras praying for a redress of grievances, which principally arose from excessive taxation, and the delay and expense of the courts of law. The petitioners suggested a variety of reforms for the improvement of the ...

... OUR VOREIGN SUPPLIES OF CORN. ' Among the indirect consequences of the repeal of the corn laws must be reckoned the rapid augmentation of our commercial intercourse with countries which had before that event comparatively little produce to send to our markets, and the increased political interest with which we naturally regard states and territories that are henceforth to supply a large ...

... TH1- flqDTAN OVERLAND - I T- l X. +DI ?? Ieo4;_. in.zl ?? nO^F;^ We publish details bt te proeeinpgs in connection with the annexation of Pega, a telegraphic announce- ment of which we were enaibled to ire last week. The following smimary is from the Bomooy limes:- The annexation of Pegu has been proclaimed in form. The proclamuati~n itself is curt, Cle&u, and jedicious it habtains from all ...